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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/08/opinion/college-gpa-career-success.html#commentsContainer

My kids, who were mediocre high school students, excelled in college and have happy, fulfilled lives. Your kids can, too.
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I've been in recruiting meetings at work ... we don't have the time to give everyone a chance, we have feeder colleges that have a history of giving us the talent we need and we literally won't even look at your resume with less than a 3.7 (software filters). The Times produces a lot of bullsh*t click-bait for the masses. All the big time journalists there send their kids to elite colleges. Kristof kids Harvard ... Charles Blow son at Yale ... on and on and on.[/quote]

You and your company are missing out.[/quote]
DP. They, probably, are, but it is not the point. And the point is, there are always fewer coveted spots than there are applicants, so if your uncle doesn't sit on the company's board and/or you aren't at an Ivy making good grades, your access to certain well-paid jobs will be somewhat restricted.
This is not to say that these jobs will necessarily lead to one's happiness and personal fullfillment, but if getting the job is your current goal.. 
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[b]There are plenty of high paying jobs for everyone. I wouldn’t stress about this.  Most people don’t attend Ivy League schools.[/b][/quote]

That's just something that people with lousy grades say. [/quote]

My DD is a straight A student at a highly regarded DCUM school. I don't think she's ever gotten a B in any class EVER, in fact. She's not marketable at this point, with the skills they taught. [b]They did nothing to prepare her for real-world[/b].[/quote]

What is she majoring in?  Didn't she do any internships?  When I'm hiring new grads and interns, I'm looking at grades but also projects they have done in class that relate to our work and prior job experience.  (FWIW, I don't at all about a prestigious college)

If her classes are all theoretical and aren't bringing in any significant project work that she can talk about in interviews then I'd agree that's on the school, probably focused on getting their students into grad school rather than employment.  But, if she hasn't done any work/internships, that's not the school's fault, that's on her. Also, if classes aren't offering work-related experiences, she could also get that through various student organizations.  Again, that's on the student.[/quote]

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