Originally Posted by
80ktsClamp
It's not a hard and fast rule. If you took a bit longer, they just look into it a little more. Good explanations like working your way through college or stuff like that can turn it into a positive.
I had a GPA that was lower than it should have, but was flying full time and taking a full load of classes my junior and senior year... graduated college on time with 1500 hours. As soon as they heard that, they didn't even bother looking at my transcripts.
But for RIGHT HERE, and RIGHT NOW, you need a recruiter contact or other venue to be able to explain such. Otherwise it's simply a matter of (not) getting past the computer/app scorer.