GPA problems with PE Recruiting

I know this is early but please stay with me on this:

I will be a IB SA this summer at a mid-tier BB. I am a junior at a semi-target.

I am worried about my GPA for PE recruiting. Right now I have a 3.00 from 1 semester (I transferred).

I am an Econ major and finance minor. It is going to be ridiculously hard for me to get it up since I did all my core classes at my past school so it is really just technical econ classes and finance now. I am horrible at Econ (major is really hard here).

I am thinking I can end up trying not to go under 3.0, and maybe get a 3.1. Is that screwing me for PE recruiting and MBA recruiting?

Or, I can drop my econ major, switch to Philosophy, and keep my finance minor, and get closer to a 3.5.

Please advise. I am really stressing out about this. I am not lazy, I am just terrible at Econ (I HATE it). Love Finance though. And switching to a finance major is not an option by the way.

THANKS

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Honestly, private equity firms don't care too much about your major if it is justifiable. Seen multiple history majors do well recruiting. GPA is the most important thing you need to focus on.

You will be judged on your GPA for up to 5 years after you graduate depending on what you do. Strongly suggest you to switch majors to get your GPA up before it is too late.

 

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