GPA vs CS Double major
I am a college student who already has a good IB job lined up after school. I have been doing a CS double major since freshmen year, but now it looks like, if I keep taking those courses, it’ll dip my GPA below 3.8. I’m just curious if there is any value in this double major from a L/S HF recruiting perspective (i.e. is it gonna differentiate me significantly?) because I know HHs ask for my GPA to double digits for PE recruiting, so if there is no benefit I’m considering dropping it. Thoughts?
No one cares in the slightest if you have a double major - all anyone looks at is the GPA #. Just focus on getting it as high as you can.
Even for tech-focused hedge funds?
i'd assume most of the analysts at tech funds are either from TMT or former managers in startups/mature companies.
If you think you can keep your GPA above like a 3.5 with the CS major, I would say keep it and challenge yourself academically. If you're going into transaction finance like IB, you really won't have the opportunity to use your brain the way you would in CS undergrad… I wouldn’t waste the little time you have left worrying about GPA inflating.
It sounds crazy, but do you actually enjoy CS(grades not withstanding?) If you do, I suggest you keep at it, maybe taking some classes pass fail.
I enjoy it but I also enjoy a lot of other subjects that I don't major in so that's kinda of irrelevant imo. My biggest argument to keep it is that if I interview for large growth-oriented hedge funds (like Tiger/Viking/Coatue), it may differentiate me against other candidates, but I also suspect that it won't make or break my case, so I'm not sure
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