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Speaking as the manager of a department(read as the m,fker that gets to decide who gets hired and who does not): I wouldn't give 2 shits about your GPA. I would suspect that most of us won't. Did you score shitty on physics?(don't answer that is to bring up a point) well then that is fine, we don't really use that and for people that will be developing such software you would be looking at a specialized graduate program or a phd. Yes, we do require an undergraduate degree, but your protfolio, willingness to learn new shit, willigness to prove that you want to up your game on the daily, charisma and an overall good attitude are worth way the fuck more than most of the BS classes you were thrown at whilst obtaining your degree. Chin up my dude, it ain't the end of the road, try to finish strong FOR YOURSELF and it will have more meaning.
You have only one mfker to compete against: yourself. -
@sjm8421 glad it would make you feel better man! keep at it and finish strong!
I'm a 4th year CS student (In a 5 year program) and lately I've been concerned about my gradually decreasing GPA and how it will affect getting a job in the future.
This semester I've only been taking 4 classes, but its been my hardest semester yet. I'm a transfer student, so I got all my gen eds out of the way early, and now I'm stuck finishing with only the most difficult CS and Math classes in the curriculum. In addition, my school requires us to find an internship for at least 2 semesters (hence the 5 year program). I already completed one internship, and since it was in the same city as my school, I ended up staying there to work part time while I took classes. This was great for me financially, but even working just two days a week takes a large chunk of time out of my schedule.
Now I'm looking to start applying for a second internship and this will be the first time I do not include my gpa on the resume (sitting at probably around a 2.8). My padding for this is I've had a full year of being a bonafide developer, have aws certifications, and full fledged completed projects under my belt. I feel pretty confident about those aspects, but how many people will throw me in the reject bin because my gpa is below a 3.0?
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