<p>sophomore at Georgetown, Finance major/Chinese minor with a possible Asian Studies concentration</p>
<p>3.218 overall GPA--> I know this is low, it is mostly due to Chinese which is extremely difficult. B 1st semester and B- 2nd semester, with more effort next year I think I can pull of at least a B+ and possibly an A-.</p>
<p>also intern as a Finance department member at my school's credit union which has a nice networking connections (supposedly great connection to credit suisse)</p>
<p>also plan on studying abroad in China the fall of my junior year and hopefully interning there (if possible)</p>
<p>just a few questions for my IB track:</p>
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<li><p>CHINESE: Is learning mandarin worth it? I love the class and want to become as close to fluent as possible, but I dont know if killing my GPA is worth it. Ive heard banks appreciate it during application/recruiting/interviewing time as a sign of diligence and dedication, but I dont want to keep taking it if it wont be recognized so is this true?</p></li>
<li><p>CLASS SCHEDULE TIMING: I dont know when I should take my actual major courses. Right now Im just completing the gen. eds for both the university and the business school. I probably wont start taking my finance courses until spring of my sophomore year. Should I take gen. eds now and boost up my GPA for interviewing for internships (spring of junior) and save finance courses for senior year? Or should I take finance courses now so Im more knowledgable but risk a lower GPA and save gen eds for later?</p></li>
<li><p>HOW TO SPLIT GPA: Does my major GPA include JUST finance courses? or does this include the business courses im required to take as a business school student? (like intro to marketing, intro to accounting, ect.)</p></li>
<li><p>CHINA: Is studying abroad fall of my junior year a bad idea? I know this is when recruiting events occurs and I dont want to miss out, but I think actually going to china and using my language skills will set me apart from everyone else.</p></li>
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