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| sravankumar |
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on 11-Apr-02 03:42 PM
Once, I was honor by the principal of our school for holding top 2nd position scoring 79% with an excellent marks on (PCBM) in SLC after that I joined one of the best high school in Nepal taking science as a major without any difficulty , I was able to score a distinction mark once again, with a help from my friend I got admitted in one of the college in Usa . My first year went out with a satisfactory result of overall GPA 2.3 when it comes to the 2nd year, I received the letter from the academic which was totally shocked that I was placed on Academic probation. I can't pursue my further education majoring in science? my hopes to become an engineer went in vain which is so depressed that I couldn't take it any more what should I do to proof them that I was one of the best student in Nepal . IS it because of scoring system in Education is not compatible with the Us standard ! Can any one help me on this?
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| advice giver |
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on 11-Apr-02 03:55 PM
Study harder. Get down to the basics. Ask questions as soon as you are stuck. Seek help. Actually studying in U.S. is lot easier than studying in Nepal. You have to know the techinques though. You can't inherit the same studying techiniques from Nepal and expect to get good marks.
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| apc |
Posted
on 11-Apr-02 04:28 PM
transfer in another college. so you will have new GPA! work hard !!! do smart study!!!
apc
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| makuro |
Posted
on 11-Apr-02 04:44 PM
Shravan Kumar bought the very interesting topic which I wanted to talk here about for so long. Since many academically successful people frequent this site, please enlighten us with your knowledge experiece, and technique about how we go about achieving maxium return from school or college. Tell us about how we can better our grades and total college experiece.
One thing I always want to know from such folks..what motivates them???
I live in- Campus. I have a very good vietnamese friend who also lives in dorm. We came to school the same year the same semester with same goal. We also shared the same major -Electrical Engineering. The thing is I put so many hours in my study compared to him. Yet all the time he beats me in exams. Yes he is very smart. I asked him his secret. Always he said, he just concentrates in class. Well I concentrate too so I don't know what does that really mean. Anyway it would be very nice to hear from the folks who been to this situation.
Please don't say , I know some of you are going to say, grades are not important. Oh yea I know that too. But to folks like us who is foreign student, who has no connection such as father, neighbor or uncle to put us in a job or good graduate school, you know how important good grades are. Certainly other things are important too besides grades. So please tell us...help fellow Nepali bhai baini to become next Valedictorian....hainata????
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| BDM |
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on 11-Apr-02 05:50 PM
Well, u should always try going to your teacher's Office Hours if possible. It helps a lot. Never miss discussion sessions, even if they are optional. Try balancing tough classes with easy ones. You should ALWAYS try to find out about the classes that are deemed to be easy by your friends. Also remember that if u go to a really tough school, your GPA of 2.3 might not be that bad. Some tough schools curve a lot, with the average being B-(2.7). You CAN get into a good grad school with such low GPA, since the reputation of the institution also matters a LOT. If after four years your GPA is still low, you still shouldn't lose hope. You can still be competitive if u do well in the GRE.
From what I hear, most Nepalis who go to tough schools usually don't do that well. I think the IQ of an average Nepali is pretty low....
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| rebelious sevendust |
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on 11-Apr-02 06:55 PM
hey shravankumar
don't get frustrated so easily and never study thinking that you want to get better gades than your room-mate. study because you want to.Maybe EE is not your field. you're probably good at some other subject. or maybe you are studying the same way as you did in Nepal. Things are moe practical here. so if you have a habit of memorising than it is not gonna help you in engineering and physics. other thing is read the chapter ahead of lecture. trust me it will help you a lot. you will have a lot of questions to ask if you do that. seeing the teacher difinitely helps before a test. trust me on what I'm saying because I went through the same situation as you are going through right now. If you really couldn't do well this semester and you didn't get your advanced standing than just GRO the classes you didn't do well and raise your GPA. once you get your permanent advanced standing than they they can't kick you out. AND ofcoursePARTY LESS AND QUIT GUESSING AROUND THE CAMPUS WHEATHER THE HOTTIE IS WEARING A THONG OR IF SHE IS WEARING ANYTHING AT ALL. and do inform us about your progress.
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| jagatdogg |
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on 11-Apr-02 09:30 PM
Don't be sad. Yes, it is difficult. The two educational systems are completely different. You were a big fish in a small pond and now you are a small fish in a big pond and it takes a lot hard work to be first in your class in this country. You are competing against thousands of people from all walks of life here. There isn't just one way to study...it is different for everyone. You need not be so hard on yourself-- it takes time to adjust. But, don't fool yourself into being complacent either. If you truly want to suceed and become an Electrical Engineer, you can do it. Remember, you're in the country where any dream is possible, but not without hard work. I think that is the key..."hard work" and perseverance. That's the motto of this country and people have "made it" from from all over the world here. You are no different. Work 10 times as hard as your classmates, practice your English skills, and don't get burned out and feel sad. I hope you will continue to pursue your dreams of becoming an Electrical Engineer. Hard times will become Good times soon, hainata?
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| arnico |
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on 11-Apr-02 11:07 PM
Apologies for keeping this very short (busy day today)... but I just wanted to say that it has been my experience that what matters more than a low grade is a record of improving grades. Getting worse grades as a senior than during the first 3 years of college looks bad. Starting off quite low, perhaps dipping lower, but then getting better grades during the third and even better during the 4th year looks good on a transcript. It shows that you can work hard an redeem your grades... sometimes that is more impressive than straight high grades.
I would use the academic probation as an opportunity to seek out people on campus for advice about how to improve your grades. Showing motivation, showing a willingness to fight and improve is important. Don't give up easily. Everyone one has bad times, bad months or a bad year or two.
Hope that helps.
Arnico.
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