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by iancmceachern 1110 days ago
I graduated engineering school with a 2.7 GPA, I had failed 2 classes twice, finally passed with a B/D on the third try (heat transfer/stats), another class I failed once and passed the second time with a B, fluids.

I've since had a great career, and if the folks in my graduating class are any indication, GPA doesn't really predict career success. It has more to do with the stuff in this Ted talk:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLJsdqxnZb0