2:1 impact on buyside / overall career
Gonna graduate soon from a target in the UK with likely a 2:1 studying Econ, would need a miracle for a first. Wanted to know how this would impact my career long term particularly the jump to buyside. Will be going to a top team at a BB after graduating, and looking for PE / HF exits.
Got a good GRE score (170Q, 163V) and strong A levels. Not sure how much it mitigates
To those who got 2:1s, how’d you mitigate it? Did you feel like you were held back from certain opportunities? Did you exclude it from your CV entirely?
Thanks.
Depends if you are at Oxbridge end of the target tier or the Warwick end
LSE / UCL if that narrows it down.
Could raise eyebrows for HF.
It's never really bothered me but I did have mitigating circumstances that 100% justified it.
My other work experienced reinforced it as well.
Depends how you spin it to point it to circumstances beyond your control and as another poster said, the university standard would probably be a factor.
Speaking from my own experience, which has been 100% 10y+ in IB without aplying for PE, it has had literally no impact, and nobody cares about your grades after 2 - 3 years. I don't think you'll get much more than anecdotal comments on WSO, but for what it's worth my perspective is that I obsessed about this way more than I needed to at university.
Nobody cares, a lot of the recruiters and bankers I've spoken to almost prefer a 2.1 because it's usually a sign you did more than just study while at uni and therefore are less likely to be a robot
Nobody “prefers” a 2:1. It’s not a death knell and not necessarily a big deal, but don’t spout this useless copium please
Lol 😂
I’d second what the commenter above said - when we recruit folks we need someone with layers and character not just great at studies. On the face of it I wouldn’t prefer someone with a 2:1 vs a first, by itself, but a socially awkward person with a first vs someone more outgoing with a 2:1 would be my preference. Good grades aren’t necessarily a harbinger of a great career in IB. If you’re a math phd doing a quant role then of course it’s a totally different ballgame.
Thank you for your input, Analyst 1 - I'm sure you've made lots of hiring decisions in your long and storied career to date
Nobody cares and I’ve had a great career so far without anyone asking about my grades. Don’t think I was ever asked about it and frankly if someone asked me I’d say I was too hungover to go to the math lectures at 8am on Mondays.
Bro a 2.1 is not a 2.2. Doesn’t matter at all
It's over.
Similar situation but going to Oxford to do the MFE anyway so I hope that negates it on my end
How did you get into Oxford MFE with a 2.1??? What did you study/where
At a non Oxbridge target and had a first class in my first and second years but slouched a bit this year (it wasn’t on my transcript so that wasn’t assessed). I also had a ~725 GMAT FE so that helped.
Is there ever a point where I can exclude it? I assume after A1 or A2 no one cares + just list my GMAT right below to counter
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