I just finished my first semester at UC Berkeley and ended up with a 3.3 GPA - mainly because I was a part of two business clubs and didn't expect college to be as hard as it was. I am a student in L&S and intended to declare Econ or apply for Haas. I was wondering whether this is going to negatively impact my chances for Haas or getting an internship.
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It's obviously going to negatively affect your chances at Haas and internships...just look at your peers fighting for the same opportunities as you are.
Idk about Haas but you have about 2-3 semesters before you even have to start applying for your Junior IB internship. So by then you can definitely raise your GPA more than enough
Time commitments for my business clubs drops off from next semester so I should hopefully be able to get better grades. Thanks
Can’t speak to Haas but I can speak to landing internships. I ended first sem with a straight 3.0 for the same reasons. I picked myself back up, loaded up on credits, and got a 4.0 the next sem. I worked as hard as humanly possible and stayed on top of my shit the entire semester, more than I needed. By the end of freshman year, I had close to a 3.6. I didn’t try as hard soph year but by the time I recruited I had ~3.75 and nobody cared that it wasn’t the 3.95/4.0 that some of my peers had. I got plenty of interviews (though I probably had to network more than some of my peers) and landed at an EB.
Just grind for the next 2 semesters at least and make sure that’s there’s absolutely no chance you get anything short of perfect grades. Make sure there’s no chance you get fucked by a curve. And I’m sure Haas admissions will notice it if you pick yourself up majorly after first sem. You’ve got this buddy.
Yep I'm focusing primarily on my classes next semester. I plan on raising my gpa to around 3.7/3.8 by Sophomore spring.
Stick to that plan (actually stick to it 100%), and you’ll be just fine.
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He would have 2 semesters no?
Freshmen spring and sophomore fall
And then 3 semesters if he does summer recruiting after sophomore spring
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