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/IAmA_Guy Apr 29 '25

OP, don’t listen to this person. The higher the grades, the better. No two ways about it

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u/AdmiralPeriwinkle Specialty Chemicals | PhD | 12 years Apr 29 '25

For real. "It may help getting your first job" is a massive caveat. It you don't get your first job, you won't ever become an engineer.

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u/IAmA_Guy Apr 29 '25

Yep, in this tough economy, the high GPA will get their resume looked at waaay more.

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u/pataconconqueso Apr 29 '25

Not really, when we recruit we look at experience and preparedness

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u/Fennlt Apr 29 '25

To an extent..

I know my company has a standard minimum GPA of 3.0 when hiring new grads & interns.

Would agree with you otherwise on experience & people skills taking precedence.

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u/pataconconqueso Apr 29 '25

Ah yeah, I meant 3.0 as the min. I was more so responding to the folks saying they need a super high gpa.