1L. Barely top 50%. Do I put my gpa on my resume or leave it off unless a transcript is requested?
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stillwater
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Re: Top 50% (barely) - To put my gpa on a resume or not
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rad lulz
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Re: Top 50% (barely) - To put my gpa on a resume or not
Yes, or people will assume it is worse.
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Re: Top 50% (barely) - To put my gpa on a resume or not
+1, put the GPA but not the class rank.rad lulz wrote:Yes, or people will assume it is worse.
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Re: Top 50% (barely) - To put my gpa on a resume or not
Put the class rank too. They will just ask you about it anyway. Or, if it's a firm familiar with your school, then they will know about where you are regardless. And if you're barely above top 50%, it's better they know that you are than assume you're below.marmot8 wrote:+1, put the GPA but not the class rank.rad lulz wrote:Yes, or people will assume it is worse.
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MinEMorris
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Re: Top 50% (barely) - To put my gpa on a resume or not
I know my OCS recommended putting GPA no matter what unless it's like bottom 10%, but to only put rank if it's above median. Honestly, though, I agree with Kalvano that you should basically put rank and GPA no matter what. If they don't care about rank and GPA, then you putting it won't bother them. If they do care about it, then they're going to ask and they might get the impression that you're the type of person to hide bad news (not a great trait in a work setting).
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Re: Top 50% (barely) - To put my gpa on a resume or not
Thanks! I guess I'll put both on.
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Re: Top 50% (barely) - To put my gpa on a resume or not
I always kept my GPA on my résumé even though I was never above median. Best advice I heard was to keep it on if its above a 3.0, otherwise keep it off.
