<p>Hey guys, Im a freshman studying electromechanical engineering and I wanted to know what is a solid GPA in order to work for a top notch engineering firm like GE or Raytheon or etc.</p>
<p>Honestly, as high as possible. </p>
<p>Most companies have a 3.0 cut-off but I would strive to maintain a 3.5 or higher.</p>
<p>I know someone with a 3.4 working for Raytheon. A solid GPA is more important for grad school.</p>
<p>My friend interned at Raytheon with a 3.1 as a sophomore.
They hired a lot more than other guys in the same area.</p>
<p>Really, if you have a 3.0 or higher and relevant experience, you will be just fine as long as you interview well. If you don’t have relevant experience, then you will need to raise it. GE tends to have higher standards than most companies, and there you might need to get closer to the 3.5 range, but even still, relevant internship experience can help overcome that.</p>
<p>to me, solid GPA means 3.5 and above.</p>
<p>That said, a 3.0 and some good internships / experiences will get you an interview for most jobs.</p>
<p>I know people who have been offered jobs from Raytheon with GPAs around 3.3 from state schools. Then again, my friend with a 3.8 was offered a choice of a few jobs at different locations in the company, so that might have been part of it (also came from a different school).</p>
<p>4.0! 10char 
strive for nothing under 4.0, maybe you’ll get a 3.67-3.90</p>
<p>I’m with Techy–aim for the highest (reasonably) possible. Once you get your first internship (a great one if you have a strong GPA) you can relax.</p>
<p>It is my firm belief that students should always strive for the best theoretical grade. If they don’t get it, there’s no shame in getting the best possible grade they could.</p>
<p>Don’t let grades interfere with your learning, though.</p>
<p>3.0 with a good personality.</p>
<p>all in good reason y’all ;)</p>
<p>3.8 or higher is great, but being practical, i’d say 3.5 or higher is “solid”.</p>
<p>I score about a standard deviation higher than my class on most all exams, but it makes little advantage if you don’t work well with others and have difficulty communicating, interviews and such.</p>
<p>imo., gpa isn’t as important as what I mentioned.</p>
<p>networking</p>
<p>dang GrassBandit you took my answer</p>
<p>Getting a job at a firm takes a great deal of factors: your academics, relevant experience, leadership/extracurricular, people skills and networking. However, I feel that your “resume skills” (GPA/work experience) matter only to get you to the interview and after that your interview (people skills) will dictate whether you get the job.</p>
<p>Yes, and remember that the resume ITSELF is a major screening tool. Be SURE you don’t have any typos or misspellings in it!!! One resume I read mentioned “pooring concrete.” Bad on two points - “placing concrete” is the preferred term instead of “pouring concrete.” Anyway, just an example. I have seen some resumes with minor errors that my bosses tossed without a second thought.</p>
<p>I had no idea that “placing concrete” was the preferred term! Then again, when I “poured” concrete it wasn’t as a civil engineer, it was as a worker for the DOT as a summer job, so I wasn’t THAT concerned with the technical aspects of it. haha</p>