Is it possible to raise a 3.78 GPA to a 3.9 GPA in two years?
(To reiterate, if it is not possible, what's the maximum I can obtain? Also, I'd really like a formula that I could plug my numbers in because I'm horrid at transforming words into numbers and symbols ^^; Thank you very much for the answers I've received so far!) Sophomore in high school.
GPA ?? Low GPA how to raise ?
It is true, simply because percentage wise, 3 credits (normal class) aren't worth as much when you have 100 credits as they are when you have 10. A typical degree is about 120 credits, so you are about half way. If you get all A's the rest of the way, you will end with: (1/2)*2.613 + (1/2)*4.0 = 3.307 To get to 3.5, you would need: x*2.613 + y*4.0 = 3.5 and x+y = 1 Solving for x and y gives x = .360 and y = .6395 That means you would need to take about twice as many classes as you have already, for a total of 110 more credits. If you got all A's in those 110 credits, you would have: (62/172)*2.613 + (110/172)*4.0 = 3.500 That's almost a full degree. If you take a minor, you would end up with about 150 credits, and you'd probably get close to a 3.5 (3.427) if you got all A's.
Is it even possible to raise a 1.0 GPA to 2.5 in one semester?
Yes.
How to raise low GPA ?
If there are ways to erase bad grades by retaking a class, then by all means do that. If not, then you know exactly what's going to happen; if the average GPA of your future classes is less than 3.5, then you will never raise it to that level. If you hold a 3.5 average in future semesters, your GPA will only get there after infinitely many quarters. If you assume that you'll never get below an A ever again, you'll need x credits, which you'll find by solving (162 + 4x) / (62 + x) = 3.5 As for a hint to your last question, GPA stands for grade point AVERAGE.
Low GPA - I want to raise it in two years?
Not if you only take 4 APs over the span of 2 years, I'd suggest taking at least 5 APs (and getting A's) a year if you want to raise it that high. Try to take APs that are known to be easier in your school like Environmental Science or Stat instead of European History or Physics. My friend is taking 3 APs, 4 honors, and 1 regular this year as a sophmore and she has a 4.63 GPA. Make sure you take a lot of honors classes too instead of just regular. You can always write about the death for your essay and explain how you've become motivated and such.
Can I raise my gpa in one semester?
To calculate your GPA, multiply the number of credits for each class or semester by the value on the 4-point scale of the grade or the GPA, respectively, add all those numbers together, and divide by the total number of credits. I am not exactly sure why your GPA for financial aid is lower than your GPA in general, but yes, it should be possible for you to bring your GPA up. If you earn all A's this semester, then your cumulative GPA will be: ((13 * 1.5) + (15 * 4.0))/(13 + 15) = (19.5 + 60)/28 = 79.5/28 or about 2.84 If you earn all B's this semester, then your cumulative GPA will be ((13 * 1.5) + (15 * 3.0))/(13 + 15) = (19.5 + 45)/28 = 64.5/28 or about 2.30 To calculate a target semester GPA in order to get a specific cumulative GPA, you write out the expression for your new cumulative GPA, put a variable in where the semester GPA would go, set the expression equal to the cumulative GPA you want, and solve for the variable. So if you need a 2.0 in general (not for financial aid, because I'm not sure why your financial aid GPA is lower) in order to transfer, then you need a semester GPA of s this semester, where we can find out what s is from the following equation: ((13 * 1.5) + (15 * s))/(13 + 15) = 2.0 (19.5 + 15s)/28 = 2 19.5 + 15s = 56 15s = 36.5 and s turns out to be about 2.43 (because GPA's are often rounded, you'd need to shoot for a slightly higher GPA). Clearly, you'll want something a bit better than that for your financial aid. Your counselors aren't telling you that it's mathematically impossible for you to do it; they're doubting your ability to get the grades. I don't know whether or not you can get the grades -- obviously I don't know you -- but it is definitely mathematically possible for you to achieve your goals. See whether you can get the financial aid office to give you a number for your semester GPA (for some or all classes that you're taking) that is good enough to bring you up to a 2.0 for financial aid, and then do your best. Good luck.