when company asks for "college" GPA

[jingramm]

My GPA is going to haunt me forever. I have nearly 2+ years of experience and I'm still asked for my GPA.
I have a B.S. and a M.S. from two different universities. Which one do you share? Just undergrad? It's lower of the two.

 

[aigomorla]

My GPA is going to haunt me forever. I have nearly 2+ years of experience and I'm still asked for my GPA.
I have a B.S. and a M.S. from two different universities. Which one do you share? Just undergrad? It's lower of the two.

M.S.

Unless u dont want the company to know you hold a M.S degree.

Chances are your GPA for your masters is a lot better then under.

 

[edro]

Standard degree verification services only list degree earned and graduation date, not GPA.

http://help.studentclearinghouse.org/NSCHelp/NSCHelp/server/DV/projects/DV%20Commercial/Frequently-Asked_Questions.htm#Is_grade_point_average__GPA__provided

I'm not saying you should lie...

 

[gorcorps]

M.S. as that's your latest work, therefore more likely to reflect what you're actually capable of these days. Whenever I interview for jobs, most of them want a full on transcript and not just a GPA. That way they can check to make sure that even if your GPA wasn't the greatest, you at least were noticeably improving through the years.

 

[Gigantopithecus]

Only MS. If they really want your undergraduate GPA they'll ask.

 

[jingramm]

Only MS. If they really want your undergraduate GPA they'll ask.

Exact question is "What is your cumulative college GPA"?

 

[PricklyPete]

I have a B.S. in Computer Engineering and have NEVER been asked my GPA since my first job out of college.

 

[Gigantopithecus]

Exact question is "What is your cumulative college GPA"?

Give them your cumulative GPA from your MS alone. Asking for an undergraduate GPA when someone has an MS/MA/PhD is like asking someone with a BA/BS for their high school GPA. When I apply for jobs as a professor of anthropology, no one's gonna give a shit what I got in intro to poem analysis.

 

[SaDiZTiKStyLeZ]

I fucked up my GPA from partying all the time when I started, but have pulled up my grades since. I'm not proud of my GPA so I haven't memorized what it is exactly but I give it an estimate. I avoid GPA topic until brought up, and don't mention why unless they ask.

 

[Mide]

If they ask the company sucks and you prob don't want to work there.

 

[onlyCOpunk]

Unless they ask for an official transcript just lie about it.

 

[Whisper]

Give them your cumulative GPA from your MS alone. Asking for an undergraduate GPA when someone has an MS/MA/PhD is like asking someone with a BA/BS for their high school GPA. When I apply for jobs as a professor of anthropology, no one's gonna give a shit what I got in intro to poem analysis.

I agree; I'd also just give the cumulative M.S. GPA. Calculating the combined M.S. and undergraduate GPA is something that likely wouldn't be easily done anyway.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Supply a full transcript. Show your strengths along with your weaknesses.

 

[Leros]

Wouldn't your MS GPA be pretty close to 4.0?

 

[RedCOMET]

I agree; I'd also just give the cumulative M.S. GPA. Calculating the combined M.S. and undergraduate GPA is something that likely wouldn't be easily done anyway.

LoL... If they want the number, give them both. And let them calculate a combined value. Might be pretty tough when the colleges calculate the their credit hours differently.

 

[nerp]

If they ask the company sucks and you prob don't want to work there.

Like google, AOL, microsoft, Valve, Blizzard. . . All crappy companies.

 

[Mo0o]

"What is your cumulative college GPA" is pretty clear that they want your undergrad GPA. You're free to give them the MS GPA and just play dumb but just know you're being disingenuous

 

[esun]

"What is your cumulative college GPA" is pretty clear that they want your undergrad GPA. You're free to give them the MS GPA and just play dumb but just know you're being disingenuous

Agreed. If it's something you have to fill out on a form I'd put exactly what they ask for (label it if you're not sure, or include and label both). If their form isn't completely useless, they will also have some place to list your advanced degree.

 

[vital]

If my undergraduate major GPA is higher than my cumulative can I just specify my major GPA?

 

[AznAnarchy99]

One of my professors told me that pretty much everyone in grad school gets a 4.0 or very near. They just dont give out failing grades I heard.

 

[GoSharks]

One of my professors told me that pretty much everyone in grad school gets a 4.0 or very near. They just dont give out failing grades I heard.

Depends on the school and department.

 

[Leros]

One of my professors told me that pretty much everyone in grad school gets a 4.0 or very near. They just dont give out failing grades I heard.

A lot of school requires you make A's in grad school. Some let you make one B, but anymore than that and you get kicked out.

 

[bullbert]

My GPA is going to haunt me forever. I have nearly 2+ years of experience and I'm still asked for my GPA.
I have a B.S. and a M.S. from two different universities. Which one do you share? Just undergrad? It's lower of the two.

Until you have more experience, at LEAST 5 years and maybe 10 years depending on profession, you are going to have to expect this. Once you have some successful accomplishments and a solid network of respected references***, the employer has to gamble that a better GPA means a better potential employee.

*** do not give out your references to recruiters, but only to the employer as a last confirmation step, but that is a whole other thread discussion.

 

[oddyager]

If they ask the company sucks and you prob don't want to work there.

Wrong.

And OP, the Grad GPA unless they specifically ask for your undergrads.