hi,

I have a BSc degree from another non-EU country and a Nachdiplom from ETH in Software Engineering, my GPA in this one was 5.6 out of 6

I've been working in industry in CH for more 9 years always in IT and finance. Currently, I am working 100% and doing a MSc at ETH at the same time ... I chose a math specialization track. The courses of this track are very tough and driving me really hard so this is reflected in my marks badly ... I am passing but e.g. 4.5

My questions are:

• Do CH/US employers look at GPA? In my experience in CH I have never been asked for GPA before but could be this is because my BSc degree is from another country.
• Would lower than average GPA matter? even when this is a ETH MSc?
• Should I care for GPA having a established career with many years of work experience and industry certifications?

I am just afraid the lower GPA becomes counter-productive even when this is a MSc from ETH in one tough core subject e.g. in the whole MSc program we are only a handful of students taking that math path.

Thanks in advance,
Regards,
TapiroLee

Bump!

I see that TapiroLee hasn't logged in a for a while, but does anybody else have any thoughts on that? I just had my first exams at my ETH MSc and I didn't really perform well. Is that a factor that should worry me when I start job hunting? Any experience my fellow EFers?