PE Recruiting GPA Question

Hey guys,

Just want to gauge importance of GPA in comparison to work experience, with respect to PE Associate recruiting.

Coming from an ivy target here (non-HYPW), with 3.6/3.7 (should end with roughly a 3.7 — not math/Econ) and 2 summers at BB (GS/MS) and coming back to the same BB full time.

Worried how GPA will effect my chances given how early recruiting is so I’m assuming there’s less emphasis on work experience and more on credentials. Aiming for MF/UMM firms

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Your GPA will not be an autofilter for any names. Background is good enough and interviews are somewhat random - nobody gets put in front of 100% of the names they want, unless you're Eleni Henkel's daughter or something

Wouldnt worry on the things you cant change anyways. I recruited with similar GPA (landed at MF) and nobody ever asked me about it

 

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