Where do the low GPA students from top schools go?

[richardycc]

top schoolers don't get low GPA, once you are in, you get out with a nice GPA, take home exams, open book tests are the norm.

 

[bananapeel42]

As stated again, GPA means very little when getting a job, and that's ONLY for your first job out of college, beyond that it's about experience and your skills.

Some government jobs focus more on GPA and raw numbers for recruitment as well, it's the government, but that's all I've heard of that have standard GPA requirements to get a job.

 

[LS21]

im still employed....

 

[RKS]

Originally posted by: richardycc
top schoolers don't get low GPA, once you are in, you get out with a nice GPA, take home exams, open book tests are the norm.

I always found those to be the most difficult.

 

[axelfox]

Grade inflation FTW?

 

[soydios]

Originally posted by: richardycc
top schoolers don't get low GPA, once you are in, you get out with a nice GPA, take home exams, open book tests are the norm.

not at my school. I wish top 25 was that easy. maybe it's because I'm in the engineering school instead of liberal arts, but yeah...I haven't had a take-home or open-book test since high school.

 

[jagec]

upper management, usually.

Depending on the program, they might not have anyone with a really low GPA, though. Med school, for example, pretty much doesn't flunk anyone. Once you're in, you're in, as long as you don't burn out.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: Adam8281
Didn't Bush have a higher GPA at Yale than John Kerry did?

They were basically tied. Kerry started really bad (mostly Ds) and improved over the years (mostly high Bs). Bush was flat in the C range most of the time. In the end, there average was about the same.

Hah come on. You are either greater than, less than, or equal to someone else. Remember, first runner-up is first loser! 😉

GPA is (to some degree) meaningless.

 

[vshah]

i have a crap gpa, i just didn't list it on my resume. few people asked. i had plenty of interviews and got 3 offers

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: Aflac
So what if you're at a "top school" with a low GPA and sucky networking skills?

Not really relevant, because at that point usually mommy and daddy are well connected.

If both you and your parents suck, well, then you probably didn't go to that top school...

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: Kadarin

Originally posted by: Aflac
So what if you're at a "top school" with a low GPA and sucky networking skills?

Not really relevant, because at that point usually mommy and daddy are well connected.

If both you and your parents suck, well, then you probably didn't go to that top school...

Tom Ridge? Though I'm not sure what you mean by 'suck'. Are we talking class here or shitty parenting?

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269

Originally posted by: Kadarin

Originally posted by: Aflac
So what if you're at a "top school" with a low GPA and sucky networking skills?

Not really relevant, because at that point usually mommy and daddy are well connected.

If both you and your parents suck, well, then you probably didn't go to that top school...

Tom Ridge? Though I'm not sure what you mean by 'suck'. Are we talking class here or shitty parenting?

Pretty sure he means suck as in networking.

But you don't need to be well connected to get into a top school - I'm going to an Ivy now and my parents aren't connected at all. Dad's a chemist and mom's a DBA.

So I dunno.

 

[Gibson486]

my gf had a low gpa from a non top school. She got interviews at the big 4. No networking involved.

 

[nonameo]

Originally posted by: Gibson486
my gf had a low gpa from a non top school. She got interviews at the big 4. No networking involved.

Yeah, but is she hot?

 

[GoSharks]

Originally posted by: richardycc
top schoolers don't get low GPA, once you are in, you get out with a nice GPA, take home exams, open book tests are the norm.

Bullshit.

The name of the school still means a lot. You will be surprised at how often I heard my school name come up when I was being introduced to other people as an new hire, and as a new grad student.