<p>Looking for suggestions on how to address my GPA score if asked in an interview or if asked to include it on my resume. My GPA is 3.1, however I attend a highly competitive top ranked business school as opposed to attending a lesser ranked school not competitive school and having a 3.8.</p>
<p>You actually think the school was harder because of its ranking? I’m surprised your GPA was that high. Say exactly what you just wrote to them. It will show them how smart you really are.</p>
<p>Yes, I am suggesting that a 3.1 from Harvard is not the same as a 3.8 from a community college.</p>
<p>ouchh i think i actually like the bluntness of that response, teaka. good one. </p>
<p>i’d say just address it head on. it’s better than trying to hide it from employers. if they ask about it, just be honest. they probably know harvard isn’t easy, right? besides, the fact that you attend/will graduate from harvard should speak volumes. good luck!</p>
<p>So you compare Harvard B-School which is an MBA program to Community college? Yea, you certainly proved yourself. ;)</p>
<p>Thank you for a constructive response 15inTbow. Individuals who post asking for advice really do appreciate those who respond with helpful friendly toned comments. Flip comments while easy and amusing to the sender and are not at all useful. Closed.</p>
<p>A relative of mine graduated from Wharton (undergrad) with a 2.5ish, got a job at MS. No one ever asked about his GPA, all he wrote on his resume was Wharton, hes going to Stanford to get his MBA now.
Generally, if its about 3.0, you can write; if you feel its giving you a disadvantage, leave it out.</p>
<p>Are you even in college or are you just and agent of full of it. It’s obvious you can’t even compare equal programs. It’s not flip it’s a direct response to your question which makes no sense because your logic is seriously flawed. </p>
<p>The idea that a Harvard MBA would compare himself to a community college associate degree holder is absurd. The Idea that anyone admitted to Harvard College would consider community college as a reasonable alternative is absurd. </p>
<p>How about comparing apples to apples and at least compare a top T1 B-School to a bottom T1 B-school. Maybe I would give your non-argument a chance. If you go to interviews displaying your lack of analytical ability claiming some sort of superior intellect; you better come from Harvard, because the name Harvard is the only thing you have going for you.</p>
<p>3.1’s not even bad. It may keep you from getting an interview, but once you’re there, just focus on impressing them with your communication skills and dont worry about your gpa.</p>
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<p>Most people I know from Wharton, put their GPAs on their resume as encouraged by the career office. Most financial firms won’t even bother looking at resumes without stated GPAs. All Wharton students know this.</p>
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<p>Why all the nastiness? Sheesh people. Tortfeasor, in your effort to show the OP how smart YOU are, you forgot to revise your post or something and left me confused as to what you were even saying. You literally said “Are you even in college or are you just and agent of full of it.” Umm…as the Spanish would say “QUE??” Chill out a bit.</p>
<p>Now, I am only in HS, so take my opinion with a grain of salt. I don’t think that the 3.1 GPA will necessarily make you sink. It doesn’t look bad to me. I am pretty sure employers will be more interested in your persona in an interview, actual work experience, etc. College is one world, employment a completely different one. So buck up, supposed Harvard grad. You have bigger fish to fry.</p>
<p>I assumed he was attending business school as an undergrad, otherwise he’d probably have dealt with this kind of thing enough. My guess is something along the lines of UM-Ross. </p>
<p>Besides…from 2007</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/351195-wanting-withdraw-because-one-grade.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/351195-wanting-withdraw-because-one-grade.html</a></p>
<p>^well now we know why he has a 3.1 lol</p>
<p>Shoulda taken that W lol</p>
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<p>Hahaha, If you don’t get the hint, let me be blunt, I don’t believe your story about your cousin.</p>
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<p>Stupidest bunch of ■■■■■■ on the web–CC people like Tortfeasor and hahahahah.</p>
<p>Why don’t you 11-year olds just go back to your Dungeon and Dragons games and leave the real discussion to those who actually have something of value to say?</p>
<p>I notice that some of what Tortfeasor posted on other sites was at least of some value–but what’s been posted on this site is nothing but put downs with no basis in fact. The OP wants real info based on someone who has some experience in the employment field–something that seems to be woefully lacking in the posts supplied. Perhaps replying to the actual question (How to address the 3.1 GPA in an interview?) instead of with a snide comment might show some maturity, civility, and be of actual value–or is that too much to ask for on this site?</p>
<p>Let me address the OP’s question–(1) first of all, a B average is not the end of the world and doesn’t need to be explained all that much in the first place, (2) Yes, it is more difficult to get high grades in certain schools than others–and in certain majors. If you took a particularly difficult set of courses, say so. But also be aware that this probably doesn’t explain all of the reason for some “C” grades–and you need to be realistic about which courses were difficult–and which courses were difficult for you–or that you didn’t put the effort into. We all make mistakes–but people want to be around those who learn from their mistakes and are willing to improve. (3) It isn’t all about just grades–you can emphasize other things–like your extra drive, being a team player (something definitely learned if you were in business school), and ability to be creative or innovative in what you performed. Maybe one of your classes didn’t go well because you took an innovative approach that didn’t pay off. This is a learning experience that you probably benefitted from–so say so and explain how it is one. This will be a better reason for hiring you in some cases than hiring the person who got the “A”, but never did anything “outside of the box”.</p>
<p>Steve Jobs said that the first time he actually realized something creative was when he was doing poorly in his regular classes–and so decided to take a course on calligraphy just for fun. It was this class that helped him later when he needed to design a word processor for the Apple MacIntosh–and that then spurred him on to more and more creative ventures–such as the iPod and iTunes store, and tablet, etc.</p>
<p>Creativity is way undervalued at college–but not in the marketplace. Be creative in your answers, and your interview. Have fun and impress your interviewer and you have just as much chance of being hired as the dull, boring, do-it-by-the-book person who may have a slightly higher GPA.</p>
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<p>That’s tactless and offensive. He does not deserve respect until he gives it. Maybe he should think before he writes… Oh yea he has only a B average in undergraduate B-School at Harvard. Maybe he would have done better if there WAS an undergraduate B-school at Harvard. [Harvard</a> College Admissions § About Harvard: Concentrations](<a href=“http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/about/learning/concentrations.html]Harvard”>http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/about/learning/concentrations.html)</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.harvard.edu/[/url]”>http://www.harvard.edu/</a> where is it?</p>