<p>Would you say that if you graduated from this U with a 2.1 GPA in a easy major (Psychology, etc), you are on par with HS graduates in terms of employability?</p>
<p>I think having a degree of any kind from any University is better than simply a high school education. A degree from UT, even one with an “easy major” will separate you from a pool of applicants.</p>
<p>Even when you have a 2.1 GPA?</p>
<p>Absolutely! A college degree from a good school like UT will be of great value to you the rest of your career. And, honestly, after your first job, no one will even ask about your grades. They will ask where your degree is from.</p>
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I agree completely.</p>
<p>Your GPA may get your foot in the door for your first job, but employers will consider your experence & performance (much more than alum status) for the majority of your career. If you are graduating this May, it is too late to much about your GPA, but you can certainly enhance your resume by interning.</p>
<p>So if u graduate with 2.1 you’ll get accepted to interns 100%, and then when you do good on interns you’ll have no problem getting into a career?</p>
<p>There is no guarantee you’ll be offered an internship with a 2.1 GPA. But if you do get an internship while still in school, your chances of finding a good job will be much better. It looks like COLA requires a 2.5 GPA to earn credit for an internship, but it would be worth speaking with someone in COLA Career Services [Internship</a> Classes | Liberal Arts Career Services](<a href=“Liberal Arts Career Services | Liberal Arts | UT - Austin”>Liberal Arts Career Services | Liberal Arts | UT - Austin)</p>
<p>if you failed to get internship while in school is it possible to get one after school?</p>
<p>Check with your department’s career center.</p>
<p>lets say you were to graduate with a 2.1 in accounting, you wouldnt get the job.</p>
<p>Why are you resurrecting an 6-month-old thread?</p>
<p>Did he ever get a job/internship?</p>
<p>@vailsmom </p>
<p>it was a good thread, i just realized you could go past the 10-11 pages it shows.</p>
<p>Just wondering, but can I potentially get an internship Summer '11 if I have, lets say, a 3.2-3.3 Chemical Engineering GPA?</p>
<p>yea probably</p>
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<p>How do you know this regarding Chemical Engineering internship GPA criteria? Link?</p>
<p>“Absolutely! A college degree from a good school like UT will be of great value to you the rest of your career. And, honestly, after your first job, no one will even ask about your grades. <b>They will ask where your degree is from. </b>”</p>
<p>Is that true?</p>
<p>I know friends who got degrees in things like political science and social anthro from UC Berkeley. Has been about 3 years since their graduation, One is returning to school to do nursing at a CSU, and the other managed to land a gig in engineering through connections from the military (he’s an officer in the marines. But that probably has nothing to do with where he did his undergrad, though his military experience probably helped him get into Cal.)</p>
<p>I disagree with the notion that a fluffy degree from a prestigious school outside of the Ivy’s is significantly better than a high school degree, especially with a GPA under 3.0. Unis are constantly pumping out grads each year. These grads have little skills that are of value to employers than the average high school graduate, which gives employers little incentives to pay the college grad more to do the same jobs. </p>
<p>This is especially true if you took out hefty loans for that fluffy degree from an non-Ivy league school.</p>
<p>What do you guys think?</p>