3.6 gpa good enough?
Hey im just planning ahead, if you cant answer me question no need to unnecessarily act childish but should I give up on IB if if have 3.6 gpa at like seton hall university, also if IB will be tough what are some other good careers in the finance line to go for which will be suitable for me with my grades and good pay. Im not talking about like a bank teller type job.. Thanks!
I mean. It’s going to be really hard, but if you get the right internships and know the right people who knows. Life is more fluid than just a good resume.
But if you’re serious about finance, get your GPA up and fill your time with extracurriculars and resume. And network network network.
Don’t let the standard define who you are and where you want to go.
Thanks man, what about rutgets business New Brunswick?
It will be close to impossible
what abt rbz?
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had to search the school up, u gotta be perfect from there
what abt rbs?
Majority of these ppl that are responding are dumbass interns so forego most of it. A 3.6 puts you above the 3.5 hurdle which is a start. Could be better, but you’re now applicable for the role. To get the interview, you have to network harder, thats it.
Once you’re in the interview process. GPA DOES NOT MATTER. No final selection after interviewing candidates is decided because this guy has a 0.2 higher GPA.
Bite me interns
A 3.8 is significantly better than a 3.6. You can't say it doesn't matter. I've been in tons of IB interviews with a 3.64 and have received feedback that GPA was a bit low in interviews. Especially coming from a non-target.
Sounds like you were probably inadequate at interviewing.
Your competency when being interviewed is what decides if you’re moved onto the next round or chosen not GPA. Also, the only reason a non-target is disadvantaged for IB is a lack of connections to get the interview/referral. Unless the bank has an extremely huge relationship with a school to select a guaranteed # of kids, school doesn’t matter.
It's a bit low because you have to imagine that you're going up against a 4.0 GPA Ivy League kid on every application but it's not the end of the world. If you're successful with networking and land an interview a lot of that goes out the window. So focus on acing every class to get it up, it'll only help you, especially if you're coming from a non-target.
Alright so you’re saying basically gpa and school only matters for getting the interview, but if i network my way into an interview my gpa n school will have little to no consideration and from there its all my interviewing skills and technical knowledge?
yeah id say thats on par. once your in the interview process theyre gonna hire who they wanna be around and if you can do the job. Not your gpa or school
lol dont listen to people here. 3.6 is fine. Just network. People would rather work with a 3.6 that they want to be around than a 4.0 npc if they equally know their technical shit. I have a 3.7 at a complete non-target and got a BB buy side internship last summer and almost done recruiting for full-time buyside for out of undergrad. Its funny how people are so binary on this site about "youre so fucked by +- 0.2 GPA and non-target". Youll be good if you network your ass off (500+ emails and linkedin messages), know your technicals, and are a normal likable person
Appreciate it, mind if I dm you for a few in-depth questions?
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