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Due to some mental and physical issues in the past, I have ended up with a terrible GPA. Prior to the last semester, I had a 1.8. This semester, I managed to get a 3.5, which is ok, but now my GPA is only 2.2. I feel like my most recent semester's GPA shows that I am a decent student, especially as the previous semester I had tried to complete was Spring of 2016. However, I feel like my GPA is going to scare any potential employer or summer program away. Because of registration issues, I've only been able to complete 1 class in my Economics major (back when I started college in Fall 2012). I don't feel like I'm competitive for anything. Should I suck it up and do an unpaid internship? I'm willing to do anything that would help me obtain gainful employment by the time I graduate. It doesn't matter how much it costs; finances aren't a problem for me thankfully. EDIT: I have to add, I'm not a STEM major and I didn't fail my classes because they were too hard or anything like that. Right now I don't have many tangible skills. Nirvikalpa fucked around with this message at 07:22 on Jan 5, 2018 |
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moana posted:Alternately, what kinds of jobs are you looking for? I'm thinking of something like actuary work, where all you need is to pass your exams and that's what they care about. I'm thinking of working in something like marketing or sales. I like the idea of data science but I don't know if I'm qualified. I like making and interpreting surveys, but I might need more statistics classes before anyone cares. Doesn't being an actuary require a Math degree? I don't have that kind of skill.
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moana posted:Okay, well I'm not qualified to answer how to get a normal job in your shoes barring nepotism. If it were me, instead of doing a lovely unpaid intership, I'd start my own marketing company. Read, read, read, learn how to do social media campaigns and try to book some companies for cheap or free to get experience. At worst, you learn a lot about business, entrepreneurship, and some specific internet marketing strategies, plus a great resume booster. At best, you start making big bucks and you have a job without needing to get hired. I have a little bit of entrepreneurial spirit but not that much. If I did I probably wouldn't be in college right now. I just want gainful employment. moana posted:Also pull your head out of your rear end about being "qualified", nobody cares about how many stats classes you take. Can you do useful things with surveys? If so, charge for it. If not, learn what you need to learn to do useful things, then charge for it. No class in the world is as helpful as the internet in learning how to do useful things. What businesses need surveys? I dunno, go ask some business owners what they need. Google that poo poo. Don't expect college to spoonfeed you the answers, it won't happen that way. How do I get in contact with business owners? Do employers not care about coursework? That's a surprise. I'm also looking to see what the result will be if I apply to internships with Cisco or Red Hat or something. Are employers going to throw my resume into the trash if they see my GPA?
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DJCobol posted:I've never had any employer give a poo poo about my GPA, just that I had a degree. With that being said, can you maybe retake some of the classes you did poorly in and get a better grade to help boost your GPA if it matters that much? Yeah I am doing that right now What field do you work in? Some care more about GPA than others
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Jan 21, 2018 17:24
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I got accepted to a somewhat prestigious private school summer language program. It's a lot of money but my professors who knew about the program congratulated me for getting in.
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Feb 21, 2018 06:21
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moana posted:Like, a program just to learn a language? Here's a loving crazy idea, take that money and buy a plane ticket and learn to speak the language by speaking the language. Jesus Christ, a prestigious language program? Nobody but nobody is going to give a poo poo. Calm down. Yorkshire Pudding posted:Yeah, you're not going to learn any language in 12 weeks. Unless you're going on a scholarship or the language is very specifically related to exactly what you want to do after college I wouldn't recommend it. The program is actually eight weeks. And they claim to get you to novice high OPI by the end of the course, but I'm not sure what your definition of "actually" learning the language is.
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Feb 22, 2018 23:28
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Oh looked, something change. Despite my abysmal GPA, I somehow got accepted to a fellowship that pays for the summer and next summer. I don't think the stipend is that high but I get free airfare and housing for the summer. I will also be camping and white water rafting in national parks for free this summer. Because I no longer need to pay for tuition, my dad agreed to invest $5500 in my Roth IRA. Yay.
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Nirvikalpa fucked around with this message at 12:51 on Apr 20, 2018 |
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