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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]In my field and fields like it, GPA does matter very much for grad school applications, even if time has passed since the bachelor's degree.[/b]  We start to worry a little below a 3.5, and under a 3.0 we would likely not admit unless there has been outstanding career experience in the field since the bachelor's.

One strong recommendation I would give is that newer college students be helped to understand right away how difficult it is to raise a GPA later if the earlier data points are weak. Simple math, but most of them don't think too hard about it at the beginning, or are used to weighting at the HS level that obscures things, or figure they will buckle down in the upperclass years when they're settled in a major they care about.  Nailing those comparatively easy gen-ed courses, even if you're bored, can really make a difference.

--College prof[/quote]

To the college professor.  You're in the academia bubble too long.  You need to get out and see the real world once in a while.  My DS graduated with 2.7 GPA from UNC, and after working for four years, he applied to the MBA program at UVA and got accepted, and he didn't have an outstanding career after graduation.  He got accepted because he is a friend of the company CEO who is a UVA alum and a major financial contributor to UVA, and the CEO recommended him to the UVA MBA program.  Who you know matters.[/quote]

But for the thousands of young adults without those "connections" who want an MBA from a decent university (T50-100), GPA does matter.  
And GPA does matter for many grad programs.  When you start as a freshman you have no clue where you will end up, what your final level of education will be, so it is smart to help them realize a higher gpa never hurt anyone, but having at least a 3.0 is something to aim for for so many reasons and a 3.5 if you truly might want to attend graduate school in any area.  It will make your life much easier.  
Yes, someone with a 2.5/2.7 can go to grad school, but it will be a more challenging path to get accepted, or you need to have connections. Your DS got in thru connections---not because he was qualified at all.  Most MBA programs want to see a 3.0 min and/or excellent career background (which you said your kid didn't have).

Much easier for most to aim for a 3.0 min and higher if possible and do well in their career.  If the right connections come along, great, if not, then you are prepared.

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