Rising junior transfer: can I average my GPA's?
I transferred from a non-target (got a 4.0) to a target, where I have a 3.0. Can I put the average of my two GPA's on my resume?
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I would think you should list both schools on your resume and your GPA at each... if you only list your target school and say you have a 3.5 GPA and then they review your transcripts and see you have a 3.0, that may not end very well.
That's my only concern. I don't wanna be bumbling and fumbling to explain the discrepancy post-hoc. But I'm also a little embarrassed to put my first school on there, as it might make employers think less of me.
Well, set aside the GPA for a second. If I were an interviewer, I would think it's admirable for an applicant to transfer schools and leave behind his friends at the old school just to better-position himself for recruiting. While no, your GPA isn't too good, you could always try to explain it by talking about how you prioritized networking, applying for internships, joining clubs, trying to get to leadership positions, and adjusting to the new environment. So maybe not all interviewers would be averse to your situation. However, I'd think that 100% of interviewers would not take kindly if you flat-out lie about your GPA. What year are you going into at the end of the summer?
I'm going to be a junior next year. Do you think I can pull my grades up in time this semester to only put my current school's GPA (technically a 3.15) on my resume, and hope they can see my GPA for the upcoming semester? Or might it be stronger to put both schools, even though the first school isn't that good.
Here's my logic. Perhaps you'll disagree with me, but I'll just say my thoughts anyways. There are people at your target school with 8.6 GPA's. (Not really, but what I mean is there are many people who are doing better than you and applying for the same roles). If you just list this school, you'll clearly look inferior to those people (unless you have good internship experience). If you list both schools, it shows more dedication (you're willing to put in the effort to go after the jobs you want) and that you are actually capable of achieving good grades.
However, if you have good work/internship experiences, you could emphasize them (i.e. the deals you worked on, the skills you learned, the money you managed, etc) instead of wasting the space on that old school.
I'm going to be a junior myself at the end of the summer, so that's just my opinion. It depends on your experiences and what you feel you should be emphasizing the most. I'm not a career counselor or an interviewer. But a 3.0 isn't terrible. Anything below a 3.0 from what I understand isn't really worthwhile.
Also, another reason you might want to put the old school is because you probably don't have any leadership positions at this new school seeing as you just transferred. Knowing you're a transfer might give them an explanation as to why. Or why they haven't seen you at past expos/events/etc.
No, you shouldn't merge your GPAs, but you can if you're okay with the risk of losing an offer. Is your major GPA any better?
I've only been at the school a year so I've only really taken one in-major class at my current school. I'm taking more this year though.
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