Graduate school from a mid-low tier school worth it?

blevine
Sun, 04 Feb 2018 12:48:41 +0000

Depends what you want to do. But i think as a hiring manager that most grad programs are substantive enough to show your skill and effort regardless of the school. Just dont spend a huge amount on this, look more carefully at public schools.

Why not both do a job search and apply to schools that you can attend with your gpa.
Note likely at a lower tier school, you can get a better gpa. Then put the grad school gpa prominently on your resume, can leave off the undergrad one if much higher in grad school. Note employers know that engineers at top schools will not necessarily have such high gpa. Problem for internships, less of a problem later in life.