Business major GPA

College Majors Business Major
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<p>Hey Guys, </p>

<p>I go to a top ten undergraduate Business school (USC) and my first semester here is winding down. I loved my business classes but had a much..poorer relationship with my other two classes. At the end of the day my GPA is shaping up to be a 3.4 (My major GPA is a 3.6...but I have only taken two major classes so I am not sure what that means)</p>

<p>I am currently in a Major/Concentration + double minor program</p>

<p>Business Administration with focus in Business Econ
Minors in Management Consulting and Operations </p>

<p>I am hoping to go into management consulting, I took the corresponding course this semester, got the A, did research with my professor and have his rec letter. However, I hear that getting your first internship can be rough and I am not sure how much the 3.4 GPA hurts me. </p>

<p>So I guess my question is this.</p>

<p>Is a 3.4 GPA for a business major good (enough) to land an internship during school and a consulting job after college?</p>

<p>Yes I know the application is much more than the GPA but will an employer look down on me for it and would I have to do amazing things out side of the class to get myself on equal ground with everyone else?</p>

<p>let me know, </p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>you’re setting yourself up for failure on this site…</p>

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<p>When you are applying for internships/interviews your G.P.A matters only in so far as the initial screening. </p>

<p>If you are applying for internships that have a 3.5 cutoff, you will not get an interview. Is there a difference between a 3.5 and a 3.8? Yes, but only so far as other things are equal.</p>

<p>Look at your schools career website and look at the job/internship postings and see what the requirements are.</p>