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zf0enix · 04-24-2003, 08:37 AM

A lot of the firms I interviewed with in college had minimum GPA requirements even to talk to them. A 3.5 was preferred, but 3.2 was the cutoff. When I had worked for one firm a couple years and went back to my university to help with on-campus recruiting, we actually rejected a couple people that would have been great because their grades were at the cut-off. One guy in particular was really cool and smart, but had spent time in Europe studying abroad and traveling so his grades suffered a bit, but the partners didn't want to appear to be "lowering their standards". Dicks.

In my profession, I've learned that after the 1st job, GPAs and transcripts matter less and less.

04-24-2003, 08:37 AM	#15 (permalink)
zf0enix Psycho Location: PacNW	A lot of the firms I interviewed with in college had minimum GPA requirements even to talk to them. A 3.5 was preferred, but 3.2 was the cutoff. When I had worked for one firm a couple years and went back to my university to help with on-campus recruiting, we actually rejected a couple people that would have been great because their grades were at the cut-off. One guy in particular was really cool and smart, but had spent time in Europe studying abroad and traveling so his grades suffered a bit, but the partners didn't want to appear to be "lowering their standards". Dicks. In my profession, I've learned that after the 1st job, GPAs and transcripts matter less and less. __________________ One step closer to the edge...