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Low Undergrad GPA Report or not?

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Jul 25, 2016 6:32 pm

Hi I'm applying to jobs where there is an option to include GPA in the application. My undergrad GPA is a 2.5. Is it better to report the low GPA or not report at all?

Law school GPA is 3.7+.

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Re: Low Undergrad GPA Report or not?

Post by Traynor Brah » Mon Jul 25, 2016 6:53 pm

nobody will care, but I guess I would omit it. I think like two firms ask for your undergrad grades, and I doubt they actually care.

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Re: Low Undergrad GPA Report or not?

Post by bk1 » Mon Jul 25, 2016 7:09 pm

Don't put it as long as you can avoid it.
Traynor Brah wrote:nobody will care
I firmly disagree with this.

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Re: Low Undergrad GPA Report or not?

Post by tyroneslothrop1 » Mon Jul 25, 2016 7:16 pm

I'd omit. Most will not ask.

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Re: Low Undergrad GPA Report or not?

Post by ballouttacontrol » Mon Jul 25, 2016 7:23 pm

Definitely do not put a 2.5 on there

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Re: Low Undergrad GPA Report or not?

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Jul 25, 2016 8:12 pm

I would probably omit. FWIW I chose not to put my undergrad GPA on my resume (it was roughly 3.4 so idk why I didn't put it on there). During a screener with L&W i noticed that they had circled my undergrad and put a big "GPA" with a ? by it. Probably doesn't matter for a majority of firms but it could raise flags.

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