GPA on resume advice, one bad year

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<p>I am a student at a top university in engineering and am looking for internships.</p>

<p>As I acclimated to college my first year gpa was mediocre, 2.7-8s with a slight increase between the the two semesters.</p>

<p>But then my sophmore year, my father had a heart attack and I was unable to balance school and family so my gpa suffered and dropped to a terrible 1.1.</p>

<p>Soon after this I regained my bearings and I worked incredibly hard junior year and my most recent semester, my gpa for the past 3 semesters were 3.0, then 3.2, and now a 3.5, with all engineering courses.</p>

<p>As you can see my overall gpa is incredibly low, something like a 2.6 due to my sophomore year, but if you do not include it roughly is a 3.1.</p>

<p>My question is obviously my sophomore year does not convey my true aptitude and study habits and with most companies hiring in engineering recommending a 3.0 cumulative. Is there anything I can do?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>Well, is your major GPA better than your cumulative GPA? There’s nothing wrong with listing that; if they push for a cumulative, give it to them, but if they care about the GPA, they will ask you about it; if they don’t and don’t continue the process, it may be a safe assumption that they were not interested in you to begin with, so you just saved a bunch of time!</p>