Sparked by Ivy league GPA thread: Weight GPA has on future employment?

[DigDug]

Auburn is ranked higher than the University of Alabama...

Rankings outside the top 25 don't even matter, man. That's reality.

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: BlipBlop

Auburn is ranked higher than the University of Alabama...

Rankings outside the top 25 don't even matter, man. That's reality.

Rankings don't really matter period. If you are a good interviewer with a good education it doesn't matter where you went to school. When I worked for a top notch law firm, you'd be suprised at the IVY people they passed over for State people with common sense and a better grasp of a law. Where you went doesn't always get you a job nor should it.

 

[Brian23]

I'm a student at Virginia Tech. (from what i hear, it's considered a good school for computer engineering.) I think that school matters a lot, but what matters more is work experience. I recently intervied with a company called Tyco. (You prolly heard of them cause the old president got in trouble for tax evasion. It's been on the news.) Anyways, the person who intervied me said that when they're hireing, they recognize previous work expreience as the most important thing when hireing. They also look at which school you graduated from, but the main thing they consider is what skills you have from previous jobs and stuff like that. They asked questions like, what was the most complicated problem you were ever asked to solve, how did you solve it, and what was your stratagy. They want to know if you're qualifyed more than where you went to school and what your GPA was. So overalll, the main thing you want to focus on is getting an internship before you graduate, so that you can build skills that you need to get a real job when you do graduate. And as an extra plus, if you do get an internship, and do a good job for the company while you're there, then after you graduate, they'll probably offer you a very nice career. The message is clear: GPA does not matter.

 

[CanOWorms]

School is important, but more so in certain fields. In finance-related areas, it's pretty important. Some of the top companies may only recruit from certain schools. I don't think it's as important in engineering, but it's still a factor.

Chances are that someone that went to MIT is a lot smarter than someone who went to Univ. of Alabama. The education is a lot better. Some years down the road it might not matter as much, but in the beginning it sure does. And where your career goes depends on where you begin 🙂

 

[DaWhim]

hey, look at our president! He had a C average......

 

[fs5]

for your first job after graduation, about 20%-50% depending on where you apply.
after your first job, 0%

 

[touchmyichi]

Yeah i'm just a high school student right now.... I graduate in 05 and we are going to have a very hard time and making schools is hard enough as it is. I would do anything though to get into UCSD, quite frankly I'd choose that over any school in the nation.

 

[GTaudiophile]

I dunno. In a competitive market like the one we have today, any edge counts.

Above school and GPA, it's really about who you know and who you've worked for. I wouldn't be employed today without a certain connection I have.

(That connection being a friend and professor at GT.)

 

[flot]

It's easy to see trends when you hire graduates from cetain schools. We recruit from.. 5-8 different schools pretty heavily, and after you interview 30 people or hire 2-3, it's easy to see which schools have strong programs in one area or another. And yes the GPA thing is usually pretty clear.

(proud member of the square root club at GT)

 

[tcrosson]

-An ivy league school simply has an impeccable reputation/history. Because of this, an enormous amount of people apply to them, so the schools standards are set higher to narrow down the canidates. An ivy league school does not denote better curriculum and it does not mean a graduate "learned more". That's simply stupid person talk 🙂 It's simply reputation.

-Also, don't worry yourself over what's harder and what's easier (grading scale/courses). I started at a community college and when people tried to make fun of me I simply told them, my classes transfer to your school (UofM) and cost 1/3 as much. So who's smarter?

Bottom line: Don't worry about what everyone else is doing/getting in school. Majority of them will lie about their grades and exaggerate their credits anyways. Get as good grades as you can from a reputable university, put in well written resumes, and don't worry about it. You'll get a return on the effort you put in.