<p>All too often on CC I read a post that says something like “they’ll never ask about your GPA after your first job”, etc. Naturally, every job application you’ll ever fill out will have a space on it for GPA. Of course, not all GPAs are the same… a Cal Tech GPA should not be compared to U. Nebraska, etc. But try telling that to HR… you won’t get the chance since you’ll be screened out. So this will dog you for decades despite what you read on CC.
However, the solution is indeed to go to grad school. Naturally it will be impossible to get into a great grad school, even with near perfect GRE, GMAT, or LSAT scores. So you’ll have to either go to a sub-par school, go for a certificate and use the GPA from those classes to get accepted or take classes initially on an adjunct enrollment basis (usually limited to 6 to 9 units that will count) to build up your GPA. Then get admitted to grad school for real. Then graduate and show off your GPA. Like building up a credit score, it can be a long process.</p>