Safe GPA?

College Life
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<p>What GPA do you need to be safe?</p>

<p>Meaning be able to apply to most/all internships?</p>

<p>To get a job interview?</p>

<p>To apply to scholarships?</p>

<p>What is that safe GPA?</p>

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<p>What field are you in? </p>

<p>I’m studying computer science. For some companies like Google, they want to see at least a 3.7 or 3.8 GPA. Most companies don’t care as long as you can show your skills and experience, as well as passion and personal projects outside of class. </p>

<p>People with 2.8’s get jobs at Twitter, Facebook, and other companies. It depends on the place.</p>

<p>For scholarships in general, you usually need a 3.5 to be considered. However, some are ‘open ended’ and it just depends on who else you’re competing with. The higher the better.</p>

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<p>Thanks</p>

<p>Business-- Accounting</p>

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<p>As long as you have the degree, skills matter, not GPA. The obvious exceptions are positions at prestige firms like Goldman Sachs or Google.</p>

<p>A dude with a 2.6 who knows C++, Python, SAS, R, SQL, and can do linear regression, ANOVA, statistical analysis, etc. will have dozens more offers than a guy who only has a 3.95 GPA to his name.</p>

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<p>If you want to work at Big 4, you probably want a 3.6+ GPA. Keep in mind the higher, the better. GPA is very important for those firms. For regional firms or industry, it can be a little lower/vary.</p>