failiing college

[FinInk]

Originally Posted by younghov85

Focus on school like this: school=money

chasing nice cars can make you lose money but you wont lose nice cars chasing money. so chase your education in school and you will have 10 BMWs

Word. It's sad, but one of my major motivators for doing well in school is so that I can get a really good job and get my 335i hahah.

I'm majoring in Civil Engineering so I have to make sure I understand all the math I'm taking. I like Math more as opposed to something like English becase in Math there's almost always just the one right answer and no one can criticize that answer as long as you did it right.

[ehhhwik]

im in 3rd year in my university degree and i have a question for you "post college" people about grades...

Do employeers really look at your transcript+grades as a deciding factor to whether they will hire you or not??

I don't have bad grades (B average) doing a double major in Psychology and Economics and got in with entrance scholarship at University of British Columbia (ranked number #27 in the world according to Business Week Magazine)

[wuufer001]

same here, always on the net with e90post. but i now with the new laptop i am going to use it in class browsing e90post.

[ehhhwik]

Originally Posted by wuufer001

same here, always on the net with e90post. but i now with the new laptop i am going to use it in class browsing e90post.

hahaha, i am doing that right now in my Behaviour Psychology class...haha, the prof is talking about Major Depression Disorder

[ages944]

Originally Posted by awesome

college is so fucking easy

... business major...

[2009BMW335]

Originally Posted by Last E92 M3

lol? what did you major in...english? lmfao
what an ignorant comment

double major in history and english, minor in political science. i'm not ignorant, college was just, pardon my french, fuckin easy... and then i got to grad school...

[jbake]

Rizal...did u finish your HW? lol it looks like you decided to test fit your wheels LOL!! givin u a hard time

[SocalTy]

Good luck in school Rizal. Just keep your head in the game when the time calls for it. I'm sure you know when you can and can't slack off.

I'm in the same boat as you. Biology major with physiology option. It's really starting to get insane. Plus, I have to worry of maintaining a 3.0 in all science classes and overall gpa for grad school consideration. Not fun, but damn as hell worth it for the future. Good luck mang.

[dth656]

so out of undergrad (top 5 engineering school per US News World report), NO one asked me my GPA. 6 years later after grad school (at an ivy league uni), again, no one asked me my GPA.


However, if you plan to attend grad school w/in your major, GPA will be a factor, in addition to GRE scores and your personal statement. that being said, if you can find a prof whose research areas of focus align w/ your intended field of study, you can get in no matter your GPA (at least in what i've witnessed).

hope that helps

[Last E92 M3]

Originally Posted by awesome

double major in history and english, minor in political science. i'm not ignorant, college was just, pardon my french, fuckin easy... and then i got to grad school...

i figured...

[SteanLV]

Originally Posted by jbake

Rizal...did u finish your HW? lol it looks like you decided to test fit your wheels LOL!! givin u a hard time

HAHA i wanted to take a break from schooling today.. my head was just .. i have to do more science work toniught omggg im soo tiredd!!

[ehhhwik]

Originally Posted by dth656

so out of undergrad (top 5 engineering school per US News World report), NO one asked me my GPA. 6 years later after grad school (at an ivy league uni), again, no one asked me my GPA.


However, if you plan to attend grad school w/in your major, GPA will be a factor, in addition to GRE scores and your personal statement. that being said, if you can find a prof whose research areas of focus align w/ your intended field of study, you can get in no matter your GPA (at least in what i've witnessed).

hope that helps

thanks for some what answering my question, simply.....does GOOD GRADES = GOOD PAYING JOBS?

[SteanLV]

Originally Posted by SocalTy

Good luck in school Rizal. Just keep your head in the game when the time calls for it. I'm sure you know when you can and can't slack off.

I'm in the same boat as you. Biology major with physiology option. It's really starting to get insane. Plus, I have to worry of maintaining a 3.0 in all science classes and overall gpa for grad school consideration. Not fun, but damn as hell worth it for the future. Good luck mang.

Hehe im in same position.. pharmacy school average gpa = 3.65 so its very tough... I hope I can do some sort of business that I could own and make a lot of money because I just cannot work as a laborer all my life

[dth656]

unfortunately, grades arent the final arbiter of income. the real world isnt a midterm or final, so sometimes people who excel in school don't do so well in jobs, and vice versa. depends on the individual...

[DFW_M]

Somebody ban his ass...

[cm3rc]

damn foo addict!! do your hw!!

[TheDL]

Dropping out of community college has served me very well, MUHAHAHA...

[SpecC]

he should be banned and given reentry on a pass progress report

[darkcloud]

Originally Posted by ehhhwik

thanks for some what answering my question, simply.....does GOOD GRADES = GOOD PAYING JOBS?

That's a big NEGATIVE. Not to say that if you have good grades you won't get a good paying job, but that will most definately not be the deciding factor. I have known some extremely smart people with excelent GPA's having a hard time getting a job, not because they weren't smart, but because their people skills were horrible. Your people skills or interviewing tactics will more than likely get you a job now over what your GPA is. You could have a 3.7, but if the interviewer thought they were talking to a brick wall they would prolly pick the person with a 2.9 that was personable and eager to learn. You as a person will speak louder than what your resume says your GPA is. Recently it's become better to omit your GPA from your resume because employers have begun to think it is a way of showing off. If the employer needs your GPA they will ask.

Your best bet is to get a few good internships in your field of study. Employers care more about experience then GPA's. Look at job listings, they all say, '2-3 years experience required' or along those lines, not '3.5 GPA or higher required'.

[Neurorad]

GPA is somewhat overrated, but absolutely essential for grad school. The grad school's admissions dept's primary concern is admitting people who won't flunk out. The employer's position is that he/she wants to find people that work well with others.

[2009BMW335]

Originally Posted by Last E92 M3

i figured...

so you think english is a joke? i mustve written five hundred pages worth of papers between history and english as an undergrad-something i plan on doing for a living one day. but i'm thsooooooooo ignorant i'm t3h stupid

[ehhhwik]

Originally Posted by darkcloud

That's a big NEGATIVE. Not to say that if you have good grades you won't get a good paying job, but that will most definately not be the deciding factor. I have known some extremely smart people with excelent GPA's having a hard time getting a job, not because they weren't smart, but because their people skills were horrible. Your people skills or interviewing tactics will more than likely get you a job now over what your GPA is. You could have a 3.7, but if the interviewer thought they were talking to a brick wall they would prolly pick the person with a 2.9 that was personable and eager to learn. You as a person will speak louder than what your resume says your GPA is. Recently it's become better to omit your GPA from your resume because employers have begun to think it is a way of showing off. If the employer needs your GPA they will ask.

Your best bet is to get a few good internships in your field of study. Employers care more about experience then GPA's. Look at job listings, they all say, '2-3 years experience required' or along those lines, not '3.5 GPA or higher required'.

Thanks for your clarification, that makes me feel a lot better. I was previously quite worried because i want to work and get paid well but i dont have straight A's but now i feel better!