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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The A students work for the B students, the C students own the company, and the dropouts invented the product the company makes.[/quote]

You’re ignorant and delusional. [/quote]

Zuck is a college dropout.

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So that happens for less than 1% of the cases. In reality, you need a 3.0+ (sometimes a 3.5+) to even get considered for an interview for a job or internship.  Below that and your kid will have to search hard for even an interview.  Why would I take someone with a 2.5 in college versus someone with a 3.5?  Higher gpa shows dedication, perseverance and willingness to do well.  I want someone like that on the team.  A 2.5 is not that challenging to get at JMU.

I have a kid at a school slightly higher ranked than JMU, they struggled first year (prehealth sciences) and ended freshman year with a 2.98.  Sure they dropped a few courses, otherwise it would have been a 2.5ish.  But that's part of figuring out college and knowing when to take a W rather than tanking your GPA.  The bad grades in premed courses were gonna be too low to even count, so kid would have had to retake them anyhow.  Instead they regrouped, put together a plan for a new major/new path and focused on brining up the gpa.  Ended up a finance major and had 3.45 GPA.  Had they started as business, it would have been 3.6+.  
But someone who got only a 2.0 either partied their way thru college or is NOT mature enough for college.  Because if they cared and were workuing hard, they would have taken a W in a few courses and transitioned to a new major.

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