text: how  is keeping a high gpa beneficial to a college student? if employers don't really care, and it doesn't effect financial aid...they why bother working to keep a gpa near 4.0?     what is the reward for good grades, when 2.5 to 3.0 is sufficient to most employers? (if they ask at all)  i have a 3.67 and am working toward a civil engineering degree.  (bachelors) if you have extensive job experience, then a low gpa isn't that importatnt.  if you have no job experience, or only one or two jobs, then a high gpa is very importatnt.  it looks good on a resume, and can be the deciding factor between you and another candidate for a job, scholarship, internship, etc.