Originally Posted by
Trent900
What is GPA a measure of?
I completed my degree at ERAU in just under 5 years with a 3.16 GPA. But, I wanted to learn so I completed MANY MORE upper division classes than I was required to. Inevitably my GPA took a hit. Basically I got a lower score on a harder degree. Is a GPA always a GPA?
Granted GPA is nothing more than a measure of your grades in class, it's not the whole picture. My roommate knew the material better than I did, but he was a bad test taker, hence his lower GPA. It sure doesn't mean I knew the material better, than he did. But this is the only measure we have regarding our degrees, so not a lot else a hiring manager has to go with.
Trent
It depends, did you major in Aero Sci with a 3.16 GPA? I went to riddle and majored in AE with a 3.8 GPA along with a flight minor and math minor. Not to downplay Aero Sci, but that was a dumb degree compare to mine. Would you say GPA is GPA if someone graduated with my degree and your GPA? If you are the hiring manager, who would you choose, if we are only looking at GPA?