Grades in College

[WildHorse]

 

[S Freud]

well its only my first term of my first year so I don't think that one or two C's will hurt too bad will they?

as far as the people saying that they would drop the class...I wish I went to school where you do, here if you drop the class they give you a W instead of a grade and I have heard that looks waaayyyyyy worse than even an F.

 

[archcommus]

I can't get below a 3.0 because then I lose all my money. 😱

 

[mercanucaribe]

It depends on your school and your major...

 

[Nocturnal]

I shoot for Cs myself but I should be shooting for Bs.

 

[mundane]

I had a C once. I forced myself to retake the course, and still only managed a B. In hinsight, it was the professor, not the course, that it made it so difficult.

 

[icelazer]

Here's the thing, grades only matter for your FIRST real job out of college just like your HS grades only matter to get into college.

In terms of a C in a class, it's bad, but it may happen once in while. What usually happens in engineering/math/physics/hardcore science classes is 1 of 3 possibilities:

A: you'll get C's or lower on tests and the class average will be really low, so it'll get curved up by a letter grade or better and your overall class grade will be A or B.

or

B: you'll get C's or lower on tests and your average at the end will look really bad (C-range) but the professor will then curve the grades to A or B

or

C: you'll get C's or lower on tests and your professor is an ass, and that's what you get.


You will have professors like type C above, you may work hard, learn a lot, and still not do as well. The issue comes where your classmates may have the same class with professors type A and B. They may have less or equal knowledge, but because of the professor, they have the better grade.

 

[Viperoni]

I'm plenty happy with a 2.0 == C

 

[acemcmac]

I earn my C's

 

[imported_nautique]

Alot of big engineering companies think C's are really bad. I work for a company that if you less than a 3.0 they throw out your resume. I got one C in college and man did it kill my GPA. Went from a 3.9 to like a 3.83. Sucked

 

[mitmot]

Cs are bad.

 

[oddyager]

I consider C below average.

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: nthedrk
Is a C a good grade by college standards? I know that they classify B's and A's as being above average, I was just wondering if a C is a good or okay grade in college.

it's not good by any means, GPA of 2.0 is barely passing. You better have a 3.0+ to get anywhere with your diploma.
2.0 means you're not gonna get a good job out of school

 

[Ausm]

I had a straight 4.0 in party skills when I was in college 😉


Ausm

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: nthedrk
Is a C a good grade by college standards? I know that they classify B's and A's as being above average, I was just wondering if a C is a good or okay grade in college.

it's not good by any means, GPA of 2.0 is barely passing. You better have a 3.0 to get anywhere with your diploma.

Not true if you do some networking while still in school. I've posted this multiple times but I graduated with a 2.43 cumulative GPA and I got a IT management job through someone I knew at school.

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: nthedrk
Is a C a good grade by college standards? I know that they classify B's and A's as being above average, I was just wondering if a C is a good or okay grade in college.

it's not good by any means, GPA of 2.0 is barely passing. You better have a 3.0 to get anywhere with your diploma.

Not true if you do some networking while still in school. I've posted this multiple times but I graduated with a 2.43 cumulative GPA and I got a IT management job through someone I knew at school.

Yeah,
which means that unless you have connections, you're screwed. Completly irrelevant to the discussion at hand - i have a friend who's dad happens to be a vice president of Ford... and he's had an internship at Ford every year since highschool....

Most companies will toss your resume at the first pass - I have a 3.1 with double degree and I'm working hard to get it to a 3.2-3.3 ish...

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: nthedrk
Is a C a good grade by college standards? I know that they classify B's and A's as being above average, I was just wondering if a C is a good or okay grade in college.

it's not good by any means, GPA of 2.0 is barely passing. You better have a 3.0 to get anywhere with your diploma.

Not true if you do some networking while still in school. I've posted this multiple times but I graduated with a 2.43 cumulative GPA and I got a IT management job through someone I knew at school.

Yeah,
which means that unless you have connections, you're screwed. Completly irrelevant to the discussion at hand - i have a friend who's dad happens to be a vice president of Ford... and he's had an internship at Ford every year since highschool....

Most companies will toss your resume at the first pass - I have a 3.1 with double degree and I'm working hard to get it to a 3.2-3.3 ish...

There is a reason the saying goes: "It's not what you know, it's who you know."

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: nthedrk
Is a C a good grade by college standards? I know that they classify B's and A's as being above average, I was just wondering if a C is a good or okay grade in college.

it's not good by any means, GPA of 2.0 is barely passing. You better have a 3.0 to get anywhere with your diploma.

Not true if you do some networking while still in school. I've posted this multiple times but I graduated with a 2.43 cumulative GPA and I got a IT management job through someone I knew at school.

Yeah,
which means that unless you have connections, you're screwed. Completly irrelevant to the discussion at hand - i have a friend who's dad happens to be a vice president of Ford... and he's had an internship at Ford every year since highschool....

Most companies will toss your resume at the first pass - I have a 3.1 with double degree and I'm working hard to get it to a 3.2-3.3 ish...

There is a reason the saying goes: "It's not what you know, it's who you know."

Heh, good luck getting a job in a fortune 500 place - unless you know people high up, it won't happen. Companies like MSFT, Google, amazon etc. are all looking gonna look at your gpa, one way or another.