I am struggling with having average 4.9 gpa in my first semester, and the courses that I am taking right now is even harder, I don't have the confidence to pull my gpa back up to 5. Is there anything that I can do if I actually ended up with below 5 gpa? I don't have any family deaths.

Study. I'm sure you have a few more exams left, and if you're like most lazy students, you're probably watching tv shows and derping on facebook.

I don't know what you're expecting for an answer... but some students 'shadow' second year programs they didn't have the marks or requirements to get in. What this entails is taking courses that are required for that degree (the ones that don't have the "studnets of level 2 commerce" preface) while not actually being enrolled. You can then re-apply the semester/year after that again, should your marks improve.

Are you really sure commerce is for you?

What program are you in? And there's not too much you can do really... If your GPA is too low you will get basically booted from your program/university and have to try for re-instatement if you really wish to come back.

However I think you should keep in mind, if you're struggling really hard to maintain a grade of C in your courses in first year, maybe the program or university as a whole isn't for you? Ya, a super hard pill to swallow in this day+age where everyone feels they have to get a University Undergraduate Degree no matter what, but honestly it just plain isn't for everybody. Take time to evaluate your motives in life and try to see what you enjoy and have talents+skills in. Some time off can be a lot more useful for many people than most would think

EDIT: K just re-read thread title, sorry didn't see you already stated you were in commerce. My other points still stand though

What you should do is to make an appointment to academic advisor at dsb 102 (i guess its the academic program office first floor) and explained why are you struggling to attain atleast 5.0 gpa and/or ask them for a consideration that you still want to continue in the program. I'm sure they will still give one academic probation period for you to improve marks for the upcoming year. Please let yourself have a helping hand of the academic advisor to review your transcript and give you advice regarding to this issue.

Originally Posted by xxxbecilkhy

I don't have any family deaths.

Maybe you should work on this...

Originally Posted by xxxbecilkhy

I am struggling with having average 4.9 gpa in my first semester, and the courses that I am taking right now is even harder, I don't have the confidence to pull my gpa back up to 5. Is there anything that I can do if I actually ended up with below 5 gpa? I don't have any family deaths.

Ask for all your final marks in percentage form. Then, if any marks are ~1% from a GPA, ask the prof for a boost.

You can always bump up your grades to get into your desired program in your second year. That's what I did. I'm sure you can do it as well!

Make sure you dont drop below a 3.0! GO TO AN ADVISOR BEFORE WRITING YOUR EXAMS... that way you can petition to drop your classes. If you write the exams, then its too late to do anything if you drop below a 3.0 overall. I would not leave it to chance.