<p>I struggled my first two years in college and got a 2.1 gpa. After my second year I transferred to a different school and changed my major to accounting. So far I have a 3.6 gpa at the school I'm currently attending. </p>
<p>I know that at the big 4 the gpa cutoff seems to be ~3.5. My concern is that when I apply for jobs they are going to ask for all my college transcripts which would definitely bring my gpa below a 3.5. Do you think they will bring up in the interview that
i have about 50 credits transferred from my old school on my transcript. Is it common practice for the big 4 to ask for transcripts from all the colleges attended?</p>
<p>It’s been a long time since I graduated, but I am pretty sure that the Big Four firm I accepted an offer from required incoming employees to agree to release their transcripts. As a result, at some point in time, they would figure out that you transferred into that school from another, and would request information from that first school too.</p>
<p>Also, before you made it that far in the hiring process, those firms require you to fill out an application that lists all the colleges you’ve attended, as well as your GPA. Omitting that information would be considered an act of fraud.</p>
<p>I’m currently a transfer undergraduate student beginning work with a Big 4 firm.
You’re correct that there is a cutoff GPA (Generally about 3.3). Lower the GPA, the higher experience/leadership they will want to see.
All they really want/usually ask for is your cumulative and major GPA. They want to see some GPA figure so pick the one that stands out most, just make sure to label it. If you put “3.6” on your resume, be very clear and transparent that the GPA is your residential GPA, in other words the GPA for your current school. </p>
<p>If your transfer GPA comes up you could always explain that it was a long time ago, and how you’ve grown since that experience, things like that.</p>