Would anybody be able to give me their thoughts on how hard it is to achieve a high gpa in schulich first year? I performed quite well in gr12, but I'm worried about the transition into 1st y. and I know that university is going to be super different. I didn't choose any 'traditional' bird courses b/c they didn't interest me, so i'm worried that it will be tricky to manage the workload. I'm ready to work for that 8+ ofc, but I worry that I wont have time for socializing and making friends (1/2)
(2/2) Am I freaking out over nothing? What typically drives students’ GPA down? Is there anything I can do now that will make my year easier? sorry for the long message, you don’t have to include this part if you don’t want to haha. I just wanted to thank you guys for your help, it is very much appreciated and makes a world of difference to this nervous first year!
Sorry this took a while anon!
To start with a disclaimer, uni is different for every one and high school is not a really great measure because the testing methods and nature of stuff is really different.
Based on my experience at Schulich, in first year, quite a few people managed to achieve 8+ but as time went on and people worked and had other commitments, the number does go down. Sometimes it’s not about you but the way that the classes are (esp in first and second year where there’s a bunch of classes you must take).
However, I think an 8 is manageable if you’re committed - it’s all about time management and actually staying on top of stuff rather than goofing off (which can be, admittedly, hard).