Jan 12, 2026

Does GPA matters for Private Credit Recruiting?

Current college senior and incoming FT at a BB product group in NY, GPA was great back when I was recruiting (3.8) but dropped all the way to 3.3 due to family instances and bad mental health. I can try my best academically this semester to bump it up but the highest it'll get is 3.4 / 3.5ish after round up. I am a double major in STEM btw.

My goal is to get into private credit / structured credit / credit buyside after 1 year in banking, wondering if this low GPA will held me back. Can I hedge my GPA with deals I do in IB / with experience?

Thanks

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Usually once you've had 2 or moee years of FT experience, you can drop your GPA and/or move your edu section of your CV to the bottom. 

 

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