| GPA matters if you want to go for some high-calibar industry like Consulting or IBanking (these industries want your GPA to be at least 3.5) and/or if you want to get into Big 4 Accounting firms (also 3.5 min.). And let's not forget about grad. schools.
The question is, I never really know who recruits at UCI or any of the mid-/lower UCs. But UCLA keeps tight relationship between all of the Big 4 firms, consulting firms (BC, Deloitte, Hitachi) and even some of the higher Ibanks (Goldman Sachs, Lehman) and the reps frequently speak at the events and always show up in career fair. So I guess if you go to UCLA, you will surely have opportunities opend up for you, but that's if you have high GPA. Seriously, 90% of econ/bizecon/accounting students want to get into these three industires, your GPA will have to stand out from the rest (which means 3.5 can often be inadequate) and have had superior leadership/activities to get the interview. |