Exchange program or improve GPA?

I have 2 choices:

  • Go for an exchange program at National University of Singapore (top #15 uni according to QS). Pass or fail grades; doesn't affect GPA. I've been to Singapore a couple of times so it's not for fun or anything, purely to help my resume.

OR

  • Stay back and finish the remaining credits. Redo some courses in the freshman year where I got a C in. I could choose "easy" electives to get As and potentially improve my GPA from 3.57 to 3.68...

Which will have a bigger impact on my resume? I don't go to a top 30 school so anything would help.

5 Comments
 

Take the trip. No-brainer. Your experience as a person is much more important than adding a tenth to your GPA.

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Do the exchange. The experience alone makes it worth it, plus it makes you more interesting as a person & gives you something to talk about during interviews. You can improve your GPA later on.

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Do exchange to other uni which actually has gpa and boost gpa there. Anyway you've already been to singapore, I don't see the point of masturbating on the ranking of your exchange uni. If you want Asia take smth like HKUST/PKU/Tsinghua etc. still reputable name, can boost the gpa of yours and you will have a chance of actually having FUN in a new for you enviroment. But sounds like you are asian, then I would take exchange to europe (LSE/HEC/Bocconi), coming back to asia to make exchange looks not that smart(more like homesick option).

 

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