How are the college GPAs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So far so good.

After leaving engineering with a 2.8, it looks like this semester will be a 3.5.

And she's no longer miserable.

Nobody should be miserable so I’m glad she is happy... but 2.8 is good for Engineering.

There was a Twitter thread... if you’re and engineer and your GpA was < 3.0 what are you doing now...

It was amazing... invented a satellite dish, running space station , many more.

I wish GPA did not discourage people but it seems like just wasn’t enjoying it.

2.8 is not “good” for engineering. Not a good gpa for any major.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So far so good.

After leaving engineering with a 2.8, it looks like this semester will be a 3.5.

And she's no longer miserable.

Nobody should be miserable so I’m glad she is happy... but 2.8 is good for Engineering.

There was a Twitter thread... if you’re and engineer and your GpA was < 3.0 what are you doing now...

It was amazing... invented a satellite dish, running space station , many more.

I wish GPA did not discourage people but it seems like just wasn’t enjoying it.

2.8 is not “good” for engineering. Not a good gpa for any major.

Well 2.8 is holding on and solid in engineering. Those of us whose kids aren't taking the world by storm don't need you to point out the obvious. Kids with a 2.8 in engineering don't get jobs in NASA, but they do get jobs. Just go away.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for this! Mom of an engineering major ….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you for this! Mom of an engineering major ….

... it is hard to watch, isn't it? I'm the mom of the former engineering major who wasn't happy there.

good luck to your kid. there are many paths to a successful life.

[Anonymous]

Daughter got a 3.2. Nursing student at a decently ranked school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So far so good.

After leaving engineering with a 2.8, it looks like this semester will be a 3.5.

And she's no longer miserable.

Nobody should be miserable so I’m glad she is happy... but 2.8 is good for Engineering.

There was a Twitter thread... if you’re and engineer and your GpA was < 3.0 what are you doing now...

It was amazing... invented a satellite dish, running space station , many more.

I wish GPA did not discourage people but it seems like just wasn’t enjoying it.

2.8 is not “good” for engineering. Not a good gpa for any major.

Oh, please. The minimum GPA to keep an engineering scholarship at my alma mater was a 2.6. A 2.8 at a great school in a rigorous engineering program is respectable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So far so good.

After leaving engineering with a 2.8, it looks like this semester will be a 3.5.

And she's no longer miserable.

Nobody should be miserable so I’m glad she is happy... but 2.8 is good for Engineering.

There was a Twitter thread... if you’re and engineer and your GpA was < 3.0 what are you doing now...

It was amazing... invented a satellite dish, running space station , many more.

I wish GPA did not discourage people but it seems like just wasn’t enjoying it.

2.8 is not “good” for engineering. Not a good gpa for any major.

Yes it is. It’s a B-

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So far so good.

After leaving engineering with a 2.8, it looks like this semester will be a 3.5.

And she's no longer miserable.

Nobody should be miserable so I’m glad she is happy... but 2.8 is good for Engineering.

There was a Twitter thread... if you’re and engineer and your GpA was < 3.0 what are you doing now...

It was amazing... invented a satellite dish, running space station , many more.

I wish GPA did not discourage people but it seems like just wasn’t enjoying it.

2.8 is not “good” for engineering. Not a good gpa for any major.

Well 2.8 is holding on and solid in engineering. Those of us whose kids aren't taking the world by storm don't need you to point out the obvious. Kids with a 2.8 in engineering don't get jobs in NASA, but they do get jobs. Just go away.

Well they do actually get jobs at NASA, I’ll try to find the Twitter thread about it and post it.

Maybe not their 1st job.

[Anonymous]

This is a very wholesome thread, OP. There should be more of them. I bet many more folks on Dcum would benefit. Report the occasional elitist comments that do nothing but serve their ego. I'd rather be friends with the posters here than the former. Good luck to your kids! They're doing great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So far so good.

After leaving engineering with a 2.8, it looks like this semester will be a 3.5.

And she's no longer miserable.

Nobody should be miserable so I’m glad she is happy... but 2.8 is good for Engineering.

There was a Twitter thread... if you’re and engineer and your GpA was < 3.0 what are you doing now...

It was amazing... invented a satellite dish, running space station , many more.

I wish GPA did not discourage people but it seems like just wasn’t enjoying it.

2.8 is not “good” for engineering. Not a good gpa for any major.

Well 2.8 is holding on and solid in engineering. Those of us whose kids aren't taking the world by storm don't need you to point out the obvious. Kids with a 2.8 in engineering don't get jobs in NASA, but they do get jobs. Just go away.

Well they do actually get jobs at NASA, I’ll try to find the Twitter thread about it and post it.

Maybe not their 1st job.

I'd love to read that. And it is a good reminder that some of us are slower to find our path than others.

Like this guy, who is a hot shot at the JPL. I knew him during his grad school days and he's even nice!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Steltzner

[Anonymous]

Kid finished the term with a 3.64 after switching fields. Yay!

[Anonymous]

Last year he finished with a 3.8

This semester, 17 credits, 2.6. He worked too many hours and struggled with online learning in what is normally a very collaborative path of study.

But none of that matters. Job search or grad school admissions will be portfolio based and he's building a great one.

[Anonymous]

Thanks to all who talked about their children here.

Happy new year to all.