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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a member of recruiting at an engineering firm, I assure you we do look at the whole package but a GPA below 2.9 is a red flag. We wouldn't even consider a candidate with a GPA of 2.5 and under. Everyone assumes GPAs do not matter, just the degree. Not true and it doesn't matter what year you graduated. Of course, life experiences can easily overtake a low GPA. [/quote]

I graduated in computer engineering with a 2.85.  I even had straight As the first semester of my senior year.  The course work was challenging, but the problem for me was all the projects due at once during the semester (especially with EE and CS classes).  Looking back on it, I should have been in CS not CpE.  It turned out ok for me.  I had 2 summers as an intern at a Fortune 100 company and was recruited better than most of my friends who had better GPAs.  Experience matters, but there are a few things that would have been easier with a GPA over 3.0.  Grad school wasn't an easy option either.  I should have transferred to another major, but I didn't know any better.[/quote]

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