Am I screwed in the background check?

I just received an offer from a BB, they are going to do background check on me. In the resume I sent to them, I stated my GPA 3.88 while after this semester my GPA is 3.86. The discrepancy is due to some course classification stuff as I have two degrees and I haven't finalized which course belong to which degree when I apply. I submitted my updated GPA when they ask for an updated resume after I got the offer. Just wondering will this discrepancy lead to the rescind of my offer during the background check? And I will definitely state 3.86 in my background check online form...

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My MD actually had somebody try to pull what you did on him... He called the guy up acting as if he was going to offer him a job, sat him down, then reamed him for 2 hours. Eventually, he took a picture of him and sent it to everybody he knew that had anything to do with finance to blacklist the guy.

2 years later... boom, AIDS.

full disclosure, I'm still in college and have never seen an investment banker let alone an md

and just in case this isn't a troll: I couldn't see you getting f'ed over because of that

If your dreams don't scare you, then they are not big enough. "There are two types of people in this world: People who say they pee in the shower, and dirty fucking liars."-Louis C.K.
 

Honestly that might actually be a criminal offense depending on what state your in. If I was you I would delete this post and flee the country asap.

 
morgan90I'm also in the same situation. Is rounding ur gpa bad? For example: if ur gpa is 3.67 and you round it to 3.7. Is this ok? I mean, it's basically just a simple math and my target is a career in corp fin.

Better to round down to be safe so a 3.67 would be a 3.6.

 
JeffSkilling
morgan90I'm also in the same situation. Is rounding ur gpa bad? For example: if ur gpa is 3.67 and you round it to 3.7. Is this ok? I mean, it's basically just a simple math and my target is a career in corp fin.

Better to round down to be safe so a 3.67 would be a 3.6.

That would probably be fine, but just to be on the safe side I would round it to a 3.5.. anything besides 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 raises suspicion imho

 

Fuck so sorry to hear that. I believe that most states would consider that three minor offenses, one for each bps you changed you GPA and one for the overall act itself - that's life with no chance of parole. My advice, join a gang, depending on your race, politcs etc. Your career centre on campus should be able to help you with your gang application, networking opportunities, tatoos etc

 

Pretty sure it's paranoia... I mean, I haven't been involved in any of these processes, but it's a .02 difference after a semester, I'm sure they were expecting a change between semesters... you're sending in your updated gpa anyways... I really doubt that the deciding factor in your offer was that you had > 3.86

If your dreams don't scare you, then they are not big enough. "There are two types of people in this world: People who say they pee in the shower, and dirty fucking liars."-Louis C.K.
 

Everyone is giving you a hard time. It's completely fine to round a 3.77 -> 3.8. This is common knowledge on the street. It may be iffy if you make a 3.55 - > 3.6, but you probably are fine doing it anyway.

 

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