Does 2.9 Major GPA meet 3.0 Cutoff?
Hey Everyone,
Was curious about this scenario for a friend who was asking for advice:
Many business jobs have a minimum GPA requirement of 3.0. In the case where someone has a major GPA that is higher than their cumulative GPA (weird, right?), can a major GPA be used?
Also, what if someone has a 2.9 (already rounded to one decimal) major GPA (cumulative GPA is lower so won't be using that)?
Major GPA is an official metric provided by my friend's university, in case anyone was wondering. No way to really massage either number. GPA is for a STEM major.
Thanks






3.0 is 3.0
3.0 is 3.0
apply and see what happens.
apply and see what happens.
I know someone who got cutoff
I know someone who got cutoff at 2.95. I'm curious as to what his cumulative GPA was.. sub 2.0?
"A man generally has two reasons for doing anything. One that sounds good, and the real one." - J.P. Morgan
I said apply regardless. Just
I said apply regardless. Just wanted to see if anyone had any experiences or insights.
His cumulative is in the lower 2.0s.
Connor: I know someone who
I know someone who got cutoff at 2.95. I'm curious as to what his cumulative GPA was.. sub 2.0?
That is rough! I see resumes come by the office with only one decimal place all the time. I presume they are rounding 3.65 to 3.7 so why couldn't you round 2.95 to 3.0? I asked my roommate (also in IB) and he said he doesn't see a problem with that.
Why is it surprising that
Why is it surprising that Major GPA is higher than Cumulative GPA? My major GPA is 0.5 higher than my cumulative, simply because I do better in classes that I am interested in, which happen to be my major classes.
My school gives out GPAs with
My school gives out GPAs with 3 decimals. Should I round to two? The thing is - if I round to two, I would have to round up...but I don't want people to think "who the hell does this kid think he is, rounding up his GPA?"
DiarrheaAnneFrank: Why is it
Why is it surprising that Major GPA is higher than Cumulative GPA? My major GPA is 0.5 higher than my cumulative, simply because I do better in classes that I am interested in, which happen to be my major classes.
Yeah, that's the case for most people.
"A man generally has two reasons for doing anything. One that sounds good, and the real one." - J.P. Morgan
They have to draw the line
They have to draw the line somewhere. If 2.9 was okay they'd say 2.9, not 3.0. Typically these things are auto screened by HR without any consideration of facts and circumstances. That's just the most efficient way to do it. Your friend will not make it through the auto screen (unless he/she knows someone senior who can help skip this step).
DiarrheaAnneFrank: Why is it
Why is it surprising that Major GPA is higher than Cumulative GPA? My major GPA is 0.5 higher than my cumulative, simply because I do better in classes that I am interested in, which happen to be my major classes.
I should clarify. He is a STEM major. I was too in college. From my experience, math and science majors ace elective coursework but sometimes struggle more in core classes.
Your point is well taken though and makes sense too.
Boothorbust: They have to
They have to draw the line somewhere. If 2.9 was okay they'd say 2.9, not 3.0. Typically these things are auto screened by HR without any consideration of facts and circumstances. That's just the most efficient way to do it. Your friend will not make it through the auto screen (unless he/she knows someone senior who can help skip this step).
Thanks for the insight. Guess he better try really really hard to get an A in his last core class before graduation. Unfortunately it can't even be an A-.
YOLO. Do it. ^ I've been
YOLO. Do it.
^ I've been wanting to say that all week. Although a 2.9 in my opinion should not pass a 3.0 cutoff.
Usually 3 is 3 as already
Usually 3 is 3 as already said but I wonder how they program computers that do the screening? Does anybody know, I only hear about these things and never knew the reality, if it is true I think the computer will scan all the CV and will take into consideration many elements before throwing away your CV, one of them is whither they are in need of fresh blood or not, that is how I would do it... so yeah sadly you/he will have tough time dealing with these questions with such GPA.
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