Should I put term/CGPA on CV QUICK URGENT

[AlexB]

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[theWUbear]

I have a poor cGPA and so I've never put it on my CV, and *everyone* that has seen my CV has been impressed with it (i've never been asked why GPA is not there). So, although I am not making the judgement for your specific case, you can consider that if you are uncomfortable writing your cGPA. You could also still write (dean's list, x semesters) underneath, as I do. That might give you best of both worlds.

 

[Chemokine7]

Hey, as the title suggets, should I put my term (3.91 GPA) and crappier (3.58) cGPA on my CV? My teacher agreed to write me a letter of rec, and I'm contemplating if this would look good, or if I'd have been better off just leaving it out.

I already have plenty of research and clinical experience on there.

I need to send back a reply in an hour or two with my CV, so just tell me your first instinct if you were in my shoes.

Edit: I've heard the general rule to put your GPA if its above 3.5, but this isn't just any general job. Obviously 3.58 is generally considered lower on the spectrum for medical school.

My rule of thumb is if you are worried that is too low then just dont put it on your cv. Last thing you want is a rec letter restating your gpa. So i would omit it and have them focus on the strong points of what you have accomplished👍

 

[sustentacular]

Hey, as the title suggets, should I put my term (3.91 GPA) and crappier (3.58) cGPA on my CV? My teacher agreed to write me a letter of rec, and I'm contemplating if this would look good, or if I'd have been better off just leaving it out.

I already have plenty of research and clinical experience on there.

I need to send back a reply in an hour or two with my CV, so just tell me your first instinct if you were in my shoes.

Edit: I've heard the general rule to put your GPA if its above 3.5, but this isn't just any general job. Obviously 3.58 is generally considered lower on the spectrum for medical school.

On the other hand, if I leave it out, all this teacher knows is that I aced his class (we had a very good relationship).

Don't put either. Let him evaluate you based on the performance in the class he taught, not on his perception of your performance in all your classes (ie. gpa).

 

[familyaerospace]

Don't put your GPA on your CV. I used to do that when I was younger and less research experienced, but I've learned that it doesn't tell the whole story regardless. If you DO put your GPA, the cGPA and major GPA are considered to be the most honest. However, I just wouldn't do it anyway.

 

[apumic]

If this is "URGENT" to you, you should probably go into something a bit less stressful than medicine. 😉

 

[VTBuc]

In the real world(non pre-meds), a 3.5+ is a very good gpa. It's enough so that you'll graduate with honors.

 

[mspeedwagon]

3.5+ was definitely NOT honors at my undergraduate institute. Either that, or I graduated with honors and I didn't even know it!

In the real world(non pre-meds), a 3.5+ is a very good gpa. It's enough so that you'll graduate with honors.

 

[VTBuc]

3.5+ was definitely NOT honors at my undergraduate institute. Either that, or I graduated with honors and I didn't even know it!

I think most schools start cum laude at 3.5. At my school it was 3.4+.

 

[familyaerospace]

A 3.5+ definitely wasn't honours at any of the institutions I've been to and I've been to 5 so far. Maybe I should have transferred to a place with lower expectations just so I could graduate with honours.

 

[BBender716]

Hmm I don't know exactly what it was, but I know cum laude was more like 3.6/3.7 at our school. Summa wound up being close to 3.92 or 3.94.

 

[VTBuc]

A 3.5+ definitely wasn't honours at any of the institutions I've been to and I've been to 5 so far. Maybe I should have transferred to a place with lower expectations just so I could graduate with honours.

http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~advising/honors.html

Harvard's was 3.417

http://www.wm.edu/offices/registrar/graduation/ughonors/index.php

William & Mary was 3.5

http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cas/registrar/faq/index.php#giq9

Vanderbilt 3.56

http://www.college.upenn.edu/honors/latin.php

Penn 3.40

http://www.jhu.edu/advising/academic_manual/graduation.html

Johns Hopkins 3.50

http://www.eas.cornell.edu/cals/current/registrar/current-students/honors.cfm

Cornell 3.50

I think I've made my point?

 

[VTBuc]

A 3.5+ definitely wasn't honours at any of the institutions I've been to and I've been to 5 so far. Maybe I should have transferred to a place with lower expectations just so I could graduate with honours.

At your own school, the cut-off for cum laude is 3.50. 🙄

http://www.college.emory.edu/current/achievement/honors/

 

[Penner]

At your own school, the cut-off for cum laude is 3.50. 🙄

http://www.college.emory.edu/current/achievement/honors/

 

[familyaerospace]

I graduated from Emory most of a decade ago so I am hardly a current undergraduate student.

I just rummaged through my filing cabinet and found one of the old Emory books. It said top 25% for cum laude (3.7 was listed as minimum), so unless they changed in the past 7 years, that is one hell of a typo!

I have been to five colleges (4 are undergraduate) over the past 12 years. I had a 4.0 at one, 3.5 at one, 3.4 at another (which was Emory), 3.7 at another, then 3.8. I've yet to get honours. Perhaps 6th time is a charm.

 

[VTBuc]

I graduated from Emory most of a decade ago so I am hardly a current undergraduate student.

I just rummaged through my filing cabinet and found one of the old Emory books. It said top 25% for cum laude (3.7 was listed as minimum), so unless they changed in the past 7 years, that is one hell of a typo!

I have been to five colleges (4 are undergraduate) over the past 12 years. I had a 4.0 at one, 3.5 at one, 3.4 at another (which was Emory), 3.7 at another, then 3.8. I've yet to get honours. Perhaps 6th time is a charm.

I just thought it was classic that you talked about "schools with lower expectations" when your own school had the same cutoff.

And I think it's pretty entertaining watching you try and pull your foot out of your mouth.