Hi,

Answering your first question - if it requires a lot of prep - definitely not! It's just a line in your resume and it's not guaranteeing anything.

Answering your second question - they will only look at your transcript if you are hired. The actual score does not matter at that point unless you've put smth different in your resume.

Other factors:

1. University brand
2. Internships you had before
3. Extracurricular activities:

• Launching your own venture and entrepreneurial activities (even failing them is fine)
• Grants / scholarships - even better if related to some research or entrepreneurial projects
• Projects for companies - you may consider doing a free project for the company or a startup or writing a case that future grads will use
• Volunteer / social activities. I would aim at the activities where you can have a leadership role. Organizing some club may work as well.
• Case Competitions-especially the ones organized by your target company
• Researches / articles published in well-known sources

4. Career moves so far:

• Brand of the company
• Career growth and achievements
• Postgraduate extracurricular activities

Best,