Finishing college with under a 2.5 cumulative GPA in Econ

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Anonymous wrote:Network with athletes. There are many who understand the challenges of being a student athlete - but she needs to come across that she is not looking for a hand out.

For example, there are many LAX players in commercial real estate and banking.

or insurance

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Anonymous wrote:Well in this area, she should be at least going to grad school.

But the idea of advertising your GPA on your resume - meh, I didn't do it 20 years ago and when I review resumes now for entry level tech jobs that require a degree, I ignore it. We routinely in the office roll our eyes over those posting about their 4.0 gpa.

When you are over 40 reviewing resumes, you tend to "meh" the gpa. College was so long ago....

How do people think she's going to get into any real grad program with a 2.3?

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Anonymous wrote:Well in this area, she should be at least going to grad school.

But the idea of advertising your GPA on your resume - meh, I didn't do it 20 years ago and when I review resumes now for entry level tech jobs that require a degree, I ignore it. We routinely in the office roll our eyes over those posting about their 4.0 gpa.

When you are over 40 reviewing resumes, you tend to "meh" the gpa. College was so long ago....

Interesting. My experience, when hiring entry level people, is that the resumes without GPAs listed go into a separate pile that is only reviewed if we don't like anyone in the pile with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. If you are right out of school and don't list your GPA, I assume it is south of 3.0.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well in this area, she should be at least going to grad school.

But the idea of advertising your GPA on your resume - meh, I didn't do it 20 years ago and when I review resumes now for entry level tech jobs that require a degree, I ignore it. We routinely in the office roll our eyes over those posting about their 4.0 gpa.

When you are over 40 reviewing resumes, you tend to "meh" the gpa. College was so long ago....

Interesting. My experience, when hiring entry level people, is that the resumes without GPAs listed go into a separate pile that is only reviewed if we don't like anyone in the pile with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. If you are right out of school and don't list your GPA, I assume it is south of 3.0.

Our company won't even look at resumes with a GPA less than 3.0. Not really fair since schools have real differences in average grades but even so, a 2.3 is LOW.

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if she's ultra out going, attractive, fluent in tier 1 languages she could try NCS (CIA). Much less gpa focused than the DI.

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Get any job she can--even if it is an admins asst. She can work up from there. As someone else said: Network from there.

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Anonymous wrote:Get any job she can--even if it is an admins asst. She can work up from there. As someone else said: Network from there.

good advice - being an admin assistant at the right company/right team can open up a host of opportunities (completely unrelated).

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good advice - being an admin assistant at the right company/right team can open up a host of opportunities (completely unrelated).

Just be sure she shows up on time and performs well at the job. Don't go in and tell everyone that she is looking for another job.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well in this area, she should be at least going to grad school.

But the idea of advertising your GPA on your resume - meh, I didn't do it 20 years ago and when I review resumes now for entry level tech jobs that require a degree, I ignore it. We routinely in the office roll our eyes over those posting about their 4.0 gpa.

When you are over 40 reviewing resumes, you tend to "meh" the gpa. College was so long ago....

How do people think she's going to get into any real grad program with a 2.3?

You don't get into a good grad program, you get into wherever you can and demonstrate you can pull a 4.p and then your next grad program is at a good school.

The other alternative, and I know a guy who did this after getting bad grades during freshman and sophomore years, is to re-do undergrad. He didn't tell his new school that he had attended a prior school.

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^ A young co-worker received an advanced degree from an online program followed by a MBA from a better university. She had a modest GPA from undergrad and this approach was a good solution for her. Our employer provided tuition assistance for the first advanced degree. This might be the best approach but the costs.

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Anonymous wrote:
Well in this area, she should be at least going to grad school.

But the idea of advertising your GPA on your resume - meh, I didn't do it 20 years ago and when I review resumes now for entry level tech jobs that require a degree, I ignore it. We routinely in the office roll our eyes over those posting about their 4.0 gpa.

When you are over 40 reviewing resumes, you tend to "meh" the gpa. College was so long ago....


How do people think she's going to get into any real grad program with a 2.3?


You don't get into a good grad program, you get into wherever you can and demonstrate you can pull a 4.p and then your next grad program is at a good school.

The other alternative, and I know a guy who did this after getting bad grades during freshman and sophomore years, is to re-do undergrad. He didn't tell his new school that he had attended a prior school.

Be careful about considering this last bolded part. Failure to disclose a prior degree, attendance, or simultaneous enrollment is an honor code violation and grounds for immediate dismissal from the university where I work. This is a fairly common policy.

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Well, it's not optimal OP. But, you already knew that. I'm a headhunter and recruit for higher level positions. I still think your child can get a job. I like the idea of her interning or getting a temporary assignment. She should do informational interviews with as many people from her alma mater as she can find. The old adage is true ...
"it's not what you know, but who you know". By doing the networking and getting in front of people, she will find people like herself who may not have been star students but who may be running the show nonetheless. Some "nowhere State U" folks have their own firms and hire only top-notched school grads. Good luck! Child will do fine.

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Play up the captain of the team angle to show leadership. Anyone who has been a college athlete knows how much time it takes away from studies. There are plenty of company's that love to hire college athletes because they know you can be a team player. If your kid is personable I recommend she focus on sales oriented work where it is far more a meritocracy. Get a first job-- after a year or two no one cares about your grades and if you are good at sales you can write your own ticket. Good sales people are usually the highest compensated people in nearly every field.

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^ Former athletes are goal oriented and team players. Great in the sales arena.

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Realtor.