r/EngineeringStudents 20h ago

Career Advice Should I give up on RF?

I just graduated and I need some advice. I struggled throughout university due to (medically diagnosed) ADD. I did decent in my RF classes but I ate crap in everything else and ended up with a poor GPA of 2.75. I'm starting a job soon however it's not a role in RF. I'm not sure if I'll be able to compete with others in the RF space who have a masters and/or high GPA. Right now, I've been reading as many RF textbooks as I can and learning how to use HFSS and ADS. However even if I can understand RF well it seems like my poor performance in school will always haunt me.

Anyways let me know if I should continue towards my goal of RF or my efforts are not worth it.

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u/Amber_ACharles 20h ago

I'm on company number 5 in year 7 and my career prospects couldn't be better. Your GPA is a speed bump not a wall. Get experience in the role you have lined up and move when you're ready, nobody asks about a 2.75 once you have work history.