Where does a 3.6 from a target (HYP level) put me in terms of IB recruiting for summer 2018? I'm a rising junior, and am thinking of taking online summer courses from my university in addition to interning, to boost my GPA. It's exactly a 3.59 now, and with an A in an online summer course, it'll be 3.62, and with another A, it'll be 3.64. Is it worth it, or is a 3.6 fine?
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I think such a marginal increase of GPA is not worth the opportunity cost. It should be a better option to just network.
Nickel and "dime-ing" your gpa isn't really worth it in the long run. A 3.59, 3.62, 3.64 all have one thing in common: they are all a 3.6 with honest rounding. Focus on networking and preparing for interviews, save yourself a thousand dollars while you're at it.
3.6 is a great GPA even at a non-target, at the HYP level it almost guarantees you a gig if you're able to (like other posters said) network and put yourself in the right situations / interviews.
On a side note, your online course would count towards your GPA? that's pretty awesome / enviable.
The summer courses won't change your rounded GPA at all, so I wouldn't do it. You have OCR, so you should be fine assuming you put in some work networking this summer.
HYP is a huge advantage, so don't waste it.
that's great your summer courses count towards your GPA. best of luck.
You'd be better off building your extracurriculars
Internship Advice - 3.6GPA going to a mid target (Originally Posted: 09/24/2013)
I have around a 3.6 GPA and go to a mid target. I am a sophomore and last summer I interned at a Venture Capital firm. I live in the Minneapolis area. I would ultimately like to to end up in IB or trading, I know its going to be tough but I was hoping for advice as to where I should look to intern this summer. Anything from the type of company or even specific company names would be appreciated. Thanks
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