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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Qui-Gon" data-source="post: 282027" data-attributes="member: 43439"><p>Start working your ass off. Live and breathe what you study and the grades will follow. Don’t aim for anything but A’s in everything you take. You’re just starting your 2nd year, you have time for your GPA to average out to something north of a 3.6. I finished my freshman year with a 2.8 cumulative GPA; I graduated with a 3.7. Major in either — so long as you’re taking all the MFE prerequisites in each — but make sure you kill it in everything you take from here on out. Good on you for kickstarting a QF club, that’s a great showing of interest and leadership, but this isn’t going to make up for bad grades. During your summers and winters read as much as you can, take notes on what you read, and do end of chapter exercises. You can get used books on Amazon for less than USD 5 (or free on libgen...). As you read more technical things on your own, classes will become less intimidating. You 100% can turn things around, but it’s going to take a lot of dedication and discipline on your part to make it happen.</p></blockquote><p></p>