Applying to internships that requires 3.5 minimum GPA

You need to know somebody. Otherwise, don't expect it to work.

very true h4zin

If you have above a 3.5 GPA in your major you could try just listing that and leave off your overall GPA.

^^^You might as well not even put a GPA if you're going to try something as transparent as that...

I think the whole idea of "Major GPA" is a joke. As if people screening resumes don't know what this means. The truth is having a low GPA hurts, and there is nothing you can do to get around it besides getting better grades in the future.

Also, you think they throw out resumes with below a 3.5? You should see what they do with the ones that don't have a GPA at all.

CompBanker, what do you think is more relevant for someone making a hiring decision at a bank, your overall GPA or your major GPA assuming your major is finance? I was asked numerous times in interviews what I got in my accounting and finance classes but never asked about any of my general education classes.

At the bank I'm working at now, we ask about writing ability as well as take down SAT scores (for both math and verbal). We also take down grades in all english based courses. While we do look at accounting and finance skills, they are just two sub bullets in the overall category of intelligence. We aren't looking for pre-made accountants, we are looking for bright kids that we can teach and mold. I think this is also the case in many banks (or else why would Harvard history majors be getting offers) ?? Overall GPA is a much better indicator of this. Also, my personal belief is that overall GPA is often a reflection of work ethic and dedication, which are in my view the two most important things for an analyst to have.

i have screened resumes personally, and i usually don't give a shit about gpa. but since you have to have it on there, put major gpa, or if major gpa isn't high, just put some kind of other gpa and footnote it small enough that no one will read it; no banker has the time to screen your shit that carefully, and there's a good chance you'll slip through. if you want to be a banker you need to start to think like one.

my boss literally grabbed random resumes from a pile once; i wish i were exaggerating, but i'm not even in the slightest, he doesn't have time for bs like picking analysts. i guess it just shows how many people on these forums are college kids. like seriously, if you're gonna let something like your gpa keep you from getting a job in a field like finance (this isn't law or medicine), then you don't deserve to work in the industry.

you can actually footnote your resume about your gpa? im taking an accounting class through berkeley and its worth 4.5 quarters of credit... it will be on my Northwestern transcript and everything, but it wont apply to my northwestern GPA. if i recalculate this class into my gpa and include a footnote explaining it it the bottom, would that work?

i wonder if an IBD internship at a decent firm (top 10-12 I'd say) not a BB, will get me interviews during full-time recruiting, despite my low gpa ~3.2?

You're serious? You think they hire summers just for fun?

If you got an intership with a 3.2, why wouldn't you at least get FT interviews with one?

Even if you leave your GPA off your resume, most applications ask you what your GPA is anyway (makes it easier for automated screening if that's a thing).

If you have a solid network and can get one of your connections to drop your resume, you should be fine. But I don't think you'll be able to get an interview by just applying online (and that even applies for students with >3.5 I would say).

Do you go to a target school?

If a job posting says minimum GPA is a 3.5, is a 3.4 automatically excluded? Will my work experience and honor/awards be factors if my GPA is close but doesn't meet the threshold?

This is why networking is so important. If bankers are passing your resume along, no one will care that your GPA is 0.10 below the HR threshold.