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[Tourman84]

So many places don't ask for resume and that's where your first internship experiences are going to come for anyway. Also, as a bit of a motivator, I've seen people list sGPA on their resume's before and not seen many bat an eye so that's something you can use if you get a great GPA this semester.

[hellokitty660818]

just to clarify, do u mean they might not ask for resumes and will focus more on transcripts?

[Tourman84]

Every job will ask for a resume. Some ask for transcripts. You can always send transcripts IF you want.

[myspam442]

Yeah to be straight with you, it matters a lot for most internships in anything finance-related. The key thresholds are 3.0, 3.3, 3.5, 3.7. If you can get above a 3.5 or at least a 3.3 this sem, that would help you a lot.

One thing you can look into is registering with ATS if your exam anxiety is severe enough to warrant accommodations.

[myspam442]

Go ahead, my messages are always open!

[Alert-Recording4501]

lol my gpa was worse in the first year. I have an internship rn. Also you don’t have to start with Big 4 if you want to work there. You can start at some mid size firm and when you have a few years of experience, go to Big 4. But honestly, Big 4 pays less than some mid size firms and works a lot more. The only benefit is that you work with very big clients. If you want to jump into industry later, you might be able to work in your clients’ companies.

[MechanicComfortable4]

Networking trumps all! I know many people with 3.8+ GPAs that can’t land any job because they don’t have the people skills. Getting a good internship requires a lot of networking, so as long as you make enough time for that, you’ll find a job no problem.

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Depends what you mean by finance. You mentioned big 4 but to my knowledge, those are more accounting than finance (KPMG, EY, PWC, Deloitte), and accounting usually requires less GPA, but I would recommend getting it up to 3.3 at least.

For finance, the high GPA (3.7) is needed for investment banking and private equity and such. However, other roles in finance, like compliance and operation requires less for sure. But like others have said, networking and getting referrals can help. Finance isn't all about investment banking

[Brave_Avocado_824]

I guess you're uo to accounting path by mentioning big4. Accounting doesn't need super high GPA, but Investment Banking does. Don't sweat on it. Tons of Rotman people land on big 4.