HONEST!!! TOUGH LOVE PLEASE. UNI STUDENTS!!!

[Lee]

Are you taking a postgraduate course to broaden your career prospects or to gain entry into research?

[Lee]

Just now, afterschoolappreciate said:

Career prospects.

I see.

I think it depends on the field you're studying, and knowing if doing well is likely going to increase your opportunities when you go to find work.

I've graduated but I remember at my home university, regardless of whether you did well, you would need to complete work placements via. internships. In the context of work, demonstrated experience is regarded more highly than grades. It extends to career progression too.

Sometimes universities offer work placements that you can complete to get experience. Those opportunities may be restricted if you don't achieve a particular GPA but more often than not, that wouldn't be the only consideration in deciding whether someone would be allowed to take one. I assume that the expectation for someone who may already hold or can work towards achieving an education credential reflects that of confidence. I think employers would be more interested in knowing if you can demonstrate your interest in an area of work that they believe could potentially create value for them. I don't believe HR would be too interested in reviewing your grades too critically for the purposes of shortlising you for a potential interview with a prospective employer. After all, that's not in their priority of interests.

For your particular degree, I don't think achieving all 7s across four subjects per given semester is realistic. Even for the best-performing students, the average GPA throughout the program would be close to the estimate, but would be unlikely to reach that exact point. It's likely their academic performance on individual units may not be anywhere near 7. So, with that in mind, I think 6.5 would already be considered as an outstanding estimate. This is true if you studied humanities-based subjects, which is what I assume you're taking.

If you're motivated to want to work hard to improve your GPA, go for it. I think you should be encouraged. But as you've mentioned, I think you also know this numerical estimate you receive from it won't necessarily be a true indicator for your level of understanding. So whenever you feel disappointed about your academic performance, I hope you will return to this point and learn to become content because when you take the time to carefully review your overall rate of progress, you'll learn that you've actually managed.