My overall GPA is 3.3, with my major gpa being negligibly higher. My resume reads "Major in Finance with Minor in Asian Studies"
I have put "Finance GPA: 3.66" above overall GPA, and this is an accurate calculation of my GPA for all of the finance courses I've taken (those starting with FIN on my transcript).
It is not my "Major GPA" - I dicked around freshman and sophmore year and didn't do great in the prereqs for the finance courses.
I just want to show that I did significantly better in my finance courses, which I did.
Is this acceptable or would you consider it a misrepresentation?
And if so, how should I write it so I can keep the 3.66 on there? That is a must for me.
You dont.
Grow some balls, put your legitimate GPA, and realize that you have your GPA because of your own efforts. If your major GPA is ~3.3, how in the world do you get 3.66? Cut out the BS, man up.
My legitimate GPA is on there as well. And believe me I take responsibility for my shitty performance. But junior and senior year I got my act together and busted my ass and when I got into my finance courses I did well, and I want to demonstrate that on paper so I can at least get into the interview room.
Just trying to get a job my man.
Disagree.
Get ready to flame me.
1: Make sure your real overall GPA is on there somewhere.
2: Put your legitimate "finance GPA" if it truly does represent all classes beginning with FIN on your transcript. Explain this clearly if/when asked... the interview is not about GPA anyway. There is a legitimate reason to say that your performance in FIN classes is important information that should not be diluted by non-FIN classes.
If OP does not do this, he will lose the job to the guy who does.
I had a similar situation, 3.1 by second semester sophomore year. And I also worked my butt off, and got to around a 3.5 overall. Rather than mess with the GPA, which I have seen being bad as a firm can ask for a transcript and that destroys any cred you may have, make the cover letter count. Verbally acknowledge your mistakes, but show you want to recover.
I had to cut down my expectations, coming from Non-Target, but i did get a FT offer, and what helped me most was just showing how I wanted to recover from my mistakes, and not make them again. Put that passion into a cover letter or convey it somehow, and that IMO would be miles more helpful.
Good Luck man
I went ahead and posted the resume even though I've done it before.
http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/is-this-resume-with-decorative-bo…
Personally, I think you're fine.
It's not a lie or even a misrepresentation. Out of a set of legitimate performance numbers you could have stuck on there, you chose to include the standard number that shows okay performance (the overall 3.29) and an additional number that highlights exceptional performance in a difficult field (the finance 3.66).
I don't see an issue. This is nowhere near as bad as what you'll be doing to league tables for the next couple years (if you're lucky).
Thanks I was a little nervous about it as I've had success recently after tossing it on my resume.
What exactly do you mean by this comment? Haha are you implying I'm gonna sink whatever firm I work for?
No, all I mean is that analysts are expected to build league tables by finding a reason to exclude all the deals their firm didn't work on. This process is industry standard and is WAY sketchy.
As long as you never lie about what it means, you should be fine. If it gets you through a resume screen, its worth it.
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