<p>On a 4.0 scale, is 3.5 is considered as a remarkable GPA?
Thanks.</p>
<p>Usually above a 3.0 is considered “good”. Depending on the school, the average gpa is usually in the 2.7-3.0 range. 3.5 is considered very good and I’m guessing that would probably be in the top 15% or so.</p>
<p>Thank you, norris212. By the way, does the companies look at the major GPAs more than overall GPAs?</p>
<p>This question can’t really be answer until you provide your major. No offense but, no, a 3.5 GPA isn’t remarkable.</p>
<p>My own personal standard…3.4 is Minimum. 3.65+ is Good. 3.75+ is Strong. 3.85+ is I’m the Man.</p>
<p>What is good depends on your goals. For example, if you goal is an ivy league grad or professional school, anything under 3.7+ is not good. If your goal is Med school, a 3.6 should be minimum.
If your goal is to get a job out of college, a 3.25 used to be terrific 25 years ago. However, with grade inflation, this same GPA doesn’t usually does NOT put you in the top 25%. Thus, a very good gpa is one that puts you in the top 25%,which is usually at least a 3.5 and could be as much as a 3.6 in some schools. I would generally agree with derekallen2009’s analysis if getting a job out of school is your main goal.</p>
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<p>workingATbig4: No, not offensive at all. That’s not my GPA. I heard people saying “3.5 GPA is good enough”, but it seems like in my school a lot of people are above it. So I don’t know… I am new.</p>
<p>derekallen2009, taxguy: Thank you for your explanation. :)</p>
<p>I will admit I had a lower GPA then a lot of my friends… although I was way past them in terms of credit hours.</p>
<p>in no way is a business major getting a 3.5 gpa remarkable. personally, anything below that, and I wouldnt be suprised if you couldnt get a job…</p>
<p>sp1212, so? credit hours dont mean anything, gpa stands for grade point AVERAGE. if your friends had taken more credits, they would probably still have higher gpa’s. </p>
<p>norris212, no recruiter would compliment you on your gpa if it was a 3.0. because the average gpa of the students they are interviewing is MUCH higher, mostly.</p>
<p>LOL wow who the hell is this jerk coming out of nowhere…</p>
<p>No, It meant I took more hours per semester and harder classes early on… and just so you know a harder courseload can take a negative effect on GPA.</p>
<p>AND HONESTLY, learn the concept of an AVERAGE before you try to explain it to someone else, you sound goddamn stupid. Another misinformed kid revealed…</p>
<p>Hahahahahah</p>
<p>Whatdidyou, I never said a recruiter would compliment you if you had a 3.0. All I said is above a 3.0 is considered a “good” gpa because it’s better than average. And yes, the average gpa of students getting interviewed is going to be higher than a 3.0, but only because lower gpa applicants were already filtered out; it’s not like they’re selecting students at random to interview…</p>
<p>HAH</p>
<p>I swear people on forums can be so funny, especially when talking about GPAs. I know plenty of people finding GREAT jobs with sub 3.0 gpas. </p>
<p>I have also noticed, that people getting 3.5 plus GPAs tend to be lacking… other life skills, that is, they tend not to be well-rounded individuals. I don’t like many of them, nope, not one bit. Of course there are exceptions!</p>
<p>spsp, wasnt trying to be a jerk. if that is what you meant, you should have said it the first time, you said nothing about taking harder classes…and i do know what an average is. if you think i referred to it wrong, then it is you that doesnt understand what an average is. </p>
<p>norris, I was just pointing out that a recruiter typically does not consider a 3.0 gpa “good” nor a 3.5 “remarkable.”</p>
<p>ryhen88, idk. the top jobs tend to only interview students w/ high gpas, and dont even consider people with sub 3.0 gpas. I guess the recruiters at your school must be different. lol. the recruiters dont agree with you about prefering people with sub 3.5 gpas. if only.</p>
<p>Ryhend. That has to be the most GENERALIZED statement I have read on this forum. You just group people’s personality by their GPA? </p>
<p>You would say that about people with 3.5+ gpa since yours is a low 3.1. Got news for you, I don’t know ANY accounting majors that got meaningful work experience right out of college with sub 3.3 GPAs. And what world do you live in that people with sub 3.0 GPAs get good jobs? I haven’t seen a college grad job posting without the requirement 3.0+ GPA.</p>
<p>The resume thread you posted asked for people to give you chances at accounting firms…</p>
<p>Big 4- 0% - All job postings require 3.3-3.5+ GPA
Mid-Tier - 5%
Small - 5% </p>
<p>Small and mid tier tend to have 3.7+ GPA requirements. Good luck with your ****ty GPA and your “well-rounded personality”.</p>
<p>I know a guy, roommate.</p>
<p>This summer he found an Information Systems Internship in the Bay Area… he helps computers network basically. His GPA? ****ing 2.5!</p>
<p>workingATTHEBIG4… I think I’ll be fine, no need to rage over the internet, lets just keep it cool please.</p>
<p>Also note that my friend who got an advisory (IT consulting) internship at a big4 firm in San Francisco had a 3.3. The recruiter also keep saying, “wow! your GPA is so high!” So I think people’s opinions on GPAs are a little bit inflated on this fourm.</p>
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<p>I 100% know this isn’t true. I work with people in that area and know most of them graduated Magna/Summa Cum Laude which wouldn’t be anything below 3.5.</p>
<p>Either you’re lying or your friend is lying. All Big 4 firms have a cut-off of 3.3 for interviews. Your friend would therefore barely meet the requirement…so, it is also illogical.</p>
<p>How about you take your “I know a guy” stories and go play in the sandbox? I am telling you, as I am sitting here working at a Big 4 firm (damn it is slow this time of year) that we do not take people with sub 3.3 gpas. And most people have a 3.5+.</p>
<p>I’m telling you facts…your arguments are stories that simply sound untrue.</p>
<p>Well it’s true! hahahaha you are too arrogant for your own good. </p>
<p>Also a thought? maybe the west coast is a little bit more laid back / doesn’t have high GPA grade inflation. He is working in San Francisco, and I know him from our Beta Alpha Sci Accounting Club/Fraternity. And he isn’t even one of the officers!</p>
<p>Oh, you were there with him when this recruiter raved about his very-average GPA?</p>
<p>Since you seem to lack reading abilities I’ll say it again. I WORK IN THAT AREA and the people I work with all graduated with 3.5+ GPAs. Your friend is lying.</p>