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02-14-2008, 05:52 PM
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#1 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 231
| Computer Engineer Internships GPA?
Hi guys,
I haven't posted in a while but I was wondering what GPA on average people need to get accepted into a pretty good engineering internship. (Eg. Qualcomm, Nokia, Microsoft, Amazon etc.)
I go to UCSD by the way.
I know there's a lot more factors, but GPA has to be a huge one right?
Thanks! | 
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02-14-2008, 08:37 PM
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#2 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Warrenton, VA
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| 3.3-3.4 seems to be the cutoff at my school...
someone with to msft with 3.4 after sophomore yea, and now he has a 3.5 and is going to qualcomm after junior year | |
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02-14-2008, 10:35 PM
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#3 | | Junior Member
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| I know a guy who got a Co-op at Rockwell Collins with a 2.8 when he applied. Basically, if your GPA is below a 3.4, you need to have some pretty impressive skills and experience if you want to get a good internship. Stuf like working with chipsets, layout, VHDL, can have big factors in choosing interns for companies. | |
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02-15-2008, 01:58 AM
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#4 | | Junior Member
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| mmm, just a question. How can you have experience without having an internship? | |
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02-15-2008, 09:04 AM
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#5 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New York City
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| You get an internship via any connections you or your school may have, or you get another internship first that isn't as highly sought after as Nokia, Microsoft, etc.
I've seen applications which say that the minimum GPA is 3.0 to be considered. A 3.3 or 3.4 seems to be fairly high for an official cutoff, but I wouldn't be surprised if they only hired people with those GPA's or higher. | |
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02-15-2008, 07:49 PM
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#6 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 231
| so it's still an internship then right? o.o;;
Mmmkay. That's about it. Thanks guys <3 | |
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02-17-2008, 02:22 AM
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#7 | | Junior Member
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| above 3.0, and after that all they care about is your relevant work/project experience. | |
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02-17-2008, 01:47 PM
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#8 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
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| "mmm, just a question. How can you have experience without having an internship?"
Get involved with any projects your school offers, or that other students are interested in; And on your own, things like learning coding are worthwhile.
A lot of companies on their sites will have pre-reqs or recommended experience in things that some schools don't even offer in the classroom, so getting involved is a recommendation. | |
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02-26-2008, 04:23 AM
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#9 | | Junior Member
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| Omg. I forgot to ask. Do they look at your GPA for your major? Or for your actual Cumulative?
I knew I shouldn't have taken so many writing classes this year.. so stupid. | |
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02-27-2008, 02:24 AM
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#10 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Warrenton, VA
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| well, your knowledge of the subject is more important once you get interviews... if you cant confidently talk about piplining you might not get a job in architecture.... | |
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