<p>Currently, I’m on track for completing two minors (there’s some pretty good overlapping of classes between these minors and my major) and am finishing up one of my minors this semester. However, one of the classes for my minor is killing me right now and I have no doubt in my mind that I’m going to get a B or lower. I’m considering taking it P/NP and taking another class in the fall (that should be easier to get an A in) that will complete that minor anyways. However, if I do this, I will not be able to complete my 2nd minor. Which is worth having more: A better GPA or having a 2nd minor on my transcript?</p>
<p>Try to get a better GPA.</p>
<p>That depends entirely on what you plan to do with your life, what your major is, and what the minors are.</p>
<p>My impression from you being concerned about getting below an A is that you’re either new or have a stellar GPA.
WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT YOU ARE ACTUALLY DOING, my basic advice is:
If you’re going for Med or Law school, don’t do the second minor. GPA matters there and if you already have a high one you don’t want to jeopardize that. You can just list any relevant skills picked up from the extra courses on your resume; not as good, but still better than nothing.
If you’re looking at any kind of industry or other employment, and you already have a good GPA, do the minor. Very few employers legitimately care what your GPA is as long it’s above a 3.0, you have experience, and you show signs of being trainable. Experience isn’t something you get from coursework, and trainability is better-demonstrated by doing more and having a decent GPA than doing less and having a slightly higher one.
If you’re looking at grad school, it’s a lot more situational, though if you’re already on track to graduate with 2 and this hard class is the last of its type, I’d say the 2nd one is probably a decent bet.</p>
<p>But yeah, more details required.</p>
<p>if this was for a 2nd major, i’d tell you to stick with it.
but listen to yourself
this is a SECOND… MINOR.</p>
<p>why do you even have ONE? jk. </p>
<p>but seriously, drop this minor STAT. (punny if your minor is stats… heh…)</p>
<p>just do it… now…</p>
<p>HIGHER GPA. I have a very strong GPA, and am still having one hell of a time finding a job. You really need everything you can get in this economy.</p>
<p><em>Only exception</em>: If your minor is MORE RELEVANT to the field that you want to go into than your major (usually this only happens though when people realize that their major wasn’t right for them a little too late).</p>
<p>Ex: I know someone who was an MCB major, BioE minor, who went to grad school for BioE.</p>
<p>GPA. (10char)</p>
<p>just curious what’s your major whosthat1234? and what job are you looking for?</p>
<p>Gpa</p>
<p>Sent from my SGH-T989 using CC</p>
<p>Out of interest - particularly directing this at whosthat1234 - is anyone here aware of anyone being rejected specifically on the basis of GPA?</p>
<p>I have been told by virtually every reputable source I’ve encountered that with the (partial) exception of (most) Law and Medical schools, chances are that if you are having a difficult time getting a job or a graduate position, the problem with your application is far more likely to be a lack of on-the-job experience and associated recommendations than any flaw in your coursework, unless you averaged below a 3.0, and that demonstrating interest and ability by completing additional programs (e.g. majors and minors) is a much better way to improve the strength of your undergraduate academic credentials than the GPA boost you’d see from performing very well in otherwise-meaningless coursework. Ideally you’d want both, but I’ve been told that one is far more likely to get you points than the other.</p>
<p>And yes, I’m aware that one of those sentences is very, very long.</p>
<p>Thanks for good advice, everyone. Just to give some context (since there’s all this talk about law and med school, and I’m neither), I’m a 2nd year landscape architecture student looking at doing both the city®ional planning minor (the one i’m sticking with for sure) and sustainable design minor.</p>
<p>my gpa is fairly strong at the moment (3.9-ish), if that counts for anything. since landscape arch naturally has sustainable practices embedded inside the coursework itself, i dont think having a minor in sustainable design really brings anything new to the table (other than the fact that it gives me the opportunity to take some fairly easy ESPM classes, which is nice considering the time i usually devote to studio work). also, i considered tacking on sustainable design minor because 3/5 requirements can be fulfilled just by taking classes for my major and city planning minor.</p>
<p>I’d usually recommend the GPA, but in your circumstance and particularly your choice of minors, I’d recommend you push through with it.</p>
<p>It’s OK to have the occasional B. In the big picture, it’s only going to lower your GPA by like ~0.05. Your GPA’s already stellar anyways, and the two minors are extremely relevant to your field.</p>
<p>If it’s a C/D/F that we’re talking about, then that’s another story, but B is no big deal at all.</p>
<p>I thought you couldn’t overlap more than two courses between a minor and anything else (major/minor)… or does CED have a different policy?</p>
<p>its CED. really lenient policies regarding overlapping between majors and minors within the CED.</p>
<p>@ xViral. I’m MCB, looking for a research job (I have prior research experience and all). </p>
<p>None of my bio friends are having much luck either. Seems like biz/engineering really is the way to go.</p>
<p>Are we talking a professional research job or an internship/campus-associated research position?</p>