Original Blog Title: High Academic Results Make Better Programmers Personal anecdote about laziness and grades: My freshman year of college, I had a semester w

Original Blog Title: High Academic Results Make Better Programmers Personal anecdote about laziness and grades: My freshman year of college, I had a semester where I decided that video games were more important than school. I got a terrible gpa, lost all my scholarships, etc. I spent the next several years making it up. Now I didn't quite just rebound to high 3's and 4.0's, it took a few semesters to overcome my bad habits first (3.2,3.5,etc). Eventually I ended up with a cumulative 3.5. While I do regret getting that poor of grades, it does provide some talking material for an interview (provided your lower grades don't pre-filter you). It shows that you realized your mistakes, worked to improve yourself, and with your high junior/senior level grades, that you actually are smart enough to do the work (well, as much as college can prepare you for that). So, I guess my point is that even if you have had bad grades, you still have time to prove yourself, and may even end up with interview talking points.