I shit the bed my first year at undergrad but cleaned up after that...
What is a concise/eloquent way of stating your Post-1st year gpa on your resume? "Post-Freshman Year GPA" reads somewhat clunky and awkward.
Has anyone put this on their resume or read any CVs of people who have?
Interesting thought, I was in a similar situation and would love to hear some feedback.
Yea. If you can pull it off I think it'd incredibly beneficial since many employers play a numbers game and pitch your application if they see under a 3.5 (assuming they're receiving many of them) even if you only did poorly for one year when you were 17/18/19 years old.
Idk if there is an eloquent way to do this but I'd be interested if it were more common since my freshman year gpa was abysmal. My cumulative 3.5 without it since it was something like 2.7.
Major GPA : 3.8 or something like that. Your transcript will even calculate it for you. Since you most likely didn't have any Major focused courses freshman year, you're good to go.
Sophomore-Senior Year GPA: X.XX It's not ideal, but they'll get the message. Definitely something to consider.
So for example, I had a 2.8~ freshman year, and then consistently 3.7+ (cum 3.5 now) but it wasn't all major classes, would there be an intuitive way to represent this?
yea,just write GPA ex freshman year
Ahh thanks for the thought but I took intro macro and intro micro in the fall and spring of my freshman year (respectively) and got a D and a D- but a year later I got an A in both intermediate micro and intermediate macro so those two D's still buttfvck my major GPA.
I think I'll do this, thanks.
I had similar circumstances coming out of college. Got 2.6 for freshman year and then pulled it up to cumulative 3.5 before graduating (3.8 major gpa). Nothing spectacular, but I think the best thing would be to list your major GPA as someone above mentioned. List it first and perhaps bold that number.
I think you could perhaps leave the explanative for your cover letter.
Listing ONLY Post-Freshman GPA? (Originally Posted: 04/24/2014)
Hi, frequent lurker, decided to finally make an account. I was hoping someone on here could lend me some advice.
Long story, short. I am disabled. During my Freshman year I had trouble managing my condition and my grades suffered as a result. I was going to school thousands of miles away from home and working part-time. I should have sought help but I didn't. I took a bit of time away from school and was hospitalized for some time.
I was wondering given the circumstances if I might be able to just list my post-freshman GPA for fall IB recruiting (on resume and online site portals). I ended my freshman year with just above a 2.0. My second year GPA is a 3.7 and I have since had a better handle over my condition but it still does effect me.
I know it is seemingly dishonest but I don't know what to do right now. I've worked my ass off to make up for my first year,but It all feels like an uphill battle that I won't win because of circumstances that were beyond my control and don't know anyone else who has gone through what I have.
Lastly, I don't attend a target school (Non/Semi target) I am an Econ and French double Major. My major GPA isn't significantly better in Econ, French is around a 3.8. My resume is OK, although I don't have any work experience: fluent in 4 languages, attended some prestigious events with firms (minority-focused), lots of leadership, demonstrated interest in finance, etc.
I could "verify" my condition to HR at firms if need be, but I don't think I would have to given HIPAA laws. My school is also aware of my health concerns.
so any help? thanks u
Had the same deal; first year GPA ~2.6. My overall cumulative was still low upon graduation ~3.5, but if you are desperate to make a distinction between cumulative then perhaps list your major GPA (Econ, don't think it'd fly to list your French major separately).
Don't know why you are so down, your story is money. Absolutely list your Sophomore GPA on your resume, just specify that is is for Sophomore year. Next year list Sophomore-Junior and when you app for FT list Sophomore-Senior. If you are disabled such that it is immediately visible upon meeting you then just tell them the truth: You had trouble adjusting to college life, but worked hard to sort it out and now are doing great. Great interview story - potential answer to a number of common interview questions "Tell me about a time when...". 4 languages, great grades, you're gonna make it bro don't be so down on yourself.
Students whose grades rise through the years are much stronger than those whose grades begin to lapse.
If you have a legitimate explanation for why your grades suffered and were hospitalized then I would use whatever GPA you feel comfortable with and mark it with an asterisk and footnote explaining how the GPA was calculated.
I don't think you can list your post-freshman year GPA - if you could, a ton of people (myself included) would have much higher GPAs on their resumes. I had a terrible first semester of college grades-wise (because the rest was awesome, haha) and was able to recover and end up in IB SA/FT.
No reason you can't do it too - if anything, I'd highlight the discrepancy on your cover letter. But be careful with how you word it etc, because unfortunately if you choose to explain it, your disability may cause banks to shy away from hiring you.
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