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

[Anonymous]

Anything above a 3.0 used to be considered pretty decent for engineering majors. Not sure if grade inflation has changed that or not.

[Anonymous]

Over 3.0 would be ok for CS Engineering STEM

screwed if useless majors

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I graduated with a 2.4 GPA (top 50 school). After the first job, went back to grad school at a ok not known college (with a high GPA), then got a second master's at a top state college (also with a high GPA). After the first job, they never asked for my GPA, only my transcript to show classes I took (high-level job)

GPA only matters for grad school and first job. nobody cares after that. But if you don't have minimum of 3.0 it can be challenging to get that first job in current environment, or to get an internship.
my recent grad said the typical cutoffs were 3.5 and 3.0 for "looking at resumes". Very few did not have at least the 3.0

[Anonymous]

I’ve seen a lot of places where the cutoff to apply is 3.0. I haven’t often seen it higher than that (although it may be in actuality based on who is hired). Grad school is of course different and there may be more of an impact there.

No one has asked for my resume since my first job, but I know many federal jobs require it, even for more experienced people. Maybe more to verify the degree than to look at the details, not sure.

[Anonymous]

I graduated with under a 3.0 during the recession. I slogged it out at a bank call center and now I'm a manager at a fintech company making 6 figures, 15 years later.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I graduated with a 2.4 GPA (top 50 school). After the first job, went back to grad school at a ok not known college (with a high GPA), then got a second master's at a top state college (also with a high GPA). After the first job, they never asked for my GPA, only my transcript to show classes I took (high-level job)

GPA only matters for grad school and first job. nobody cares after that. But if you don't have minimum of 3.0 it can be challenging to get that first job in current environment, or to get an internship.
my recent grad said the typical cutoffs were 3.5 and 3.0 for "looking at resumes". Very few did not have at least the 3.0

Grad school or first job are the two most crucial and important steps right out of college.

[Anonymous]

I graduated with a sub 3.5 GPA from a not great school. I had lucked into a real estate internship and am now pretty successful in re investments. The internship and real estate not being a super-prestige-heavy industry definitely helped.

[Anonymous]

OCS sure didn't care.

[Anonymous]

3.0-3.5 Totally fine and has little to no negative impact except maybe some highly competitive grad schools.
<3.0 Below the cut-off for many grad programs, limits opportunities that have a GPA cut-off (e.g., some govt jobs, some industries), but also leaves many opportunities open.

Also depends on the schools--many schools have become much more selective --a 3.0 from a school that accepts students who are in the top 5-10% of the class, top 5% of test scores etc. means more than a 3.0 from a more open admit school (even if the average GPA at both schools is the same, the caliber of the competition is different).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:3.0-3.5 Totally fine and has little to no negative impact except maybe some highly competitive grad schools.
<3.0 Below the cut-off for many grad programs, limits opportunities that have a GPA cut-off (e.g., some govt jobs, some industries), but also leaves many opportunities open.

Also depends on the schools--many schools have become much more selective --a 3.0 from a school that accepts students who are in the top 5-10% of the class, top 5% of test scores etc. means more than a 3.0 from a more open admit school (even if the average GPA at both schools is the same, the caliber of the competition is different).

+1 I was going to say there’s a big difference between “under 3.5” and a 2.5.

[Anonymous]

My son graduated with a 3.5 (major was Chemistry). He was accepted to vet school at Cambridge in the UK. I think he did OK

[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

They don’t all ask for your transcript. In fact most don’t.

[Anonymous]

C's get degrees. After your first job, your GPA only matters for graduate school. And, if you have a work history, it might not matter so much for your first job.

[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

They don’t all ask for your transcript. In fact most don’t.

Mostly they ask for transcripts in government and education, to prove you have the credentials you claim. Lots of people lie.

[Anonymous]

No one cares about GPA. I had a high GPA (I don't even remember what it was though) and my husband had a dismal 2.something. He makes 5 times what I make now and has never been asked his GPA.