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Originally Posted by
ektaylor 
Unfortunately, the main prior obligation is a midterm composing 40% of a course grade. As an undergraduate at a competitive university, the midterm cannot and/or will not be rescheduled. Furthermore, the organization said they cannot accommodate interview rescheduling since the venue was the only place or time available. Consequent to their application process, knowledge of the interview date was impossible to know before the arrival of the invitation email (which was also unknown). That said, I was given
7 days notice of the interview. Now, I have two options:
- Attend the interview for a chance to receive the position and forgo 40% of a course grade--in the process causing my overall GPA to take a hit of ~0.16 grade-points.
- Withdraw from consideration in order to take the midterm and ensure my GPA is not dealt serious damage.
Cons of option one: I would go
from graduating magna cum laude to graduating with minimal or no honors. Additionally, receiving <60% in the course--a major requirement--would stop my graduation. And in the case I didn't receive the position, my competitiveness for Law School, other employment,
et cetera would take a nosedive.
Cons of option two: Probability I receive the position = 0. I have until tomorrow to decide...
a midterm is an acceptable reason to ask for a reschedule. the company would be unreasonable to ask you to risk your good academic standing to fly 3000 miles for a chance at a job. sticking to your guns at taking the midterm also shows that you have good business character and keep your commitments. besides, any company who made a practice of forcing their candidates to do this wouldn't be able to hire them anyway, because they won't be graduating. if a company's recruiting department doesn't realize all this, then they're idiots and will find some way to fuck it up for you anyway
