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[jennielynn1970]

Most prospective employers don't care what you did in high school. If you have a certification or an AA, that's what they look at. According to my mom (when I was stressing about not getting the best of grades in college) they don't give a hoot what your GPA was in college either.

Yeah... cause we ALL want to have a pharmacist, lawyer, teacher or doctor who got a 2.0 in college and was a slacker.

Most majors that matter have GPAs that you can't go under if you want to stay in them and graduate.

Maybe if you are working as a cashier or waitress, something not needing a degree or diploma, your employer may not care what your GPA was in college. In anything that affects other people's health and well being and is technically a "professional" position, it matters. (I'm not saying that being a cashier or waitress is a lowly job either... I'm talking about where degrees are needed... I've done both waitressing and cashiering).

Employers care about these things, you'd be foolish to think they didn't. Why would someone want to hire a person who behaved like a slacker and didn't give a crap about their future. I wouldn't want someone like that working for me... it goes to show what kind of employee they will be, their potential, or lack thereof.

[CathyBogart]

Employers care about these things, you'd be foolish to think they didn't. Why would someone want to hire a person who behaved like a slacker and didn't give a crap about their future.

Since when does a person's behavior in school reflect their behavior in a professional setting?! My mom is an X-ray tech, she has never been asked about her GPA when applying for a job, the prospective employers are content with the degree. My dad is an engineer who builds space shuttles, same deal.

If HS is not for you, you should find something that IS and do that instead. I was inspired to leave HS partially by a teacher there who told me that leaving school was the best decision she ever made. The school option is ALWAYS available later if someone changes their mind. Why waste time doing something you are not going to excel at or enjoy if you don't have to!?

What does "most majors that matter" mean, anyways? They all matter.