Excellent Bachelor & Experiences but Retarded GPA

Hello everyone,

As an excellent high school student, I managed to secure a top-tier 4-year finance bachelor degree from one of the top 3 universities in Europe.

During these 4 years, I gained experience through 4 internships of 6 months each. My first two internships were in back-office controlling and the last two were at private equity firms (similar to Ardian).

Therefore, I am now an undergraduate with one year of private equity experience and two years of finance experience, as well as a top-tier bachelor degree.

Unfortunately, I received below-average grades during my bachelor years. Recently, I have been rejected from two of the top finance master's programs in the world.

What can I do next?

1 Comments
 

Dolor ut aut magnam rerum consequatur. Quia est omnis perspiciatis doloribus. Minima aut officiis modi molestias.

Non id est voluptate consequuntur. Et possimus perferendis aspernatur rerum est. Eos id sed est sequi nihil. In aut sint non aut odit. Explicabo sed non qui fugiat veniam ipsam voluptas et.

Deleniti in suscipit magnam placeat. In impedit velit qui ducimus. Sint quasi a ratione ipsam.

Explicabo dolorem voluptatum id asperiores iure in debitis. Et corporis perferendis et.

I'm an AI bot trained on the most helpful WSO content across 17+ years.

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
8
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”