End of First Year Engineering Advice

eyemgh
Tue, 20 Jun 2017 02:14:56 +0000

To your original question…Is that OK? It wouldn’t matter what the number is…it’s going to have to be OK. It’s already in the bank. I’m not a big fan of grade grubbing. Take your C and move on.

All snark aside, it’s not bad, really, despite what your dad might say. If you can improve it, by all means do. Your other experiences have great value though. Jobs that demand 3.8+ are rare and could result in some unintended consequences for the recruiters. They will likely miss out on students who have more rounded experience and miss out on good candidates from schools with grade deflation.

Do a little introspection into whether or not you could have put in more effort or improved your efficiency. If the answer is yes, make those changes going forward.

Good luck and congrats on a solid first year. They don’t call engineering pre-business for no reason at all. It’s a difficult field.