Ruined my first semester of college — how fucked am I?
Went to a prestigious NE high school and finished with a 4.0 and near perfect SAT score.
When i finally came around to college, my freshman year at Cornell double majoring CS + Econ I just fucked off and ended with a 2.8 GPA last semester. This semester I’m locking in and could end with a 4.0 or higher. Still, it only rounds off to a bit better than a 3.4-3.5 (due to taking more credits this sem). Being realistic, how fucked am I? I want to recruit for IB but I understand that if I have a shit GPA I might just suck when it comes to recruiting.
I’d greatly appreciate any advice on how to play this/improve my odds of doing well come this fall.
Just go as strong as you can
Econ and CS will serve you well in life . I’d stay the course even if it means a lower gpa
My college gpa was a 3.3 in EE and I got interviews everywhere I wanted them including GS IBD
thank you man. i’m up at 2am genuinely tweaking the fuck out because i’ve been in a party fueled delirium since coming to campus and am only just processing how much of a slacker i’ve been.
From Cornell? You’re chilling. I had a 3.6 at a WC semi target and I got interviews at 10+ firms and got an offer from an east coast mid tier BB. Just be very good at networking and you’ll be chilling. I’m sure it’ll be hard to get looks at top tier EBs like EVR or CVP but you should be just fine at other EBs and BBs. Just be likable on networking calls and you’re gonna do great.
Nothing wrong with what you said but Evr and CVP are definitely still doable.
Was in the exact same position from a much worse semi target. You will be fine if you do well first semester of second year. Don’t get discouraged because it’s all about networking now. Sure you won’t be able to land mfpe summer analyst roles or a job at Qatalyst but any EB/BB are in the cards if you network well.
Once you’re in the interview room your resume doesn’t matter, just secure 2 calls at every bank you want to interview for.
Take max credits distributions only next semester and A+ possible classes and you can bring it up. I know a few in Arts but you can ask any upperclassman and they can point you in the right direction.
"Prestigious NE Highschool" No one cares
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