I had a total of 5 interviews, where they questioned me at length in each one about my "very low" GPA (it's around a 3.1--not stellar, but not abysmal, either). I was very frustrated by their fixation on academics (especially considering that, from what I've heard, several of the founders/higher-ups never even finished college!). When I arrived for my first interview, I was asked to complete "intake paperwork"--which ended up including only my name, desired position, GPA, ACT score, and signature. Sure, sometimes GPA is a decent indicator when a candidate has no other experience, but I had 3 years of relevant experience that were discounted because of my relatively low GPA, and also easily passed the HTML test they gave me. If they had heard my GPA, decided it was too low, and written me off after the first phone interview, that's one thing, but sending me through the entire interview process, over the course of more than a month and expressing some pretty overt dissatisfaction with my academic performance was a bit rude, I think. They also were very negative about it--they didn't just ask me to describe my academic experience or ask me to talk about my dedication to my schooling, they outright asked things like, "Your GPA is pretty low--can you explain why?" or even (and this shocked me) "I had the same major as you at the same university, and I graduated with a 3.95--so I know the classes aren't hard. Can you explain to me your GPA?" I definitely got the feeling that they were looking down on me throughout the entire process, and that rubbed me the wrong way. Yes, they're a growing company, they can probably afford to be picky, but I just didn't get the feeling that they valued my time or qualifications, even after the 5th interview. Maybe I'm too sensitive, but can it really hurt to be a little "kinder than necessary" to your applicants? If they are going to base qualification solely on academia for jobs unrelated to field of study, that's their prerogative, but I really think I could have done the job very well, and it's a bummer that they neglected to see that.