My best friend growing up had poor grades due to some very traumatic things that happened to her as a kid and teen.
When she applied to college, she was denied entry due to her GPA.
She did eventually go to a different school and get a degree as an adult, but I remember thinking how unfair it was not to take all of the non-academic stuff she was dealing with into account the first time she applied.
My wife is currently a Senior Principal Test Engineer at a startup semiconductor company. She's chaired conferences in her discipline. She's taken chips from a piece of paper to tens of millions of units shipped a year.
Today she wouldn't even get a single call for a job interview. She's terrified of getting a masters degree because her GPA was 2.7. GPAs dont mean shit.
Colman Reilly
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in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •That was a very good article.
My best friend growing up had poor grades due to some very traumatic things that happened to her as a kid and teen.
When she applied to college, she was denied entry due to her GPA.
She did eventually go to a different school and get a degree as an adult, but I remember thinking how unfair it was not to take all of the non-academic stuff she was dealing with into account the first time she applied.
I’m so glad this is changing.
Richard Hendricks
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •My wife is currently a Senior Principal Test Engineer at a startup semiconductor company. She's chaired conferences in her discipline. She's taken chips from a piece of paper to tens of millions of units shipped a year.
Today she wouldn't even get a single call for a job interview. She's terrified of getting a masters degree because her GPA was 2.7. GPAs dont mean shit.