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For engineers, if you have a good internship or two under your belt when you graduate, I'm not sure your GPA really matters even for your first job. But, GPA de

For engineers, if you have a good internship or two under your belt when you graduate, I'm not sure your GPA really matters even for your first job. But, GPA definitely matters for what internships you can even apply for. So having a good GPA certainly makes it easier to get a good internship, and having a good internship on your resume makes it easier to get a good first full time job, which make it easier to get your second job, etc.

bayindirh 4y ago
No. My GPA didn’t matter when I got my internships or got my job, because esp. in CS, GPA doesn’t measure motivation, curiosity and eagerness to try. I always failed math classes, but I transform to something different if I have to apply that math. I get a +3 modifier instantly. Same in programming. I can tackle much harder problems than my peers, but my grades didn’t show that. Result? I got my Ph.D., work at a reputable institution, and I’m happy. I’m also continuing a side academic gig. I personally don’t care about GPAs of people I interview too.
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- 0xffff2 4y ago
  I don't think your experience is representative. Certainly your dismissive "no" is unwarranted.
  - bayindirh 4y ago
    > Certainly your dismissive "no" is unwarranted. Sorry, I didn't mean to sound dismissive. I've written this comment on mobile, in a short time, which proved to be a bad idea. I wanted to say "I don't believe GPA to be a good indicator regarding capabilities and intelligence of a person". That dismissive sounding "No" was a direct answer to > I'm not sure your GPA really matters even for your first job. And, I tried to say "No, it doesn't matter from my perspective". > I don't think your experience is representative. It's certainly possible. I was not an ordinary student when I was an undergrad due to both my past and my interest in computers.
xxpor 4y ago
This is why I'll never work for NVIDIA. They required a 3.5 GPA for interns and new grads, when no one else did. Screw em.

bayindirh 4y ago

No. My GPA didn’t matter when I got my internships or got my job, because esp. in CS, GPA doesn’t measure motivation, curiosity and eagerness to try. I always failed math classes, but I transform to something different if I have to apply that math. I get a +3 modifier instantly. Same in programming. I can tackle much harder problems than my peers, but my grades didn’t show that. Result? I got my Ph.D., work at a reputable institution, and I’m happy. I’m also continuing a side academic gig. I personally don’t care about GPAs of people I interview too.

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0xffff2 4y ago
I don't think your experience is representative. Certainly your dismissive "no" is unwarranted.
- bayindirh 4y ago
  > Certainly your dismissive "no" is unwarranted. Sorry, I didn't mean to sound dismissive. I've written this comment on mobile, in a short time, which proved to be a bad idea. I wanted to say "I don't believe GPA to be a good indicator regarding capabilities and intelligence of a person". That dismissive sounding "No" was a direct answer to > I'm not sure your GPA really matters even for your first job. And, I tried to say "No, it doesn't matter from my perspective". > I don't think your experience is representative. It's certainly possible. I was not an ordinary student when I was an undergrad due to both my past and my interest in computers.

xxpor 4y ago

This is why I'll never work for NVIDIA. They required a 3.5 GPA for interns and new grads, when no one else did. Screw em.