Reflective Essay: How GPA Changed My Life

When I began college, I did not try as hard as I should have. For the first couple year, my grades were real low and it has hurt me even now. While my undergraduate GPA is still low, it is higher than it was before. If I had put in the effort back then like I do now, I believe my undergraduate GPA would be much higher. That 2.7 might be a 3.2 or higher if I had the motivation of today instead of the motivation of my past self. I am proud that my graduate GPA is 3.6, even though I know it could have been even higher. I feel like I am much more prepared to take on harder challenges now than I was when I was younger.

Even now, I think I might be my harshest critic. When I took the GRE, I had a nice score of 312, though the odd thing is I scored two points higher on the verbal section than the quantitative section. I felt like I could have scored much higher on the quantitative section, since I left two or three questions blank on both sections, because I took too much time making sure I was correct on earlier questions. I think the 155 I received in the quantitative section could easily be a 160 if I was able to answer all the questions. Even though I did hit my goal of 310 on the test, I was still not fully satisfied, as I know I could have done better. …show more content…
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