3L. If I have a 3.15 from a t-14 (currently), should I list my GPA on my resume? Will it raise eyebrows if I don't? Will listing my current semesters GPA (which is much better) along with my overall GPA help?
What's the general consensus on this?
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Re: GPA on Resume?
List it. Not listing it will lead people to think that you have a sub-3.0. Idk about other schools - mine doesn't let you list your semester GPA separately. If anyone decides to take a closer look at your transcript they'll see the improvement.
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Re: GPA on Resume?
My career services office does say you can list semesters separately and advises it if one semester is much better than the overall GPA (you were ranked highly one semester and unranked another, for example). I would seek their advice on this because schools have different requirements on whether you can do this and if so, how you have to list it.Anonymous User wrote:List it. Not listing it will lead people to think that you have a sub-3.0. Idk about other schools - mine doesn't let you list your semester GPA separately. If anyone decides to take a closer look at your transcript they'll see the improvement.
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Re: GPA on Resume?
Seconding this. 3.15 at a T14 isn't awful. Don't hide it. Hiding it will, as the above poster rightly notes, lead interviewers to assume you're below a 3.0.Anonymous User wrote:List it. Not listing it will lead people to think that you have a sub-3.0. Idk about other schools - mine doesn't let you list your semester GPA separately. If anyone decides to take a closer look at your transcript they'll see the improvement.
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Re: GPA on Resume?
I say only list it if listing GPA is the norm for your school.QContinuum wrote:Seconding this. 3.15 at a T14 isn't awful. Don't hide it. Hiding it will, as the above poster rightly notes, lead interviewers to assume you're below a 3.0.Anonymous User wrote:List it. Not listing it will lead people to think that you have a sub-3.0. Idk about other schools - mine doesn't let you list your semester GPA separately. If anyone decides to take a closer look at your transcript they'll see the improvement.
CLS has a set resume format (and doesn't even officially calculate GPA) and we're not supposed to include them.
If you're the only one listing your GPA, it's weird.
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