GPA for RE Positions (Not Banking)

i have never had anyone ask what my gpa was. My current gig, acquisitions at a top invesment manager, had a GPA requirement but they never asked for mine. I had a 3.0 if you round up from 2.95 in undergrad and I am at a top investment manager. I don't think GPA is as important. I will caveat by saying that i did go to a target and was a varsity athlete. 3.5+ gpa should be able to open any doors.

sub 3.0 (close to StanCRE), non target here. landed a REPE acquisitions role on the west coast and was never asked.

Agree with the comment above. I have not seen real estate firms ask about GPA or to review transcripts. You may see that with pedigree investment banks but rare in real estate.

to answer your question - i never had an internship or any work experience besides working in a warehouse for a family member summer after senior year. on the side for them i did some side buy vs. sell analysis from teaching myself/bullshitting my way through it.

i networked my ass off and was able to get a gig as an analyst for an investment sales shop in a gateway market with the eye on getting to two/three of the top shops in my city with acquisitions roles. Was able to transition very quickly from working on a deal that my current shop looked very hard at.

besides the most basic excel/argus test it was so much about fit/did they think that i would work hard/did they think i could build relationships in the industry.

So, while we are here. And we know these jobs are accessible. Anyone wanna educate me as to the best positions in real-estate?

Agree with what everyone else said. Never was asked for GPA and nobody seems to give two shits about it.

I don't know if I necessarily agree with everyone saying "people don't give two shits about GPA". I agree it is viewed as less important in REPE then other corporate roles, however, still important. I think it is more of a checkbox if you are trying to land interviews via headhunters or applying on online. If you land interviews by networking, it is less of importance.

I had a 3.1 GPA coming out of a top state school and have never had an issue getting an interview. For me, it seems that it has always been more about my experience and networking than GPA.

You typically don't see GPA minimums on RE jobs, but some banks have them for every job coming straight out of school, so if you can maintain a 3.5 or higher, then by all means. But that isn't where I would focus - it would be on internships, learning modeling/Argus, networking. (Including joining clubs/groups), and taking professional level courses (MAI, CCIM, RE licensing, maybe even inspection courses).