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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As some PP mentioned, GPAs should be near the bottom of the priority list, unless you go to law or med school.  Connections and networking should be the number one priority on the list, because they will get you jobs after graduation.  My Ivy kids learned that too late.[/quote]

I wrote that earlier post and of course the mob interpreted as just get a 2.0 and join a frat.

My point was get a decent GPA…but the marginal effort to get a 4.0 vs a 3.5 is massive and absolutely not worth it if it comes at the expense of building your peer and professional network (which is often what happens).

It’s not the bottom of the list…but yeah it’s 4 or 5 on the list (out of 10).[/quote]

I would say a 3.0 GPA  for CS or Engineering is often more than enough if you have the right connections.  It is a massive effort to go from 3.0 to 3.5 or 4.0 GPA. I will also say this.  If the connection comes from a regular engineer working for the company, it probably means very little.  However, if the connections come from an SES fed or an SVP/EVP of the organization, it means a lot more.  I've seen it first hand as a government contractor, and as an employee at a F100 company.  The SES fed told me verbatim, verbally of course, that I should hire this candidate that he recommended even though he wasn't a good fit.  At the F100 company, I was directed to hire this candidate because my yearly bonus depends on it.  This happens all the time.

Most college students don't realize the importance of connections when they are in college.[/quote]

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