I want to know if cGPA affects anything in real life. I did a research on research assistant selection procedure in Turkey. My results suggest that if you have a higher cGPA you are more likely to be listed in the reserve (good but not preferred list). If you have a lower cGPA, you are more likely to be given a higher evaluation score. Thus lower GPA gets you ahead of your competitors in employment in academia. How is the situation in other countries?