Lied about my GPA to get a summer analyst position but came to my senses.

Basically how the title says I lied about my GPA.

Not going to be a bitch about it and I know I’ll get hate I don’t care. I made a mistake. 

My GPA was 3.5 but got tanked to a 3.2 just before application season. I decided not to update my CV and lied. I have no doubts in my ability to do the job, I literally got 3 yes’s on two super days for two different positions within the firm even being told by HR I was the strongest candidate. ( They got my graduation date wrong so screwed me out of one group but offered me the chance to interview in another) 

I was on top of the world. Dude I just fucking aced two different interviews like a boss from a semi target these Ivy Nerds can’t mess with me. Then I got my contract,  it says one of the conditions is that they check if everything matches my CV. I accept anyway because who cares if I get caught? Wrong.

The guilt builds up inside me and literally begins to eat me up on the inside. I literally start to have dreams about what would happen if I get caught. So I think out scenarios 

1. I wing it and I don’t get caught. I get the experience and don’t come back FT.

2. I wing it and get caught. I get blacklisted from this bank and anytime I try apply and they get a reference they say the reasoning. Basically making it impossible for me to work in IB

3. I come clean and they let me work anyway, highly doubt lol.

4. I come clean and get blacklisted anyway.

These were not ideal to me at all so I came up with the great idea to withdraw lol but I had already signed the contract. I lied about unforeseen circumstances that prevented me coming to fulfill my work. Lucky me they liked me so much that they are willing to shortlist me next year as long as I do a masters. 

So I’m going to be another 50k in debt for a post grad course but I do believe I’ll pass the interview. Guess the moral of the story is don’t lie about your GPA. Anyone thinking about it don’t even if you get away with it like me the guilt will eat you alive and imposter syndrome is already bad enough in IB

I’m left with no experience this summer which sucks but I deserve it. I’m going to bust my ass in college next year so I don’t have to go through this again.

Now off to remove “income summer analyst…” off my LinkedIn lol 

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Hey bud, everyone makes mistakes. Great self awareness. Good luck next year.

 

Know a kid at my bank who fudged his GPA for an SA stint. Helped him go from a future in audit to a full time offer in banking. Don’t do audit.

 

Fake it until you make it with one small caveat. I believe in honesty, but if you come forward and tell me the truth, my team likes you and I’m confident that you can do the job, I don’t care what your GPA looks like. Regardless, self-awareness is a lost quality and I’m glad that you can be introspective about your situation. You’ll be just fine, keep pushing.

 

Horrible decision on the OP's part. My first job out of college was at a BB and the HR asked for my resume and didn't even care about grades. Just speaking from my experience, the OP should've just moved forward with it. Not saying you should lie, but honestly, most people don't give a crap about small stuff like 0.3 difference in gpa.

 

Not point risking it. Dude if anyone knows a way to cheat and games systems it’s me. The contract had a waiver allowing them to contact my university. The third party background check group also has this right that I needed to sign. They would check for any changes between my CV and actual grade. As a VP above said most likely this is a auto ding. 
 

The guilt was annoying I felt like it could be over any second. Can’t work like that.

 

This is dumb.  Op all you had to do if asked is say your resume was correct, but was outdated with new grades that came in (this is true).  Its like .3 different.....

Theres a chance they rescind sure, but also a strong strong chance they don't care(and strong chance they don't even ask....)

Instead you gave yourself a 0% chance by withdrawing (and lying about why you withdrew) and you have a 100% chance of paying 50k for grad school.

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