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HELP tanking GPA
 

couchy's picture
(King Kong, 1,365
 
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 on 2/27/12 at 5:05am

Guys,

I'm a non-target student and I'm not doing so well this semester because Im spending too much time searching for an internship. I haven't landed an SA offer yet and the process of searching for one is really ruining my grades.

I can still take some classes Pass/Fail. Doing this will keep my 3.7 . Otherwise, I'd probably get a few CS this semester and end with a 3.5 for fall recruiting. The damage has been done and I don't think I can still manage very high grades by this point.

Heres the fucked up part. I already have more than a couples Ws (1 each semester since I have a bad habit of signing up for too much, like this semester). adding a few Ps to it will make things look bad.

But as I recall, people don't really look at transcripts, just cum GPA for US recruiting. I think HK recruiting looks at GPA and transcript more carefully however.

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So should I let my GPA drop to 3.5 or keep it at 3.7 by taking shit P/F

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West Coast rainmaker's picture

For recruiting, P/F that

ER
(Neanderthal, 2,072
 
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 on 2/27/12 at 6:28am

For recruiting, P/F that class- nobody reads a transcript until after you get an offer, if then. Then, they only check to make sure that you didn't lie about your GPA.

Nobody really cares about P/F's, Ws, and class selection. Think of all the people taking "Drawing 101" to boost their GPA. It's a game.

Are you trying to work in HK? I can't comment on the process there.

GoddardBolt's picture

I agree with West Coast

 
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 on 2/27/12 at 6:35am

I agree with West Coast rainmaker. The only thing I would add is that since you are coming from a non-target undergrad you may want to go to business school in the near future. If you should do this, Ad Coms DO very much care about pass/fail courses and W's on the transcript and will do more to keep you from the better universities than a gpa on the lower side like a 3.5.

blueslord2910's picture

How about Big 4 in the US

 
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 on 2/27/12 at 8:46pm

How about Big 4 in the US though? They required transcripts every time I applied

Will Hunting's picture

so you can't go to school and

IB
(King Kong, 1,231
 
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 on 2/27/12 at 9:52pm

so you can't go to school and search for an internship at the same time? hmm, seems like you lack work ethic. Cold calling takes 10 minutes max and if you call 20 firms per day (100 per 5 day week) that is only 3 hours. You can easily do your work and go to class.

"Look, you're my best friend, so don't take this the wrong way. In twenty years, if you're still livin' here, comin' over to my house to watch the Patriots games, still workin' construction, I'll fuckin' kill you. That's not a threat, that's a fact.

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