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RAVI’s Answer

Better GPA and Better SAT/ACT scores do help you get into better scores and better departments (in demand departments). Reference letters and extra curricular activities also help further. There is no fixed rule that all universities follow in their admissions procedures. They look at lot of aspects including diversity.

It is also important to remember that all students who graduate from top schools do better later in life compared to students from ordinary schools. At the end of the day it is all up to your passion, your personality, your work ethics and how you market yourself that lead to your success.

With all that said, computer science and computer engineering are probably on the "in demand" list. You will need higher GPA for sure to get into better universities. You may want to look at some smaller, not so popular universities to get into computer engineering and strive hard to learn, and market yourself. You will do just fine.

RAVI recommends the following next steps:

Study to get better GPA.
Attend college open sessions and Computer engineering department open sessions at the colleges you want to attend and find out typical GPA and SAT scores they need.
Work closely with your teachers/mentors. This will help you get better reference letters
Try to get volunteering work at near by companies or summer intern jobs in the computer engineering field or supporting field and include that in your college application.
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Ryan’s Answer

GPA can be helpful, but not the final factor. Being able to solve problems and learn quickly are two critical areas that are helpful in computer engineering. GPA doesn't always indicate if you are good at those. Talk to someone who works in computer engineering to get a feel if you'd like the work. They can send you some sample problems and you can see how well they click with you.
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Tobias C.’s Answer

From my experience are grades less important than demonstrable skills. For example in form of industry certifications (CCNA, VCP, MSC etc.) or projects (Websites, Apps, Publications).

We often see candidates with an unfortunate school history either due to personal problems, lack of interest in certain classes or other factors. Usually, those candidates are still performing very well if they have an appropriate level of interest, curiosity and passion. Fortunately, self-education is very accessible in the IT-Industry and everybody has the chance to learn operating systems, networking, software development etc.

So if you are suffering from bad grades, I highly recommend to get a certification from a respected vendor like Cisco, Microsoft, VMware etc. in an area that interests you, and build applicable knowledge and skills through hands-on training.
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Paige’s Answer

Honestly, as far as I've experienced, your GPA is really only relevant for internships, or your first job. After your first job, the progression of your career relies far more about your experience and what projects you've worked on, or technologies you know than your GPA in college. Ultimately, whats most important is having the degree! Keep in mind though, that most companies seem to have a threshold of around 3.0 as a requirement for positions aimed at recent college graduates.
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Chris’s Answer

For what it's worth, I think I left college with just over 3.0, and it's never come up. In my experience, no one has cared about GPA outside of academia. Just being able to do the work was the most important thing--experience trumps GPA. Get internships and externships! Work on coding projects both in school and for fun! Be part of a team that builds something! All that stuff is much more interesting and says more about you as a person than a single number.
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Bryan’s Answer

Just get a 3.0
Higher is typically better...just don't get lower.
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Charles’s Answer

Reality check here! I'm an Engineering Manager - I've hired dozens of Engineers. The hiring process in most technology firms is an additional burden - on top of a normal workload. The reality is that when hiring "fresh outs" - new college graduates - my initial instructions to HR are to send me only candidates with 3.5 GPA and above!

NOW - I understand the GPA isn't everything, but I do not have the time to interview candidates with lower GPA's that "might" be great and smart - but were lazy or didn't care in school. I simply need a method to quickly separate those who made the effort.

That is reality. GPA matters - it open's doors...
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Kathleen’s Answer

When I'm interviewing, seeing a higher GPA (i.e. 3.67+) is always nice as it tells me that a person probably put a lot of effort into their education, but beyond that, I don't personally pay much thought to it. A lot can go into GPA beyond pure programming ability, so I don't necessarily consider it an indicator of how successful they will be at the job. After all, my GPA was fairly low, and I'm doing fine in my career. :) If a person can logically work through a problem, explain their thought process, and communicate with me, I don't care what their GPA is, or if they even went to college. There are a lot more important factors to a candidate in my opinion.

That said, I don't speak for all companies. A lot of people won't consider a resume from a fresh graduate if they have a low, or even average GPA. It's all really subjective to what companies you apply for in the future. In the end, just try your hardest in school... but if you have a low GPA, don't assume you'll never be able to succeed in your career. :)
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