<p>Most studies show that drinkers live longer than nondrinkers to the tune of moderate drinkers> heavy drinkers> nondrinkers. But that’s beside the point of this thread. </p>
<p>As far as employers not caring about GPA, I feel to some extent that that’s the employer projecting onto the applicant, especially if the employer didn’t get excellent grades. Therefore, an applicant that had better grades than the prospective employer must (in his mind) be more socially inept. Some of us kids with good grades got out quite a bit. It’s like when girls see a pretty girl and say “she must be a *****.”</p>