What industries are still open to low GPA ?

Hi everyone,

I'm taking a gap year because in the first two years of college I had hemiplegic migraine headaches that occurred spontaneously but was somewhat controlled by my usage of migraine medicine. Unfortunately for me my grades suffered terribly due to the side-effects of the medicine that I had been taking (chest pain and long-term dizziness). I kept this from my parents until I was sent to the emergency room this past summer when I had just started an internship. So during past 4 months I have been just seeking treatment. My condition has stabilized over the past 1.5 month and under recommendation from my advisor I'm taking a semester off (and perhaps a second semester) to not only recover but also gain some work experience.

I had been wanting to go to law/business school in the past but given consideration to my graduation GPA (by end of Senior Yr project ~3.3) I think it's more practical that I explore other alternatives presently.

I'm currently majoring in Political Science and Economics at a target school with experience only in technology company in high school and commercial banking freshman year. I know the doors of ibanking and management consulting are essentially closed to me due to the GPA/experience factor so what other paths are open to me? I would like to close the experience gap by seeking some off-cycle internships but at loss to what industry I could potentially intern in and work in after graduation.

I had previously looked up commercial real estate but am wary due to lack of stability in the beginning. Any pointers??? Startups? Residential real estate?

I think that my forte is definitely in my personality and although my quant skills are my weakness I'm willing to work hard to attain those skills.

Thanks for any feedback or advice you can provide!

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