There are some students who are now saying that paying attention to your overall g.p.a. is counter productive. Cal Newport just recommends that students find th

There are some students who are now saying that paying attention to your overall g.p.a. is counter productive. Cal Newport just recommends that students find the best way to learn the material, and focus on grades from tests and homework. In other words, focus on the process and use the short term results for feedback, don't stress about the long term results He wrote a book on doing well in college, and interviewed about fifty straight-A students. Oddly enough, the ones who payed the most attention to their overall g.p.a, for example dropping courses before they affected their g.p.a., did the worst. Link: http://calnewport.com/blog/2007/11/14/the-unconventional-scholar-ignore-your-gpa/ http://calnewport.com/blog/2007/11/14/the-unconventional-sch...