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On Campus Recruitment |
| Message Name: |
Should I Bother? |
| Date Posted: |
06/09/2005 |
| Message: |
My story for the sake of transparency:
I'm a current third year student studying economics and political science at a top 15 school as ranked by USNWR.
I transferred into this school after a year at a large state school. My transfer GPA was a 3.9 with SAT scores in the 99th percentile.
My GPA now is a 3.45 (transfer GPA not included).
While I'm a senior in credits, because of how they transferred over I can just barely graduate with both majors next year if I load up on classes. I can also take it a bit easier and stick around for an extra term.
I really want a career in management consulting with a top 5 firm, but am afraid my GPA is simply too low to even get past the filter screens. Everything else on my resume is good. I've started my own non-profit, am part of a business venture with $50,000 in capital, etc. I work part-time at a top five business school. This summer I'll be working at a top lobbying firm in DC and doing research for a top thinktank. I'm also on grant money to research financial markets in East Asia. Hopefully this will lead to a publication in a fairly legitimate journal.
My interest in MC stem from particapating in a case study competition sponsored and judged by a top three consulting firm. I placed very well in the competition. Would this perchance help in any regard?
So should I go for FT recruitment in the fall? Or should I stay an extra year and hopefully pick up my GPA to around a high 3.6 while trying to obtain an internship next summer with a MC firm?
I cant believe I let my GPA slide so much...
Also does getting rejected from a firm have any impact on applying for a job with them next year?
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