How can I increase my GPA?

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As @DebaterMAX said, what scale do you use? I'm assuming you use A-, A, and A+ considering that you put "A+" in your question.

It really depends on what class you are taking. I remember being freaked out during freshman year every time my GPA would drop, so I understand the struggle. Now, I am a junior and I'm only taking 3 high school classes this year and 3 next year (since I am part of a dual credit program, the other classes count towards my college GPA, not my high school one).

I took all normal high school classes except 1 AP class and every year I am taking 1 honors class. I ended freshman year with a 3.88 UWGPA, and sophomore year with a 4.0. At the moment I have a 4.0 cumulative GPA. I'm not going to lie, I was surprised at my transcript because I had so many B's and one C throughout the last 2 years. I figured my school uses the system of only letter grades, no + or -. I've also noticed that my school puts each subject twice (once for each semester), and I'm pretty sure it helps in the sense that instead of building on top of a bad grade, I can cover it up instead if that makes sense.

So this doesn't exactly answer your question, but it depends on a lot of things including your scale, course weight, etc. Considering that your GPA is 3.95 right now, it seems that you are getting A's for the most part. Keep that up, it may be frustrating if your GPA doesn't move much this year, but the years will add up and increase. Try your best as much as you can to leave space for tougher times, I kept my grades up and it paid off when my grades fell.

All in all, to keep your GPA up you can take easy classes and stack up easy A's, but this doesn't look impressive to colleges. You can take courses that weigh more (AP, Honors, IB, etc.), and if you get A's in them, fantastic! But your grades can falter a bit and still boost your grade in the end. I suggest trying out some of these courses, don't take too many in one go as the load can be extremely heavy. Look into courses that you can take, research, and pick one's that you can take at the same time and still receive a good grade in (the definition of a good grade depends, but essentially it is a grade that will keep your UWGPA up). You still have a long time to go, but if you have an idea of what field you want to pursue a career in, try taking some courses that lean towards those fields, otherwise, it can be an opportunity for you to explore fields. Just remember that if you really think that you are doing poorly in a class, talk to your counselor about it and see if you can drop the class or switch it out with something else. You can also ask how long you have until the drop date (if there is a final day to drop) to see if you can manage to pick your grade back up before then.

Sorry, I don't have a clear answer, but there are so many options and variables that I could not list. Perhaps you can edit your question to include some of the variables I mentioned above so that I, or someone else, can answer a clearer answer. I really hope this helped, good luck!