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jlmccart03
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The title says it all. I am a sophomore with a flailing GPA. It’s currently at 2.2 since I keep getting C’s in literally everything. I have gone to professors, advisors, and other academic officials in the hope they would help. All I got was the same old same old. Study harder, read the book, talk to classmates, get a study group. I’m doing all of this and just keep failing. I must admit that my math skills are weak. I went to khan academy and did what I thought was hurting me most...algebra. While doing this I managed to pass linear algebra with a B, but due to the poorly taught Calc 3 I was in (it was IBL where our professor refused to lecture saying we learn better by doing than listening) I got a C and my physics courses suffered too.
I failed general physics 2 with D freshman year and retook it getting a B. But ever since I have barely passed every course. I have so many C’s it’s depressing. What’s worse is that if I graduate with a GPA lower than 3.5 I have read employers will not hire you and even more frightening is that I won’t get into graduate school.
Let me be clear, I LOVE PHYSICS. I absolutely love it. I get the concepts, the ideas make sense, but when doing problems I can’t do the math. Another issue at hand is money. I need to graduate in 4 years...extending it is not an option due to personal reasons. Along with this I can’t fail courses as that’s money wasted.
This is where I need help. What should I do? I already communicate with all of my professors...I talk to all of my advisors, I have bought supplement materials. I do extra problems. I simply can’t pass a single test though. In Calc 3 I failed every exam and managed to pass due to a curve. That’s disgusting and I hate it. I simply do t know what I need to do to change this and get my GPA back up. I need A’s not C’s.
Thanks to all who reply in advance! It may take me some time to reply as I’ll be working on physics!
I failed general physics 2 with D freshman year and retook it getting a B. But ever since I have barely passed every course. I have so many C’s it’s depressing. What’s worse is that if I graduate with a GPA lower than 3.5 I have read employers will not hire you and even more frightening is that I won’t get into graduate school.
Let me be clear, I LOVE PHYSICS. I absolutely love it. I get the concepts, the ideas make sense, but when doing problems I can’t do the math. Another issue at hand is money. I need to graduate in 4 years...extending it is not an option due to personal reasons. Along with this I can’t fail courses as that’s money wasted.
This is where I need help. What should I do? I already communicate with all of my professors...I talk to all of my advisors, I have bought supplement materials. I do extra problems. I simply can’t pass a single test though. In Calc 3 I failed every exam and managed to pass due to a curve. That’s disgusting and I hate it. I simply do t know what I need to do to change this and get my GPA back up. I need A’s not C’s.
Thanks to all who reply in advance! It may take me some time to reply as I’ll be working on physics!