if you get asked for your GPA during an interview
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on 3/23/11 at 4:19pm
what's the best to counter your low gpa for competitive positions?
anyone ever just say the major gpa or your gpa from the final two years? (of course telling them that's the major gpa)
Why don't you take the GPA of
Why don't you take the GPA of all the classes you got an A in?
The more you specify, the weirder it becomes.
- Bulls make money. Bears make money. Pigs get slaughtered.
- The harder you work, the luckier you become.
- I believe in the "Golden Rule": the man with the gold rules.
you have to give them a
you have to give them a compelling reason why you suck at school.. stress EC's and show that you actually had things that hindered the amount of time you could possibly study. but you have to make sure those things outweigh the shitty gpa.
You only have two options if
You only have two options if asked: your major gpa or your overall. Anything else is very "Dave Edmonsonish"...
"Cut the burger into thirds, place it on the fries, roll one up homey..." - Epic Meal Time
You could say your major Gpa
You could say your major Gpa AND overall GPA.... but just saying your major GPA is an obvious mark that your overall one is worse... It's like not including GPA on your resume... they're going to ask you because it's obvious that it wasn't good enough to put on it.