Investment Banking Discussion Thread - Page 17

Originally Posted by Cantabrigian 

Agree on picking the GPA that suits you best but most people will ask the real one anyway.

Originally Posted by tj100 

Knowing what I know now, I'd be inclined to list my GPA (for investment banking) as a 4.0* "Adjusted GPA" (*not a GAAP measure, excluding certain extraordinary items). If I saw that on a resume, I'd think it was hilarious.

Originally Posted by tj100 

True, but that strategy at least got you to the point where you could explain yourself.

Originally Posted by Khayembii Communique 

MD just told me my GPA (3.02) is under their target. I've been out of school and in the workforce for two years and am unfit to be a candidate because of grades I got nearly 1/3 of my life ago?
I know my GPA is my biggest disadvantage but you're really going to completely discount me as a candidate for it?
That's fucking stupid. Rant over.

Originally Posted by Khayembii Communique 

MD just told me my GPA (3.02) is under their target. I've been out of school and in the workforce for two years and am unfit to be a candidate because of grades I got nearly 1/3 of my life ago?
I know my GPA is my biggest disadvantage but you're really going to completely discount me as a candidate for it?
That's fucking stupid. Rant over.

Originally Posted by OmniscientCause 

Anyones opinion on putting a trailing 4 semester gpa on a resume in addition to total? I like a few others didn't do so great freshman year. My last 6 semesters I made deans list 4/6 times with a gpa around 3.6. My freshman gpa was low enough to bring me down to 3.2 cummulative.
And like somone else posted econ majors at my school did not have the luxury of grade inflation as fin/acct majors did. I took plenty of courses in all 3 and econ was by far the most difficult. Lowest grade I had in a Fin class was a B+ most being straight As

Originally Posted by aspasp 

put your major gpa on

Originally Posted by CalTex 

read the last 15 posts or so and I am not experienced in the field but would it help the OP (guy with the low GPA) if he did some post-bac work?
Assuming he can keep a 4.0?
Or possibly get another BS?

Originally Posted by mafoofan 


lol
Brilliant. This reminds me of a highly spirited internal debate we had over the term "GAAP EBITDA." It went deep into the night.
So, yes, many junior bankers were nerds in college.

Originally Posted by mafoofan 


I'm sorry--that's an idiotic policy. If you got a 3.0 at an Ivy League school, you must have been too high to go to class. Why would you want people who waste their--very significant and exceptional--opportunities? Last I checked, Wall Street likes people who are smart and hungry, not entitled and lazy.

Originally Posted by chogall 


nobody at the buyside looks at gaap ebita btw.  but im sure its the only way at sellside associated to fudge the model to justify some crazy deal # that your md negotiated. 

Originally Posted by Texasmade 

That's because there's no such thing as GAAP EBITDA.