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Only 3.6 GPA, not good but not terrible either.

>> No.10651035

Is ep 3 out

>> No.10651040

>>10651035
No, on monday or tuesday

>> No.10651046

>>10650951
D E L U S I O N A L

>> No.10651050

>>10650951
kek

>> No.10651259

>>10651035
Can't wait for the second team of technicians to find the corpses of their predecessors
Such is life in the zone.

>> No.10651269

>>10650951
2.4 here. AMA

>> No.10651347

>>10651269
Honestly anything below a 3.8 might as well be a 2.4

>> No.10651350

>>10651347
>3.8
why do people cope this way?

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>>10651347
>>10651350
>lol

>> No.10651355

4.0 at a top school
fucking eat it nerds

>> No.10651356

>>10651352
>not 4.0
Never gonna make it

>> No.10651364

>>10651356
>Major GPA: 4.0
Is that better?

>> No.10651380

who else 1.83 gang

>> No.10651383

For me, it's a 3.2

>> No.10651387

>>10650951
Don't wrorry OP, you can always go into HVAC.

>> No.10651388

>>10650951
GPA is bullshit in a context of grade inflation. Also, it induces students to seek easier classes instead of challenging themselves. Not to mention using a numeric value for grades makes much more sense than A/B/C/D/F. America might good at research, but the way they measure things is full retarded.

>> No.10651390

>>10651388
UK is worse. Everyone gets a 1st or 2nd.

>> No.10651402

I graduated with a 3.0 in major and something like a 3.3 overall (thanks humanities requirements) about three years ago. It took me about nine months, but I got a pretty nice job afterwards (though I didn't like the work, personally) and four months later I'm now employed as a mathematician.
What I recommend is to focus on making yourself employable if you want a job. I really focused on becoming a good programmer and continuing math research on my own, and it was very fulfilling to see these efforts pay off.
Having a good GPA in math doesn't necessarily mean you're suited for a job requiring a lot of math, but it's an easy first check that some employers have the luxury of making. You'll have to find an employer that looks past that and conducts a more thorough evaluation of your skillset.

>> No.10651410

>>10650951

Was pissed when I graduated my bachelors with a 3.98.

Never got a true 4.0

>> No.10651413

>>10651402
you keep saying job but most people here (not engineers or cs cockroaches) want to go into research and OP never specified their major

>> No.10651418

>>10651410
Didn't study hard enough for your humanities class eh?

>> No.10651454

3.4 at the moment, but I'm not a STEMfag

>> No.10651496

>>10651413
It's the same situation. At any rate, the job I have now is research. The two are not mutually exclusive.

>> No.10651722

>>10650951
I had a 3.56 and still got fully funded at a top 100 research institution for PhD.

>> No.10651733

2.1 gang

>> No.10651736

>>10651496
It isn’t at all the same situation depending on your field, there are a finite number of labs and unis with budgets to facilitate certain research and without the requisite grades, gre, letters of recc and aptitude you will be passed over without any chance of making up for your deficiencies. Grades matter, institution matters, your connections matter; trying to avoid this is immature possibly even self hating in its divorce from reality.

>> No.10651744

>>10651733
based

>> No.10651830

>>10651736
I never said they didn't matter, I never came close to saying that. Your reading comprehension is either severly lacking or you're so interested in saying something that you're not even checking to make sure it's an appropriate response. Let me be more clear for you.
Every employer/university has different entry requirements. Some of them have the luxury of being able to take their pick from "top performers", while others have to work a little harder to find the diamonds in rough. Still others just have lower standards. If you build yourself correctly, you will find that a poor GPA or test scores do not preclude you from getting a neat job or doing research somewhere cool. Moreover, once you're in, you're in; what university you got your Bachelors at matters less and less as you grow. Certainly, if you're actually interested in doing good work or doing research you enjoy, that will show through.
Trying to do research at a top 10 school for the sake of being able to say "I did research at a top 10 school!" is not something adults should be doing because as an adult you ought to be focused on accomplishing more fulfilling things. I'm not saying this is necessarily your attitude, but it's certainly one that I see a lot on this board and it's puzzling.

>> No.10651848

>>10651736
>>10651830
I think you were also trying to point at some sort of scarcity when finding places to do research. At least in mathematics, there are universities that fall into each of the categories I mentioned regarding acceptance criteria for all of the major fields of research. I can't speak to other fields. However, it's rare for a student to have an exact idea of what they want to research anyways as they begin a research program.

>> No.10651896

>>10651364
Even worse as it signals you just blow off anything you aren't ordered to do and don't take soft skills seriously

>> No.10653272

>>10651896
Luckily I found an employer that doesn't value 'soft-skills'.

>> No.10653341

>>10650951
that depends on the school you retard.

a 3.6 is considered good if you went to a top school

>> No.10653349

>>10653341
>That depends on the school
completely true
>a 3.6 is considered good if you went to a top school
Not necessarily. Good schools and bad schools alike have grade inflation, Harvard is a prime example of this. Schools like Johns Hopkins on the other hand have the opposite effect, where their GPA's are generally lower.

>> No.10653352

>>10653349
When a hiring manager sees:
>3.6 from Caltech
>3.9 from Florida State
They'll clearly pick the first candidate, regardless of grade inflation.

>> No.10653357

>>10651269
What major?

>> No.10653361

ITT: state school retards

>> No.10653377

>go to top tier school with rampant grade deflation
>nobody will ever know that I'm a bullshitting retard

>> No.10653410

>>10653377
Eh. I've done a fair amount of interviewing and sadly people who went to top schools really are just better. I've seen it first-hand.

>> No.10653415

>>10653410
yeah, the managers at my company say the same thing

>> No.10653425

3.0 and just won a scholarship for outstanding graduating senior and I am going to grad school this fall at the top uni for my field. LMAO.

research experience and strong relationships for letters of rec you fucking autistic retards

>> No.10653427

>>10653425
Show proof or I don't buy it.
Top schools are WAY too competitive these days - not meeting their entry requrements is an auto-reject (unless you have connections like that celebrity).

>> No.10653429

>>10650951
>tfw 3.4 and got into my first choice grad school for math
Just dont worry about ivy league and California chink-filled academic penitentiaries. I'm going to a state school in the prettiest state in the union and paying less than 10 grand. Ez. That being said I have only ever received 1 B in my major and the professor who gave me said B was fired before that semester even ended because he was awful. That being said, most grad schools only care about your last 60 hours GPA and if you can take enough adderall to soar on the gres. If you dont give a shit about grad school then stop posting about your GPA, it doesnt fucking matter.

>> No.10653474

>>10653410
GThyanks,. I jusgt gtogt mhy final resulgts class for se gthyeorhy. B+! Solid C for number gthyeorhy. Waigtingt for mhy resulgts on GTeomehyrhy.

>> No.10653492

>>10653427
For my field I said. Entomology so not saying much but it's true. Graduate school in my field is more about fitting into a lab and having people vouch for you.

>> No.10653493
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>>10650951
I feel you OP, I have a cash money internship this summer and my last year will be super easy. I've literally never taken a straight elective these past 6 semesters and my univeriversity requires 6 credits of them to graduate. So I'm taking geogrpahy and the history of money lmfao.

I have over a 4.0 in my Business minor too which boosts my GPA hella. Living the good life at the moment despite 3.59.

>> No.10653497

>>10653429
You have really low verbal iq

>> No.10653513

>>10653492
Oh okay, yeah that makes sense. I'm thinking of Math, Engineering, Finance etc.
That's a pretty interesting field of study though, what are you planning on doing afterwards?

>> No.10653518

>>10653513
Research as a professor or extension specialist

>> No.10653526

My cumulative GPA in undergrad was under a 3.0 and I'm a prof now, at a pretty decent school.

Funny story.

>> No.10653529

>>10653526

yeah that is a funny story. a fictional story, but certainly funny as well

>> No.10653535

>>10653529
No really. Right around a 2.9. They only look at your last two years here, which was slightly higher. Cutoff is 3.0. My M.Sc advisor was a new guy who desperately needed students. At every point after that, nobody cared - they just cared that I published at a decent rate.

>> No.10653541

>>10653535
Based /sci/-posting prof, tell us what you do

>> No.10653547

>>10653541
Mech. Eng.

Dynamic stall, mostly, and especially (though not exclusively) at low Reynolds numbers. Used to have a lot of money coming through via the AFOSR when they were interested in MAVs and bio-inspired, flapping-wing flight, but they decided that was Army research. So I do literally the exact same thing, didn't change any of my research at all, except now I call it 'formation flight' on my grant applications. Different program manager though.

>> No.10653548

>>10653541
fucks undergrad stem sluts, what else do professors do?

>> No.10653554

>>10653548
Have fucked a few undergrads, but never in engineering or science faculties. Cute undergrads or not, it ain't worth my job. Though I'm still in my 20s, so it ain't that bad for at least a few years.

>> No.10653556

>>10653554
You ever try to teach them engineering while you fuck them?
cantilever their torso with your cock and whatnot

>> No.10653682

>>10653547
>>10653526
>>10653535
I don't get how you low GPA get in. Did you know the faculty well? Because from my experience you have no chance whatsoever if you don't meet the program's minimum requirements (due to competition).

>> No.10653700

>>10653682
>i don't understand how you low GPA get in
it's clear you have no experience with any admittance process beyond that of college for undergrad. people understand that boiling others down to one or two numbers is not an effective way to measure them. who knew! as the job role matters more, people will take more time to evaluate you.

>> No.10653732
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>tfw school (med) doesn't give grades anymore, only pass/fail

>> No.10653734

>>10653682
You basically need a load of industry experience and demonstrate some capacity for research. Nothing you can do about a low GPA after you graduate. I doubt most good colleges even look at an application with a sub 3.0.

>> No.10653762

>>10650951
>gpa
what is maximum and what is minimum in your burger grading system?

>> No.10653769

>>10653734
You take graduate courses and ace them as a non matriculate.

>> No.10653833

tfw ~3.3 dumbo, I try I really do I dont wanna be filtered out of my dreams at such a young age ;-;

>> No.10653836

>>10650951
>not terrible
HAHAHHAHA

>> No.10653861

>>10653833
If its your dream you wouldn't have received a 3.3. Maybe school isn't for you, learn a trade.

>> No.10653866

>>10653861
I dont wanna work a trade though

>> No.10653876

>>10653866
Then why did you get a 3.3?
Goddamn it kids, unless you have strong family connections - GET A GOOD GPA. Now you're going to have to go an extra mile just to get a decent job.

>> No.10653878

>>10653866
3.6 isn't bad depending on what you're studying. What are you studying?

>> No.10653886

>>10653876
I just finished freshman year. as to why it was mostly because I got burnt out a bit end of last semester. I worked so hard but my discipline could probably be better. fuck man...

>> No.10653887

>>10653878
physics

>> No.10653890

>>10650951
Baste

>> No.10653892

>>10653886
Oh right... just study harder then.
And get an internship.

>> No.10653896

>>10653892
I got research this summer, but yeah guess I have to reevaluate my study strategies, I really feel the work is there its just my scheduling. how do I learn discipline?

>> No.10653901

>>10653896
http://www.calnewport.com/books/straight-a-student/
The titles of his books are a bit cringe but he's a good author.

>> No.10653904

>>10653901
damn thanks, I was actually reading this exact book at the beginning of the semester, I tried the technique of making daily lists but I just couldn't keep up after a month, especially once some uncertainty got into my schedule, ill finish the whole book I guess

>> No.10653981

>>10650951
you are delusional

>> No.10653988

>>10650951
>>10651269
>>10651347
How long do you study?

>> No.10653997

>>10651896
sci is so delusional it's disgusting

>> No.10654000

>>10650951
No one cares about your GPAs kids

>> No.10654015

>>10651352
literal undergrad

>> No.10654029

>>10654015
It's fine because I have a good publication record
i.e PhD quality but have more important things to do

>> No.10654108

>>10653361
This.

>> No.10654348

>>10653497
>English is everyone's first language
I learned how to speak this language from trailer trash rednecks and wetbacks in a meth riddled squalor, doesnt change the validity of what I said in my post. I know fuckers who have gone to med school with 3.0s. This thread is filled with humble bragging faggots and could actually fuck up the perspective of the 50% of /sci/ that are underage kids looking to go to university for stem. The people who arent humble bragging are just autists making excuses for not pursuing post grad education.

>> No.10654678

>>10654029
lmfao sure ya do kid

>> No.10654862

>>10653493
3.57 here, got a sweet internship at a fortune 500 company this summer, last semester is an ez 12 credits in the fall. Feels good

>> No.10655636

>>10654862
Another wagie lol

>> No.10655645

>>10650951

3.92 :)))))

Thanks for the A-'s, faggot.

>> No.10655690

>>10655645
School?

>> No.10655692

3.6 is an A average. That's pretty good.

>> No.10655720

>>10655645
tfw 3.81 brainlet
>why even bother living

>> No.10655733

>>10651390
Im so glad it works this way im such a shitty student but ill end up getting mid 2nd and nobody in my field gives a shit after you get a job

>> No.10655739

>>10655733
UK schools are pretty good in that you study your subject. Here you have to take 'elective' courses. Some of them are alright but they're usually things you don't really care about and thus do poorly on.

>> No.10655745

>>10655720
tfw your grades are hand made NOT a symbol of intelli

>> No.10655926

I went to HBS with a 3.3. You'll have to prove your strengths in all the other areas.

>> No.10655935

Engineer here.

Only 1 job application required above 3.6. Sales engineer for an HVAC company. Who the fuck wants a book worm in a sales position. 4 years sales and 2 years construction experience. Got kicked out of interview for a 3.4 GPA!

>> No.10655937

>>10655739
Electives are normal in the USA. Took metal fatigue, racing engine design and ethics

>> No.10655940

>>10651733
2.1 here as well, working on my masters

>> No.10656005

>>10655940
What kind of STEM jobs do you have in the UK? Not very familiar with the market. I bet the pay's shit though.

>> No.10656016

>CS major wit dat 2.5

>> No.10656018

>>10656016
At least you're a CS major. You'll be alright.
Imagine getting a 2.5 in finance or econ. D O O M E D.

>> No.10656043

>>10656005
If you do computer science, engineering or biotechnology you're fine

>> No.10656044

Why do Americans place such a high emphasis on grades?

>> No.10656639

>>10656044
Employers but a lot of emphasis on grades in applications because of how crowded the job market is. The interview and your experience matters a lot more but they dont have time to read all the apps so I'm pretty sure they slash you ahead of time if you're below X grades for Y institution and Z race.

>> No.10656658

>>10656044
Big companies are getting hundreds of thousands of applications to their offices worldwide. Do you really think they can sift through each and every one of them.
>set a minimum bar
>scan resume for key words
>invite candidate for first round interviews
That's how it works these days.

>> No.10658016

>>10650951
What’s wrong with a 3.6? It just means you got 1 or 2 Cs. I don’t think anyone will hold that against you.

>> No.10658064

>>10658016

I am Canadian and want to go to medical school in Canada. A 3.6 is a death sentence basically whereas for Americans this would be fine as many get into state MD or DO schools with a low to mid 3.0 GPA. So now I need to spend 300k on medical school in Australia or the UK. Thanks a lot Canada.

>> No.10658147

>>10653272
This means your "employer" (slaveowner) needs a slave who does as they're told without questioning.

>> No.10658153

>>10658147
No they value my keen intellect (as reflected by my bonus)

>> No.10658155

>>10658153
The CEO of your company makes more in a day than you make in a year.

>No they value my keen intellect (as reflected by my bonus)
The house nigger said the same when their slaveowner rewarded them with a nice meatloaf.

>> No.10658196

>>10658155
Actually the CEO here makes diddly squat compared to the founders (who retired in 2011). They still own 75% of the company. Yeah it sucks but if I had the skills and capital, I would start my own business.

>> No.10658243

>>10653547
>mech eng
not science or math

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>>10658196