[undergrad99]

Firstly, please do not insult me because I’ve been already insulted by people because of my grades. Some had recommended me to drop out of college.

Anyway, I have 2 semesters left, spring and summer. I major in public accounting and I am doing very bad. My GPA is a 2.95. I currently have 5 W’s (Withdrawal) and 2 F’s. The reason for this is because I work many hours a week since I have bills to pay, so I couldn’t keep up.

Right now, i’m feeling down in the dumps because it seems that all this effort will go to a waste. I will graduate with 150 credits but I’m not sure if there is any point any graduating. Who would want to hire me?

Currently, I work for a company A/P department which I will quit because I’m expected to work so many hours. This last 2 semesters I would like to do good. Also working for this small firm, I understand that I;m not a fan of working for small firms. I applied to many other places and they all rejected me.

Ideally I would like to work for a big, or regional firm (i know funny).

What do I do? Please give me guidance because I don’t know who else to talk to,

THANK YOU

[evesocal]

undergrad99, I also agree with the Lilla and the other comments about not getting overly concerned about your GPA. First of all it's not that bad. Second – once you're out of school for a while NO ONE CARES. No disrespect meant to everyone who has great GPAs, it is an accomplishment to be proud of. Maybe for your very first job GPA matters because employers have nothing else to go by. But after that, IMO GPA does not matter and there is no reason to put it on your resume.

Experience matters, attitude matters, professionalism, how you come across in interviews, are you a good fit for the place at which you are applying – these things matter more than GPA.

If you are too stressed at school then delay graduating. Or work less, as you suggest, but of course there's only so much “less” you can go and still pay your bills.

My dad *started* college when I was about 8 and had two younger brothers. Needless to say he was working full time and went to college at night, and by the time he finished I had three younger brothers. He had hated school in his younger days and didn't like college any better but he kept at it. Barely. My mom and aunt helped him with his schoolwork and I remember the whole family celebrating joyfully when he got a D in some class. Eventually he graduated and had a successful career. He worked as a teacher (ironic, yes?), then went on to work for the teacher's union. The degree mattered, his performance mattered – and he was a much better teacher than student – his GPA did not. Don't worry about it.

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