05/03/2016
Worried about your GPA? Make the conditions right for yourself to do as well as possible in your remaining courses. Keep your load reasonably light for the obligations you've got in your life (that's probably the most critical piece). Stay proactive in your course assignments; work ahead when possible, to leave space for the unforeseen. Go a step beyond what's assigned on things like writing assignments (e.g., adding in outside research when it's not absolutely necessary to meet the assignment; backing up your position in discussion posts with research and data; that sort of thing). Take any extra-credit option that comes your way. Expect every course you take to be the most demanding one you've ever taken, and approach them with that level of motivation. As important as all that: Allow yourself some space to breathe now and then. Burnout is real.
In the end, perhaps the best thing is not to worry too much about your GPA. Latin honors are a nice feather in one's cap, but the moment you get that diploma, no one will care. Literally, no one. A potential graduate school is going to look at your overall GPA. A potential employer is most likely only going to care that you've got the degree. So try to enjoy your classes as much as you can, and try to get as much as you can out of those classes. Because in the end what you get out of them is what you're going to carry with you. As a bonus, when you're trying to get everything you can out of those classes, you're a lot more likely to accidentally do really well in them.
