nicksaiz65
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Right, I see what you're saying. My goal is to be employed within 6 months of graduation as a developer. I think that if I go really hard at the grades, and I follow this success plan that's been laid out for me, that is pretty feasible.I'm 33, work at a company comparable to Apple or Google, management level, and make well into six figures.
When I graduated, my GPA was 2.28 and was a top 100 school, not an IVY or even top 50.
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I was in a similar situation as you when i graduated 10 years ago during "The Great Recession". I wanted to go into investment banking being a business major but you realize they only hire the best. 3.5 GPA and above pretty much and if you're lucky, then 3.2 to 3.5 gpa.
Then i decided maybe I can just work at one of the big banks not in the investment banking department and then hustle my way in. Then i realized they don't even take anyone below 3.0 gpa. Then I started looking at other companies with reputable names and they all had GPA requirements or good schools, etc.
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The above that you posted seems to be true. Highly unlikely you'll break into where you want to go short term but long term, anything is possible. Hustling and becoming a good programmer will probably take a while but it can definitely help. It's just hard to get recognized in the corporate world no matter how good you are. You also need to be good at playing the game. For me, I was always a top performer and i would get promoted and raises but never enough to get to where I wanted to go. I left corporate and went into a risky field and performed miracles for the startup. We got sold and all the competition came to try and poach me for what I did. That was way faster than trying to climb the corporate ladder.
I'm currently locking in my classes for this summer. With the amount of classes left that I need to take.... if I KNOCK IT OUT OF THE PARK both this summer and next semester, I just may be able to eke my way up to a 3.0. I do realize that "can I actually do this job" is more important, but I can't think of anyone that would write my off as lazy, unmotivated, or stupid with a 3.0 or higher. Combine that with an awesome portfolio, and I think I would honestly have a really good shot.
So if I fail at this, there's no one I can point the finger at but myself. Summer Term 1 starts on June 6th.
But I'm very glad to hear you were able to make it to the top, even with a rougher start.
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