I had a 3.2 GPA as an undergrad (graduated last December), but will be starting a masters program at a well-established program this autumn. After my first semester at this masters program, will I still need to put my undergrad GPA on my resume? Could I put simply "Dean's list recipient" under my undergrad? I'm gonna study ahead super hard this summer to make sure I get a 4.0 this autumn. I'm aiming for management consulting at MBB and Big4 (internships or full-time).
I have a few internships on my resume for PWM, M&A investment banking, business development, and IT/strategy consulting, but still have yet to get my first real full-time job.
I wouldn’t worry about keeping the GPA on. I had a 3.2 GPA from a slightly better than average state school. I got a masters and an above 3.6 GPA at a very-not-top-tier program, and during my interviews (even ones at BBs), almost nobody asked about my undergrad GPA. In total, I might have been asked about it 2 or 3 times through at least 15 interviews. That being said, you should have a good explanation for it, even if it isn’t true (note, I'm not arguing for outright lying, just exaggerating/fudging the truth if it suits you).
Anytime an applicant removes GPA from his/her resume, it comes off as a red flag to me. If I were to look at a resume that didn't have an undergrad GPA on there and the candidate is only a year or two out of school, I assume that its sub 3.0.
Let's say you get the 4.0 in your masters program - that will probably make me rethink my assumption about your undergrad GPA a little bit, but I'm still going to think it's low because it's not listed and you've only had one semester of the masters program.
Get the 4.0 from your masters program, but leave the 3.2 on your resume. I think it'll cause you more harm removing it then if you just left it there.
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