<p>Purdue senior here.. got 1 year left. No experience, no involvement outside of class, no projects. 2.3 major gpa, 2.3 overall GPA.</p>
<p>If all goes well, by the end of this fall I'll have a 3.2 major gpa, 2.8 overall GPA, mini project involving microcontrollers, engineering project within the community. By end of senior year my GPA will be like a 3.0 overall, 3.5 major, along with a killer senior design project and some research experience, along with courses in communications/digital signal processing.</p>
<p>IF it all goes as planned above (I'm gonna buckle down and put in 100%), would I have any shot at jobs upon graduation? If I work my ass off my senior year, get stellar grades, get those 3 projects and 1 research course done, do I have a decent shot? in embedded systems/digital signal processing/communications field?</p>
<p>“By end of senior year my GPA will be like a 3.0 overall, 3.5 major, along with a killer senior design project and some research experience, along with courses in communications/digital signal processing.”
If that is true you will get a job somewhere. Just make that happen.</p>
<p>I’m retaking one course which will bump my major gpa from a 2.34 to a 2.77 if I get an A in it (which I’m 100% sure will happen). If I get A’s in the rest of my ECE courses this fall I’ll bump up to a 3.2… </p>
<p>I know it’s a longshot saying I get ~4.0 both semesters but I’m starting to study for all my courses right now so I’m over prepared in the fall.</p>
<p>The best way to get a job is to be flexible geographically. If you’re willing to travel, state that on your resume. You may have to do some applying on your own beyond what the engineering placement offers grads. Visit them this week and talk with someone about your strategy. I think you’ll be OK. Good luck!</p>
<p>“2.3 major gpa, 2.3 overall GPA.” I understand that EE classes are tough at Purdue but come on dude, your gen. eds do nothing to raise your gpa? classes like Com 114, ENGL 106 are easy. Take something like ANTH 100(easy A) or SOC 100, those classes are cake. Also consider staying a 9th semester in school to raise your gpa.</p>
<p>“2.3 major gpa, 2.3 overall GPA.” I understand that EE classes are tough at Purdue but come on dude, your gen. eds do nothing to raise your gpa? classes like Com 114, ENGL 106 are easy. Take something like ANTH 100(easy A) or SOC 100, those classes are cake. Also consider staying a 9th semester in school to raise your gpa.</p>
<p>I’m retaking 2 courses next semester with a total of 21 credits… doing well will boost me back up to a respectable GPA in both major/cumulative.</p>
<p>Good luck doing well with 21 credits, though. I learned the hard way that it is a bad idea to load up that much. It isn’t until exam season that you will realize your mistake, which may be too late to drop a class.</p>
<p>It’s not going to be 21 credits of new material. </p>
<p>ECE 301 - signals and systems
ECE 302 - probablistic methods
ECE 311 - electromagnetics
ECE 362 - microprocessor systems/interfacing
CHE 205 - energy/material balances
EPCS 302 - engineering projects in community service
PSY 240 - social psychology</p>
<p>I bought the book for 301 and I have the entire syllabus, homework assignments, notes, and exams. Going to study all of that this summer until I know it really well. </p>
<p>I have all the notes/homeworks/exams for 311. I also am retaking this course and I think I learned the material really well before the final exam this spring… I will know everything by the start of class. </p>
<p>I also have the book for 205… that course is also a required retake and will also be studied very thoroughly this summer. </p>
<p>I’m planning to take psych 240 online… which is an easy A from what other people tell me. </p>
<p>The only difficult courses would be ECE 302 & 362… as for exam weeks, I would just have to prepare beforehand.</p>
<p>I find it a bit odd that you are a senior enorolled in no 400-level classes. Just push back your graduation so you can build your GPA back up at a more leisurely pace. If you can afford it, that would be the smartest move.</p>
<p>I was supposed to graduate this spring but due to being dropped from the university for a semester I had to push it back. In reality I’m getting a degree in 5 years, but 9 semesters. </p>
<p>Besides the point of questioning my motives, can I reasonably expect a job before or soon after graduation?</p>
<p>If you really can manage to do what you say you should be alright, however, I’ve known a few people who’ve attempted doing similar things and failed pretty miserably. </p>
<p>In any case, assuming you can bring it up about 2.7-2.8 and get some other activities going you should still be alright… Make sure you put in serious work on your resume and interview preparation because it’ll take a creative mind to put out a decent resume with no activities/experience/leadership to date and no tried and true interviewing techniques. Keep in mind that most of the full-time hiring happens in the fall so you’ll have greater competition in the spring too.</p>