Suggestions for (fast, inexpensive) ways to boost GPA

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I think he's better off going somewhere like UMPI, where he will get 30 graded credits included in the cost.  It's difficult to raise your GPA without a lot of credits to offset your bad grades.

For example, if you have 24cr with a 2.6125 GPA, you will need to take 12cr of A's to get to a 3.075.  That's 50% of the total number of credits already earned.  So if you have more credits, you'll actually need more A's to offset those.

I agree with this.  It's difficult to pull up a low GPA.  Even if you get straight As on every course it takes quite a while.  Plus, you don't want to fill up your transcripts with low level (easy) courses because ultimately they won't be much help is fulfilling your degree requirements. I think one key element is related to the idea of credit management.  If it's a more difficult course and you need an A, then you need to take fewer credits that semester in order to insure you'll have the time and energy to succeed.