dordor

Grades seemed like everything when I was in academia. You know what matters outside of academia? Networking and an open mind. Keep an ear open for internships and opportunities that interest you. Talk to your professors. Go to office hours. Build study groups. Attend professional seminars and events. Talk to people. Don't skip meet'n'greets. Build experiences. THAT'S the stuff that matters. Grades don't mean anything to anybody beyond your professor and other professors in that specific field.

Speaking as someone with a Master's in Science. It's easy to buy into that tunnel vision on grades being the most important thing (even beyond the actual subject matter!), but they're really not. Definitely don't attach your self-worth to them. I hated myself when a class I had to re-take was left on my transcript. You know who's asked about it or commented on it? Abso-fucking-lutely nobody.

IMHO, sadly for the first job, grades are important, after that they're pretty much irrelevant.

and the are also important for appplying to other countries' uni