Advice for getting work experience

Alright, I'm not embarrassed to say my GPA sucks. I go to Tech and so do/did you. I perform great in work environments, however. I did an internship in high school and was commended for my work. I have all these great attributes that would emerge in a work environment, but not the academic environment. Most, if not all, all of work experience opportunities that Tech has to offer require a GPA of 3.0 or higher. I feel like my academic performance doesn't necessarily reflect my ability to succeed in the workplace. Of course, I want to raise my GPA too though so that is always a goal. In the meantime, is there any opportunity I can look at or because of my poor GPA, am I stuck just taking classes every semester?