3.3 GPA, Engineer, Non-Target
Hello,
I recently graduated from a non-target school with a chemical engineer major and a 3.3 GPA, and I'm deciding whether to leave my GPA on my resume or not. I know there are similar forums out there, but I found them to be founded 4-5 years ago; thus, I feel they are outdated. I've had an engineering internship and a investment banking internship at a small boutique bank. I know with my credentials I could get a position at a less prominent MM or local boutique investment bank, but I am specifically targeting prominent MMs or elite boutiques.
I had two interviews with HR from top MMs from networking and I thought they went very, answering all the technical questions correctly, but the recruiter told me the next step involved an associate mainly screening based on resumes; thus, I feel like I was not invited back for a second round based on my low GPA.
Any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you!
Now I don't have much experience with this as I am only now a rising senior but if I could add my two cents, i think that a 3.3 is decent enough especially with an engineering degree. May be a little tougher competing with kids with stellar GPAs that for sure, I'm in the same boat looking for FT for next year. But I think you should leave it on until you have more experience because soon that will be the most important part of your resume. Also you never know what could have not gotten you the interview, since you got it, you know you're qualified, it could have been someone else had a stronger connection or interviewed just a little bit better. Don't be discouraged, it's a numbers game.
I'm a 2nd year at a BB, I'd say leave it on. I can't speak for all groups, but my group will screen out sub 3.5's unless it's a hard science degree.
If we see that you didnt include it, we assume that's worse than a 3.3 and you risk getting your shit just thrown in the trash. A 3.3 in an engineering degree will almost definitely get a second look though.
I majored in math in college and the whole math department's average GPA was around 3.0...That shit costs us hundreds of applications. None of the professors cared about our CV. The exams were so hard that even the top geniuses in the class could only score around 60 and these guys have the best mathematical brains in Asia...
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