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Does graduate school GPA matter?

Posted on 12/16/19 at 1:51 pm
Posted by NYNolaguy1
Member since May 2011
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Posted on 12/16/19 at 1:51 pm
Being as it's right around that time of year where folks are getting their grades, does anyone really care what your grad school GPA is/was after you graduate?

Is it industry dependent?
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 12/16/19 at 1:52 pm to
Nope. It’s always about who you know, not what you know.
Posted by stat19
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Posted on 12/16/19 at 1:52 pm to
Posted by LNCHBOX
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Posted on 12/16/19 at 1:53 pm to
I don't recall anyone I interviewed with wanting my GPA when I first graduated Obviously transcripts were requested to verify that I actually had the degree, but that was after interviews that went well.
Posted by CoachChappy
Member since May 2013
34197 posts
Posted on 12/16/19 at 1:55 pm to
I've only once been asked what was GPA was in an interview. I'm so happy I didn't get the job.
This post was edited on 12/16/19 at 1:57 pm
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
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Posted on 12/16/19 at 1:55 pm to
GPA of any school is meaningless. All people care about are degrees. And then they almost always never check to see if you actually earned one.
Posted by uway
Member since Sep 2004
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Posted on 12/16/19 at 1:56 pm to
At my first job post MBA, the interviewer mentioned my GPA as a good thing, maintaining that while also working.
Posted by Pettifogger
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Feb 2012
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Posted on 12/16/19 at 1:58 pm to
It's industry dependent.

"GPA and where you went to school doesn't matter!" - the OT

That's correct for a large percentage of people and a large percentage of career paths. But you're not going to find a bunch of dudes at Bain and McKinsey and Wachtell who went to South Alabama and got 3.1 gpas

Posted by Sneaky__Sally
Member since Jul 2015
12364 posts
Posted on 12/16/19 at 1:58 pm to
Depends on what your graduate degree was in - if you can't get over a 3.0 degree in grad school, what was the point?

Probably could have just gotten a job out of undergrad and worked your way up.

If you are working and getting a masters just to sort of check a box for advancement purposes, it probably doesn't matter.
Posted by 32 29 36
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2018
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Posted on 12/16/19 at 2:00 pm to
It doesn’t matter in most industries. The only thing that will matter is if you are working on a Masters if you want to go back for your Doctorate.
Posted by Ssubba
Member since Oct 2014
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Posted on 12/16/19 at 2:00 pm to
GPA actually matters in graduate school since I'm assuming you can't drop lower than 3.0. Neither undergrad or grad GPA matters when it comes to jobs.
Posted by Eric Nies Grind Time
Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 12/16/19 at 2:03 pm to
Graduate school is more or less pass / fail.
Posted by Sneaky__Sally
Member since Jul 2015
12364 posts
Posted on 12/16/19 at 2:05 pm to
Oh, I didn't know you couldn't graduate with below a 3.0 in grade school.

But in a crowded job market for quality positions, a great gpa can help you stand out.

But if you can't go below a 3.0, I doubt your final level matters too much outside of trying to get into a research field.

I'd imagine is matters in MS type degrees a lot more than business degrees
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
55741 posts
Posted on 12/16/19 at 2:06 pm to
Only to stay in.
I want to say most schools expect and demand at least a B in all coursework otherwise they could boot you out.

Graduate school with professional experience is a lot easier than undergraduate, plus it's a lot of real world experience incorporated in most graduate programs.

In every class, in my graduate program at least, it was a lot of research papers which is geared towards eventual PhD candidates. I had a major project/research paper sometimes in a group setting that was a major part of your grade. It was about learning how to write and properly source research papers while forwarding your thesis.
Posted by bad93ex
Walnut Cove
Member since Sep 2018
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Posted on 12/16/19 at 2:06 pm to
No one has asked about my GPA during interviews.

Posted by 13SaintTiger
Isle of Capri
Member since Sep 2011
18405 posts
Posted on 12/16/19 at 2:08 pm to
Generally speaking, you can’t graduate grad school without a 3.0 or above gpa, so yes, in school they matter. For job purposes, any respectable employer knows there is a GPA requirement for grad school so no, the gpa doesn’t matter.
Posted by 0
Member since Aug 2011
17842 posts
Posted on 12/16/19 at 2:10 pm to
Depends on the field and position I imagine. I work in supply chain and the only time gpa came up was when I was first applying for jobs with no prior ( real ) experience.
Posted by DeathValley85
Member since May 2011
19185 posts
Posted on 12/16/19 at 2:11 pm to
Not at all, never put it on my resume. Also take your undergrad GPA off after you get your first job.
Posted by Jcorye1
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Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 12/16/19 at 2:11 pm to
My undergrad GPA was terrible, and it took a lot of hard work to get back on track in my career path (CPA). It probably cost me around 2-3 years of career progression.
Posted by GoHoGsGo06
Member since Nov 2006
5739 posts
Posted on 12/16/19 at 2:11 pm to
I would say GPA doesn’t matter.

I will say which grad school you go to matters.
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