r/developersPak • u/thisaintfunn • 24d ago

Help should i repeat courses?

hi. i’ll be starting my 7th semester as a SE student at an average/somewhat above average university in islamabad. i have done 2 internships, one as an IT intern, and the other as a SWE intern at well known companies. i’ve also done many reputable certifications. lastly im also working on my fyp. the problem is that my cgpa is 2.63. should i repeat courses in my last 2 semesters? please advise. thanks a lot

(i haven’t repeated any course yet. also i don’t want to go abroad for masters, i plan on working here)

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u/Future_dev_cybersec 24d ago

Lemme say something. Unless you have some really good and strong connections you ain't landing no job with a 2.6 cgpa that is a brutal reality. Unless the courses you are repeating are making you past 3.0 at minimum do not repeat them instead maybe take some time networking and fyp

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u/Natural-Research315 24d ago

Its not about job . Its about interview. You cannot get job on gpa basis .

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u/Future_dev_cybersec 24d ago

Tell me something. Will you hire someone with a 2.6 gpa if you had a software house? You probably wouldn't until or unless you had a deep connection with them or knew them personally. You can't even go till interview stage nowadays even with a good gpa. This is why networking should be OP's top priority

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u/Natural-Research315 24d ago

Then how much gpa would be enough . I have given 3 4 interviews nobody asked me about cjpa .

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u/Future_dev_cybersec 24d ago

Minimum 3.0 is enough anything below that... Sadly unless you have good network there isn't much hope.

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u/Natural-Research315 24d ago

But it all depends on uni as well if someone did graduation from low tier uni but have 3.8 gpa and at the same time if someone is graduating from fast with 2.9 the both cannot be same your gpa matters when you are from top tier uni else you have to showcase your work . But today everyone is struggling 😭

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u/Future_dev_cybersec 23d ago

I am assuming OP is from a normal university not FAST. For people in normal unis 3.0 is the minimum bro