3.6 gpa wharton undergrad
Will a 3.6 gpa from wharton hurt, help, or do nothing for me in regards to getting a top job? Thanks.
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3.6 at wharton is still very good. If all your EC's are good then you should be in the thick of things when recruiting season comes around...
3.6? i'd say almost cream of the crop also considering you have decent EC's
Troll?
Oh man... dude, you're fucked... assuming your goal is to join Silver Lake straight out of undergrad
HAHA WHARTON, SHIT SCHOOL SORRY BRO
TRY TRANSFERRING TO A TARGET
you'll do fine when ocr hits but won't be killing it like the past couple posters have implied. if you are shooting for those top banks, considering the competition you're facing at wharton during ocr and the slow job market right now you're gonna want something extra to really help your resume stand out and also leverage any connections you have to get that first round interview.
4.0 or bust.
lol definitely a troll. Your never gonna get a job. A couple of non-targets with 3.4s are above you just transfer to a cc to have a better chance!
Will a 3.6 gpa from mit sloan hurt, help, or do nothing for me in regards to getting a top job? Thanks.
3.6 is pretty good, add in the Wharton factor and it should certainly help you get a job despite the shitty market at the moment.
IMO, same as above.
^ can't tell if serious...
Serious response: You most likely will not get GS/MS/BX. The competition is extremely intense for those three and only URMs and perhaps athletes or those with strong connections (plenty of them at top schools) will be able to snag one of those three with a sub-3.7. You're almost ineligible for Silver Lake and BX PE, as well as McKinsey -- All three seek 3.7+ as a minimum. Now, you will be competitive for some upper tier (JPM) and all of the mid-tier (DB, CS, Citi) BBs with a 3.6. Perhaps even Bain if you're interested in consulting. They've been known to interview without the 3.7 cut-off that McKinsey often imposes on its applicants.
The average Wharton GPA is 3.2-3.3 and Over 60% of Wharton Grads go into high finance. You do the math, and the previous post is total b.s. why would top firms care if you are a URM?
URMs get into freshman and sophomore BB programs, INROADS, SEO. It makes a huge difference overall. Many BBs have special diversity (URM) recruiting teams that constantly reach out to them, and have them listed as candidates for interview even before OCR starts.
That said, most, if not all, are qualified applicants. But they do get a boost.
LOL its just ok...
I know quite a few people who've graduated there, and they all tell me the curve is relatively strict compared to the other Ivies. So I'm guessing a 3.6 is actually quite good.
^its good. not great. there are plenty of people with above 3.8 unfortunately...especially those that just transferred from the college -_-
I hear that's a problem as well. People from the college taking easy courses, getting a 4.0, then transferring right back into Wharton the second year. Doesn't do justice to the real Wharton kids, methinks.
wow, this is an incredibly smart strategy that deserves people's attention.
If I could go back in time, I would try to do this. Getting into Penn's CAS is a lot easier than Wharton, and it could still work out very nicely for you.... and you can transfer into Wharton, with a gpa higher than Wharton kids. This is a win-win situation.
It's not as easier to just transfer in based on your gpa anymore. They now make you write essays and look at the classes you take...so a friend with a 3.6-something was able to transfer in, but apparently some people with 3.8+ weren't (he ended up getting a bunch of interviews, but he also had a hedge fund back office internship summer after sophomore year).
With a 3.6, it really, really depends on your EC's (leadership positions, etc.) and other internships you've had. I don't know what year you are or what you're aiming for, but if you're a sophomore and aiming for finance, having something related to finance (even back office) will do a lot more for you than some completely unrelated internship (or no internship) and a better gpa.
Also, to whoever mentioned that the average is a 3.2ish (and the Wharton curve)...it's definitely not a true bell curve--it's likely skewed. I feel there are actually quite a few people with 3.8+, and then probably some who are quite low that bring it down, but I doubt it's a true normal distribution.
Also a lot of luck in involved.
OP, feel free to PM me with any specific questions. (Wharton junior here)
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