How the hell do I get my grades up
Hi,
This is my first post on WSO on my third luring account. I am finding it increasingly difficult to get good grades in university.
I currently study law at a high-tier university but getting mediocre grades (2.6 GPA in US/66.2% in EU). I have an extreme lack of motivation, I cannot concentrate and I feel like I'm losing my chances to get a proper position in a firm.
I know most (ex-)students have faced the same issues; I am just asking for some advice. I have another 3 (out of 6) semesters to fix them before I finish my bachelors, but due to the growing intensity and difficulty of the courses I am worried I might struggle to get above a 3.0 GPA, let alone stay in the latter half of a 2.
The pressure is huge since basically everyone close to me are either working or interning at BB firms, McKinsey or a Big 4, whilst I'm stuck here, probably ending up at some dusty shed reading stupid 1000-pagers until I retire.
(I am considering finishing this bachelors degree and doing everything I can to do a master in Finance at LSE or RSM, but that would require a lot of work and a foot up my ass).
im still in high school but i have a few tips:
1)know the syllabus
2)if you attend classes look what the professor has stressed on,likely will come in tests
3)this is the most important:do everything you can to find previous year question papers(last 5 years, see whats asked, you will find a pattern) remember 70 percent questions come from 30 percent of the portion and vice versa
4) if you have friends study with them, far easier to get distracted on your own
5)this is risky but if you can copy, its upto you, i personally have no problem with copying(there have been exams where ive copied more then half the paper)
6)find notes and learn them
7)talk to seniors and ask them for advice on how best to do a course
8)never leave a question empty, bullshit it, do anything dont leave it empty unless it has negative marking
9)there is a method to studing depending on what youre studying, learn how to do things and if possible try to get step marks
10)just a tip for copying if your scared to do it in class,i f you have never copied/feel is immoral or wrong dont do it: take whatever material you have and put it in the washroom, goes without saying it shoudnt have your name etc, mid exam go to the washroom, even if someone finds it(no way of proving its you, you have 0 downside if done correctly)
if you could specify what you are studying maybe i can help more, on a side note which country do you study in?assuming its in the eu since you listed eu
I’m gonna go ahead and say Do Not Cheat. That shit can get you an automatic F and probably expelled if you keep it up.
One thing you can do is retake all of your classes you did bad in and extend graduation so you can re-recruit. At my school retaking a class replaces the grade so I would look into this. That’d be a grind though. Go on college gpa calculator and see what your grades will be if you get straight As here on out. Then you can see how many classes you’ll have to retake.