<p>I have worked in government, the private sector (publishing), non-profit sector (human rights), college teaching.</p>
<p>It is, generally speaking, easier to get a high GPA from the prestige schools. Even after the so-called grade deflation scheme at Princeton, median GPAs are substantially higher than at most state schools.</p>
<p>When does the education section get cut and pasted to the end of the resume? After the first job?</p>
<p>I didn’t have my GPA on my resume at all and just got my first job out of college. It didn’t seem to be a hindrance for me, most people didn’t even ask for it-- the people who eventually hired me were the only ones, and my GPA is similar to yours at a rigorous but probably less rigorous school than yours. They were impressed that I took so many challenging courses in such a wide variety of subjects and that I wasn’t afraid to take that risk, which was something I brought up when the GPA came up rather than let them make an assumption about it. I was really worried about it but they didn’t seem to be bothered by it.</p>
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<p>Even my dad still has 1 line which says where he went and what he majored in. At some point you lose things like GPA, coursework, etc. to make room for actual experience, but I don’t think you need to remove education all together.</p>
<p>Some industries require a transcript in your file shortly after you are hired and it’s always a good idea to put your college and year of graduation. If you are a newly minted grad with little work experience it can’t hurt to list a few classes that pertain directly to the position you are seeking.</p>
<p>Could it be because state schools are less selective about who they accept versus private school? And that is why public school’s average GPA is lower than private school?
Just seeking opinions.</p>
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Well, some state schools are less selective than some private schools. But some private schools are not selective at all, and some state schools are pretty selective.</p>
<p>If you are talking about elite private schools versus your typical public, what you wrote probably has some merit.</p>
<p>I think what moast people refer to when they talk about grade inflation at elite schools is that the GPAs at those schools have gone up much more over time than the GPAs at some less selective schools. Not sure if that’s actually true, but that seems to be the stats people quote. It doesn’t really directly address the meaning of a 3.0 from Harvard as compared to a 4.0 from someplace else.</p>