GPA for PE recruiting post 2 years in IB
Do PE firms care what your GPA in undergrad was if your recruiting as an analyst at an IB? My GPA is 3.5 and has always been - interned at reputable place and going to a reputable place with strong recruiting - go to a target school - but if my GPA falls to 3.4 is that going to hurt me significantly when I do PE recruiting as a FT analyst? Also how does the kid with 3.8/3.9 stack up versus the 3.5 kid in the PE recruiting process? If it happens as early as Dec/Jan of your first year as an analyst I just imagine deal experience won't be significant enough and they start basing hiring decisions on stuff like GPA/school/etc.
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School and GPA matter quite a bit, especially with the headhunters. I would definitely try to keep it above 3.5 if possible. It will also matter for B schools down the road if you're going the PE route
You're right- it matters more than your actual deal experience (but not more than your ability to sell yourself and the deals you've worked on). Think about it - a high GPA shows you're smart and hardworking at least for the past 4 years, while good deal experience shows you were lucky with staffings and pitches becoming live in your first year
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I'm going to quote my own post from another similar thread (http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/how-much-does-gpa-matter-once-it-…):
to the OP... You haven't graduated or started work yet so stop losing sleep over something that is still a year+ away. Our 1st yr class is full of gungho kids who are 100% concerned with recruiting and SUCK AT THEIR JOB... I'd focus on learning and doing your job 1st then recruiting since its hard to do the 2nd without the 1st.
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