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How to play off a 1.4 gpa in an interview?
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triplestation
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lmfao
CornBurrito
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I wanna see the receipts.
doctorcdcs
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I graduated from York with honours and a certificate. Been unemployed since September
Well shit. I'm in an honours program at york as well. I got a lot to look forward to. And what's up with york's GPA system going beyond 4? real confusing.
CrimsonCrescendo
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Yeah it's weird. But it'll make sense once you pay attention to it. Hopefully you're in a field where there are a lot of jobs waiting for you post-grad. Best of luck dude.
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The Everyman
it worked out, but i got a different job. dont sweat it, youll get something for sure.
Piercedveil
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it worked out, but i got a different job. dont sweat it, youll get something for sure.
What do you do at your current job, if you don't mind me asking? Did they ask for your GPA during the interview?
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The Everyman
it was only for a pey (12-16 month) term, i was a general web software developer. mostly front end stuff. they saw my grades, they all do, but it never came up.
it worked out, but i got a different job. dont sweat it, youll get something for sure.
Nice, well that's good to here.
Ugh this whole thread, people don't understand U of T.
terrdactycalsrock
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I cant give you advice that I know will work, but I can tell you what I would do. I wouldnt bring it up, but if asked about it, I would be honest about. I would tell them how I felt about that mark on my transcripts, and how that negative has made me want to work harder.
Edit: Well, it looks like Im to late to offer an opinion lol. All well, I still stand by what I said
Edit: Well, it looks like Im to late to offer an opinion lol. All well, I still stand by what I said
To all the uoft pey people. GPA doesn't really matter especially if you in software. As long as you know what's up.
main thing is to apply as much as you can. And impress those recruiters in the career fairs, even if it doesn't look like it most of them are hiring and taking resumes. You just have to convince them.
main thing is to apply as much as you can. And impress those recruiters in the career fairs, even if it doesn't look like it most of them are hiring and taking resumes. You just have to convince them.
This is the first I've seen of this thread and I feel that this post right here deserves more credit. Ice cold.
youngwerther
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Oh don't worry, that seed was planted loooooong before you even stepped foot into high school.
I feel like shit at a 3.4 (high school, not college), like my entire possible future has been ruined. I was considering going into medical at some point, guess not anymore.
That thread age
lol what? What kind of med school looks at high school marks? As long as you gave a really good GPA in uni you have a chance. Depending on your application, interview and mcats.
lol this made me chuckle.
York's GPA scale is the weirdest one I've ever seen, goes up to 9, no minuses, there's an E letter...who thought this up.
idk, but I'm also hoping to get into a good college. I'm just worried about it. I haven't taken those exams yet, although I've gone through various prep books, that I'm sure won't help me much anyway.
HappyBivouac
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OP, you did one good thing today.
You made me feel better about myself.
You made me feel better about myself.
BlastProcessing
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"You shoulda seen the other guy."
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The Everyman
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Are you good at programming and software development though? And just lazy with school?
Wow old thread.
i wouldn't say i was lazy with school but horribly unmotivated. school was sucking every ounce of interest i had with comp sci out of me, but work, angelhack, and some side projects kicked my ass right back into love with it. i appreciate the school work more now too, since i can see the application of a lot of it more clearly.
Some universities. UofT stops at 4.0.
Shit if the USA had that grading scale, i'd have a 4.0
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The Everyman
i'm not sure you could handle these cheeks. it might be too much cheek for you.
Yea I had a shit gpa too but nobody seemed to care or even ask. Just have a personality and be somebody others like to work with. You're at a disadvantage imo if you're the type of person who gets bent out of shape over some meaningless gpa. Enjoy your time at college, and learn from experiences inside and out of the classroom.
weekend_warrior
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My GPA wasn't high enough in high school to graduate but I got my diploma because of a fluke. Luckily it never get's brought up.
wait where do you live? In north America you need to do undergrad before you can apply to med school.
MalevolentPatent
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it worked out, but i got a different job. dont sweat it, youll get something for sure.
"McDonald's and I'm lovin it!"
Oh USA universities. Like Harvard. Hard to get in, but good grades are handed to you on a silver platter. The exact opposite of U of T. Too many people are let in and then they are systematically elimated until the best remain.
DonasaurusRex
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...how did you not get recessed from school with a gpa that low?
Dorimukyasuto
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nvm
Dorimukyasuto
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I feel like they don't do that in the US much anymore.
Money is money, all you have to do is pay up.
NA, I wasn't strictly talking about Medical School, I understand the pre-requisites. But, I need to get into a good college, it'll look better on me. I plan on doing well on the exams, MCAT and etc, with a lot of studying. We'll see, but the better I can do the better for me.
Because colleges want that $$$
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