hi everyone, i'm an industrial engineer student currently wrapping up my spring semester and i believe i'll be dissatisfied with the results for my gpa, it won't be terribly impacted but it will go down slightly.
my gpa is around a 2.50 and i've been desperately trying to bring it back up to a 3.0 since that just seems like the standard for engineering students, and i've also been told by a recruiter from the last career fair i attended "that's a bit low." that and just the general vibe of that career fair honestly discouraged me to look for an internship until my gpa is back to "acceptable"
the thought of getting the degree but having a very difficult time finding a job post-grad kind of haunts me, and it's making me feel that it'd be worth investing my time into something else that has been working. of course i think i should still utilize my degree when i get it, but it makes me feel that i rather work for myself if just a handful would be interested in hiring me right out the gates, not on the top of the priority list in other words
what do you guys think