True, but engineering is not a career that involves personal skills. In most careers, there is more needed that simply knowledge. In engineering that may not be the case.
What is/was your GPA?
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True, but engineering is not a career that involves personal skills. In most careers, there is more needed that simply knowledge. In engineering that may not be the case.
not engineering but my first employer also had a min gpa requirement and everyone said they were pretty strict about it, my b- overall average did not meet the standard, but I decided I really wanted to work for them, made a couple connections at a career night they had, followed up relentlessly until I got an interview, they ended up hiring me. GPA is certainly important, but it can still be done at least 12 years ago when the job market had some demand. If you don't have the grades, but have the potential - stick with it, you never know what might happen.
Myth!
Engineers need to be able to communicate with customers, designers, management, workers, the general public, or you name it. Well, I should say a successful engineer needs to be able to do that. Personal skills are important in 90% of jobs out there.
Myth!
Engineers need to be able to communicate with customers, designers, management, workers, the general public, or you name it. Well, I should say a successful engineer needs to be able to do that. Personal skills are important in 90% of jobs out there.
So their personal skills are more important that "engineering" skills? Doubtful, at least I hope that is not the case. I didn't say they were unimportant but I guess if I was hiring an engineer, I would want to see them excel in what they had done scientifically and maybe lack in the social area rather than the other way around. I would say that in engineering, you use a much higher percentage of what you learn in college relative to other fields.
For the record I worded the first post incorrectly. I meant that they are not as important initially, not that they are not important at all.
2.9 HS
3.005 BME at Valpo! HeeHee- 4.0 Student Teaching helped out and pushed me over the edge.
3.67 MM at New Mexico
Basically I got the good student discount for driving- which was what my dad cared about. If not for the booze my freshman year of college, maybe a 3.4 was more my speed...
3.005 BME at Valpo! HeeHee- 4.0 Student Teaching helped out and pushed me over the edge.
3.67 MM at New Mexico
Basically I got the good student discount for driving- which was what my dad cared about. If not for the booze my freshman year of college, maybe a 3.4 was more my speed...
Debatable depending on the type of job and engineering field. Husband is a CompE. I'd say 89% of his coworkers have subpar social skills. But it doesn't matter because they just sit in front of a computer coding or running tests for the better part of the day. Those 11% that do have a modicum of social skills are the ones who are project managers or ones who interact with people on a daily basis (and even them some of them have better personal skills than others).Myth!
Engineers need to be able to communicate with customers, designers, management, workers, the general public, or you name it. Well, I should say a successful engineer needs to be able to do that. Personal skills are important in 90% of jobs out there.
3.34 Cumulative
Civil Engineering
I don't remember anyone breaking it down to just major classes in those old and dark days of the quarter system.
I was formerly in a position to hire engineers at my previous position. One resume listed a degree from like 1969 and then told me the GPA, something like 2.2. This guy had a list of accomplishments and job history that was stellar. I just couldn't for the life of me figure out WhY somebody would list their low GPA on a resume 35 years after the fact.
He didn't get hired but that wasn't really the reason. Just a good story. Once you've established a work history your GPA doesn't mean squat.
Civil Engineering
I don't remember anyone breaking it down to just major classes in those old and dark days of the quarter system.
I was formerly in a position to hire engineers at my previous position. One resume listed a degree from like 1969 and then told me the GPA, something like 2.2. This guy had a list of accomplishments and job history that was stellar. I just couldn't for the life of me figure out WhY somebody would list their low GPA on a resume 35 years after the fact.
He didn't get hired but that wasn't really the reason. Just a good story. Once you've established a work history your GPA doesn't mean squat.
Myth!
Engineers need to be able to communicate with customers, designers, management, workers, the general public, or you name it. Well, I should say a successful engineer needs to be able to do that. Personal skills are important in 90% of jobs out there.
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GPA: 3.13
Major: Mathematics with a focus in quantitative analysis; Major GPA around 3.0
Minor: Statistics
Overall, it doesn't seem that GPA has been too important for me yet. Although I'm also still waiting on bunches of internships to send something back.
Major: Mathematics with a focus in quantitative analysis; Major GPA around 3.0
Minor: Statistics
Overall, it doesn't seem that GPA has been too important for me yet. Although I'm also still waiting on bunches of internships to send something back.
That major sounds terrible! lol jk but I'm taking Chem 211 (Quantitative and Analytical Chemistry) and it BLOWS
DMACC: lol 3.7 GPA
ISU:.....2.8 GPA... I really wish your DMACC grades/GPA transferred over to ISU...
ISU:.....2.8 GPA... I really wish your DMACC grades/GPA transferred over to ISU...
Ughh... Chemistry sounds worse to me. Took Chem 167 back in my first semester of freshman year (2007 seems like it was so long ago now)
...and I get that math major sounds terrible a lot, go figure.
3.7 GPA for my MBA. 3.3 for my undergrad.
I haven't had a time to read the entire thread but GPA could be important when companies do initial screening: these days, you'd be really lucky to get interview with 2.5 GPA. 3 is the minimum (at least in my old place). You can get interview with 2.8-2.9 but you need to have a strong case to support it and other things to support you (e.g campus activities, etc).
GPA is not the sole measure whether you're smart or not or whether you can work or not, but sometimes it's a good indicator on how you commit yourself when you're on your own. It might take you to the door but that's it.
I've seen a lot of my former staffs who boast 3.7 GPA, honor roll, etc and in the end of the day they end up fired, leaving or kissing the boss' b.tts because that's the only way to enhance their careers as they can't perform.
Same thing with other stuffs, GMAT, GRE, etc - it shouldn't be used to judge whether someone can work, smart, or will be successful.
I haven't had a time to read the entire thread but GPA could be important when companies do initial screening: these days, you'd be really lucky to get interview with 2.5 GPA. 3 is the minimum (at least in my old place). You can get interview with 2.8-2.9 but you need to have a strong case to support it and other things to support you (e.g campus activities, etc).
GPA is not the sole measure whether you're smart or not or whether you can work or not, but sometimes it's a good indicator on how you commit yourself when you're on your own. It might take you to the door but that's it.
I've seen a lot of my former staffs who boast 3.7 GPA, honor roll, etc and in the end of the day they end up fired, leaving or kissing the boss' b.tts because that's the only way to enhance their careers as they can't perform.
Same thing with other stuffs, GMAT, GRE, etc - it shouldn't be used to judge whether someone can work, smart, or will be successful.
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I don't know about any other majors, but I had to complete a functional portfolio to get above a D during student teaching. I thought all majors required that as an assessment to pass the course?
When I finally went back and did 4 years at Simpson I got a 3.1 in Communications, minor in management.
Lowest semester was .65 4 F's and 1 D- first semester at ISU. I attended Hawkeye, UNI, ISU, and Finally Simpson. Only transferred 29 credits from the first 3 :biglaugh: Lets just say I completely wasted 25k in 4 years, took a break, and finally got my degree in 11 short, wonderful, and a few blacked out years!!
Not exactly proud, but it was fun, and the last 4 were very beneficial.
Piece of paper is all that matters, I would have the same job without the degree right now, but I have it to show in the next oportunity.
Lowest semester was .65 4 F's and 1 D- first semester at ISU. I attended Hawkeye, UNI, ISU, and Finally Simpson. Only transferred 29 credits from the first 3 :biglaugh: Lets just say I completely wasted 25k in 4 years, took a break, and finally got my degree in 11 short, wonderful, and a few blacked out years!!
Not exactly proud, but it was fun, and the last 4 were very beneficial.
Piece of paper is all that matters, I would have the same job without the degree right now, but I have it to show in the next oportunity.
Accounting @ ISU 3.01
HS: 3.99
Don't do a damn thing class related. Truly overrated.
HS: 3.99
Don't do a damn thing class related. Truly overrated.
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3.10 in JLMC, anything above a 3.5 is a red flag to potential employers that they might be hiring a smart ***.
