2.7 first semester GPA...How do you stay motivated?

I can't believe I fucked up this hard...It's my first semester of college and I thought I'd be the same rockstar I was in high school and I couldn't have been more wrong.

My semester comprised of:

1) Networking with any banker that would give me the light of day
2) Going through the WSO guides and all of BIWS and Wall Street Prep, thinking I didn't need BS courses like management
3) Landing an executive position at the investment fund
4) Drinking a lot and meeting tons of new people

I really didn't think I needed to pay attention to the bs courses offered until the only guys to land interviews from my school had 3.7+.

I feel like I pigeonholed myself into banking and didn't even let myself be more openminded and learn about other subjects, but with a 2.7 can I ever even break in?

How do you guys stay focused and get through all of those mandatory courses and come out a rockstar? It's something that came super easy to me in high school when the workload was a lot more structured but ive really been struggling in college.

 

Yeah, what Darety says. If you really are doing all the things you mentioned, you are already better positioned than your peers. So just pick yourself up, start studying more to get a better GPA and keep doing what you're doing.

I'm talking about liquid. Rich enough to have your own jet. Rich enough not to waste time. Fifty, a hundred million dollars, buddy. A player. Or nothing. See my Blog & AMA
 

Don't do any more networking until you're at least a sophomore. What's your plan to keep the attention of these guys for two more years anyways? And quit going through the guides/modeling courses, just do it on top of a PWM internship this summer or something.

Both of these things are helpful, but when you're pulling a 2.7 you need to focus on grades.

 

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