What do banks look at mark-wise when reviewing applications?

Hey guys, as the title says, I'm curious as to learning what BB/EB/MMs look for grade-wise among candidates.  I'm currently a first-year student at a target school trying to break into asset management/investment banking potentially and I'm facing some confusion as to whether recruiters look at your cGPA, your actual grade average (e.g. 85%), or a combination of both.   If anyone has any knowledge pertaining to this, I would be more than happy to receive some clarification surrounding this. Thanks!

 

I would say job experience is above all.

IMO: professional experience > GPA > extracurriculars > major > interests

Interests and grades matter in the final rounds from experience

 
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I meant just post using your account so I could DM you, but this is a pretty general question, so here goes:

For banking interviews, unless you’re a savant, your pre-junior year experience is usually a function of various connections. So while is good to have worked in a related industry, no one is going to look at a sophomore internship at KKR and think,” wow, he must be a killer” — they’ll think your dad is an LP. Again, relevant experience is a moderate plus, but there’s a cap on how useful it is, given how people discount it to a degree. 
 

 

What about for pre-junior boutique and MM experience that I had to interview and network for myself?

 

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