<p>I need a little insight as to whether it is a good reason to enroll into graduate school for Industrial Engineering. I attend Georgia Tech now, for Industrial Engg and I will be graduating at the end of the summer. My GPA is not very good at all, nor have I had any internships or work experience in my field. Therefore, I'm a little apprehensive about getting a job, and originally thought I should go to grad school because of my bad grades. In the end, I would like to see myself working at a corporation, and not an institution. So I would like to know whether grad school is really going to help me in getting a job, or is it better to get a job while I'm a young, fresh mind out of undergrad.</p>
<p>Don’t go. If your GPA is “not very good at all,” you’re likely not going to be accepted to graduate school anyway.</p>
<p>Graduate school isn’t a holding tank for people who can’t decide what to do after earning a bachelor’s degree.</p>
<p>Yes it is. It’s a holding tank for some who would be otherwise unemployed right now.</p>
<p>A very expensive holding tank…</p>
<p>Well, it is not that I want to be unemployed. My question is whether grad school will give me a boost in searching for a job, because I am not very hopeful with the little experience I have along with a low GPA. I assumed grad school would give me that last little bit of honor I needed to be recognized.</p>
<p>Is your GPA < 3.0?</p>
<p>If it is, grad school might not be a possibility. At least any grad school that matters.</p>
<p>If it’s a holding tank, it’s a holding tank with sharks in it.</p>
<p>I know someone who graduated with a degree in computer engineering with a so-so GPA (I’d be surprised if he broke 3.0), and he has a job working for an NY investment firm. Jobs for people who have only a B.S. in engineering, even those with lower GPAs, are out there, although you may have to be more aggressive with your job search than you’d like. </p>
<p>If you have a low GPA, then your chances are getting a job may be better than gaining admissions into an M.S. program. Many potential employers don’t ask about grades – graduate programs do – and they are more interested in your skill set than they are in your passion for the field.</p>