Bitek
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For my field (science/ pharmaceuticals) GPA does not really matter aside for getting you into post-grad schools, and even then it isn't a definite obsticle, have good GRE, recommendations)
Unless you have a really high gpa (like 3.5+), no one is going to care. My GF has a masters in Mol Bio. and I have a BS. She was valadictorian of HS, and (should have been) summa cum laude in college, while I screwed around alot (um..cough..weed...
) and have a mediocre gpa.
she gets some attention bc of the "valadictorian" but after that no one cares. People want to know about lab experience, and grades never comes up. I just graduated, and in 2 yrs people will care even less. The thing we have (and which you don't, you're kinda screwed....) is good experience. I worked in a lab on campus fro 1.5 yrs, and she was a grad student.
I have no idea what an IR major does, but try to find -something- to give you any experience before you leave or you will have a tough time (and doesn't have to be something flashy, just something to catch the eye and to ask about and show some skills)
PS: some of the biggest twits I have met have high GPA's and I know plenty of brillant people with low gpa's. It really doesn't mean jack.
Unless you have a really high gpa (like 3.5+), no one is going to care. My GF has a masters in Mol Bio. and I have a BS. She was valadictorian of HS, and (should have been) summa cum laude in college, while I screwed around alot (um..cough..weed...
) and have a mediocre gpa. she gets some attention bc of the "valadictorian" but after that no one cares. People want to know about lab experience, and grades never comes up. I just graduated, and in 2 yrs people will care even less. The thing we have (and which you don't, you're kinda screwed....) is good experience. I worked in a lab on campus fro 1.5 yrs, and she was a grad student.
I have no idea what an IR major does, but try to find -something- to give you any experience before you leave or you will have a tough time (and doesn't have to be something flashy, just something to catch the eye and to ask about and show some skills)
PS: some of the biggest twits I have met have high GPA's and I know plenty of brillant people with low gpa's. It really doesn't mean jack.
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