<p>By looking at the resume, do they first look at the GPA?</p>
<p>Since my major GPA is much higher than my overall GPA, is it ok if I omit my overall GPA entirely and only list my major GPA?</p>
<p>That would be a big red flag. Especially if you have just graduated, or are still in school. GPA is the most important number for these people, but becomes much less important the older you get.</p>
<p>I listed only my major GPA last year. I got about 8 interviews out of 20 places I applied to.</p>
<p>Strictly speaking you're NOT supposed to. You can list your overall GPA or your overall and major, but not major GPA only. At least it works that way for the bb financial firms.</p>
<p>If you don't, it can cause problems later (it won't come up in the interview process, but they run background checks on you with your uni before hiring).</p>
<p>in practice, anything above a 3.2 is OK? and 3.5 gpa+ is ideal?</p>
<p>I don't see why listing just your major gpa would be a problem as long as you state it's your major gpa and not overall gpa.</p>
<p>Yeah, I mean, it's YOUR application, YOUR resume, YOUR gpa.. and you're not lying.. so whats the big damn deal? Some company gonna come and beat your *** your not putting your gpa on your resume?</p>
<p>Do what you want and let how others feel come later. Live for yourself.</p>
<p>You can write whatever you want on your resume as long as you don't lie. If a company has required items that they want on your resume then it is obviously best to put them in. However, as long as you don't lie, you won't be committing any punishable offense and thus don't have anything to worry about if you get an interview and later a job offer.</p>
<p>Well I know for a fact that at Goldman Sachs it automatically raises red flags because they'll assume the worst - that your overall GPA is pretty low. So yes, UGASnowbulldawg, they will "beat you ***" by not asking you to come back for an interview.</p>
<p>If you don't even bother to clarify that it's your major GPA, then it's even worse.</p>
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<p>And what if you do have a low gpa? It would still be better for the company to assume the worst rather than know the worst because you're not really losing anything. The only reason to leave it out your GPA is if it's low.</p>
<p>The thing is, though, if your applying to GS from a school that they do not actively recruit at with a low GPA and you are trying to mask it then you are not going to get an interview regardless. The point is that you can write whatever the hell you want on your resume as long as it is true. Now, if you actually WANT to get an interview and, better yet, the job then you need to draw up a resume that presents you in the best light. If you think that only putting your major GPA on a resume offsets the negative connotation it gives to your overall GPA then so be it. If you believe otherwise then go in that direction. </p>
<p>Paint yourself in the best light within the limits of veracity.</p>
<p>Ken285, I've spoken personally with a head of recruiting at GS. They will assume the WORST, aka around 2.0-2.4. And if your GPA is really that low, then you have no business applying there anyways.</p>
<p>You can paint yourself in the best light possible, but I'm just saying it raises huge red flags at the BB IBs and unless your GPA is catastrophically low there is NO incentive to do so. A 3.1, for example, is better than them assuming it's a 2.4.</p>
<p>I agree with the comment that unless it is catastophically low, put it down.</p>
<p>I dont know what your major is or where your applying. I recruit for our mid-sized energy firm and the main hurdle is 3.0.... and I think that is true for most everyone. Higher is better, but the difference between 2.8 and 3.0 is much bigger that 3.0 to 3.5... difference of 'delta' intentional. </p>
<p>I would also say if it is below 2.5, get that in the open and address. If you are an engineering major, very possible to work with.... other majors more of a challenge</p>
<p>Sorry for the random thoughts</p>