<p>LOL, bone. Some engineers DON’T care what you call it, but others do. Whatever, it’s hard work!</p>
<p>Say I’m a PetrE major, say I want to get an internship/job at a top company in the Petroleum industry, say I’m an absolute champion at interviews and I can pretty well secure the job as long as I’m given an interview. </p>
<p>Different case same problem, say I would like to get into a top B-school, once again I can cream an interview and I have several years of solid work experience, show good progress/leadership, say I pull a 700+ on the GMAT, with nice recs.</p>
<p>What would you say is a reasonable minimum GPA that should be maintained in order to keep all of my options open, a 3.0? Obviously I’ll try to get the highest GPA I can, but I’d still like to know.</p>
<p>well if you are at MIT a 2.8 there is like a 4.1 at other schools . . .</p>
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<p>I loled at that.</p>
<p>a little cross-thread humor there. MIT students have it so hard man</p>
<p>I know. Maybe we should have all answered that thread like LongPrime does and then no one would have any clue what we were talking about.</p>
<p>You guys are about as useful as a snuggie</p>
<p>Hey, snuggies come in many new colors and patterns now!</p>
<p>Well in your second case, I’d say a 2.25 would suffice. If you score a 700+ on the GMAT, have years of great experience, and can cream an interview, you’re golden buddy. Now that we settled that, let’s throw back a few bottles of jack and flunk a few exams while we wait for that prime employment opportunity to head our way ;)</p>
<p>The whole problem is the interview. How can person land a job if they dont even make it through the screening process? I say anything lower than a 3.2 is bad for most internships, 3.0 is good for most full-time positions.</p>
<p>I have a feeling many companies have an automatic rejection policy. If you look at HR videos on careetv or whatever its called, the recruiter emphasizes on the use of LARGE text so the scanner can pick up the words its looking for.</p>
<p>I bet its not looking for a 2.0. I talked to a recruiter from NASA who told me that the Glenn research center receives 3500+ applications for 25 intern positions over the summer. The average student had a gpa of 3.6+ , although he did say one student with stellar experience was admitted with a 2.9ish.</p>
<p>Go to indeed.com, search for gpa 3.0 , 3.3, 3.6,3.7… You will see a considerable drop when you go downwards from 3.0. And yeah, some companies like nVidia and Apex Systems want over 3.5+ and 3.7+ minimum “non-negotiable” gpa criteria from “top 50” engineering schools. </p>
<p>^ networking stops working there. In my opinion, there is nothing as good as a high gpa ( considering getting interviews only).</p>
<p>Right now it’s an employer’s economy. </p>
<p>There are thousands of applicants out there and employers have the luxury of rejecting you for no reason–they have another applicant with higher GPA/stats. </p>
<p>However if you can talk to the recruiters and network with them, that will give you an edge. If you have a low GPA, email bombing your resume to the corporate web pages isn’t the best idea.</p>
<p>I had the opportunity to talk with a recruiter from a large oil company, and he said that to get into the interview you HAVE to have at least a 3.0. After you’re in the interview however, its all about interpersonal skills. They analyze you to see whether or not you can work well in their company. If you have a 4.0, fantastic, but it doesn’t mean anything if you can’t work with other people.</p>