What is more important: A good reputation or your GPA?
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Since you have proven yourself with your high GPA, you should have no trouble transferring. I started at a regular run of the mill college (saved a boatload of money!) and then transferred after 2 years to a prestigious university that made up for all the money I had saved!! \n\nI will tell you from personal experience when you go job hunting, that prestige name OPENS doors. I say GO FOR IT!! Ands best of luck! But then with your 3.8, you don't need any luck because you have earned it!
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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.
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If you earn your bachelor that's great and congrats.  College is hard... I know!\n\nBut seriously the truth is that you can't put your GPA on your resume if you want to find a career.  Its best that you don't list it but only explain where and what you've graduated with.  That is it do not go into too much details.  Today's working field is looking for people who is sharp and capable in handling tasks.  Most interviews don't ask for GPA, because, sometimes the book smarts aren't so smart.  It takes people of both kind of street smarts and book smarts to make it through the business.  \n\nBut just to let you know... If you are just getting a 2.2 because its easy on you.  Don't... You are going to regret it and you are going say to yourself that you should have done better.  Its going to haunt you, because,  your going to learn that you have a drive that wasn't full filled.\n\nJust remember!  College is not for everyone but if you stick it out with a diploma.  People understand the pain and struggle you went through to get it.  Also, it proves you have the will or drive of not giving up.  Because, some people went to college and those who say they have higher GPA probably didn't stick to their major from the beginning.  I feel it shows lack of character and the will to drive.  There are people out their changing majors not to discover themselves but to make it easier on their grades.\n\nI majored in Management Information Systems, it was hard but I knew that my GPA isn't going to get any higher then 3.1.  Instead its even 3.0 or some dumb number rounded up from 2.9652892.\n\nSo that's why the workforce today sometimes don't ask your GPA.  They want to discover do you have the drive in you.
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ask your counseler\n      OR\ndivide the total number of people in your class by the number of people who have the same or better GPA  than you
884237
It depends on which schools you are considering applying to, but generally speaking, grades are always the most important. Most schools have a minimum score on the SAT or ACT to get in. I never even took the SAT's, but I had a 4.2 GPA, and a good ACT score, so I not only got accepted but was offered a scholarship.
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You have to have a reputation first. But that aside, it depends on what the data was.
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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.
707281
i would suggest going to a community college first to raise your GPA, plus you will save some money because some Universities will allow you transfer credits.
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It really is never too soon, in my opinion, to start thinking about college.  Most colleges look at your overall gpa which accumulates over all four years of high school.  If you are thinking about some of the more prestigious universities, you should keep in mind that extra curriculars are important too.  If you participate in a lot of activities (sports, clubs, etc.) and still manage a good gpa, you'll have no problem getting into a good school!
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Respect and reputation is a good thing to have and people don't forget it when people mess up..\n\nBut what do we do with someone who makes a mistake nobodys perfect the Bible says to forgive.\n\nSeems weird the men never get a bad reputation huh.!!!!!\n\nI guess times have not changed what you will have to do when you get out of high school is get a grant for college do something and move on with your life.\n\nPeople don't know you ever where and since you know the way people act you will never let this happen again.\n\nTherefore you live happily ever after:~)
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I learned a lot of things in my classes, some of which are not applicable to my occupation.  But there is more to learning in college than what you get in your classes.  Many of the lessons you learn, such as how to be away from home, can't be measured in your GPA.\n\nSpeaking of GPA's, I will say that it's good to get teh best possible grades that you can, but you should also strike the appropriate balance between formal education and your personal development skills.  I knew many people with 4.0 GPA's, but they were greatly lacking in social skills, for example.
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Here's one for you. No failing grade should be included in a GPA.\n\nWe all have many more things at which we do not excel than those at which we do. We tell young people to try, to experiment, but if they do and fail, we punish them by averaging an F into their GPA. If a GPA is supposed to be a measure of accomplishment, then no F should ever be included because an F means that nothing has been accomplished, you are going out with basically what you can in with. The only difference is that you tried. We should not be punishing students for trying.\n\nSchool appropriate and relevant I might add.
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It depends.  If you choose the low cost but not that high standard med school but if your grades are very high that will matter more than getting average or low grades in a high cost high standard med school.  Experience and grades I believe matter more than how prestigious the med school is.
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Marks contribute to getting into university or college, and sometimes getting a job, though rarely. What will really determine what your future will be is, what do you do with the opportunities you have? If you do a good job, no one will ever ask what your grades were in school. However, whether or not you learn things in school is a whole other matter...
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For fresh graduates, more knowledge doesn't hurt. If you go for both, it means you know more than a student with only an acct concentration and more than one with only a finance concentration. Once you start working, you will realize what really interests you, and then you can pursue a concentration (Masters or professional certification) in one particular area.\n\nYou can imagine the tradeoff: more classes and more to study, which puts your GPA at risk. So if you are going to do both, make sure you can handle it and put in the time. Employers hire students with proven academic/professional experience, meaning a student with 3.8 GPA from a second-tier school is more likely to be hired than a 2.8 GPA student from a first-tier school.
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University admissions consider many factors when going through the acceptance process. Your GPA (which by the sounds of it is 3.0-3.5) is certainly one of them, but they also consider the difficulty of your classes and the difficulty of your high school in general. Other factors include ACT/SAT scores, extracurricular activities, part-time jobs or volunteer work, and your written essay.\n\nI'm not sure what your definition of a "good" school is, but if you perform consistently for the rest of high school, Ivy League may not be in your prospects (unless your parents have money but that's another, very sensitive subject), but you can certainly get into a state or private institution with a pre-med program. In order to get into what I think you would call a "good" university, you may want to raise your GPA (a 3.5, I think, would be a good goal to set). Remember, this would be your GPA by the end of your junior year, because applications are submitted in the first semester of your senior year.\n\nIf you feel you cannot get better grades in the future, and would like to get into a "good" school, try to add in some volunteer work, become a leader of a school organization, participate in activities that interest you and that you can become very involved with, and when it comes time for ACT/SAT (which is much closer than you think), study study study! There are many guides in your local library or bookstore than can help you improve your grade in these tests simply by helping you become familiar with the format.
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After you get your degree your undergrad GPA is set.\n\nIf you're looking to get into grad school, you can still improve your transcripts by taking university classes through an extension program or doing some kind of certificate program. Good grades in these classes will look good, but they won't change your undergrad GPA.\n\nGood luck.