G.P.A if your not going to grad school

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I interviewed for various finance positions. The top tier ones required a 3.70 GPA, the second tier a 3.50 GPA, and the third tier a 3.25 GPA.

[onlinebeginner]

So what jobs do people with 2.5 g.p.a's get?

[capone0]

Not very good ones. Maybe one from your dad or your dad's friends.

[fartman77]

fack i better learn play pokah, my 2.10 gpa ain't gonna cut it.

[onlinebeginner]

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Not very good ones. Maybe one from your dad or your dad's friends.

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lets say my dad is a hobo

[schundler]

i'm guessing you're all talking about cumulative gpa. what about people with upward trends/rocky first years who then did well?
freshman yr 2.6
soph 3.5

that's pretty much where I'm at, and while my gpa will probably wind up in the 3.0-3.3 range, I'm wondering how forgiving most employers are of a bad freshman year, improvement, etc.

also, aside from the networking advantages, do employers generally know/care about the difference in a state school vs. a top 10-15 lac?

[capone0]

There are a small group of employers that will only recruit from top schools (Big Banks, Trading Groups) and the rest don't really care as much.

[hlacheen]

If you stand out enough you can have a shot at a job anywhere. I know a few people that got recruited to Goldman Sachs from Penn State, but obviously they were exceptional.

[hlacheen]

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I interviewed for various finance positions. The top tier ones required a 3.70 GPA, the second tier a 3.50 GPA, and the third tier a 3.25 GPA.

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That's interesting because the minimum GPA for the Finance major at my school is a 3.3.