<p>so how bad will this impact me for finding internships? I know it's still early, since I'm a sophmore but I'd like to get some input.</p>
<p>my major gpa (econ) is DRASTICALLY higher than my overall GPA, perhaps due to the fact that my overall gpa was killed freshman year when I was a Computer Science major. Basically so far my econ GPA is sitting at a 3.3-3.6ish while my overall gpa is sadly hovering over the 2.5-2.7 range.</p>
<p>And while my overall GPA puts me out of shot for internships with good banking firms, my major gpa barely meets their "qualifications" level.</p>
<p>Most of the time GPA is not the most essential factor and a good major GPA counts for a lot when it relates to the area of the internship.</p>
<p>Don’t worry too much–just shoot to make a complete turn around improvement. Huge improvement is often just as much of an indicator of someone with his/her head on straight as someone who has been working hard at it all along.</p>
<p>My freshman year, I finished off with a 2.6 overall…now I have a 3.5 as a senior in my last semester. If you work hard enough, you really can turn it around and you don’t necessarily have to sacrifice your social life, your service projects, your activities, your health, and so on. I would say it’s pretty important to get up to a 3.0 for the purposes of some internships…but also keep in mind the value of the other factors you have going for you. Seek out references from the best-equipped folks to recommend you (those who know you really well) and write killer essays and letters of intent.</p>
<p>Don’t worry! Just keep your eye on the ball and on kicking it up a notch from here.</p>
<p>When I applied for jobs, I actually used my major GPA on my resume, as advised by my school’s career services center (at the time I applied, I had a 3.08 cum / 3.48 major… finished with a 3.12 / 3.54). If you are to use major GPA, just be sure to state clearly that it is your major GPA, rounded to two decimals, and declare how many courses you have taken in your major (obviously a company would want to know if your major GPA is a 4.0 because you got an A in the only course you ever took!).</p>
<p>That said, you have PLENTY of time to bring up your cumulative GPA. If your major GPA is so much higher, it stands to reason that you were far more interested in your major courses, allowing you to understand and retain information more readily. Do your best to register for courses that interest you as you go through registration for next semester. It’ll help a LOT</p>