Low GPA, not Top 10

New / Eng
WeRoRo

New Eng

WeRoRo
Sep 1, 2017 28 Comments

I'll graduate the school with CS degree. My GPA might be between 3.1~3.2. The school is near 80th in national school rank, and top40 school for CS major.
I have two summer internships, research, and TA experience.
I'm afraid to find a job since my GPA is really low. Should I have to go Master for covering GPA? I think I screwed up my life because of GPA. I also want to get a job from a good company. Any tips for me?

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TOP 28 Comments
  • Amazon
    yosoyyo

    Go to company page Amazon

    yosoyyo
    As long as you can get an interview, nobody cares about your GPA. Work your network to get referrals for the places you want to interview.

    Pro Tip: Don't list your GPA on your resume. 😁
    Sep 1, 2017 3
    • Eigen / Eng
      chancellor

      Eigen Eng

      PRE
      Nokia
      chancellor
      He's saying above 3.1
      Sep 2, 2017
    • WRKSHP / Eng
      πŸŒ§οΈβ˜”

      WRKSHP Eng

      πŸŒ§οΈβ˜”
      I agree with the 3.0 cutoff.
      Sep 2, 2017
  • VMware
    yvJS68

    Go to company page VMware

    yvJS68
    You need to ace leet / hacker rank. Get your ass to work.
    Sep 1, 2017 0
  • Go back to places where you intern
    Sep 1, 2017 4
  • eBay / Eng
    chair

    Go to company page eBay Eng

    chair
    I don't give a fuck about GPA. As an interviewer, I care about how well you can code and how you can contribute to the team. I would ask you some LeetCode questions as well as very practical questions relating to the tech stack of my team (I might ask you to build a simple web application and ask you to show how you would build it to be scalable)

    One of my friends had around a 1.6 GPA at a community college. He dropped out of college and went on to build a startup and and sold it for millions. I don't believe GPA is a measure of impact in this industry, but rather just a rough measure of academic talent, which is not a good measure of how well one will perform in the workplace.
    Sep 1, 2017 0
  • Get a job, nobody care about the gpa
    Sep 1, 2017 0