<p>Is College GPA really important when you apply for an internship or get a job after graduation??</p>
<p>Which one's better?</p>
<p>Going to an ivy and getting a 3.3ish GPA or going to a good but not as tough like NYU and getting a 3.8ish GPA?? </p>
<p>i'm talking about internships in like business area....</p>
<p>and what are some of the internships/businesses that most ppl majoring in economics work for??</p>
<p>You'd probably be better off with a 3.8 at NYU than a 3.3 at any Ivy, but not in all cases.</p>
<p>I think that GPA is still pretty important, especially if you plan on going to grad school.</p>
<p>Students majoring in AEM and economics intern in every conceivable area of the business world.</p>
<p>GPA in college is like GPA in high school. Only important for getting in at next level. Just like high school GPA is immediately irrelevant once you are in college, college GPA gets you into grad/professional school. No one ever asks for your GPA after your interview for your first job, and no one ever asks your college GPA if you've gone on to grad school. </p>
<p>Therefore, quality or perceived quality of degree is what's important. Any Ivy therefore trumps a lesser school, irrespective of grades.</p>
<p>What OP is asking, however, is that "first look" someone hiring for an intern wants. There, quality of school is still most significant, but things like shared alma maters also important. And if grades are poor, that's an issue.</p>
<p>This is important:</p>
<p>It is foolish to think, however, that if you can get a 3.8 at NYU you wouldn't be in that same range at an Ivy. Performance at any top flight school is likely to be the same. We aren't talking about Rutgers v. Princeton or Binghamton v. Cornell where ease of course work and quality of classmates would be markedly less. </p>
<p>Go to the best school you get into, and do well. If you go to a lesser but still difficult school, your performance is not likely to be any better at the lesser school and you are going to end up perhaps comparing a 3.6 at NYU with a 3.4 at Yale. That is a no-brainer. </p>
<p>Where you have your degree from stays with you your whole life. Your GPA is immediately irrelevant.</p>
<p>Yes, I do agree with redcrimblue in that your performance will be similar regardless of what top-tier school you attend. So, you're best off going to the better school or school that best matches your interest. Don't worry about it being to hard if you're willing to put in some effort.</p>
<p>Ya I agree with those two above me..</p>
<p>I remember wandering the dorms at Harvard Law School just after I was admitted and asking one of the students there if I might not be better off going to a place like Duke and being first in my class. His reply, which brought me to my senses, was, "Why do you think you would be first in your class at Duke?"</p>
<p>I ended up squeaking out of HLS with honors, but no employer ever asked me about my grades after I landed my first job, and no client ever has.</p>