<p>Need some input.</p>
<p>If there is grade deflation, I don’t think it hurts graduates in the job search. My daughter will graduate in May. Her GPA and class ranking are much lower than they were in high school. But, she already has had three high-paying job offers for June. Several of the interviewers told her that they like RPI grads. I think the ultimate goal is to prepare the graduate for work and RPI does that.</p>
<p>“Grade deflation” is a stupid term. It indicates that there is a trend indicating that grades have been decreasing for a while, for which there is no evidence.</p>
<p>Are grades at RPI harder to get than at many other places? Sure. Is that a fault with RPI? Probably not… the average being as high as a B is already pretty ridiculous.</p>
<p>The deal is you need to get above a 3.0 to really be considered for jobs. There is really no excuse for not doing that well, a lot of people I know below 3.0 are aware that if they had put more work in they definitely could’ve done better.</p>
<p>RPI has “ins” with lots of employers. These connections are pretty important when it comes to looking for jobs. I definitely benefited from them.</p>
<p>Hey AeroRPI. Could you elaborate abit on the “ins” of RPI, and how you benefitted from them? Were you a grad or undergrad when you say above 3.0 is necessary?</p>