jobs viz GPA tradeoff
Currently, I am a jr at a top-tier school. I've been interning (abt 15 hr/wk; started off freshman year with admin/data entry, did some settlements soph year, now doing occassional trading when working Asia hours) at a boutique HF in the city. Though not burdened with personal crises so far, my cumulative GPA is not the best it can be (major GPA much higher). Anyone have experience/ regarding how IB/HF HR weigh work experience viz gpa? Am also doing research assistance related to poli-sci. How likely are they to look at cumulative v. major gpa difference as an indicator of interest/motivation?
thnx!
I would include both cum. and major GPA in your resume if your major is higher.
When you say "not the best," what do you mean. 3.0? 3.3? 3.6? Pretty relative depending on who you ask. Most resume drops have a certain throwaway cutoff. If you're above that, your experiences start to speak more than your GPA (in my own recruiting experience).
Stern or Columbia. I love how everyone tries to be anonymous about their school...then say they intern in the city during the school year haha. If it's Stern, I know you have to keep it above 3.4 or 3.5; 3.6+ is ideal.
to current bankers, how much hours per week in a part time job/internship would be "enough" to explain/make up for a low gpa(3.3-3.5)?
In other words, would working part time for 20-25 hours per week, be a good enough explanation for having the gpa stated above.
I realize this may depend on a number of things such as your school, the job, the interviewer etc but try and work with the information above. Thank you.
HAHA, are you working part time just to make up an excuse for your mediocre performance at school? That's pathetic...
Working part-time never, in my opinion, makes up for a low gpa. Plenty of my friends did work-study at school and didnt have a huge problem maintaining a decent gpa. Also, compared to varsity athletes who travel during the weekends and practice (sometimes doing two-a-days), working 20-25 hours is not really that much. Thus, I wouldn't justify that. Someone else may disagree, but that's my personal (and recruiting team's) viewpoint.
That being said, 3.3 to 3.5 is not that low.
someguy1, maybe its the way I said it but thats not what I'm doing at all. I was just wondering how drastic the work experience-gpa tradeoff really was.
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