-
Sophomore in college. What should I be doing right now?
I’m in my second year in college as a mechanical engineering student. So far what I have going for me is 4 years of JROTC in high school (staff, squadron commander, etc.) Current CAP senior member. I am a Private Pilot with about 80 hours (I got my PPL through the AFJROTC flight academy). I am working on my instrument rating right now, and plan to get to CFI or CFII by the end of college. I work as a security guard on campus and can likely work my way up into leadership positions there too. I’m involved in a few engineering and social clubs and could move up in those as well if I decide to put in the time. I’ve also recently joined a club that does community service in health care.
What I have going against me is mostly my GPA. I had a rough freshman year and failed 3 classes and have a 2.8 GPA. Things are going a lot better now I’ve retaken one of the failed classes and passed with a B and I’m retaking another right now and looking at a B or C. With the way things are going, I expect my GPA to improve to at least a 3.0 by the end of the year. I am also not very fit at the moment. I am working on losing weight and improving my fitness but it is slow going.
So my main questions are what are my current chances and what can I do to improve them? Are those failed classes going to be a major obstacle down the road? How much of my experience actually matters and where do I stand among other applicants? Most importantly what else (besides improving my grades and fitness) should I be doing right now to make myself the best applicant I can be?
Log in to reply.