Chances at PE Recruiting with low GPA
Current senior at a non-target, on track to graduate with a 3.72-3.75 gpa and starting next summer at a mid-tier BB (CS/Barclays/Citi) in a product group. I'm likely going to recruit for PE and was wondering if my gpa will hurt my chances during on-cycle recruiting. Did some searching on this sight but only found mostly outdated information. I know that other factors will play into the decision making (SATs, GMATs, deal experience, etc.) but will my GPA be a dealbreaker?
Has anyone been in a similar situation that can comment on whether it'd be near-impossible to successfully land a PE gig with a subpar gpa?
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are you looking for mf only?
Not really, I'd honestly be content with MM PE if it comes with better lifestyle, culture, hours, etc. Also, while I'll be starting in NYC, I personally have no issues relocating to Philly, SF, Boston, etc. if needed.
3.7+ gpa is good lol
For what it's worth I landed a PE role with a 3.0 GPA and poor ACT. Semi-target school
How big was last fund?
$400mm +
I come from a large state school (think Wisconsin/Michigan State). Can you expand on this? Did you have good deal experience and/or come from a top group?
Depends on how non-target. HYP 3.7+ is great, same with SM etc. If this is a well-regarded school but non-target should be fine. If it is a very not well respected school it would be tough.
HYP 3.7 is terrible unless you are at Princeton. For H you'd need 3.9+ to be competitive.
- went to H and saw the horrific grade inflation there
Eh, I went to Y and I think the grade inflation is a bit overblown (we aren't hard as Princeton obviously, but I think a 3.7 is a solid GPA here). Also, headhunters tend to care a little less about whether you have grade inflation between tiers (ie. a 3.7 at Chicago, while probably harder to get, is probably still "worse" than a 3.7 from Harvard) but within tiers its taken into consideration (a 3.7 from Princeton or MIT is probably more impressive than the same grade from Harvard or Yale). Based on observations btw, no concrete data obviously
OP here: we have alumni at almost all the BBs but not to the extent of say UMichigan or UVA
feel free to pm me and I can share a few things I have noticed
You honestly think 3.7 is low GPA? Oh-kay.
Joining a top BB FT from a semi target. Will I be able to get a solid growth/late stage vc role with a 3.6? Really worries that a senior slip up could fuck up my career post banking.
Growth will tend to take undergrad and GPA a bit more seriously than buyout PE a lot of the time, as a general FYI (especially places like Insight or TA)
Really? This forum made it seem like growth recruiting was not as intense as MF PE?
This forum is also full of idiots and students who have no idea what they're talking about. Recruiting for growth and MF buyout are different tracks and it is near impossible to both at the same time. Equally competitive in some ways, but MF is a lot more structured and about crushing the model; growth firms are often testing "intelligence" through case studies that are more theoretical and its often geared towards students with strong liberal arts backgrounds from
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