Hi, I’ve just finished my last exam of my first year at UofT St. George! I know you probably get this a lot, but I’m not happy with my grades at all. I know I could’ve studied more (which is what I’ll definitely do next year), but even in the classes I was fairly confident I’d do well in I don’t feel good about anymore. So far, I’ve got 1 F (in chemistry), 2 C’s and 2 B+’s (in my medieval history courses), and I’m waiting on 2 more course marks to come through (both of which I don’t think I’ll make higher than a C+). Some of these courses are 200-level ones too.
I’m not a life-science major (I changed my mind after my failing first semester chem grade), I’m actually a medieval studies and art history major. But I feel like with these shitty grades, I won’t be able to get into a decent grad program after I finish my undergrad. Will terrible first year marks ruin everything? Or is there a good chance that with way more effort next year (and picking a better set of classes) I’ll be able to raise my grades and do better?
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Hey,
Haha yeah, this is honestly such a classic situation.
Student takes course. Student doesn’t like course cuz it has nothing to do with where they want to go in university. Students bombs class. Student has a breakdown.
Now, as stated many, many times, your first year marks aren’t the end of the world.
For the most part, grad schools look at your third and fourth year grades, although your CGPA as a whole is important. Still, once you start taking courses you actually enjoy and thus tend to do better in, you’ll notice your CGPA slowly rising and your transcript looking a lot more appealing. So just rock these rest of your years here and I’m sure you’ll be fine come grad school apps.
Cheers!
aska