<p>Hey. I'm currently a sophomore at Northwestern and am a MMSS/Econ major (MMSS is like a honors math program at our school). Basically, I'm interested in applying for jobs in the financial sector (GS, Citigroup, JP, etc...) and have done decently in all my classes (GPA - 3.6). </p>
<p>However, I recently ended up with a C+ in one of my major classes and am worried that it would affect my future prospects for business school & jobs. Though I definitely see this as an outlier, would others view it as the same? Can anyone shed light on this?'</p>
<p>one c+ shouldn’t hurt you much, but keep it at 1. We’ve all had that professor with the harsh curve. It happens. Try not to make a habit it. Work hard and try to keep your grades as high as possible. For jobs as GS, Citi, JP, there is a lot of competition and a lot of applicants so the higher your gpa is, less chance of you getting automatically weeded out in the app process.</p>
<p>The most imporant thing to employers is experience and choice of major, the next important is leadership, and after that is GPA. Just go for a 3.5 and you’ll be fine. In fact, if you go to the interview and talk about how you responded to the C by coming back and fixing whatever issue it was that you were having with that class, it could be a very positive point for you.</p>