<p>I mean finding an internship is no guarantee, and without an internship it's tough finding a job. It's like you need experience to get a job, but when no one is willing to offer you experience because of your low GPA then whathell does one do? Sometimes Idk what I'm going to do after I graduate, nobody on here offers any advice either, Hundreds of people view the threads but maybe 1 will answer, wth is up with that? if someone needs help you should help them. Sometimes I just don't know what the hell to do.</p>
<p>Calm down. Take deep breaths and think happy thoughts.</p>
<p>This site is the roosting place of the ubernerds. There will be little sympathy for a low GPA individual so if you are looking for interaction, don’t mention that.</p>
<p>Consult your college career counseling office.</p>
<p>You have to consider employment outside your major, particularily if your GPA indicates you aren’t very good at it.</p>
<p>Being willing/able to re-locate after college may provide more options. You can only fixate on a particular geographic region if you are at the top of your field, and sometimes not then.</p>
<p>Consider military servce.</p>
<p>The system is the way it is because it works for those who have the ability to change it.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>hey big g, thanks alot for your post man.</p>
<p>it kinda cheered me up, i’ve been really upset about my situation for awhile. I’m trying everything I can to boost my gpa by the time I graduate, I might be staying another year because I picked my major late so I have a bunch of stuff I still have to take. </p>
<p>I’m open to anything man, I just want some sort of opportunity, even if it isn’t paid. </p>
<p>And If nothing works out after Graduation, I’m going to check out the air force.</p>
<p>Econguy, it depends. If you’re a low-GPA/high-IQ type, then, if you’re motivated, you’ll do much better at your future extremely-low-level job than in school because IQ correlates with job performance (and GPA doesn’t, largely because memory isn’t nearly as important in the real world). So, you might be able to move up at some point. This contrasts with high-GPA, low-IQ types, who get internships and jobs at large companies where they can easily get away with not working. However, when they are eventually pressed to work, they are unable to critically think and instead use their powerful, nearly-flawless memories as a crutch. Unfortunately, this only lasts so long, and eventually they are exposed. This is the cause of the high rate of turnover at the big four.</p>
<p>Econguy: What is your SAT, GRE, ACT, GMAT, IQ, and birth order?</p>
<p>your name is whistleblower</p>
<p>your argument is invalid</p>
<p>lmao _____</p>
<p>Join the military and get a federal job. You get preferential treatment as a war veteran. I’m a vet and federal work is my plan B.</p>
<p>^Whooahh!!!</p>
<p>Also if you get yourself somewhat handicapped or are just a malingering waste of space and convince some doctors you are 30%+ disabled, you get even more points. If you are qualified for a given job you pretty much get it in that case(otherwise just file a lawsuit, you win either way).</p>
<p>Just suck it up like the rest of us and keep trying.
Do you think I thought I’d be doing an internship after graduating from a prestigious school?
No.
And I still sent in dozens of applications for INTERNSHIPS and got three calls back.
Just take the initiative rather than sitting back and complaining.</p>
<p>Im ready to get blasted for saying this but here it goes, yes GPA is important but not that important. Myself with a 2.6 GPA and several otheres around mind have gotten jobs/internships. The key is one raise your GPA a bit, but have good extraciruulars that demonstarte leadership and teamwork. Also, a good interview is key. I beat out two other students for a internship although they has GPAs over 3. Why? Because I had people skills companies want smart people no doubt but they want people who can also work with others a communicate well with others.</p>
<p>I laughed earlier in the thread but I think I need to agree with the OP on saying the system is pretty unfair. I mean, we go to high school having no idea what we want to do, then we go to college pretty much having no idea what we want to do, yet one screw up will preclude you from so many doors. It’s like we need to decide on a specialization in 8th grade and plan out our entire life from there, or decide we are going to grad school in order to get perfect grades and participate in everything.</p>
<p>Not only that, but grades are complete BS. What if we have one bad semester and get a few F’s? There goes your GPA and it will haunt you for the rest of your life. What if general courses are boring and then all of a sudden you get interested in your major courses? Too bad, your GPA is too low. What if you switch from engineering to the easier majors? Too bad, you’re just a lazy screw up. What if you’re having family issues and need to withdraw from courses? There goes your scholarship.</p>
<p>If there’s one thing I hate in the world it is bureaucracies and the education system at the moment is like navigating through a monster bureaucracy.</p>
<p>Its different for majors but im guessing ur an econ major and from what ive read GPA matters in ur major. Im a compsci major and while some internships do require a certain gpa, a bunch of the ones i interviewed/applied for this summer didnt. Including the one im at right.</p>
<p>^^I love this statement. It’s always from people who have crappy GPAs.</p>
<p>My friend who graduated 2 months ago and I would always have arguments about GPA. He would always say “GPA doesn’t matter, only connections” and I would say “GPA is not the only factor, but it seperates you from other applicants.”</p>
<p>Currently he is working as an “Account Executive” aka a Salesmen *****. </p>
<p>If your GPA is low I’m guessing you could’ve gotten a more enlightening internship with a better GPA. </p>
<p>EDIT: Your second most recent post was saying how you got two Cs in intro classes. So, you must fall into the category of people who say GPA doesn’t matter because there GPA is bad?</p>
<p>I’ve never seen ANY internship in ANY field that would look good on a resume that didn’t ask for or require a certain GPA. Sure there were “internships” that were at terrible companies running coffee orders that didn’t ask for GPAs though.</p>
<p>why are you bashing on people with low gpas?</p>
<p>let us live with our low gpas and you live with your great gpa.</p>
<p>we’ll find our way.</p>
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<p>Well he has a job and that is saying something in this economy.</p>
<p>Look, yes a good GPA is great, but aside from some big consulting firms and investment banking jobs, it is not going to be a huge factor. As long as your GPA does not show that you are lazy and is above 3.0 you should be fine. </p>
<p>Even below a 3.0 you can make up for it with experience, some graduate work, etc. and especially connections.</p>
<p>Contrary to what many people think most entry level jobs are not rocket science. Skills such as making people like you and hard work can often trump a lower GPA, particularly if you have connections.</p>
<p>This has been from my personal experience and talking to career counselors and some corporate recruiters. And for what it is worth, my GPA is very average.</p>
<p>^So you are also someone who’s GPA is average and you’re saying it doesn’t matter. Doesn’t that prove my point?</p>
<p>And I don’t understand. You’ve never applied to a corporate job and yet you’re commeting on what they like? Have you ever even had an interview?</p>
<p>FYI. No corporate recruiter will say “dont apply because of your GPA”. It matters. Thats all there is to it. </p>
<p>So please…to the people whos GPA is average or bad, stop saying it doesnt matter because of course you will say that.</p>
<p>^^i misread your post and see that you may have had some interviews. It sounds though that you don’t have a job. Is this correct?</p>
<p>And as for the comment about the economy. Companies are still hiring new grads. Let’s say a school has terrible placement and only 30% of people get jobs. Which 30 do you think that is? The 2.5-3.0 GPAs? No. It’s the people with high gpas and GOOD internships. What do you need for good internships? A good gpa. </p>
<p>Please, refer me to these jobs where gpa doesn’t matter. I could help a lot of 3.0 friends.</p>
<p>The people who were recruiters I was not talking to them as a prospective applicant. </p>
<p>Nonetheless, the nature of the workplace is different, companies are hiring on a need-be basis rather than having a traditional fall and spring recruiting period. Additionally, many companies are hiring interns and temporary employees to save money (no healthcare, lower wages, etc.). </p>
<p>Out of my classmates, and this is from a top 30 school, not many have jobs and many of the ones that do are doing fellowships or TFA. </p>
<p>So yes, this is the route I have taken. I had a few interviews, got offered three positions and took the best one. In fact when I talked to the HR folks on the phone for my current position, they all but said they were trying to fill a void that they did not want to fill with hiring someone. I have set myself up very well by taking something temporary, I’ll have a great reference, its a well known organization, I am in the city I want to work in permanently, etc. </p>
<p>Oh and also, by “average” I am talking about the people I am interacting with (ie: competitive people). I graduated with honors from a top 30 school and did three summer internships throughout college with great organizations. I also worked three jobs on campus.</p>
<p>Bottom line: there is no shame doing something temporary. Embrace it, try something new, but that will further your experience. It is not enough to “roll” with the punches, you have to revel in them.</p>
<p>^^True statement. I guess this is a benefit of working in technology. I’ve already received a permanent job offer for December. </p>
<p>You’re right in saying that a GPA often means you’re not lazy, but if you’re majoring in something like the OP (business, liberal arts) most employers will view a >3.5 gpa as being lazy.</p>