<p>Based on how well I am doing so far I predict I will graduate with a GPA of approximately 3.5</p>
<p>For Petroleum engineering is that a good GPA or not?</p>
<p>If not what would be considered a decent gpa that I should be proud of?</p>
<p>Anything over 3.5 is very good from a reputable engineering school.</p>
<p>A 3.5 is a really good GPA! It should definitely help you get a job and yea, you should be proud of yourself.</p>
<p>Anything above a 3.0, IMO, is acceptable. A 3.5 is very good. You’ll be fine.</p>
<p>What do you consider reputable schools? Just curious. Would UCSD be considered reputable?</p>
<p>^I’d consider UCSD a reputable school. It’s generally considered top-15 or top-20…</p>
<p>Well, I don’t know anything about them but the website says they’re 11th in the nation, so yeah, I’d call them reputable. I don’t want to pick a number that a school has to be ranked since my opinion doesn’t really count for all that much, but if a school is top 100 or so I’d say it’s pretty good.</p>
<p>In reality anything over 3.0 is going to be fine, but over 3.5 is going to be even better. Those are really the only two cut-offs I’ve seen for jobs or starting pay.</p>
<p>What website?</p>
<p>Their website.</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback guys. It’s a relief to know that I shouldn’t be worried about my 3.57 GPA. Its just that recently I had my friend trying to explain to me that 3.57 wasn’t a that great a GPA, even for engineering.</p>
<p>My friend is a business major though.</p>
<p>Ignore your friend, he doesn’t know what he’s talking about.</p>
<p>Yeah, 3.57 is really good. You’re not going to get passed up for a job due to GPA if it’s that high. Your friend has no clue, but that is of course why you’re in your respective majors…</p>
<p>I got into a bunch of grad schools with a 3.3, FWIW.</p>
<p>A 3.57 GPA isn’t bad, but there are 43 better ones.</p>
<p>Or 430 better ones depending on how many decimals your school carries out to.</p>
<p>Is UF considered a top school?</p>
<p>Yes, UF is good. Remember though everybody, going to a good school only means you’re somewhere that gives you the TOOLS to be successful. A good GPA from a good college might not be enough.</p>
<p>And to be honest there aren’t that many GPAs ‘better’ than a 3.57. Nobody is going to care whether you have a 3.5 or a 3.8.</p>
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<p>Not entirely true. Places like MIT and CalTech may care depending on several other factors, and fellowship programs definitely care.</p>
<p>Fair enough. I never looked into academia so whatever I say just applies to industry.</p>
<p>There are a few jobs on the UMich engineering recruitment website I’ve seen which have a minimum required GPA of a 3.6 or 3.7.</p>