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How should I input GPA on my resume if I'm a transfer?
I transferred from one institution to the other, and I'm wondering how I should calculate my GPA. At my old institution, my GPA was 3.9ish and at my new college it's 4.0. I'm wondering whether I should combine them or just list the new one. Thanks
Should I leave community college off my resume?
I transferred from community college to a 4-year university, should I keep it off my resume? For context, I have some decent extracurriculars from community college which is what's making me hesitate. Thanks
Community College to Investment Banking
Hello Everyone, I am currently a sophomore about to transfer from community college to a four-year college. My goal is to break into investment banking preferably a BB Bank or EB Bank. Most of the target schools for IB require me to transfer in as a sophomore or freshman rather than a Junior, so I...
Community College Internships
I'm currently at a CC, I want to maximize my chances of breaking into IB, I live in Silicon Valley, so that helps a lot I presume, but how do I actually find an internship that I could get, I also listed my current stats below for reference: 4.0 GPA going to be Budget Analyst student government this...
CC transfer to Uni Resume GPA
This is my first semester at Uni, need help with my Resume. Do I list my CC on my Resume? I currently don't have a GPA at Uni as this is still my first semester and IBs require a GPA for applications to even process. Very confused about how to proceed. My CC GPA is 3.8. I currently work in...
If I go to Community College, do I have a chance of becoming an Investment Banker?
Good Evening Everybody, I am a Community College student that would love to work in Investment Banking in the future. Although I have been seeking summer sophomore internships left and right, I tend to encounter that same old "must be enrolled in an accredited 4-year institution" statement. With...
Which CUNY community college should I go to?
Hey, I'm a 16 year old kid from New York who's leaving high school early at the end of this school year. I want to get a head start on my career, but I don't feel like I'm ready for a 4-year institution just yet, so the plan is to go to a CUNY community college so that I can pick up a two-year...
Late Bloomer Dilemma: Breaking into IB as a Transfer Student
Hello everyone, Just had my first ib interview ever; it was pretty exciting. I am quite certain that I am not getting a second round at this time, but it was still a great experience. I got a good reality check as to where I currently stand and now I would like to ask my fellow WSO primates for some...
Second year Community College student looking to transfer to business school
Hey everybody new here and looking to get some insight and recommendations for continuing my education and getting the best job placement possible. (In whatever sector I ultimately end up in) Currently entering my second year at a community college located in Central NJ. I am currently studying...
Will employers care about my low community college GPA?
Hi, I've got an issue here. I went to a community college and graduated with an associates degree, my GPA was ~3.2. Then I transferred to a non-target school and now my GPA is almost 3.8. I have 3 more semesters to go before I graduate (fall 2017, spring 2018, fall 2018). As I understand I have to...
From Depression to Community College to Target School & Beyond
Hey everyone. This past spring I graduated from my local community college and was accepted into 2 of 3 schools I applied to. After receiving endless amounts of useful advice and information from this community, I thought it would be a good time to formally introduce myself and hopefully share any...
Community College on Linkedin, But Not On Resume?
Just transferred from a CC to a state school. I've had my CC on my LinkedIn because until about a month ago it was the only college I've attended. Contacted a recruiter for a firm about an internship through LinkedIn and she requested my resume. She's seen my page so I assume she knows I attended a...
CC=> State School=> MSF=> Consulting
Spent 2 years at a CC then transferred to a non-target state school. Graduated from the CC with 3.6/3.7 (would've been 3.8 but got a bad grade in one class after being too focused on ec's) and I expect to graduate from the state school with a similar GPA with a degree in Accounting. Due to going to...
Transfer Student Chronicles
I'm new to this site and making myself familiar with this site and I feel out of place posting this because everyone seems to be graduating college. I'm graduating high school next week and going into a California Community College hopefully to transfer into UCLA maybe even Stanford or Harvard!...
Getting a job on wall street from Community College
Hello all, I currently am a first year freshman at a community college. I know, a lot of people think community college is for idiots and so on, but either ways here goes. My back up plan is to transfer to UC Berkeley or UCLA if I can't get into an ivy league from transfer, which is insanely hard....
Done Madoff with my kids... Help
If this is in the wrong spot Feel free to relocate. New to the investment world. Former military (the one that gets stuck on boats). Feeling like i have a very long road ahead of me. Didn't pay much attention in High School due to the fact that it bored me. Passed my classes by acing finals and...
Where to apply? Please Help
I have posted about this awhile back, but now that I have my grades in and is time to apply I want some advise. Im coming from a community college because i had some personal issues and didnt do well in school. I was able to get my GPA up to a 3.4 but if they look at trends my gpa is around a 3.75...
From Community College To BB IBD Q&A 2015
Hello Everyone, As the title reads, I attended Community College and transferred to a 4-year University (Non-Target) this Fall semester. I have an offer from a BB (IBD) and only have my community college GPA on my resume. Feel free to ask any questions.
community college to 4 year school, accepted, now what?
I applied to numerous schools from my current community college in MA, so far I am 5-1-1 with 9 schools to still hear back from. so far I have been admitted to UMass Amherst Isenberg, Babson, BU SOM, Northeastern D'Amore-McKim school, and UVA McIntire. waitlisted at Vanderbilt, and not accepted at...
IB craver
Hi all, My name is T and I am new to the WSO . I have known the WSO for a long time and really want to be a part of this dynamic IB community. Beside spending two third of my days for IB / Finance/ School relating work (network, deal news, WSO ...) I like going to gym, playing racquetball, watching...
Community college and admission to graduate schools
My cousin is 17 years old and a junior in a Northern Virginia public school; he's a solid student (something like 3.9 weighted GPA in the IB program and a M/V SAT score of something like 1350)--not a genius but definitely a solid and smart student. Unfortunately, his family isn't quite as well off...
Mention Com. College in Interview for Summer Internship?
Hi I'm an international student, and will be transferring from a community college to a target as a junior this fall. I hope to get a summer internship in i-banking next summer, and I have a question with regards to that: Should I mention my CC experience when asked behavioral questions during the...
Freshman Internships for CC Student
I'm a student at a community college who's planning on transferring to a semi-target/target next year but in the meantime what kind of internships can I get for my freshman summer that might help me for IB SA recruiting when the time comes? I know my prospects are probably limited coming from CC but...
Advice needed: Go from CC to SC business school to IB analyst --- slim to no chance?
Hello all, To tell a bit about myself, I am 18 years old intelligent, but never took high school seriously (immense regrets!). Due to that, I now have to attend community college in the state of South Carolina. I've been sold on investment banking, but I am concerned. I know that transferring to the...
HELP. Don't Know what to do.Trying to get an internship but theres a problem
Well unfortunately i had to transfer from a four year school to a 2 year CC, very downgrading and embarrassing, due to financial reasons. On the road to transferring i missed like about a year,because the credits weren't transferred. now im gonna have to do a year again and then some for summer. im...
22 Year Old Failure Seeks Advice re: Breaking into Finance
For the sake of brevity, here is my information: *22 years old *flunked out of undergrad after 2 semesters (did not have my stuff together, smoked pot all day and did not go to class) *worked various random jobs (sales, paralegal, billing) *failing entrepreneur (started a b2b sales business last...
SAT/ACT for Consulting Position
So out of high school I had pretty pathetic SAT/ACT scores, but I had almost no motivation at the time. I went to a community college and transferred to an elite university where I now have a 3.85 GPA. I'd like to get into consulting but I'm wondering if I should even bother with such low test...
Summer class resume help!
I will be attending a semi target next year. Eventually I want to work for a bb . I was curious if I take a couple classes over the summer at a local community college to get ahead on credits, will recruiters see that I studied at a community college and will it look bad in the future? The classes...
Do transfer students have a disadvantage for recruiting purposes?
Say you end up at a solid target (Duke, Dartmouth, Penn, etc.) after a stint in community college... will that disadvantage you in any way?
Question about community college class after graduation
I am considering taking a summer (online) class from either a community college or state university. Note, I will have already graduated from college. I have done well as an undergrad, and was wondering if not getting an A in this class would look bad for bschool admissions. Would I even have to...
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