r/ChemicalEngineering • u/Conscious-Use-2739 • Apr 29 '25
Student Chemical engineers/ chemical engineering students, what is/was your gpa throughout college?
I am an engineering student, about to enter my junior year of chem E. I am currently sitting at a 3.65, but I'm a little bit insecure about my gpa because i go to a really competitive school where everybody seems to have such a high gpa. it's really discouraging, but when i look online, I see posts saying anything above a 3.0 or 3.5 is acceptable/good. i really want to get a better idea of what's "normal", "good", or "great". Not here to judge anyone about their gpa's, just genuinely curious to see where I fall. Any insight would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks! (P.S., sorry about any bad grammar, currently typing this in a rush since I'm studying for finals lol)
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u/bikedaybaby Apr 29 '25
3.2 general, more like 3.0 in engr courses. I’m confident in my intelligence and people skills. Graduated 5 yrs ago, make $90k, work remote, and have a fantastic work-life balance. I’m chillin, homie!
Does it hurt to know I’m never going to get accepted by some fancy research lab company? Yes. Would I have had a better life if I were accepted into some fancy research lab company? Probably not.
If I really wanted it, I could have stuck around at a job for a couple years, and then reapplied to jobs with a higher bar for entry. Work experience >>>> grades after about 2 years (but the kicker is, starting work experience doing something you think is cool might require higher grades).
Grades ain’t everything. Do whatever you need to do — hobbies, spend time with friends and family, therapy — to remind yourself that you are competent, smart, and capable. And most of all, good luck!! You got this!!