You can just study like crazy. When I was in university, I'd always carry a canister of coffee, though there were multiple times where I fell asleep behind the wheel.
I'd use a highlighter and actually highlight the entire textbook, not just relevant sections, because I was so tired that my eyes couldn't follow what I was reading and avoid re-reading the same paragraphs without the highlighter guiding me.
Unless you need a 3.8 or higher GPA to do something in particular, my advice would be to relax. I maintained a 4.0 GPA in university, and it was a curse. After the first year, a student advisor told me I had the highest GPA there, and then I got so paranoid about keeping it that I tortured myself.
I also didn't really *learn* the things I was studying. I stuck them into some immediate place in my brain where I could ace the exam, and then the knowledge within months as I collapsed from exhaustion.
I dream of going to university again sometimes, because now I could be more relaxed about it. It wouldn't be about the grades for me the second time around, it would be about learning and having fun. I'd chat with the professors, ask them questions, maybe hang out with them after class. I'd learn a whole lot more that way than the torture I put myself through originally.
Hell a 3.4 GPA is damn good. Don't stress.
My GPA was a 2.8 and I found a decent paying job.
Employers not only look at your grades, but your extra curricular activities as well, they want to know who YOU are, not just the student, but the person, what kind of person they are going to be trusting their tasks and company with when they hire you.
Grad School on the other hand, is something different. It's like applying into college once more only this time the standards are even more rigorous. Talk to your counselor, talk to your professors, letters of recommendation are just as important for grad school as are grades.
30x3.4=102 credit points
assuming you ace all of your classes from this point on:
6x3= 18 courses
18x4.0=72 credit points
102+72=174
174 / (18+30) = 3.625
so no, even if you get an A in all 18 future courses, you cannot reach a 3.8. The maximum GPA you can get is 3.625.
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Assuming 3 credits per course and a 4.0 is the highest
To increase your gpa you need higher than 3.4
So if you get a 4.0 in one course for illustration it would be 0.6 as the difference.
0.6/31 courses (inlcuding the new one)= this will increase your gpa by 0.02 about. So youd have 3.42 after one A+
Do this with 18 courses and you'll get your final gpa number
in order to get a 4.0 you would have to re-take all the classes that you didn't get an A in. If you were at 3.4 that sounds like a lot of classes, as for 3.8 you would need to get A's in every class you take from here to closing, and perhaps re-take a few of the classes that you did poorly in. Is that something that sounds possible to you?
i highly recommend you consult with your guidance counselor and professors about any extra credit activities.
Take a lot of online courses. They are easier to get a higher grade on since you can access the reading material during exams.
Go to your professors and SLAP THE SHIT OUT OF THEM
Do work. Study. Devote all your spare time to studying. That's how I did it.
Is this for high school or university?
Nothing below an A- on the next marking period.
Try shagging a few professors.
Put in more effort
Study hard!
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