<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I just wonder that once I got my master degree, do employers just look at my grad school GPA?Or they do not care since it is already a MS degree? Also, would they pay attentation to my undergrad GPA? Because I already got into grad school and I think I will do better in grad school level than I did in undergrad.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>not sure about employers.but graduate school will.</p>
<p>bump...................................</p>
<p>At age 61, when our company was bought out by one of the top 10 (capitalization) companies in the USA, I had to complete an application that included my high school, college, and graduate grade points.</p>
<p>In the early 1990s, I completed a couple of Civil Service Apps. Both required college transcripts (I am not sure about high school.).</p>
<p>It depends, if you're MS work is impressive, probably not. If it's above a >3 or >3.2, put it on there. If you've done significantly better in the MS program, I don't think Ugrad can say much, considering you've done better at a higher level. And to do better at the higher level requires understanding of the basics (which means undergrad material), so I wouldn't worry too much.</p>
<p>I would still put it on there, though.</p>
<p>Depending upon how long you will be in grad school and when you plan to interview, the only grades that they may even be able to evaluate you on is your undergraduate grades. My son is in a one year MS program and is interviewing for fulltime jobs now. Since he hasn't completed his first semester in grad school, the only grades that an employer could look at are his undergraduate ones.</p>
<p>i don't see why it should.</p>
<p>i mean, just getting into grad school is already a difficult feat.</p>
<p>The proof is in the pudding.</p>
<p>Your gpa will be your only pudding when you graduate. However, in grad school you sometimes generate other pudding. So, it really depends.</p>
<p>Personally, I would hire someone with 2.0 and a few years of solid reputable experience over someone a few years of questionable experience and a 4.0. Especially when it comes to engineering.</p>
<p>I would think that your graduate school GPA is way more important, although a good undergrad GPA is a good indicator of persistent dedication to your work which could very well be a contributing factor to consideration for employment. But I wouldn't worry much about it, especially if it's engineering.
However, Graduate work is a very strong indicator of your ability to be productive in industry, as graduate work is closer to the type of work you will be doing under employment than undergraduate work. Most students who go to graduate school are dedicated students who have made it this far, meaning they are far more employable, graduate work is a lot of time done in teams, to make it seem as close to working in industry as it gets, with a few students working together on projects, grades tend to be pretty good for all the students.</p>