GPA vs Work Experience

[Ruzena114]

I am a student at Le Cordon Bleu. Going on externiship in 2 weeks i have a opportunity to do a Trial at Payard in New York. My school is telling me i can miss 1 day of class but i would like to go there early to scope it out. I could go early but it would ruin my GPA. I was told it would be in my best interest would be to stay in school. What should i do?

[bonbini]

How can this ruin your GPA?

[ldzpapa]

Personally, I don't see what G.P.A. has to do with proffessional cooking in the first place everywhere I've ever worked, the school grads have needed to be completely retrained anyway, because schools don't teach a whole lot of practicality and organization. Much less waste control, and dealing with high pressure situations. In my book experience rules. Try approaching the school again and press the matter with them.

[Risque Cakes]

unless your financial aide is hand in hand with your GPA as mine was ( I had merit scholarships), don't worry about it, since it's better to get a heads up, show your dedication and passion to a potential employer.

Most interns get offered a position in the place they intern at, MOST times, not 100%

[oldschool1982]

Keep the GPA up there. It's one of those Permanent record things and even though most believe it has nothing to do with what you're actually training for... it does. Plus bragging rights are not a bad thing either. How amny folks go thru the trouble of putting a GPA of 2.8 on a resume. You're more apt to display the 3.5 or 4.0. Going to higher education shows potential employers you are able to be taught something. The higher your GPA show's how well you retained the lessons. Eventually it will all even out but in the beginning it could translate into a better starting wage.

[adamm]

while i agree with some by saying that if you put a 3.5 or 4.0 on your resume it will look good, its not as important as work experience. I dont know about your school but somone from mine had close to a 4.0 and he is at the same externship site as me, and he doesnt know crap, so gpa doenst mean much, its more how much you know/how hard you work. I would go for the work experence, unless the your GPA depends on scholorships or somthing.