Don't you need to know age or number of years working?
Most people working for 20 years will make more than someone working their first job out out of college regardless of GPA.
Don't you need to know age or number of years working?
Most people working for 20 years will make more than someone working their first job out out of college regardless of GPA.
Affirmative Action wrote:
HS GPA 3.2
Salary $170K (Engineer)
Alas, your paper is published!
http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/db/01/96/db0196efad63cbc5e296ad5251f3d998.jpgMy high school did not weight GPA's for honors or AP classes. My GPA was 3.8.
I never truly committed myself to academics in college. I was too busy running, partying, and working. College GPA was 2.9.
I am a district supervisor for a retail pharmacy chain and my current salary before bonuses, 401k, stock, taxes, and all that nonsense is $140k.
The only GPA that is relevant is the GPA that gets you into your last desired level of education. Once in the program, GPA is generally useless. What do they call the guy who graduates med school with a C? Doctor. If grad school is your desire, then your high school GPA is irrelevant and only your undergrad GPA is important. If you want a great undergrad program, then your high school GPA is important.
Successful people don't tend to waste time on things that are not important. I had a professor who would tell the class that if you were getting an A in his class, then you were trying too hard and you need to go out and enjoy life more.
okeydokey wrote:
My high school did not weight GPA's for honors or AP classes. My GPA was 3.8.
I never truly committed myself to academics in college. I was too busy running, partying, and working. College GPA was 2.9.
I am a district supervisor for a retail pharmacy chain and my current salary before bonuses, 401k, stock, taxes, and all that nonsense is $140k.
The only GPA that is relevant is the GPA that gets you into your last desired level of education. Once in the program, GPA is generally useless. What do they call the guy who graduates med school with a C? Doctor. If grad school is your desire, then your high school GPA is irrelevant and only your undergrad GPA is important. If you want a great undergrad program, then your high school GPA is important.
Successful people don't tend to waste time on things that are not important. I had a professor who would tell the class that if you were getting an A in his class, then you were trying too hard and you need to go out and enjoy life more.
I forgot to add that I've been out of college for 3 years now.
3.3 high school, big conference on running scholarship, 3.1 GPA. Now in sales, 296k this year.
Suth'n Gent wrote:
High School: 4.0, rural, no honors classes/AP etc. #1 out of 20
College: 3.88 at Univ of Mississippi
Current salary $750,000
As an aside, my PR's are probably among the worst on this site
Shouldn't we also be asking - how old these people are and what they work in?
I need to figure out what to take up when I have my midlife crisis and shut letsrun down. I could work way less and make $750k? Wow.
What's your job?
HS: 4.2
College: 2.7
Salary: $120K + whatever bonus
I own the company
HS 86
Uni 2.7
Salary $0-$300k, depending on the year
Net Worth $10-$20mm (unlisted equity)
I help launch startups.
2.7/4.0 in HS
3.8/4.0 in college
101k
regular guy wrote:
3.3 high school, big conference on running scholarship, 3.1 GPA. Now in sales, 296k this year.
What industry are you in?
HS: 3.4
Undergrad: 2.85
graduate: 4.0 (didn't finish)
$130K base salary. Avg. annual compensation $155K
large state flagship university
hs 4.0/4.0
coll 3.4/4
$12:50/hr last job, currently unemployed
northwest nazarene
liar. you went to Penn State
yourmom.com wrote:
LETSRAGE wrote:I GOT PERFECT GRADES AND MAKE A MILLION BAJILLION DOLLARS!!!!
OMG!! NO WAY THAT CAN'T BE TRUE BECAUSE THAT IS MORE THAN I MAKE!! WHAT SCHOOL AND PROFESSION?!?!
WOWIE!!!! I ALSO MAKE THAT MUCH BUT I ONLY FINISHED KINDERGARTEN AND THEN FAILED EVERYTHING BECAUSE IM SO DUMB BUT AM GREAT AT MAKING MONEY AND RUNNING. BTW PRs ARE 13:04, 27:34, 1:02, 2:08!!!! ONLY RUN 25 mpw!!!!
rojo wrote:
Suth'n Gent wrote:High School: 4.0, rural, no honors classes/AP etc. #1 out of 20
College: 3.88 at Univ of Mississippi
Current salary $750,000
As an aside, my PR's are probably among the worst on this site
Shouldn't we also be asking - how old these people are and what they work in?
I need to figure out what to take up when I have my midlife crisis and shut letsrun down. I could work way less and make $750k? Wow.
What's your job?
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Rojo, He advised what he does in a previous post-
"Physician in an underrepresented specialty in an underserved area. Also, I live in a very low cost-of-living area of U.S."
3.69 (back in the day when a 4.0 was perfect)
3.43
mid-major college
$400K (self employed attorney, 30 years out of law school)
HS: 1.76
College: 2.2
$140,000
Doyle Hargraves wrote:
HS: 1.76
College: 2.2
$140,000
HS 1.9
Col. 2.3
96k
66 years old
love my job!! No plans to retire. How many can say that?
No idea about HS GPA, college was 2.3 or 2.4, never enjoyed school, was unloading trucks at night. Always tired.
$53K/yr now with civil service job
HS: 3.6
College: 3.2
80K working part-time (13 years in workforce)
