Just Turned a BB Superday Invitation Down...

I would talk to the dept. chair. Everyone at a school should be on the same team, meaning that they should help there students out. The point of college is to get good career placement. That's why people go to good schools, to get good jobs. Let's be honest every school teaches the same things, just varying difficulty, and that diff. in difficulty wont even matter b/c you don't use half of the things you learn once you leave college.

lol go to the chair, but do NOT use that argument.

if you went to the interview and got the job, would the D even matter?

It would be for a summer analyst position. And yes, the D would definitely matter to me... especially applying to business school eventually and what not.

But for a summer analyst position, probably the right move. If it were for FT I might just say screw it and take the D if you have no plans to go back to grad school or anything.

My friend got into Harvard Law with multiple D's and C's, but he was a minority so not really comparable. :)

I got a C in one class in my 2nd semester of senior year right before starting this job. Luckily it barely even affected my GPA.

But yeah your school sounds backwards... I would raise hell with the administration. To get something you want you have to ask for it.

To bankerchic: Banks have many superdays; why not ask the bank to reschedule?

To dosk: claiming that one got into Harvard Law w/ multiple D's and C's is hard to believe, and therefore obviously misleading. To say that he did it because he is a minority is offensive and ignorant - even minorities with those grades will not get into HLS.

If what you say is true, he obviously had something else going for him (180 LSATs?).

do you have any family members or family friends that are doctors. If not just ask around to get one to write up a fake note saying you were really sick that day and coudlnt do the exam.

BTW how did you get a BB superday so early?

Going abroad. That is why they have only one day of Superday.

The thing is, it is a BB but not my top choice. I have already had and also have other BB Superdays coming up.

Your school has finals pretty early

you should speak to careers service in your school, and get them to sort it out with your professor or the academics department.

What a dumbfuck professor. I would report him to the dept. chair. No school wants its professors to be roadblocks in their students post-grad success...

You should post his name here so he google searches can shame him, lol.

hmm...i understand your position..i think that was a terrible move by the professor...honestly in my opinion...if i knew i stood a good chance of getting the job after superday...I would have petitioned for an incomplete grade and gone for the interview instead...just my opinion...

go to a target? usually at target schools, career service centers have strict rules about recruiting interfering with midterms and finals. You should check it out.

I think Girls are very rational/careful. A guy might have tried for an incomplete/risked a D. What method works out best in the end is hard to say though!

Most people go to good schools to have the most post-college choices available to them, not necessarily a job but other opportunities as well.

Exactly, it is all about opportunity and choice. However, I think your professor should be extremely mindful of the fact that you have this interview going on. I had to suck it up and take a 0 on a quiz when I was going through full time recruiting. Of course, that day turned into an offer which turned into my getting home from work right now at 4am (hmm, maybe you shouldn't have canceled)??? Honestly though, this is definitely not the sort of situation you should handle passively. Talk to other professors, department heads, etc., someone will go to bat for you.

Get mad, get angry... most importantly get even by talking to the right people. Talk to the dean of the school, chair of the department, talk directly to this stupid professor and make a stink. Take this opportunity to practice being aggressive, strong, and on point.

Definitely talk to everybody that you can and get as many people on your side as possible. You definitely have a valid point and dates to take finals are always expendable. If not, try to work something out with the bank you have a Superday at. If they won't do anything about it, you probably don't want to work there anyway.

On a related note, I'm amazed at how some people would have handled the situation and at how high on a pedstal some people place these banking jobs. College is not merely just to get a good job- its to mature, advance, and learn. It should still be the number one priority while you are there. Its stupid to work hard for 3 years and then knowingly take a D just to get a shot at a banking job- that's ridiculous, in my opinion. You've got a good, rational head on your shoulders, bankerchic.