What was your GPA in college?  Do you think it has helped or hurt you, or do you think any employers care?
457217
Don't offer it unless they ask or require it if it is under a 3.8/4.0.  I had a 3.73 and it seemed to hurt me more than help me!
493548
As an employer, there needs to be a transcript more than the diploma.  If you have any unpaid loans that need to get taken care of.  Please get that done immediately.  Then, they can release your transcripts.  The transcript indicates the types of classes as well as the level of performance.  \n\nI always thought of the diploma as a more personal touch for the graduate.  Who is going to hang a transcript on the wall?  I'm thinking that there may have been a few smaller employers that may have been burned.  These days with corporate background checks as they are, they can find out if you attended and graduated.  Smaller businesses may not have the option of going with expensive background/education checks.  \n\nFinally, I would say, be honest with your prospective employer.  For awhile, I was one class short of full graduation and I was fully honest to my employers.  That made a difference.  If anything, it was almost as good as the diploma because it showed that I had integrity.  I wasn't flaunting that I was one class shy, but when asked, I replied honestly.  \n\nGood luck with your new employer!  You are lucky to get a great job right out of school.  For me, I had to work from the very bottom.  Not very fun.  Yet, I learned a great deal more along the way.  For instance, I feel that I have a better understanding of what the team members go through, because I have held nearly every position to get where I am today.  Whatever position you take, work hard to be the best you can be.  College will be a distant memory before you know it.
379636
Well, you graduated from college and you're still unemployed. You're supposed to be making something out of yourself right now. People would kill to get into college and get started on their career.\n\nA college graduate without a job, people who aren't as educated with you have a job. You kind of come off as a bum.\n\n[edit]\nHaving good grades and coming from a good college doesn't mean anything if you're unemployed. Your grades aren't going to give you a place to live or pay the bills.
225452
Love helps a LOT in one's studies. I am much more successful in professional school than I was in undergraduate and graduate school, before I was married. The love and support help me more than anything to keep going. I went from a 3.78 to a 4.0. It might not seem like that much, but it is for me.
392586
My first semester of college I nearly went insane. I was sick all the time, I was scared to meet new people, and it seemed like everyone else was a genius compared to me. My chemistry class is was kept me sane. \n\nIt helped that it was smaller (60-70 people.) It was still twice the size of my high school classes, but less than half the size of a normal lecture at my college. The professor was GREAT. He was the first professor to learn my name, or even seem to care that I, as an individual, understood the material. AT the time, it was a big deal. He was also a great teacher in general. He liked to do demonstrations and involve the students in them. \n\nMost importantly, for whatever reason, I ended up becoming friends with a lot of people in that class. Nerds are drawn to one another, perhaps? I'm not sure what I would have done without it.
857212
I feel qualified to answer that,,,,,,,,,,,\nWhen I graduated from High school and only with what could be considered average grades (no scholarship to Yale in the mail), when my dad made it quite clear that I had until the end of summer to find a place of my own ("I've raised you, now do something with your life") looking around our small town in western Oregon the opportunity's seemed to be restricted to pumping gas or pulling on a green chain. Nether of which really excited me. Checking with the Air Force recruiter on a fine summer morning much to my surprise I score quite well on their little test (guess it helped knowing the difference between a screwdriver and a crescent wrench) So off I went to a one full year long tech school where I received an education that has served me well all through my adult life. Would I suggest the same to others???? ABSOLUTELY
1134497
I liked it. I'd rate it a ten  (10), because far as Dad goes, his actions rate a ten plus (10+).  It goes to show what I've always said, Parents should "help" their children with their school work.  LOL.  GPA.....4.0
1069663
I ask when I have run out of places to look. Sometimes people come up with answers I haven't thought of and it gives me a new direction to look. I don't ask for the flat out answer. \n\nI appreciate all the help I can get sometimes. I will graduate in May 2007 with a BS/BA and my GPA is 3.5 and it is not always an easy task keeping those grades. I am happy to help anyone in any way I can.
812279
I don't know what kind of random hits your teacher is making on the students.  Perhaps you can't get past that?  I went to three universities and graduated with a 4.0 GPA in all.  The key to my good grades was my note taking.  I took amazing notes and then when I got home, I went through them and outlined my notes making more sense of them.  By the time I got through outlining and making a really nice bunch of note pages, I knew the material.  It helps to not be freaked out by tests as well.  They never bothered me.  You either know it or you don't.  I think trying to study at the last minute outside the classroom door is foolish.  All that can do is get you all nervous and confused.  Even being around other students who are panicking over their last minute studying will have a negative effect on you.  I stayed away from the classroom and those students until the very last minute and didn't crack a book before the test.  Like I said, "If I didn't know it when I got there, I wasn't going to learn it in 5 minutes!"  I also helped other students study for their exams (the same ones I was taking) and this also solidified the information in my brain.  In that case, you give and you get something in return.  If there was an area which was extremely difficult to grasp onto, I stayed after class and talked to the instructor or made use of the computer programs available for that particular subject.  Good grades take hard work.  Your grades to date are not to be sneezed at, so don't be so hard on yourself.
730270
I think that someone like you would be the better student, and looked at better than the first.  When colleges look at grades and courses, they want to know that you know what you can handle.  They want good GPAs.  Great grades that keep you in the top of your class will get you into college.  What will help even more is if you went a step above just classes and participated in activities.  A person who just had great grades will not look as good to a college as someone who does well and has involved themselves in other activities, especially volunteering.  If you have that as well, then you are a shoe in.
874906
Be famous or be born into lots of money. I just watched a special last night about all those colleges, Yale, Harvard, Brown, etc. They said it matters not what kind of grades you make, you can have a perfect GPA, but they favor those certain individuals that already have had everything handed over to them in life. They said they have an image to uphold...what kind of sh!t is that? It's true...
1090537
walk in.  They have a packet you fill out.  I didn't get accepted because I didn't have good enough gpa.  I think you need 3.0 or 3.5 gpa.  Sounds like a good way to get a job during the summer and after high school though.
271868
Have you tried going to you counselour and asking for advice? Have you talked with your teachers for a way to pull your grade up? Most people are willng to work with you \nIF your genuine about achieving you degree, this might be hard since your on probation but IF you are genuine about your education you might be able to figure something out with your college board members, teachers, something.\nSorry probably wasn't much help.
1016491
Who cares how it looks to other people? You should be proud of yourself. At least you are trying. It doesn't matter if it takes you 10 years to complete college, at least you haven't given up. That says something great about your character. My sister had a baby her second year in college, so it took her an extra year and a half to finish, but she did it, and so can you. I know you don't know me, but I am proud of you! You are setting a great example for anyone who wants to go to college and make something of themselves. Keep up the good work, and pat yourself on the back. Here, I'll pat for you (pat, pat, pat!)......Take care......
789375
it may be hard to get your first job with a low GPA but once you get in somewhere even if it is not your dream job or best pay you stay at least two years and get some experience then look for work again you should be fine.  \nI know people in HR and they do look at GPA if you are fresh out of college for all positions they hire.  What your professor said may be true about IT if aonther IT person is doing the hiring but they usually aren't even part of the proscess.
196645
Well, I graduated with a 3.6 with my undergraduate and a 4.0 in my graduate degree. You have to study, read, DO YOUR WORK!, participate in class and develop  good repour with your teachers.\n\nWell...to answer your question, mmy freshman grades weren't the best...well they were more like a 2.5. But once you are in school awhile you get the hang of things and by your junior and senior year you will be pulling a higher GPA. No one goes into college and gets good grades off the bat! I rememeber my freshman teacher giving me an "F" on an essay and asking where I learned how to write. Hang in there, and don't be so hard on yourself. College is a whole new world and there is a lot to get adjusted to. \nOh and I graduated with a double history and education major for my BA and Literacy Specialist B-12 for my graduate degree.
862935
I believe there are definitely two sides to this coin. We can show examples from both sides all day long. However, as it may not be a direct correlation there is one there. I myself am a high school dropout, but by making the right decisions in my career I have done well for myself and consistently earn 6 figures year after year. I must say it took me a lot longer then my associate who with a college degree and outstanding GPA got there a lot quicker. He is 10 years younger then me, I am 37. I do believe someone who works hard in school and carries a higher GPA has a much greater chance of success. It is recognized as dedication, motivation and this is something even I would be looking for in an employee.