GPA
Your credit score can actually be more important than your GPA. GPA can determine certain aspects in your life, but your credit score will influence the cost of big purchases forever after graduation. It is also much easier to correct your GPA than messing up on your credit score. It can take years of positive payment to get your score back up. After graduating, your GPA tends to lose its importance, but your credit score will follow your for the rest of your life. Furthermore, your GPA will not help you find a good place to life, but your credit score will. Landlords check your credit score and bad credit can make it harder to apply for mortgage. Lastly, potential significant others realize that bad credit can come with financial baggage and may hold back from a relationship with someone with bad credit because of this.
I agree that your credit score can be more important than your GPA. Although your GPA can help determine your academic future and potential jobs, it because less important as time passes after you graduate. School is only a short time of your life. Your credit score will affect your whole life. I think it is important to pay attention to both of these score and make them the best …show more content…
Your goal should be 760 or above. To make this score good, you should make on-time payments and don’t buy things you can’t afford. It is also not about the total amount of outstanding debt you have, but how much you owe compared to how much you have authorized to borrow. The length of your credit history accounts for 15 percent of your score. Your credit score also determines whether you are responsible in situations like car and student loans. An unusual amount of for applications for new credit in a short period of time is also a red