What is your accumulative GPA after you received your bachelor's degree?

[Deeko]

For a cut-off point. Was this not clear enough?

What is your purpose for setting the cut off point so high, then? You think its valid to set the cut off there, I'm asking why.

Do you think everything below that point is too worthless to consider? Or is it the opposite - mommy is upset with your GPA, so you want to prove that a almost half the people on some tech website finished below that mark too? Or some mystery third reason you refuse to submit?

 

[InflatableBuddha]

I actually am doing this though currently, but I wasn't a straight A student.

Obligatory pics.

 

[vshah]

LOL....I tried that. Then they asked me over the phone. That was it.

my explanation was a lack of motivation for schoolwork and studying for theoretical exams. i told them if they had a question as to my commitment and motivation in a work environment, they should call any of my references. they lapped it up, and it was true as well. same reason i'd always get As in lab-based classes but do pretty crappy in others...they were just boring.

also in my major there were ~20 ppl out of 116 or so that had GPAs above 3.5. I'm sure employers coming to career fairs and seeing several applicants would see that trend.

 

[TridenT]

What is your purpose for setting the cut off point so high, then? You think its valid to set the cut off there, I'm asking why.

Do you think everything below that point is too worthless to consider? Or is it the opposite - mommy is upset with your GPA, so you want to prove that a almost half the people on some tech website finished below that mark too? Or some mystery third reason you refuse to submit?

Because anything below that is indeed quite worthless. You're going to have to back it up with lots of experience before someone chooses a 3.2 over a 3.7+ to show that you actually know what to do for the job, that you're qualified, and that you're not a slacker like how your GPA shows.

 

[Leros]

What is your purpose for setting the cut off point so high, then? You think its valid to set the cut off there, I'm asking why.

Do you think everything below that point is too worthless to consider? Or is it the opposite - mommy is upset with your GPA, so you want to prove that a almost half the people on some tech website finished below that mark too? Or some mystery third reason you refuse to submit?

GPA does matter quite a bit for some of the more desirable companies. They get so many applications that they have to filter them down somehow, so they throw out all applications under a certain GPA.

 

[polarmystery]

Obligatory pics.

*sigh*

 

[Deeko]

Because anything below that is indeed quite worthless. You're going to have to back it up with lots of experience before someone chooses a 3.2 over a 3.7+ to show that you actually know what to do for the job, that you're qualified, and that you're not a slacker like how your GPA shows.

I graduated college with a 2.82 and immediately had a job offer from a major corporation in my field - a year later moved up to an even better job at another company. Why should a tech company care if a low grade in gen ed classes brought my overall GPA down?

No, my anecdotal evidence does not supercede the rest of the world, but the fact remains that in-class performance has no direct correlation to job performance.

I was under the impression you were still pretty young, aren't you? If so, how does that make you an expert on who companies hire and why?

 

[Deeko]

GPA does matter quite a bit for some of the more desirable companies. They get so many applications that they have to filter them down somehow, so they throw out all applications under a certain GPA.

Some companies do filter by GPA. I believe Google is among them. However, many other equally reputable companies do not. I interviewed with some major companies that did not even ask what my GPA was. In fact, the only company that actually asked me for my GPA out of college, was the one that hired me.

 

[vshah]

Because anything below that is indeed quite worthless. You're going to have to back it up with lots of experience before someone chooses a 3.2 over a 3.7+ to show that you actually know what to do for the job, that you're qualified, and that you're not a slacker like how your GPA shows.

i've recently been involved in interviewing candidates for the same position i currently hold. we've seen several with 3.9-4.0 GPAs that have shit for people skills, and they are forgotten about immediately. someone with slightly less technical skills but with a better personality and who we think is a better fit for the team will win out every time.

 

[AreaCode707]

3.79 cumulative, 3.88 from my university. Graduated at 19 and had a bad blow-off semester when I was 17 at the community college that dragged my gpa down.

My sister had a 4.0. :/

 

[TridenT]

I graduated college with a 2.82 and immediately had a job offer from a major corporation in my field - a year later moved up to an even better job at another company. Why should a tech company care if a low grade in gen ed classes brought my overall GPA down?

No, my anecdotal evidence does not supercede the rest of the world, but the fact remains that in-class performance has no direct correlation to job performance.

I was under the impression you were still pretty young, aren't you? If so, how does that make you an expert on who companies hire and why?

lol, if you got bad grades in general education classes that's some epic lulz right there. Pretty much any general education class is a joke in the difficulty. :awe:

It can. If I am looking at someone who gets a 2.00 GPA, I am looking at someone who will do the bare minimum to get by. If I am looking at a 4.00GPA student, I am looking at someone who is willing to go above and beyond to make sure they get that perfect A, NO MATTER THE COST. :awe: That's the workers I want. I want the perfection. And if I want those workers, everyone else wants those workers...

Of course people skills matter, but I am not even looking at that yet. >_> People skills suck at all ranges of the GPA scale.

 

[Imp]

All 4 years is 3.03 because I nearly flunked first year. If you only count the 3rd and 4th years, it's around 3.50.

Just sent my grad school application a few weeks back, hope they weigh the final years more.

 

[Brainonska511]

Because anything below that is indeed quite worthless. You're going to have to back it up with lots of experience before someone chooses a 3.2 over a 3.7+ to show that you actually know what to do for the job, that you're qualified, and that you're not a slacker like how your GPA shows.

Maybe it's worthless if you're going to community college, but having a B average at a top school isn't a bad thing.

 

[MJinZ]

Graduating with less than 3.5 = You're worthless.

Graduating with 3.6 - 3.7 = OK, you're acceptable.

3.8+ = You're good.

Just for any of you college screw-offs who do not realize how fucked you will be by partying all day and finding out there are no jobs for you because everyone else is just better than you.

 

[Deeko]

lol, if you got bad grades in general education classes that's some epic lulz right there. Pretty much any general education class is a joke in the difficulty. :awe:

It can. If I am looking at someone who gets a 2.00 GPA, I am looking at someone who will do the bare minimum to get by. If I am looking at a 4.00GPA student, I am looking at someone who is willing to go above and beyond to make sure they get that perfect A, NO MATTER THE COST. :awe: That's the workers I want. I want the perfection. And if I want those workers, everyone else wants those workers...

Maybe those classes weren't that difficult, but maybe they weren't worthy of my time. I was a busy man in college. Again, you can mock my scholastic performance all you want, but I've done pretty well for myself despite it, so 'lol' all you want.

Again, that type of abstraction does not necessarily correlate to the real world. To job performance. Being a hard worker doesn't mean you're smart, capable, or have teamwork skills necessary for the workplace.

 

[TridenT]

Maybe it's worthless if you're going to community college, but having a B average at a top school isn't a bad thing.

lol, I know people who go to top schools and they don't see the difference in difficulty from the community college they attended.

And, yes, having a B average at a top school is a bad thing. Having an A average is a good thing. Many scholarships come your way when you have a 4.0 and show you're a kickass student.

 

[Deeko]

lol, I know people who go to top schools and they don't see the difference in difficulty from the community college they attended.

And, yes, having a B average at a top school is a bad thing. Having an A average is a good thing. Many scholarships come your way when you have a 4.0 and show you're a kickass student.

....which does not necessarily correlate to job performance in the real world. Having a scholarship doesn't mean you'll be a good employee. Being a good student doesn't mean you'll be a good employee.

 

[vshah]

lol, if you got bad grades in general education classes that's some epic lulz right there. Pretty much any general education class is a joke in the difficulty. :awe:

It can. If I am looking at someone who gets a 2.00 GPA, I am looking at someone who will do the bare minimum to get by. If I am looking at a 4.00GPA student, I am looking at someone who is willing to go above and beyond to make sure they get that perfect A, NO MATTER THE COST. :awe: That's the workers I want. I want the perfection. And if I want those workers, everyone else wants those workers...

Of course people skills matter, but I am not even looking at that yet. >_> People skills suck at all ranges of the GPA scale.

Honestly, I think you don't have enough experience to really be talking about this with any credibility. Hell, I wouldn't say I do, being in my first job out of college. Only someone who's been a hiring manager for a while can really comment on this, and I don't doubt that different companies will have different philosophies towards this.

I stand by what I said though: If you can get an interview, your GPA doesn't matter.

 

[JTsyo]

Too bad you didn't stick to 2 sigfig, I could have rounded up:sneaky:

My GPA actually came in handy since I got a 6 month head start in pay.

 

[TridenT]

....which does not necessarily correlate to job performance in the real world. Having a scholarship doesn't mean you'll be a good employee. Being a good student doesn't mean you'll be a good employee.

There is high correlation. If you're saying there is no correlation.. Let's find the group of people who all get 2.0GPA and see how they compare to the people who got 3.9+GPA

 

[Deeko]

There is high correlation. If you're saying there is no correlation.. Let's find the group of people who all get 2.0GPA and see how they compare to the people who got 3.9+GPA

A) I ask again - how old are you?
B) No response to the fact that quite a few major companies do not even ask for GPA?

 

[KeithTalent]

lol, if you got bad grades in general education classes that's some epic lulz right there. Pretty much any general education class is a joke in the difficulty. :awe:

It can. If I am looking at someone who gets a 2.00 GPA, I am looking at someone who will do the bare minimum to get by. If I am looking at a 4.00GPA student, I am looking at someone who is willing to go above and beyond to make sure they get that perfect A, NO MATTER THE COST. :awe: That's the workers I want. I want the perfection. And if I want those workers, everyone else wants those workers...

Of course people skills matter, but I am not even looking at that yet. >_> People skills suck at all ranges of the GPA scale.

Meh, I've hired dozens of people and I never look at GPA. Stupidity shines through in cover letters, resumes, and interviews, much better than in College grade point averages, from my experience anyway.

Hiring for a techinical job, Engineering and whatnot, may require putting more credence on the GPA, but for other work that is not necessarily the case.

I've never even put a GPA on my resume and I've never had it come up in any interviews I've done.

KT

 

[vshah]

There is high correlation. If you're saying there is no correlation.. Let's find the group of people who all get 2.0GPA and see how they compare to the people who got 3.9+GPA

just look at the results of your poll. most people got under a 3.29. Yet, most atoters are millionaires :awe:

 

[Fenixgoon]

lol, if you got bad grades in general education classes that's some epic lulz right there. Pretty much any general education class is a joke in the difficulty. :awe:

It can. If I am looking at someone who gets a 2.00 GPA, I am looking at someone who will do the bare minimum to get by. If I am looking at a 4.00GPA student, I am looking at someone who is willing to go above and beyond to make sure they get that perfect A, NO MATTER THE COST. :awe: That's the workers I want. I want the perfection. And if I want those workers, everyone else wants those workers...

Of course people skills matter, but I am not even looking at that yet. >_> People skills suck at all ranges of the GPA scale.

see here's the thing - deeko has real world experience - something you don't.

deeko got his job, at the very least, because he had real world experience and because of his skills (and to reinforce, neither of which you have apparently). I'll let him bitchsmack you around a little more if he so desires. I don't want to steal his beatdown entirely.


GPA is a good indicator of skills, but does not guarantee skill. would you rather take the socially inept 4.0 student that froze up during an interview, or the 2.0 person who demonstrated a clear working knowledge of the field during the interview?

i can tell you for a fact that one of the best engineers i've met got a 2.0 GPA, but this guy was very practically minded and knew his shit inside and out.

people who do poorly in gen-ed classes are either really dumb or don't care because they have more important things to do. for us engineers, it's the latter.

for the record: 3.85, graduating in 1 month, will defend my MS in 2-3 months (school won't give me my BS till i finish the MS too, jerks )

 

[Zargon]

lol, if you got bad grades in general education classes that's some epic lulz right there. Pretty much any general education class is a joke in the difficulty. :awe:

It can. If I am looking at someone who gets a 2.00 GPA, I am looking at someone who will do the bare minimum to get by. If I am looking at a 4.00GPA student, I am looking at someone who is willing to go above and beyond to make sure they get that perfect A, NO MATTER THE COST. :awe: That's the workers I want. I want the perfection. And if I want those workers, everyone else wants those workers...

Of course people skills matter, but I am not even looking at that yet. >_> People skills suck at all ranges of the GPA scale.

so you are what.......still in college? still brainwashed to think it matters worth a shit?