<p>How are the Big 4 prospects for accounting here? What are the chances of getting an internship and/or offer? Any gpa requirements or cutoffs?</p>
<p>The Big 4 definitely recruit pretty heavily from UCLA. They put on events through the Student Accounting Society and some other business clubs. Not sure of any GPA requirements, but I know that in order to apply for their internships, you need at least a 3.2.</p>
<p>3.2 is minimum to apply, average is 3.55-3.6 for landing an internship, and 3.8+ is almost guaranteed.</p>
<p>Speaking of that GPA breakdown, how important would you say the resume is compared to the GPA for getting a summer internship? My GPA is on the low side, but I have some great experience and leadership positions.</p>
<p>How about for job offers? Are gpas usually that high for accounting students here?</p>
<p>job offers typically come from internships the summer prior. </p>
<p>With Big 4 Internships, GPA is really king. If you don’t have a 3.2, they throw your app away. Seriously, I would only really expect 1 offer if I had a 3.5, 2 if i had a 3.6, 3 for a 3.7+.</p>
<p>Extra curriculars and resume don’t matter as much. It’s much more of a numbers game.</p>
<p>are gpa cutoffs set that high? what about students who take the more rigorous professors here?</p>
<p>Define rigorous - as in taking Litt during the summer for 1b instead of Ravetch? </p>
<p>Those aren’t cutoffs, merely guidelines and averages (like when you were applying for UCLA, just because you had a 4.3 and 2200 doesn’t mean you would be accepted).
The only cutoff I know of for sure is the 3.2 min to apply. The rest are just averages that I’ve gathered from the meetings/fellow students/accounting people I know.</p>
<p>yea, do we get anything for taking the more rigorous path? besides a lower gpa 
?</p>
<p>not really. I’ve heard most recruiters know that a C in Ravetch = a B in Litt, etc… but I would still prefer the B than the C, even if they were “equal” in terms of difficulty.</p>
<p>I mean, to me, my high school was super easy and ****, and I cruised with a 4.3. Senior year I blew off class, didn’t study, and still got 96+. I’ve heard horror stories of others who had the toughest year of their lives, etc…</p>
<p>What is your Primary Score? Are you eligable of Biz Econ? For a 3.27, you better have done well in the prereqs</p>
<p>why are you talking about high school? im not in high school. im just taking the accounting courses, not a biz econ major though.</p>
<p>I was making a comparison genius. UCLA doesn’t take into consideration “high school difficutly”, and neither do recriuters (even if they say they do).</p>
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<p>That’s somewhat suprising. Where I’m from (Australia) the Big 4 don’t place that much emphasis on grades if you got to a reputable university (like UCLA is in the US). They’re far more interested in your experiences demonstrating leadership and teamwork etc. I know people who’ve got incredible grades yet failed to get an internship. I personally think it’s probably a better way of doing it, rather than placing the sole importance on grades.</p>
<p>Sorry if this post might seem irrelevant, I just found the contrasts interesting.</p>
<p>Does anybody know how Investment banking recruiting is at UCLA? i’ve heard from various people say things ranging from there is no such thing at UCLA to people telling me its a target on par with NYU Stern, Columbia, and Georgetown.</p>
<p>UCLA is a nontarget. The BBs do recruit here but mostly only for their west coast offices. The same is true for USC. Berkeley is marginally better but they’re still overwhemingly west coast. (Berkeley kids will tell you its a target but everyone else thinks its a semitarget.)</p>
<p>If you want a successful career in IB I recommend a MBA, Stanford, or an east coast school.</p>
<p>There is an IB career subforum on CC or you can find out more on WallStreetOasis.</p>