<p>As for you saying that an applicant must have several other qualities to get a job other than just having a college degree. This is true. However, engineering is a very rigorous degree to obtain. Don’t you think that if a person is motivated enough to obtain an engineering degree, they will be motivated enough to have job experience and to work to have a good GPA. Obviously they are slackers with a “1.8” GPA, but don’t you think these people will get weeded out before they can even obtain a degree?</p>