Finishing college with under a 2.5 cumulative GPA in Econ

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Anonymous wrote:Think tank person -- would that include people from HYP who have a 3.5? You wouldn't look at them?

Sadly, a 3.5 at HYP is probably bottom 25%.

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Anonymous wrote:Well in this area, she should be at least going to grad school.

But the idea of advertising your GPA on your resume - meh, I didn't do it 20 years ago and when I review resumes now for entry level tech jobs that require a degree, I ignore it. We routinely in the office roll our eyes over those posting about their 4.0 gpa.

When you are over 40 reviewing resumes, you tend to "meh" the gpa. College was so long ago....

How do people think she's going to get into any real grad program with a 2.3?

I got into a respected grad program in my field with a 3.0. I fell flat on my face my freshman year, but graduated pulling 3.8+ averages per semester. The trick is being up-front about your struggles and relating how you overcame them in your application.

I helped with admissions for my graduate program (haha, I had a full merit scholarship and stipend as a Grad assistant, we had to help with this stuff). We didn't even look at 2.3 GPAs.

Yeah? Even if said GPA could be split into early failure followed by stellar performance? Aren't you supposed to also look at "intangibles" such as the perseverence, resiliency, etc. highlighted in a good comeback story?

There's no way to split a 2.3 that doesn't get a kid expelled. Less than a 2.0 gets you kicked out. Best case we're looking at 3 years with a 2.0 followed up by a 3.2. Hardly finishing up with a stellar performance.

Grad schools will look at progression. I had a 3.0, but it was a 2.0 for a couple of years, a change of majors and then close to a 4.0. I had a 4.0 in my upper division courses. I had close to a perfect scores on my GRE. I got a TA at a very good graduate program with those stats. I'm sure if my GPA had been much lower I would not have gotten in.

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I love how people get totally off topic and wildly speculate. The kid wants a job not grad school. You know what they call the student who graduates last in their medical school class? Doctor! Stop worrying about the grades the kid got and think about ways to get that first job (networking) so that the grades really won't matter.

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+1000

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I was your daughter. I was a terrible student as my mom was suffering from cancer, I was terribly depressed and coping by bring too involved in extracurricular activities and Greek life and I had a few bad semesters. I wound up improving my goa dramatically my last two semesters and got a great job in sales as I have an outgoing personality, am fairly attractive and present well at interviews. After working a few years, I applied to a top grad school and got wait listed but eventually accepted. I wound up graduating first in my class and getting a prestigious post-grad fellowship. She'll be okay. It's a life lesson.

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Anonymous wrote:Think tank person -- would that include people from HYP who have a 3.5? You wouldn't look at them?

I don't think you understand how competitive it is to get even entry level shit at those think tanks on mass ave or at cfr. If the gpa is low, they'll have to have excellent professor recs and/or evidence of very strong original research.

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So what about her average, if she has a strong work ethic she has a future. Congratulations to her!