30 Jan 2010, 11:22 pm
I’m not asking for sympathy, but I feel I can do better, and this whole stigma thing is part of what’s holding me back. Thoughts?
What is your major? How do you study? How many hours do you study per week? How many hours do you study daily? Do you enjoy what you study or does it seem like you are doing work?
Those are all some of the basic questions I had to answer.
GPA is not a measurement of intelligence but more so a measurement of work ethic. If you can get into a schedule of studying X amount of hours a day or at certain times during a week then this seems to work for many people(Not for everyone; I hate routines).
Speaking only from personal experience the biggest problem I had was understanding what I should study. There was a lot of information available to me throughout the notes and textbook and it took me a long time before I figured out what most of the Professors would use as test questions.
Once I figured this out.....getting a high grade on an exam became much easier(And I found myself studying less and reading more material outside of the classroom).
My major/minor is Economics/Information Technology.
*hugs*People tell me that I am "All work, no play."
I respond "My work is my play."
Then they tell me it is not normal for a twenty two year old to be interested in only work.
So I respond "When I was six years old all I did was take apart electronic toys and put them back together. Was that normal?"
They respond "no"
I respond "Didn't think so."
31 Jan 2010, 1:30 am
I don't have the best GPA either, as I'm a Junior and have a 2.98 at a private liberal arts university. It's not all that bad compared to others that I know, but it's not the best either. I'm trying to get a BS in Psychology, which requires a lot of science classes along with the psychology ones. It's good to be involved at school or the community, though. I'm on the Track and Cross Country teams at my school, and I think that this has been very worth it. Not only am I staying fairly healthy and in good shape, but it provides a social circle, which really helps me out. I'm also still inthe process of starting an aspie support group at my school. I really want to help other aspies, just pointing them in the right direction and offering them a listening ear, and resources if they need a bit of help. They say that graduate schools, depending which program you want to go into, typically like students taking time off before jumping right in. This is because many graduate schools want to know that if they accept an applicant out of possibly thousands, which takes a lot of their time and money, that it's not just a pipe dream to the student, that they will stick with the program. In other words, you get accepted into a graduate program, they are making a huge investment in you. I'm thinking of joining Peace Corps or AmeriCorps for a couple years after college, just to immerse myself more in the world, plus for paying some of my loans off. GRE scores are also important, as well as letters of recommendation. It looks great with a fantastic GPA, but if you did nothing but study for classes and take tests, then that doesn't look the best either. I'm stuck in the same boat you're in. We'll eventually find our way and it will be over soon 
