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I graduated *** Laude last year. Upon the completion of my last course I believe my GPA was 3.75. I was proud of myself as I worked hard to obtain my degree. My husband told his mother of my honor status and my sister n law who holds a masters piped in that *** Laude is handed out like candy. From what I know my sister n law did not graduate with honors so not sure if she was just trying to make a dig (she is a b****h). Anyway, should I put it on my resume or is my sister n law correct, that it really isn't that big of a deal? I am still proud of myself but in terms of letting others know of this status, does it matter?
Different schools have different standards in terms of honors but I would say 3.75 is a high overall GPA. Congratulations! You must be a very diligent student! Best of luck to you in the future!
Unfortunately, no, it's not a big deal. Nobody cared that I got a 4.0 in college; and I found that even mentioning it made the interviewers resentful. Since they probably didn't do as well, put it on the resume but don't mention it (unless you're interviewing for a technical job, but if those truly need technical expertise, they'll quiz you).
Employers want friendly, personable people that they will enjoy working with. Smart people tend to annoy those not as intelligent, so hide it!
It's an honor that I think you'd want to mention on your resume. And it was meaningful in the graduation ceremony. You should feel a sense of accomplishment in your high GPA. But in the real world, your on the job performance is what your professional life will be based on.
I would go ahead and put it on your resume. There's no harm in listing it. Some people will likely consider it a positive thing. Others may not care as much, but again, I don't think it will hurt anything to list it.
Probably part of the issue is that all GPA's are not created the same. I don't pretend to think that the "A" I got in an art elective was the same as the one my roommate got in Organic Chemistry. I sat there every night while she studied for hours, cried, tried to throw that textbook out the window, cursed her professor, etc. I might have earned my "A" too, but hers came at a much higher price. Yet, when it came time to calculate GPA? They were counted equally. Additionally, some universities are more demanding than others.
Still, a 3.75 speaks well for what you were expected to do for your college and program and no matter if others give it weight or not, there's no harm in listing it.
I graduated *** Laude last year. Upon the completion of my last course I believe my GPA was 3.75. I was proud of myself as I worked hard to obtain my degree. My husband told his mother of my honor status and my sister n law who holds a masters piped in that *** Laude is handed out like candy. From what I know my sister n law did not graduate with honors so not sure if she was just trying to make a dig (she is a b****h). Anyway, should I put it on my resume or is my sister n law correct, that it really isn't that big of a deal? I am still proud of myself but in terms of letting others know of this status, does it matter?
I suppose it varies with employers. Some may see it as someone that works hard to be at the top of the group. In other words as trying harder at what you do then the rest. To me that is an indicator but is not the only one would look at as the most critical factor. It is one more indicator to come up with a conclusion of that person, take care.
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From what I know my sister n law did not graduate with honors so not sure if she was just trying to make a dig (she is a b****h). Anyway, should I put it on my resume or is my sister n law correct, that it really isn't that big of a deal? I am still proud of myself but in terms of letting others know of this status, does it matter?
