Do you wonder what your future holds if your engineering grades are average? It may seem that the students with the best GPAs are the ones with multiple internship/job offers. Just because you may be an average engineering student, however, does not mean you cannot shine or stand out. Here are some useful things to keep in mind if your engineering grades are average.
If you can conduct informational interviews, you will gain ammunition to help yourself shape your future. For those who do not know, an informational interview is your opportunity to ask working professionals career-related questions. You essentially are learning about their thought processes, what works for them and what doesn’t. Why does this matter to you? It matters because you get exposures from a professional point of view. These interviewees may be in the exact job you want or in the exact job you may have. Your purpose right now as a student is to put yourself in the best position to make deliberate choices about your future.