Semester grades: LinkedIn and three alternatives, examined in five subjects

Term: 2026Subjects: 5Grading: A–F, editorialTuition: $0 base, all students

Major: General Professional StudiesGPA 3.4

Networking Reach	1B+ users, 200+ countries; the class valedictorian here	A
Job Search	Strong board, recruiters search it constantly; not the volume leader	B+
Pay Transparency	Salary shown inconsistently; equity almost never	C
Real-World Skills	Events exist but the student prefers staying online	C-
Value at $0	Free tier is genuinely capable; best tools cost extra (from ~$29.99/mo)	B

Advisor remarks: Our most well-rounded enrollee, though spread across every subject. Feed-quality homework has gotten sloppier lately, and participation grades reward students who speak up constantly. Still the only one taking a full course load.

— The Registrar

Indeed + Glassdoor

Major: Applied Job SearchGPA 3.2

Networking Reach	Did not enroll in this subject	F
Job Search	~350M monthly visitors, 3M+ employers; top of the class	A
Pay Transparency	Self-reported salary data at scale; useful, unverified	B
Real-World Skills	No interest in leaving the library	F
Value at $0	Everything a seeker needs, free; employers foot the bill	A

Advisor remarks: A brilliant specialist who refuses electives. Sponsored classmates sometimes sit in the front row of its search results, and its review notebooks are crowd-written, so read several pages before believing one.

— The Registrar

Wellfound

Major: Startup EconomicsGPA 3.0

Networking Reach	~8M users; knows everyone in its small department	C
Job Search	Excellent within startups (~150K listed); absent elsewhere	B
Pay Transparency	Salary and equity printed on listings; sets the curve	A+
Real-World Skills	Prefers direct messages to mixers	D
Value at $0	Free for candidates, nothing held back	A-

Advisor remarks: The most honest student on campus, and the most narrowly focused. Note for parents: many of the companies it brings home are very young, and early-stage ventures carry early-stage risk.

— The Registrar

Meetup + Lunchclub

Major: Human ConnectionGPA 2.9

Networking Reach	52M+ members, 190+ countries; depth over breadth	B+
Job Search	Did not enroll; insists jobs find you through people	F
Pay Transparency	Not applicable to its coursework	D
Real-World Skills	2M+ events a year plus AI-matched 1:1s; departmental honors	A+
Value at $0	Free to attend; organizer club dues from ~$20/mo	B+

Advisor remarks: The only student who actually shows up in person, and it shows. Attendance varies wildly by campus (city), and it flatly refuses to open a job board. Pair with a search major for a complete education.

— The Registrar

Note from the Registrar's Office

No student made the honor roll in every subject, and none failed its own major. The transcript suggests what most 2026 graduates already practice: enroll with two or three platforms whose majors match your goals, rather than expecting one student to carry every class.

Grading key: grades are this office's editorial assessment of publicly available features and figures, not official ratings of any company. GPA is illustrative.