Achieving Perfect GPA of 3.141 This Spring

[Jonny_trigonometry]

yup. I just took two summer classes and now my gpa is 3.141. heh, I just hope I can keep it here until i graduate next spring, not greater, not lower. That would be neat to have on my resume, I would just replace it with the actual greek symbol pi, that would be cool.

 

[Smurf]

lol. total sweetness.

 

[JasonRox]

That would be so funny. That'll be like the ultimate nerd thing to do.

 

[neutrino]

Don't forget the $\approx$... especially if you are a student of mathematics.

 

[billiards]

Is that a good GPA or something?

 

[arunma]

I remember one time in 8th grade I got a GPA of pi. But you want to know what's better than a GPA of pi? A GPA of 3.2.

 

[Math Is Hard]

If you slack off a bit, you might be able to get a GPA of e.

 

[Kurdt]

The rounding is terrible, should be 3.142

Don't worry I made the same mistake.

 

[Jonny_trigonometry]

The rounding is terrible, should be 3.142

Don't worry I made the same mistake.

yeah, you're right... hence the reason i have a gpa of pi.

 

[ranger]

You're proud to have a GPA of pi? And you want to keep it that way because it looks cool? I hope you realize that a 3.14 GPA is pretty bad.

 

[Jonny_trigonometry]

Well I'm not planning on going to graduate school. I'm getting degrees in Physics and Aerospace Engineering and a math minor. I'll be fairly marketable. I haven't been trying as hard as I could to get good grades. I mean, I could study all the time, go to all the classes and be on time, and all that noise, but I'd rather not think of grades as being so important and hence get so concerned about them. I'm lazy, and I don't like jumping through hoops. I want to read what I want to read, I don't simply stick to only the assigned reading, I get bored with it.

 

[robphy]

It's irrational to aspire to a GPA of $\pi$.
A more rational goal is $4$... $\sqrt{16}$ if you want to be a radical.
[I'll stop now.]

 

[Jonny_trigonometry]

that would be cool if I could somehow have a complex gpa, but then again, no imaginary goal is a real goal.

 

[Hurkyl]

Unless you're shooting for a 0.00 GPA.

 

[Jonny_trigonometry]

Well I think that might be the ticket... ok, so I got to retake all my classes and get f's. This might take a while but I think i can do it.

 

[Curious3141]

It's irrational to aspire to a GPA of $\pi$.
A more rational goal is $4$... $\sqrt{16}$ if you want to be a radical.
[I'll stop now.]

He's happy to transcend those petty concerns, besides a GPA of pi is normal. (Conjecturally, anyway).

And *I'll* stop now.

 

[Gza]

You're proud to have a GPA of pi? And you want to keep it that way because it looks cool? I hope you realize that a 3.14 GPA is pretty bad.

 

[mbrmbrg]

You're proud to have a GPA of pi? And you want to keep it that way because it looks cool? I hope you realize that a 3.14 GPA is pretty bad.

Well I'm not planning on going to graduate school. I'm getting degrees in Physics and Aerospace Engineering and a math minor. I'll be fairly marketable. I haven't been trying as hard as I could to get good grades. I mean, I could study all the time, go to all the classes and be on time, and all that noise, but I'd rather not think of grades as being so important and hence get so concerned about them. I'm lazy, and I don't like jumping through hoops. I want to read what I want to read, I don't simply stick to only the assigned reading, I get bored with it.

Actually, if that's your plan, maintaining a pi GPA may be a pretty good idea. I've heard that many employers receive so many resumes that they only have time to skim (some small fraction of the total number of) resumes that they get. Thus, as something that would make the reader do a double take, even if not objectively all that impressive... Nifty!

 

[ranger]

Actually, if that's your plan, maintaining a pi GPA may be a pretty good idea. I've heard that many employers receive so many resumes that they only have time to skim (some small fraction of the total number of) resumes that they get. Thus, as something that would make the reader do a double take, even if not objectively all that impressive... Nifty!

I doubt HR would be impressed with pi. If an actual engineer, physicist, etc is looking at his resume, they would most likely do a double take. And yes, grades are important - how else can you demonstrate to the employer that you're familiar with the course material? May impressive REUs, internships, and academic projects?

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I doubt HR would be impressed with pi. If an actual engineer, physicist, etc is looking at his resume, they would most likely do a double take. And yes, grades are important - how else can you demonstrate to the employer that you're familiar with the course material? May impressive REUs, internships, and academic projects?

There is some truth in that, but I am reminded of an old Gary Larson cartoon. It shows a middle-aged guy sitting up in his bed and looking very shocked and horrified. The caption read ~: "Suddenly, Bob realized that no one cares what his GPA was".

I was a hard earned 3.65 in the end, but only one person has ever asked.

 

[Gza]

There is some truth in that, but I am reminded of an old Gary Larson cartoon. It shows a middle-aged guy sitting up in his bed and looking very shocked and horrified. The caption read ~: "Suddenly, Bob realized that no one cares what his GPA was".

I was a hard earned 3.65 in the end, but only one person has ever asked.

Seriously,

The longer I've worked in industry, the more i began to realize that there was an almost inverse correlation between GPA and Salary; it's usually the freshly minted grad students who stress needlessly about GPA.

 

[BobG]

There is some truth in that, but I am reminded of an old Gary Larson cartoon. It shows a middle-aged guy sitting up in his bed and looking very shocked and horrified. The caption read ~: "Suddenly, Bob realized that no one cares what his GPA was".

I was a hard earned 3.65 in the end, but only one person has ever asked.

Reminds me of tech school when I joined the Air Force. Whether a new airman or an NCO cross training into the career field, we all went to the same tech school. New airmen did things like made honor grad. The NCOs had a contest every test to see who could pass with the lowest score. If you missed low and failed, not only did you lose, you had to buy beer.

Of course, if you're not old enough to drink beer, getting a cool night time picture of the US compiled from weather satellite photos for making honor grad is a decent consolation prize, especially before the internet when the average person would have never seen one. People used to ask me about that picture all the time and I still have it, in spite of the fact that I have a newer, bigger, much higher quality picture of the world at night.

I was one of the satellite controllers that helped obtain the photos for the newer version of the picture in the early 90's. (Earth at night) The comment about Aug 14, 2003 is kind of interesting. That was the blackout in the Northeast and the satellite image of the blackout that was going around in e-mails was actually one of the composite DMSP images that had been photoshopped.