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Originally Posted by exuberant888
It all depends on what you want to do after graduation. If you are thinking of pursuing Professional School (Dentistry, Medicine, Pharmacy etc.) grades are very important, and will often dictate which schools you can apply to/or have a chance of getting into. If you are leaning more towards finding a job immediately after graduation, I would say experience and networking is probably more important than achieving high grades (although you want to at least pass your courses). Certain graduate programs also have cutoffs and are quite competitive, so it is important to keep your grades up. All in all, having good grades will never hurt you, but will instead open up doors for you in the future.
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This is what I was going to say.
Grades are important for grad schools (Masters, PhD), professional schools (medical school, law school) and internships.
But if you just plan on completing your 3 or 4 year degree and getting a job, it probably only matters that you have the degree.
It all depends on what you want to do when you graduate. BUT you usually don't know for sure what you want your career to be when you're only in first year, so it doesn't hurt to try your best.
In first and second year, I just wanted to graduate and get a job. In third and fourth year, I wanted to go to grad school. Unfortunately, I didn't have the marks. So I ended up going to college instead (and I wish I did this in the first place!) You never know what path you're going to be on in 3-4 years, so try your best for good grades but don't freak out about it.