<p>when you're in high school, you strive for the best grades possible, because you need them to get into college. colleges actually look at that.
but when you're in college, why strive for the best grades if you're not planning to go to graduate school? either way, you're coming out with a diploma, right? will jobs/bosses see your gpa of your 4 years in college? if not, why do college grades matter?</p>
<p>i’m guessing that college grades are important
i mean if you do well and have a good gpa thats something else u can put in ur resume, and im sure a lot of employers are looking for people who worked hard consistently, i.e. chain reaction good grades in high school ----> good college, + good grades in college ----> good job. PROPORTIONAL !</p>
<p>Employers definitely look at your college GPA when hiring…</p>
<p>^^^ agree. Many employers want to see your transcript.</p>
<p>Well, for one thing people who have more skills are more valuable, and striving to get high grades gives you more skills.</p>
<p>But like everyone else said, some employers will want to know your college GPA, especially when you’re freshly graduated and thus have no prior experience.</p>
<p>I don’t believe that is true in all cases. Neither of my older siblings have never been asked their college GPA when searching for jobs, nor have a few other graduates I know.</p>
<p>I feel like some companies may ask, but not all, and probably not the majority.</p>
<p>I work for a Federal agency and have hired many current or recently graduated college students and we always require a transcript. Like others have said, often people don’t have much of a work record yet, so gpa, course selection and LORs from profs can be very valuable indicators of whether a student was vested in their education of if they just cruised through. And I can tell you which one of those students I rather have working for me, because work ethic is work ethic, whether on the job or in school, there’s no difference.</p>
<p>Doesn’t mean that it’s time to go, “Oh, yes, take easy classes, get 4.0, and BOOM i’m good!” Still take a rigorous courseload.</p>
<p>I’d THINK (but have no experience) that anyone being recruited while still in school would DEFINITELY have to provide their GPA. And, of course, that’s the goal, right…getting that job FAST/first right out of school. So, if you are in Honors college, graduating with honors, teachers aide/researcher, won awards/scholarships, all the same things that were important to set you apart “from the masses” in high school - are the same things that will make YOU the one that an employer will want right out of college.</p>
<p>OTHERWISE, yeah…there’s the adage “What do you call the person who finished last in his class at Harvard Med School?” - Doctor. It’s just that all the OTHERS will be accepted to great programs and go on to better long term positions, money…while last in class gets slim pickin’s.</p>
<p>Some students need to maintain a minimum GPA to keep their merit scholarships. </p>
<p>Also, a better GPA might mean you will graduate with some kind of honors, and THAT will surely be a job search perk even for places that don’t ask specifically for your GPA or transcript.</p>