A student majoring in Finance at a UC School with a 2.5 or a student majoring in Finance at California State University with a 3.5 gpa?
Both students are Finance majors and both have the same amount of experience. Which one would you choose and why?
2007-10-16 04:05:49 · 8 answers · asked by Virginia 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I would prefer a candidate who already had work experience.
2007-10-16 04:19:12 · answer #1 · answered by clg1975 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All other things being equal, I'm taking the 3.5 from CSU.
While the UC student was at a better school, he's either a slacker who didn't go to class or he's not the brightest crayon in that box. Since we can assume self-selection put a better student in there - this guy did really poorly in many advanced classes because he had to be smart enough to do very well in the basic stuff.
At 3.5, the CSU grad has demonstrated that he knows how to at least perform to standard and can figure out how to get ahead. Chances are he didn't blow off his classes regularly and he understands the material.
There is a huge difference between a C student at UC and an A student at CSU. If we were talking a 3.0 UC vs a 3.5 CSU then maybe I'd lean toward the UC being more demanding. But, 2.5? nope - he barely passed many of his classes.
I bet that 3.5 CSU has a higher GMAT/GRE too. I suspect our 2.5 UC friend didn't bother with the GMAT/GRE, he's not going to grad school anyway.
2007-10-16 12:23:33 · answer #2 · answered by CoachT 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I was an employer...I would not look at just gpa. I would look for the interview as I do now.
There are many things that can be taught on the job to make the person the right candidate for the position. However, the one thing that to me shows alot is attendance.
If the student with the 2.5 gpa had perfect attendance and the 3.5 gpa missed alot of time...I would want the one that is dedicated and motivated. I can work with them to help them grasp the different duties of the position.
Attendance would be one of the biggest things I look at.
2007-10-16 11:37:00 · answer #3 · answered by Brian 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Neither -- but if I had to choose, I would hire the UC student -- no question.
The CSU schools really aren't very good -- so I would be unlikely to take any of their students.
BTW -- it would be unlikely that the UC student would have a 2.5. The Haas School at Berkeley is incredibly competitive & doesn't accept students until they are Juniors. Most of them have a 3.5 or better going into the program -- so would have to fail most of their classes to fall to a 2.5.
2007-10-16 12:03:00 · answer #4 · answered by Ranto 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
At the companies I've worked at, we don't look at any student with lower than a 3.0 GPA.
We also recruit out of only competitive universities, and Cal State is one of those.
So I'd choose the resume of the student with the 3.5 from Cal State. However, from that point on, I'd be picking people based on experience and how well they do in the interviews.
2007-10-16 11:51:56 · answer #5 · answered by RoaringMice 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The one from CSU.
The fact the other went to a UC school doesn't make up for the lower GPA. Plus, many of my profs at the CSU I went to also taught classes at the local UC. Having what's supposedly a "better" school on the resume isn't all that impressive in the long run.
2007-10-16 11:16:06 · answer #6 · answered by abundantsunshine949 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would take the one with the higher GPA since he/she will have a grasp of finance and be able to do the job. I need intelligence for a job.
2007-10-16 11:48:08 · answer #7 · answered by petra 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd wait until they graduated, go with the higher GPA and look carefully at experience.
2007-10-16 11:26:10 · answer #8 · answered by merrybodner 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋