How to Boost Your Transcript GPA in High School
Your high school grade point average (GPA) is a tabulation of how well you performed in your classes throughout your high school career. GPAs range from a failing zero to a straight "A" 4.0; higher if you take honors and/or Advanced Placement courses. Colleges look at your GPA to determine your academic performance throughout high school and use your GPA as a major factor in determining whether or not to accept you as a student. If your GPA isn't where it needs to be or where you want it to be you can improve it.
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Go to school every day and apply yourself to your work at your fullest potential. Pay attention in class and take notes. Study for tests and always double check your work before turning it in. The better your grades are in each class the higher your GPA.
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Ask for extra credit. This really depends on your teachers, but sometimes you can do extra credit work to improve your grade in a certain class. Remember -- the higher your grade the higher your GPA.
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Speak with your teachers about raising your grade by doing volunteer work. Perhaps your English teacher is willing to raise your grade if you spend a semester volunteering at the library or your Social Studies teacher is willing to raise your grade if you volunteer on Earth Day to clean the sides of a major highway.
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Ask for help. Whether it is from your teachers, parents or a tutor, asking for help with subjects you are struggling with can help you better understand the work and do better in class.
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Take advanced placement (AP) courses and/or honors courses. Taking these classes raises your GPA by providing an additional numerical value to each letter grade when calculating your GPA. It's possible to boost your GPA even higher than a 4.0 if you make straight "A"s in every class, including your honors/AP classes.
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