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Quick background:
Rising sophomore at a complete non-target in the Northeast. Was a Computer Science major my freshman year, had a bad year/hated CS, ended the year with a 2.8~ GPA. I am very active on campus (Sector Head for campus investment club, tutor, technology club, etc). I'm going to be a RA this upcoming year, as well as switching to a Financial Economics major (which I'm fairly confident that I can get a 4.0 in without any problems).
This summer, I'm interning at a BB PWM branch in the Northeast. I have an awesome, well-connected boss (who I'm sure would recommend me, if I asked), along with an amazing bunch of coworkers. Also, though this hasn't been 100% confirmed yet, I may continue my internship remotely with the same group during the school year, working on various tasks online.
Since my school is such a total non-target and really isn't very helpful to me, I'm going to be applying for transfer in the fall (for the following fall) and hopefully get accepted at a higher-level school, despite my low freshman GPA. As a mini-question to my readers, can anyone think of a well-respected school that doesn't go crazy over GPA's? (Note: I'm not transferring just because my school is a non-target for banking. It's a very small school in general, and the opportunities graduating from there are very limited for anyone)
My main question is, what do you think I should try for next summer, if my goal after graduation is IBD at a respectable bank?
-I know that lots of kids do PWM their sophomore years, but since I've already done it, I don't really want to do it all over again.
-I assume that most BB's/elite boutiques wouldn't touch me, given my shitty GPA and nontarget school.
I'll try and answer any additional questions as soon as they come up.






Transfer out to anywhere
Transfer out to anywhere decent with a strong alumni base. You can't be picky with a 2.9. Your GPA resets, take your 2.9 to the grave and don't tell anyone.
Get a boutique investment bank internship next summer. Network with alumni like a champ. Get a 3.7+ at your new school, and you should be set.
Wow. This is the first time
Wow. This is the first time I've seen someone say "...which I'm fairly confident that I can get a 4.0 in without any problems."
By the way, 2.8 GPA is going make transferring to a top school immensely difficult.
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They're all happy its because 2.9 GPA is going to transfer to a top school.
Jesus, are you guys retarded?
Jesus, are you guys retarded? He said ~2.8 GPA
"A man generally has two reasons for doing anything. One that sounds good, and the real one." - J.P. Morgan
You need to absolutely
You need to absolutely destroy your fall semester. No questions asked. A 4.0 will give you a 3.2 when you apply which will at least give you a shot at some flagships assuming you had decent grads in HS.
Beretta: Wow. This is the
Wow. This is the first time I've seen someone say "...which I'm fairly confident that I can get a 4.0 in without any problems."
By the way, 2.8 GPA is going make transferring to a top school immensely difficult.
Fairly confident. Not 100% sure, but I believe I have the ability and motivation to do it. I'm not sure what's so crazy about that statement, if you consider that my shitty gpa was in CS, a totally unrelated subject.
Apply to Cornell. Their whole
Apply to Cornell. Their whole application process revolves more heavily around fit and other subjective areas rather than GPA, furthermore their transfer acceptance rate is the highest among the ivies, just make sure you have taken all the recommended and required courses before you transfer.
"Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman." -- George Soros
Futures Trader Man: Apply to
Apply to Cornell. Their whole application process revolves more heavily around fit and other subjective areas rather than GPA, furthermore their transfer acceptance rate is the highest among the ivies, just make sure you have taken all the recommended and required courses before you transfer.
You think Cornell will accept a 2.9 transfer? My friend tried to transfer into Cornell AEM from a semi-target (think JHU, Boston College...etc) with a 3.6 and was rejected.
Beretta: Futures Trader
Apply to Cornell. Their whole application process revolves more heavily around fit and other subjective areas rather than GPA, furthermore their transfer acceptance rate is the highest among the ivies, just make sure you have taken all the recommended and required courses before you transfer.
You think Cornell will accept a 2.9 transfer? My friend tried to transfer into Cornell AEM from a semi-target (think JHU, Boston College...etc) with a 3.6 and was rejected.
Lol. AEM is ridiculously hard to get into. You have no chance with a 2.8. If I remember correctly, AEM has single digit acceptance rate %.
kidflash: Beretta: Future
Apply to Cornell. Their whole application process revolves more heavily around fit and other subjective areas rather than GPA, furthermore their transfer acceptance rate is the highest among the ivies, just make sure you have taken all the recommended and required courses before you transfer.
You think Cornell will accept a 2.9 transfer? My friend tried to transfer into Cornell AEM from a semi-target (think JHU, Boston College...etc) with a 3.6 and was rejected.
Lol. AEM is ridiculously hard to get into. You have no chance with a 2.8. If I remember correctly, AEM has single digit acceptance rate %.
Who said anything about me transferring into AEM? And...please, it's a 2pointfucking8, not 2.9
Downeasta: kidflash: Bere
Apply to Cornell. Their whole application process revolves more heavily around fit and other subjective areas rather than GPA, furthermore their transfer acceptance rate is the highest among the ivies, just make sure you have taken all the recommended and required courses before you transfer.
You think Cornell will accept a 2.9 transfer? My friend tried to transfer into Cornell AEM from a semi-target (think JHU, Boston College...etc) with a 3.6 and was rejected.
Lol. AEM is ridiculously hard to get into. You have no chance with a 2.8. If I remember correctly, AEM has single digit acceptance rate %.
Who said anything about me transferring into AEM? And...please, it's a 2pointfucking8, not 2.9
? I wrote 2.8
kidflash: Downeasta: kidf
Apply to Cornell. Their whole application process revolves more heavily around fit and other subjective areas rather than GPA, furthermore their transfer acceptance rate is the highest among the ivies, just make sure you have taken all the recommended and required courses before you transfer.
You think Cornell will accept a 2.9 transfer? My friend tried to transfer into Cornell AEM from a semi-target (think JHU, Boston College...etc) with a 3.6 and was rejected.
Lol. AEM is ridiculously hard to get into. You have no chance with a 2.8. If I remember correctly, AEM has single digit acceptance rate %.
Who said anything about me transferring into AEM? And...please, it's a 2pointfucking8, not 2.9
? I wrote 2.8
Sorry, it was the guy you quoted.
Most colleges transfer admin
Most colleges transfer admin is based on GPA and comparable core curriculum, and the less credits you have the higher the GPA you need to have.
If you have a 2.8 now - and will most likely need a 3.5/7 to be competitive to transfer - you are looking at 3 semesters of straight A's. Assuming 15 credit hours a semester. Given you probably have ~30 credit hours now, another 45 would boost you into Junior class standing which will cause major issues with transferring.
In all likelihood because of your bad GPA, you will need to stay at your current college for two more years then transfer to a better school if you chose fully expecting to see a good chunk of the courses you took to raise your GPA not transferring over and enrolling as a Junior (so pretty much redoing a year) and graduating in 5 years instead of 4.
On top of all that you will also need to focus on networking and obtaining internships.
Never said you could get in
Never said you could get in with a 2.8 GPA as the cutoff is a 3.0, I was just informing the OP that among the Ivies Cornell is the most lenient in this regard... and they take a holistic admissions approach which places a higher value on the subjective materials of the application (essays, teacher recommendations, leadership etc.)
"Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman." -- George Soros