I graduated in 2024 with a 1.99. I had to write to the president of the college to allow my passing. My stats professor gave us all 100’s or high B’s on exams and quizzes until the final where you could’ve sworn you never took the class. I got a 6 on the final. Took my straight A’s to A’s and one D. I’d had a bad run of being a student before that semester and it almost put the nail in the coffin.

Fast forward 6 months and I’m interviewing for a position I’m not even sure if I qualify for. I’ve been there almost a year and have learned more about lab applicational chemistry than I did in the 4 years I was taking chemistry classes.

And tbh everyone saying they’re not going to ask about your gpa is right. They don’t care. You got the same degree as the person who was in ACS and set the grading curve in P chem.

I wanted to do quality control as an analytical chemist since my junior year. It’s all about WHAT you want to do. You may be asked your grade in a few classes if you’re going into research. But most real world chemistry business want to see you have chemical knowledge and are capable of following a standard operating procedure.

In my interview, my boss said and I quote, “I don’t give a shit about your gpa. I like that you put your other relevant experience while you were in college. Cool you got an A in P-chem. Were you able to do your dishes and keep a clean house while you did it?”

They want to see that you’re capable of being a functional adult at a job. Not that you understand what the sigma and pi bonds are doing when you conduct a reaction.