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How bad is a 2.0-2.5 GPA?
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Long story short I didn't take college seriously and just managed to graduate with a 2.3 overall G.P.A (2.8 major specific, communications). I thought i was screwed until I remember that networking plays the biggest role on your job prospects. Now I work at a big bank (one of he top 5) in data processing (not quite an accountant) making really good money for single guy (more than most of my friends who graduated with better degrees) and the bank will be paying for my C.F.A classes and exams next year.
So in short, its always about who you know.
So in short, its always about who you know.
Dr. Feel Good
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What was your major?
Since you're going into Grad School for Psych, you'll be fine if you rock the shit out of the GRE.
I'm not kidding about this either. If you're not studying now, start doing so immediately. With a low GPA and low GRE score, you'll pretty much only have an extremely slim shot at Psych Grad School programs.
I'm not kidding about this either. If you're not studying now, start doing so immediately. With a low GPA and low GRE score, you'll pretty much only have an extremely slim shot at Psych Grad School programs.
sixteen-bit
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just a number.
Thanks, my friend recently finished his GRE stuff, so i'll probably borrow his study book.
Depends on your major/college/where you apply. That said, FINISH STRONG.
Seriously, my brother had a pretty average, maybe even below avg, GPA his first three years, but he kicked it into high gear his final two, brought up his GPA to a 2.9 I believe and got a really good job with a really good company, because he showed that he was taking it seriously, and learned from his mistakes. Stop slacking off, and concentrate on college and your grades.
Business was one of the toughest departments at my university. The degree of difficulty varied depending on your specialization (mine was International Business) but none of them were easy. Having a 3.9 GPA in our business department was incredibly difficult and I only know one or two people in my four years that actually had that.
I can't speak for grad school but your GPA in a corporate world won't matter at all beyond getting that first foot in the door. From that point on someone with a 2.75 seems destined to be in a comfortable middle management position assuming you are tall or at least not short and are not hideously ugly or fat. You can get by with the fat part if you are a guy though.
The 3.5+ dorks are the ones you keep as peons to keep pigeon holed to make yourself look good to your department head.
The 3.5+ dorks are the ones you keep as peons to keep pigeon holed to make yourself look good to your department head.
I'm surprised I can hold above a 3.0 these days. I'm barely paying attention, and none of the material is even remotely interesting. I think about other things plus depressive things like suicide on occasion, but I still pass the tests and shoot for B's because I really don't care.
Just hand in the work and put in a few hours into knowing the material for the test. It's not that hard. Unless you have a science major.
Just hand in the work and put in a few hours into knowing the material for the test. It's not that hard. Unless you have a science major.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
I have a 2.78 right now, but I'm retaking a class I failed. GAF should have a community thread for people with shitty GPAs, Coolio could be our king.
GremlinFool
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What sort of college did you go to? A 3.96 at an elite private university (top 20) or even a Berkeley or Michigan would absolutely not only guarantee employment post-grad, but a six-figure starting salary (given that you didn't major in Sociology or something equally pointless).
This simply isn't true. Based on all of the advice I've solicited from top recruiters at prominent banks, it's actually critical to put your GPA on your resume, at least in applying for your first job.
Linguistics.
What job would you be qualified for with that major?
Zoe
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Texas only uses round numbers.
youngwerther
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Depending on the language focused on, you could be highly in demand by government agencies.
Yup, I'm convinced people just aren't reading the OP here.
There are a few specializations that could lead to different careers, but most end up working in academia. It's kind of a pointless question to ask, however, given that I've already graduated and couldn't find a job. Still, I think most people graduating with a liberal arts degree aren't qualified for anything. They can't really do any job because they don't have the training or experience, which could also be applied to some STEM graduates. Yet there are very few non-technical jobs that a good college graduate would have trouble doing, I think, regardless of the major. It's not so much that the degree is "worthless" or that a college education has declined in its utility, it's that the market for college graduates has changed dramatically in the last few decades. Of course I learned all these things after the fact, and since I'm not blessed with prescience I find myself in my current predicament, as have several of my friends and many other young people.
anotherVegan
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GPA doesn't matter too much. Just get that degree and work your ass off to get a job.
Hari Seldon
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Well you are going to be graduating with the most common major in the country, so that is what happens when competing for corporate positions. Most corporate HR is pretty damn brutal when doing the initial cut at new grad resumes. If you get 1000 resumes for 5 positions, just cut out the below 3.9s and pick from 20.
youngwerther
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lol god damn
Hari Seldon
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Get 10 years or more of work experience and you won't even want to piss on an HR person if they were on fire.
youngwerther
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It is. The pluses and minuses have been slowly adopted by some schools but it's not even close to being the norm.
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