Resume - Freshman aiming for IB

This candidate is currently a freshman aiming for investment banking, trying to find a summer internship anywhere possible. At the same time, he doesn't have a GPA. The school forced him to take a medical leave near the end of the semester, despite finishing finals in two classes and being set up for a 3.9. So the resume isn't as credible as it could be - he's not sure employers are going to be impressed by high school.

From going to MBA classes, he does have experience with DCF modeling, as well as years of experience with Excel. Is that worth mentioning on skills?

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If you had 3.9 even though you can't have a transcript, keep it in your resume,and remove the high school GPA but keep your SAT scores.

You should keep that GPA or at least have a projected GPA and then when it comes to sending your transcript out to the employer, you can explain to them your GPA situation in detail and they will understand as long as you have a proof that you had a 3.9. Also, you will have a transcript ready(maybe) after the winter/spring semester ends.

 

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