<p>Employers would definitely want such a person and graduate schools would unhesitatingly accept such a student</p>
<p>Not universally true. Employers want to see experiences. They’d rather take a 3.2 who had school-year internships or was the president of the SGA than a 4.0 who slaved his entire school hours away trying to get an A. And graduate schools, while they typically look for a 3.5+, want people with research experience. They’ll take a few Bs (and even a C or two) over zero experience because you are trying to get As. (I mention this because OP said something about holing up to do nothing but study to get straight As).</p>
<p>The other thing is, why would you want to? Honestly, I never get asked about my undergrad GPA anymore. I’m a grad student so it’s a little different, but I had a 3.4 and I’m in a top program because of my research experience and ability to talk about that. But I do have some friends in undergrad or who don’t have graduate degrees, and I did interview with some places before grad school. As long as you have a 3.0 at least (3.2 for some places) they don’t care about the rest. They want you to have experiences in leadership and in their fields.</p>
<p>If I could change one thing about undergrad, I would’ve taken a business internship somewhere either during term-time or during the summer. (I did research internships.)</p>