Is there anything you can do to raise your GPA after you graduate with a BS?

Answer 1

I asked alumni relations at my school this same question. The answer they gave me was that once you graduate your academic record is sealed. If your GPA is less than stellar there are a few ways to get around a bad GPA. Taking continuing education classes and creating an alternate GPA. Showing your major GPA and separating from your cumulative GPA can help. Also, if you had an upward trending GPA over your four years where maybe you started off with poor grades and then in your last year or two your GPA improves significantly this is always looked favorably upon.

Answer 2

Generally, no.

However, if you had some problems in high school and didn't do as well as you could/should have, there are still things you can do to get into college. Consider going to a local community college for two years. This is a great idea whether your high school grades were bad or not. Community colleges generally will admit anyone, regardless of your performance in high school. They are also much less expensive than a four-year college.

During your two years in community college, you can focus on your general education requirements -- classes that will be required at any four-year university degree program. If you know the four-year school you want to go to, you can check to see which classes will transfer over later. Get those general education classes out of the way, taking the required math, science, english, foreign language, art history, etc. classes.

Do very well in community college, and that GPA will be much more important to your four-year college than your high school grades. You can also add value to your college application by volunteering or participating in community organizations.

Answer 3

To raise your GPA, you would have to repeat courses you scored low on. There are some institutions that have an academic forgiveness policy for some courses that were failed if there were extenuation circumstances, but this is extremely rare.