I have to admit, this past semester, my GPA wasn’t as high as I had initially hoped it would be. I didn’t do bad by any means, but compared to my freshman year, there was a big drop in my average grade. I’m aiming for at least a 3.7 this semester; to help myself accomplish this, I’ve put together a list of 4 different ways to achieve a high GPA this coming semester.

1. Stay on Top of your Assignments

I was really bad at staying on top of my schoolwork in high school and I worked hard to combat this in college. My GPA definitely grew a lot during the transition from high school to college, and a lot of it was due to me making sure I completed my assignments on time. It was difficult, but with careful planning, I was able to make sure all of my assignments were finished to the best of my ability.

2. Study!

Studying is probably my least favorite part of college; I hate the repetitiveness of having to read the same information over and over again — but it’s a necessary evil. Let’s face it, as much as we hate it, studying is the only way we’ll be able to remember a lot of the information presented to us in our lectures. It may be annoying, but it can drastically change your grade.

3. Find a Study Group

It helps a lot with staying on top of my schoolwork when I have a group of people there to help me out. I get off track easily, so having other people to help me out is really beneficial for me. Try your best to get the numbers of people in your class so you can exchange information about upcoming assignments and tests — it could end up saving your grade in the end!

4. Don’t Procrastinate

I definitely have been known to wait until the last minute to complete a lot of my assignments. I'm probably the number one procrastinator in the world, but I'm trying to change this bad habit about myself. Putting off all of your assignments until the last possible day of submission is a bad idea; completing your assignments in a timely manner is the best way to ensure a higher grade.