<p>So when you're applying for full-time jobs, how strictly would employers check your Major GPA (Not cumulative)? </p>
<p>I'm in the b-school and our transcripts (I think this applies for all of WashU) doesn't include GPA in your major. I know my academic advisor has it and I could request it but that excludes certain classes which should be counted, so I had to calculate my major GPA myself, which my advisor agrees with. I haven't really applied for full-time jobs yet but I have been networking and passed my resume around some folks, and unfortunately discovered for a few resumes I sent, I had miscalculated my Major GPA by like 0.07 points.</p>
<p>Also, I include my major AND cumulative GPA on my resume an I DO NOT lie about my cumulative GPA because it'd be extremely easy to debunk that. My actual Major GPA isn't the thing that matters; I just want to point out that my major GPA is significantly higher than my cumulative, largely due to my switching majors after freshman year when I got really screwed over GPA-wise. </p>
<p>You can put either GPA on your resume–whichever is higher, really. I always just put my cumulative GPA on mine. I never had an employer ask for my major GPA, and it was VERY rare to come across an employer that required a copy of my transcript. Of course, your mileage may vary because all companies are different. But the company I’m with never brought up GPA.</p>
<p>I think at one point I had both cum & major gpa on mine until I switched to my MS gpa because it thrashes my undergrad gpa.</p>
<p>Protip to engineering students: major gpa is calculated for you in DARS (and is how they determine BS/MS scholarships).</p>
<p>If you’re off by .07 I wouldn’t worry about it. Chances are anyone who sees it and cares (I’ve had my gpa confirmed by multiple companies that have interviewed me) probably will just assume another calculation was used. Major gpa is really not a big deal unless you’re using it to pass an application threshold (ie you have a 2.9 cumulative but your major gpa is 3.1 and it makes you eligible for places that want a 3.0).</p>