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1. Which one is correct? 2. Is “to” needed before “above”? Thanks.

Same-Technician9125
1. “This course can boost my GAP TO above 3.” 2. “This course can bump up my GAP above 3.” 3.”This course can bump my GAP up above 3. 4. “This course can improve my GAP above 3.” 5. “This course can bring up my GAP above 3.” 6. “This course can raise my GAP above 3.”

3 comments

Mountain-Dealer8996
All of those are fine. No “to” is not needed here.
bluestormAP
1. If you're going to say "boost," I would add "up." This course can boost my GPA up to above 3. 2/3. I would say (3) instead of (2.) 2 sounds unnatural. 4. If you're saying improve, it sounds a little weird to put anything directly after it. It would be more like, "This course can improve my GPA. It can bring it up above 3." 5/6. Both sound fine. If you're deciding whether to use boost, bump up, bring up, improve, or raise, it's really a matter of preference and in some cases, formality. For instance, improve is more formal than bump up or bring up. Students talking to their friends might not say improve; they might just say I need to bring up my GPA.
Tyler_w_1226
You don’t need “to”. Side note: unless in countries other than the US they use something called a GAP that I’m unaware of, the acronym you are looking for is “GPA”. It stands for “grade point average”