The Reality of the GPA

The newly minted graduates heard several great insights from Neil. One of the biggest insights shared is the myth that your GPA really matters once you graduate. Of course, your GPA or class standing is critical to get you into your dream University but, I know personally that I didn’t have a great GPA when I received my BSc many years ago.
I recently read an article in Inc. that tells how Tesla went about laying off 14,000 employees. It’s really unbelievable to see the process they followed with the layoff. The impacted employees received an email sent by Telsa which said the company did
Here are several great other thoughts Neil shared with the new graduates:
“You want to climb higher? Be ready to do some climbing after you get out,” he said. Yes, there are no free lunches once you graduate, you must earn your keep by doing good work and working hard. Whatever you do when starting your career, you need to perform well. Your performance will make you stand out, not what school you went to or what your GPA was.
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