what happens to kids who graduate from college with under a 3.5?

[Anonymous]

I'm wondering about this--how much is your future trajectory impacted (in this day and age) if you don't do particularly well in college?
Med school is almost definitely out (baring some really unusual extenuating circumstance). Is law school? Grad school in other disciplines?
How much does this impact job opportunities?
I know this is a very broad question (and of course varies by college) but any thoughts?

[Anonymous]

It doesn't impact anything after the very first job.

[Anonymous]

My first job was a temp job, because that’s what I could get in my field. I got a better job within a year. Point here - a lot of people have crappy first jobs and no one cares about GPA once you have real work experience.

[Anonymous]

I don't think it matters whatsoever unless you are planning on going to grad school relatively soon after graduation

[Anonymous]

It surely matters for the first job.
They definitely ask for your transcript.
You'll have harder time getting your first job if you have bad gpa

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It surely matters for the first job.
They definitely ask for your transcript.
You'll have harder time getting your first job if you have bad gpa

Many many many jobs don't ask for your GPA or transcript.

[Anonymous]

Not as important in the job market as in the recent past. Many firms have a 3.0 bar for applications and then perform their own internal testing to look for key abilities and traits associated with success in their line of business.

Grade inflation no longer stops in high school so 3.4s, 3.6s and 3.8s are no longer the same depending on the college you attended.

[Anonymous]

Only impacts the first job. I had a low GPA but have done very well in the work place and career progression. Work references carry much more weight. Also went to grad school but that was after working for two years and company paid part of my tuition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It surely matters for the first job.
They definitely ask for your transcript.
You'll have harder time getting your first job if you have bad gpa

Many many many jobs don't ask for your GPA or transcript.

sure but many many good ones do.

[Anonymous]

Under 3.5 is not bad, under b 3.0 yes bad

[Anonymous]

What major? It's not unusual at all for engineering majors to get below this, and they're getting co-ops / internships and jobs.

[Anonymous]

Beyond, maybe, the first job, nothing. Sure, getting into grad school could be tough, but the kid can retake certain classes from a non degree program and show that in that subject, if they apply themselves, they can do well.

[Anonymous]

Of course it depends on future plans, but usually they get a job and go from there in advancing their career.

It's rarely the end of the world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It surely matters for the first job.
They definitely ask for your transcript.
You'll have harder time getting your first job if you have bad gpa

I was never asked about my undergraduate GPA until I applied to graduate school many years later.

[Anonymous]

I know many men in the military as officers with very low GPAs all got into and did well at grad school (also paid for by the military).