can i bring my gpa up?

[meghan91]

i right now have 27 credits done and need 30 to get into the school i want but after this semester ill have well over 30 ill be taking A&PII (4 credits), 2 philosophy classes online( 3 credits each), and a history class (3credits). My GPA right now is a 2.424 will i be able to bring it up to a 3.0 or higher by the end of this semester?

[PacoUSA, BSN, RN]

Well, I am assuming your 2.424 GPA is based on these 27 earned credits, this is what I used as a basis for calculating your potential GPA IF you were to earn all A's in your current classes:

2.424 GPA x 27 credits = 65.448 quality points (QPts)

A in A&P II = 4.0 x 4 cr = 16.00 QPts

A in Philosophy Class 1 = 4.0 x 3 cr = 12.00 QPts

A in Philosophy Class 2 = 4.0 x 3 cr = 12.00 QPts

A in History = 4.0 x 3 cr = 12.00 QPts

TOTAL Credits = 13 (plus 27 already earned) = 40 credits

TOTAL QPts = 52.00 (plus 65.448 already earned) = 117.448 QPts

117.448 QPts divided by 40 credits = 2.9362 GPA

So, no .. you won't have a 3.0 if you got all A's this semester.

However, if you got one more A in another 3 credit class, your GPA would then be 3.010 ... I guess something to think about.

Thanks for providing me some procrasitination from work Good luck!

[gapeacheykeen]

Looks like if you want to bring up your overall GPA, you may need to retake classes and up the grades.

[gapeacheykeen]

But, first look at the program you are wanting into. There is a school locally that doesn't allow certain classes to be repeated and still let you in.