<p>just curious jay and hydrangea, and any other person on this board who received an internship - how did you go about getting it? do companies such as goldman sachs come to campus and hold interviews?</p>
<p>Typically the companies such as GS, Credit Suisse, etc. come to Cornell for job fairs, etc. Some prospects are subsequently interviewed on campus, and then the lucky ones are invited to NYC for another (extensive) round of interviews. Jay1020 must have gotten his position through a source other than Cornell because he has posted as an incoming transfer student.</p>
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<p>Just wondering, what exactly qualifies as a bad GPA or bad grades for an engineer? Because a 3.3 or a 3.4 for an engineer is good I would think, but a 3.3 /3.4 for an AEM major would be mediocre. Any thoughts? How would a business company view an engineer with this kind of GPA versus that of an AEM major's? Around where are these GPA cutoffs you mentioned? Thanks.</p>
<p>Let me put it this way: when you have your first round on campus interview, engineers will have some mercy because the people who are interviewing you are Cornell alum. When you go to second-round, though, you will have some random VP or Director interviewing you who probably couldn't point out Cornell on a map. Your school and GPA are the biggest factors. If you are in the engineering school, your GPA will drop -- no doubt about it. In the engineering world, it wouldn't matter because of the prestige. It will in the business world, though.</p>
<p>afchang23: companies come on campus to host resume drops. Everyone throws there resume in, they select a couple, they interview on campus, if they like you then you pass onto second-round interviews, and if you pass that, you get the internship. Getting a goldman internship takes serious hustle, luck, and effort, though. I would say 90% of the kids deserve to be there; they usually cut around 15% by the end anyway.</p>