<p>I got a B+ in Calculus. Am I a failure if I want to be a future I-Banker?</p>
<p>I go to nyu stern and I am scared out of my wits now. How bad is this? </p>
<p>What's considered a good GPA? I hope I'm not screwed! Ugh.</p>
<p>I can’t tell if you’re joking or not but chill out. I-banks just look for a cut off GPA of about 3.5-3.8 depending on where and if you meet that they’ll then look at your internships/extracurriculars/personality/completely random stuff. </p>
<p>B+ in one class? I assume you took at least three other classes if you’re a freshman and grades came out weeks ago where have you been? Check your transcript to see what GPA you have and work your ass off to get the highest GPA possible while still networking and doing internships. You got plenty of time.</p>
<p>I feel stupid for replying to what may be a joke thread but hope this helps.</p>
<p>If you’ve worked with any kind of valuation / merger model, you’ll quickly realize that banking doesn’t involve much more than 5th grade math, so stop worrying over a B+.</p>
<p>wow. seriously? kooky talk.</p>
<p>Kid, calm down. I got worse than that and I got a two-summer offer with Morgan as a sophomore, first sophomore to be signed into that division as a matter of fact.</p>
<p>Don’t stress about small things like that. GPA is simply a filter for HR. If they see something absurdly low, the resume gets dinged right away so no one’s time is wasted.</p>
<p>Your target GPA should be 3.5+. Throwing that aside, you should be less concerned with your numerical eligibility to be an i-banker and more concerned with whether or not you have the self-motivation and sharpness to go through with it. </p>
<p>Calculus I is frankly not a challenging course under the vast majority of professors. Neither is Econ. A capable, self-motivated person, under normal circumstances, should be getting good grades in both of these classes. Just my 2 cents.</p>