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    1. Timothy Gowers‏ @wtgowers 12 Jul 2019

      I find this quite shocking. Probably the only solution is to abandon all pretence that a grade at one institution means the same as a grade at another. That puts the burden of evaluation on employers, but that isn't obviously a bad idea.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-48951653 …

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 12 Jul 2019
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      In Silicon Valley at least it's already understood the burden is on employers. No one cares much about grades.

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        2. Digital Sludge Drinker‏ @Digitalsludged1 12 Jul 2019

          This sounds like Japan tbh.

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        1. Curtis Shipman‏ @curtisshipman 12 Jul 2019
          Replying to @paulg @wtgowers

          I have never asked nor been asked for my GPA in an interview. I have been asked and have asked applied knowledge questions I would expect someone to know if they did well in their stated degree.

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        1. Azzen Abidi‏ @azzenabidi 12 Jul 2019
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          The valley is the only place in the world that accepted me for who I am and didn't judge me. Employers elsewhere asked for my GPA and if I could come to the office every day(which is impossible due to my physical disability). It took me a while to believe in myself again.

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        2. trevor‏ @hiTrevorHere 12 Jul 2019
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          In your experience, have you seen correlation between high GPA & high performance?

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        3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 13 Jul 2019
          Replying to @hiTrevorHere @wtgowers

          I don't know. I've never bothered to ask anyone what their GPA was.

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        2. Scott B. Suhy‏ @scottsu 12 Jul 2019
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          Someone should tell google https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18574770 …

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        3. Nathan Ganser‏ @gansernathan 13 Jul 2019
          Replying to @scottsu @paulg @wtgowers

          Actually, I think that grades are still a good way for huge corporates to hire - if you get +1000 applications, you simply can't check everyone's side projects... Putting the grades in a sheet and selecting the top 1% seems like a good solution for big corps tbh.

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