At the Australian university where i attend, there are 5 grade types:
Fail <50
Pass 50 - 59
Credit 60 - 69
Distinction 70 - 79
High Distinction - 80+
Does it really matter what grade you get when it comes to being employable? At the moment i am averaging pass marks which isn't very high...
Do employers look at the transcript or the fact you have a degree? I will have a double degree which is like 2 bachelor
degrees combined.
2007-10-31 00:50:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
It really depends on your own future plans. Some employers, and in some fields, employers don't care what grades you got, so long as you got the degree. Others, especially the "in demand" employers and fields (in the US, Proctor & Gamble is an example, and fields such as marketing) it matters A LOT. Some employers won't hire anyone who got below a certain mark - say, at least Distinction - I used to work for one of these. And although the main impact of these grades will be when you first graduate and try to find that first professional job, some employers (my own included) ask for university grades even of people who've been out of school for some time.
In addition, as another poster said, it will make a huge difference in terms of whether or not you can get into a top grad school, and in some fields (such as sciences), on whether or not you can get into grad school at all.
So, if possible, you should do as well as you possibly can. Even if you can't get distinction, try to get up into credit, and as high into that as you can. If that is impossible, make sure that your grades in your main field of study are as high as possible - higher than the rest; or make sure that your grades in your last year or two are higher than in your first year. These things can help mitigate so-so overall marks, and you can highlight that for any employer who cares about grades. "Oh, yes, I got a pass, but my grades in my field of study are in the distinction range..." That can make a major difference.
Do your best. Do as well as you can. It can only help. If you need extra help, such as tutoring, ask for it. It's there for you, and there is no shame in this. If you need to be spending more time on your studies, do so.
2007-10-31 02:39:59 · answer #1 · answered by RoaringMice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The end goal is not so much what your grades are, what you want to do is to know the subject matter that you are studying, the grades will come. Put yourself in the place of the employer, if you have 10 young people applying for a job, are you going to hire the person that busted their rear end knowing the subject matter, or are you going to hire the person that Say's grade's just don't matter?
Put the time in it takes to get good grades, read each chapter 3 times, learn how to study together. You won't be sorry!
2007-10-31 08:00:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very important to learn and to get the best grades you possibly can. You may need to ask yourself why your grades are just passing. Are you impassioned about your subject, or are you just 'doing time'? I work at a University. The students with lower marks do not get into Master and PhD programs. They do get into elementary teaching programs though. What are your goals? Where do you want to work? Are there jobs for people with your major when you are finished?
I would look at your own motivations for being in school first. Hopefully you can fix things and start to do better.
2007-10-31 08:20:44 · answer #3 · answered by Alea S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What double degree are you doing?? Im from Australia too, and im doing arts/law.
at least in my course academic transcript is very important - anyone who wants to work in the big corporate law firms has to have distinction average at least
2007-10-31 07:59:02 · answer #4 · answered by SunnyGal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of the utmost importance. Your future in the job market depends on your knowledge and abilities.
2007-10-31 07:53:10 · answer #5 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask yourself this question...
"Do I want to retire rich or poor?"
If you spend your life in college worrying about good grades all you will accomplish is a gained knowledge about a subject....YAY BORING!!!
If you drop out and become a real estate investor like myself and you make more than most doctors do in one month than they make all year then YAY. I will retire when im 35 and Im 23 now!
College is a waste of time. It will never teach you about how to become wealthy all it will teach you is about subject...
Think about it! What's the point of this life?
To work and die poor....or to live and die rich?
2007-10-31 07:54:13 · answer #6 · answered by Sexy Bear 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋