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If you had a 4.0 (and I question that), then what are you complaining about?
Does it sound like I'm complaining? I said I am answering the questions. It's just that I'm curious as to why they ask for the GPA and a few nice people gave a great response.
And yes, I got a 4.0 GPA in grad school in Dec 2013. I've had to upload my transcript as proof. But thanks for the compliment of disbelieving me.
Your applications asked for your GPA? I never experienced that at all! But, I've experienced disability questions and license questions. I think I'd rather be asked for my GPA (3.2 as an undergrad).
I'm applying for management positions, and jobs that are specialist types that require analytic skills, etc., and like I said, half the applications (online apps) want to know my education level, school, course of study, degree, and GPA. And they often have a red asterisk demanding this information to be given.
I've been filling out a lot of applications lately, and half of them ask for the GPA of college. I respond to it, but I don't think it matters in the larger scheme of things. I got a 4.0 in grad school, but that wouldn't necessarily make me the better candidate for a job.
Or, does it?
When the economy was really booming many years ago, and they had trouble finding people to fill technical jobs. So some very large companies would select candidates if they were the top 10% of their graduating class. They did this because they had to hire so many people and it makes it easier as a method to only look at the top 10%.
But today and in reality, the GPA isn't so important. Employers at much more concerned if you have the right buzzwords of experience on your resume.
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I've never been asked my GPA. When they ask your GPA, are they asking overall or specifically your major? I'm just curious.
I think asking for the GPA is meaningless without a frame of reference. For example, there is a big difference between someone with a GPA of 4.0 who only went to school (no job) and was single as opposed to someone with a 3.0, was working f/t, and raising a family.
I disagree with this completely and I hate that colleges are going this way. SAT is a great way to determine how bright you are. GPA is more just about hard work, organization skills and follow through. Those are important, but not in HS because we dont really know whether they are traits the student actually possesses.
An average girl with a hover mom is going to get A's and B's in school. Focusing on GPA rewards that type of person. Meanwhile a bright guy who plays sports, has a job, and has laid back parents is probably not going to have a top GPA because he has other stuff going on and no one riding him.
The girl in that scenario will surely become an adequate employee somewhere. The guy in the scenario has the potential to be much more.
Well for the most part it is that it gradually going away from it. SAT is not how bright someone is as frankly it is limited in scope and depth of content.
If you want to bring up tests by all means I took PSAT, SAT, ASVAB, GRE, Comprehensive Graduate Exam to graduate graduate school, FSOT, four or five MTEL's. I have toyed with taking the GMAT if it was not for the price. A fair amount of online classes and certificates etc. I find the SAT to not really be a good test because frankly it has a clear bias.
I've never been asked my GPA. When they ask your GPA, are they asking overall or specifically your major? I'm just curious.
I think asking for the GPA is meaningless without a frame of reference. For example, there is a big difference between someone with a GPA of 4.0 who only went to school (no job) and was single as opposed to someone with a 3.0, was working f/t, and raising a family.
As the OP, on the applications I have completed, they ask for me to list the college I went to, the degree I received (drop down window), how many years I attended, my major (drop down window), and the GPA - there's only one GPA number so I don't understand what you mean by "overall" or "major".
I attended grad school while working full-time, graduated this past December.
As the OP, on the applications I have completed, they ask for me to list the college I went to, the degree I received (drop down window), how many years I attended, my major (drop down window), and the GPA - there's only one GPA number so I don't understand what you mean by "overall" or "major".
I attended grad school while working full-time, graduated this past December.
Overall vs major depends as to the program. For example graduate programs might require a higher major rather then overall. So if your major is chemistry and you want a masters in chemistry they might want a 3.0 or higher in chemistry. If some other classes bring down the gpa so be it but you must get that for the core etc.
There are ways of boosting a gpa. For example just taking extra classes or retaking classes with bad grades. Instead of a D in a class you drop it and take it again and get an A etc. Taking summer/winter classes is another way because sometimes that lumps into a fall or spring semester.
Well for the most part it is that it gradually going away from it. SAT is not how bright someone is as frankly it is limited in scope and depth of content.
If you want to bring up tests by all means I took PSAT, SAT, ASVAB, GRE, Comprehensive Graduate Exam to graduate graduate school, FSOT, four or five MTEL's. I have toyed with taking the GMAT if it was not for the price. A fair amount of online classes and certificates etc. I find the SAT to not really be a good test because frankly it has a clear bias.
Here is a study looking at the correlation between the GRE-V and GRE-Q and IQ. The correlations are (.63) and (.71) respectively. High .7s approach reliability estimates in some very reputable scales.
You posted a lot of opinion pieces, do you have any actual peer reviewed research? Of course a test that acts as a proxy for IQ is correlated with household income. IQ has a very strong genetic component to it. On average higher income families are "smarter".
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