@Shipsarecool Omg I’m dying right now. NEVER assume intelligence, college students or otherwise. In fact, dare I say especially college students.
As for your earlier comments, I’m with preamble on this. My grades are important, of course, but I refuse to stress about them. I do my best, and it is what it is, I don’t freak about every 1/10th of a GPA point. And IMO, knowing someone who can vouch for you at a job (aka networking) is WAY more important than GPA. It won’t make up for a terrible GPA, but it’ll be a better differentiating factor than that extra tenth. Great recommendations + great interview > extra half a GPA point.