<p>1 - How can I comment on how I had a poor first year GPA but a great GPA after that? I had a 2.8 my freshman year, and then the last 3 years I had a 3.65 gpa. What can put on my resume? Right now I have this " After a 2.8 GPA Freshman year, through dedication and hardwork, achieved a 3.65 GPA the final 3 years" Some people have told me it should go in the cover letter, but HR doesn't always read the cover letter? I got to a final round of interviews at Google and I think my GPA might have been a determinant in not getting the job. And since I was referred I didn't have to submit a cover letter.</p>
<p>2-My school has a business school that offers undergraduate courses. There is no "business minor" yet. they are trying to implement one, but the economics program doesn't want to allow it since it will take away students. I took enough classes to qualify for the business minor if one was offered, and I even have a letter from the dean of the business school stating that I essentially have a minor from business,. So how can I add this to my resume? Can I add a minor in business? or the equivalent of a minor in business? or unofficial minor in business?</p>
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<li><p>On the resume you should list the overall resume rather than writing “”• After a 2.8 GPA Freshman year, through dedication and hardwork, achieved a 3.65 GPA the final 3 years." If your overall GPA isn’t that high you’re better off not listing it. Explain about the increase in resume during job interview.</p></li>
<li><p>I actually took 3 business courses and blatantly listed them on my resume! I asked a resume critique I talked to at a job fair about this and he said it was fine.
Like this: •Business courses taken: Accounting, etc.
Of course you should submit this resume for business jobs only.</p></li>
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<p>I’ve seen some people write something along the lines of “Relevant courses: course a, course b, course c, etc.” on their resumes, below the line where they list their major.</p>
<p>In regards to your GPA, I agree with yg7s7, just write your cumulative GPA and leave it at that. After a 3.65 over 3 years and a 2.8 over a year, you should have a 3.4 or so, which is a pretty good GPA. Focus on improving your resume with extracurriculars and leadership activities.</p>
<p>somewhat unrelated to your thread, but I would suggest you always submit a cover letter if you have the chance. It is an opportunity to show how your experience / drive / desire would be useful to the company.</p>
<p>I think you should just list your cumulative GPA, since it should be pretty respectable.</p>
<p>thanks for all the replies! you guys are all right. i think i’ll just leave it off the resume, and i can talk about it in the cover letter/interviews. i might include it in resumes for jobs that are strict about GPA however (such as Google).</p>
<p>I used my major GPA, which was 0.33 higher than my cumulative GPA, on all of my resumes, in order to get around your very issue, christobal.</p>
<p>When I asked my career advisers about this, they said that I should recognize that a GPA above 3.0 is something to be proud of. You shouldn’t apologize for your grades; if they ask during an interview, you simply have more ammunition for responses (i.e. I went through a period of serious personal and academic growth after freshman year, something like that).</p>
<p>As for the non-official minor, you can list your business courses on your resume under a section called relevant coursework. Since you don’t actually have an official minor, I wouldn’t write it in as having a minor in business. At my school you’re not allowed to double minor, but I have enough classes for a double minor, the classes for my “unofficial minor” are listed in my relevant coursework section (if relevant to where I’m applying) and if it’s relevant, I sometimes mention it in my cover letter.</p>