Rising junior, with a subpar GPA studying international studies and minoring in Economics. How to prepare for recruiting season?
I currently am a rising junior at Emory University majoring in International Studies and minoring in Economics with a cumulative 3.397 GPA, and a 3.7 major/minor GPA. I have taken a few business classes such as a business decisions class focusing on data analytics and financial accounting. I did not to too satisfactory in these two classes resulting in a hit to my GPA. I am not studying in Emory's Goizuetta business school. During my freshman year summer I worked for a Portfolio Manager in NYC helping with mostly with equity and market research. I helped minimally with constructing financial models as my knowledge is limited. This summer I will be working for a small hedge fund. I am hoping to learn a lot and gain some good experience.
Looking forward to next summer and my junior year internship...
I am a little nervous that things such as my GPA and major will hurt my prospects for finding an internship or a job. I also am unsure of how to prepare, given my situation of not studying business, for interviews. I have purchased WSO's interview guide and am taking an online class to boost my excel skills.
I was hoping to receive some guidance on what I should be doing at this point with recruiting season around the corner.
Is it ok to round up my cumulative GPA on my resume to a 3.4? Will be at a serious disadvantage by not studying in Emory's business school? How can I prove to recruiters I have the desire and ability to be successful by only using my past internship experiences?
Thanks in advance.
Bump
So you've only taken a handful of accounting / finance classes and you did poorly in these classes? And you can half-ass complete 3-statement models? If I were you I would prepare for recruiting by finding a couple of back-up plans. Also, please don't ever say "boutique hedge fund" again in your life.
Take BIWS and WSO modeling courses, network with alumni, get in touch with your career centre, and take more finance classes before you graduate. I know several guys from Emory that work in the M&A space around ATL / Charlotte so it's doable, you just have to go out and get it.
Not being in the business school definitely hurts - I've heard from some kids that when they were networking with some firms at events, the firms said they only wanted to talk to b-school kids. But still, I do know some people who broke in being econ.
Quae consequuntur accusantium incidunt corrupti et. Enim placeat deleniti voluptatem est voluptatibus est quasi. Veritatis laboriosam eos dignissimos nisi. Est molestiae incidunt et. Dolorum ullam sapiente unde deserunt. Non quam vitae voluptatibus et voluptates.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...