Why don't colleges require students to maintain the same minimum gpa they would need to get a job?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If only the student had free will to exit or change the course of study. But the student must stay the course and graduate and get a job with one of the companies that don't care about grades.

This reads like a Russian propaganda thread started by people who don’t understand how U.S. colleges or employers work. The propaganda writers seem to have been thinking of a European university when they wrote this.

[Anonymous]

C's get degrees, yo!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Graduating high school by the skin of one's teeth is better than not graduating at all. Said student may not have many university options, but they can still go to community college, and even many menial jobs want their employers to have at-least a high school diploma. However, the whole point of going to college is to be able to get a better job than one you could get with just a high school diploma. Most colleges require students to maintain a minimum of a 2.0, but most companies won't even consider a candidate with that low of a gpa. By allowing students with C averages to stay in their program, they are wasting said students' time.

The tuition checks aren't going to write themselves.

[Anonymous]

How about I'll do me, and you do you.

[Anonymous]

Not sure why people interviewing for positions that require years of experience are weighing in. Clearly, OP is talking about entry-level first jobs.

I thought a number of schools were actually restricting employers from asking about GPA if they wanted to use on-campus services. Maybe I am wrong.

However, the OP makes a valuable point and it speaks to whether a 4-year college is right for many kids, or not. There are many college grads with huge debt burdens, with little or no career prospects that would have been much better off going to trade school. Yes, the major is important, but I assume how well they did in college is important as well.

[Anonymous]

I never put my GPA on my resume, even when I was first starting out. I've also hired for entry level positions, and while yes, some kids put on their GPA, not all, and I never asked.

I assume there are tons of career paths where this is the case.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Do employers actually ask for GPA? I’ve never heard of that.

It’s on every résumé I’ve ever gotten.

That doesn’t mean it’s required for employment.

I was only ever asked it when applying for grad programs or scholarships. I taught college courses and it wasn’t asked in either the job listing or the application.

[Anonymous]

I graduated with a 2.9 in college and I have a successful career. It stops you from working at some companies that ask for GPA but most don’t.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Do employers actually ask for GPA? I’ve never heard of that.

It’s on every résumé I’ve ever gotten.

DP. Do you only review resumes for entry-level jobs? I cannot imagine including a gpa from when I graduated 20 years ago.

I know someone who does that and find it strange.

If I saw a gpa on a resume for a 40 yo, I would assume they are trying to cover for a thin resume.

really, Bachelors of Arts, cum laude or magna cum laude seems like a standard line. I wouldn't put the actual GPA though

[Anonymous]

I have never been asked for my GPA on a job application or résumé.

[Anonymous]

Many do.

How can you not know that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do employers actually ask for GPA? I’ve never heard of that.

Yes, for a new grad many companies require a 3.0 to even interview you.

GEICO is one such company.

However, I know plenty of college graduates that did fine in life with a 2.5 GPA LOL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many do.

How can you not know that?

Easy it literally says on the job posting LOL.

Many companies do have a 3.0 min. Which is why some people go to grad school to change their gpa.

C's get degrees it's what a student does with their degree that is important.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If only the student had free will to exit or change the course of study. But the student must stay the course and graduate and get a job with one of the companies that don't care about grades.

This reads like a Russian propaganda thread started by people who don’t understand how U.S. colleges or employers work. The propaganda writers seem to have been thinking of a European university when they wrote this.

The second sentence is true. I did not write this but it is correct.
Think of college costs what is a junior in college to do if their gpa is a 2.5 or 2.3 not like they can bring it up that much by graduation.

[Anonymous]

1) Many (perhaps most) jobs do not require the all applicants report GPA (your scope if experience seems limited ).

2) Colleges are businesses, so they have a vested interest in retaining paying customers.

3) Colleges get accredited by educational experts, not vocational experts. That is the standard they are held to.