Is 3.6 fine for IB?
Ik it’s not enough for firms like Goldman Sachs but can you land a decent IB job with a 3.6 gpa ? Especially if you go to top 10 business schools ?
Ik it’s not enough for firms like Goldman Sachs but can you land a decent IB job with a 3.6 gpa ? Especially if you go to top 10 business schools ?
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That's fine at GS too. Anything above 3.5 is seen favourably and even more so because you're at a top 10.
you're good
3.5 is typically a cutoff they just use for screening. Your chances don’t increase if you’re at a 3.8 compared to a 3.6. More likely than not, someone with a 3.9 or 4 won’t get an offer because they might have less interpersonal skills than a well-rounded person with a 3.6.
It is fine for GS if you're a core school in my experience. GS has a lot of recruiting teams.
would 3.5 from cornell but at least enough to get pass resume screen?
i go to cornell and have a 3.5, got a first round w KKR with 0 networking
There’s not a consensus top 10 undergrad b school ranking like M7 for MBA.
if you’re at NYU / UVA / Michigan, etc. then a 3.6 isn’t very good from what I’ve seen
I have no idea but every firm I've worked for ever has used 3.5 as the cutoff. Anything above that was ok (higher being better), but your interview skills, investing or banking interests, and networking mattered far more than GPA at that point.
It's fine but you need to network - people with a higher GPA will obviously get more first round interviews based on resume screens alone, you will be just fine if you network a lot (even at GS)
don't sweat it, you're good.
What if it’s a 3.6 from Baruch?
You're fine, as long as you have applicable experience and displayed interest you'll be fine.
Of course you can, I had a 3.3 and never needed to list it on my resume again within a year of graduating undergrad. Especially if you get an MBA, it's 100% irrelevant for IB
Do you not need to include GPA on your resume if you are lateraling after a year or two
A lot of banks have a hard/official cut off at 3.5 but I think nowadays they’re honestly looking for a 3.7+ you aren’t screwed in anyway and can definitely land interviews if you network enough
Had a 3.7 GPA at a semi-target and just signed with a bulge bracket almost on the same level as GS (MS, JPM, CS, etc).
From my understanding, 3.5 is the cutoff for screening at most banks. Anything above that doesn’t make a massive difference. Of course if two kids are exactly the same, and one has a 3.7 and one has a 3.9….the bank will probably take the 3.9 kid.
But as long as you have at least a 3.6, network a ton, and have really solid experience that you can talk about at an advanced level in your interviews, you have the potential to place pretty much anywhere.
Wait whats the point of not naming the bank you signed with when you can click your profile and the most recent comment you've made is about signing with JPM lol.
Friend in my program is at a non-target w me and accepted his GS offer, I think he has a 3.5ish tbh
bro are you really asking if 3.6 is good to break into ib?
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