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As a teacher in a top grad school, the grades matter somewhat, but if you show yourself to be smart as fuck in class (by asking good questions/making good comme
by elchief 14y ago
As a teacher in a top grad school, the grades matter somewhat, but if you show yourself to be smart as fuck in class (by asking good questions/making good comments), and get B's, I'm still recommending you.
Yes, teachers do get asked who their top students are by employers.
- TheSpook 14y agoHaving just served on the admissions committee for a top CS school, a student's recommendation letters and publication record are weighted far more heavily than his or her GPA. That said, the GPA is not entirely discounted---especially for those applying from unknown or lesser known schools. It can act as a red flag if the rest of the application is not stellar.