Hi Vik, you seem like a younger version of me. I worked QC testing in an electronics factory between semesters. I graduated with a 2.1 GPA in the middle of the recession. I took whatever job I could find. Work didn't pay much but they did send me travelling.
In 2005 I applied to the foreign service as well. Instead of going to the second interview I bought a last minute ticket and flew to Europe. After traveling throughout Europe I based myself in France where I've been pretty successful.
The point being is all I had was my hard work and moxy to help me get by. All those rejection letters (sometimes not even that) had only emboldened me to prove my capabilities. I wasn't going to let my GPA be my only defining value.
In 2005 I applied to the foreign service as well. Instead of going to the second interview I bought a last minute ticket and flew to Europe. After traveling throughout Europe I based myself in France where I've been pretty successful.
The point being is all I had was my hard work and moxy to help me get by. All those rejection letters (sometimes not even that) had only emboldened me to prove my capabilities. I wasn't going to let my GPA be my only defining value.