GPA Decimal Points

GPA
New answer on Nov 15, 2020
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Anonymous A asked on Jun 22, 2020

My GPA is 3.68. I'm wondering if it's acceptable if I put 3.7 / 4.0 on my resume? Since I heard that 3.7 GPA is a standard for MBB firms.

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Francesco
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replied on Jun 22, 2020
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Hi there,

yes, it is totally fine to round it – you are not lying doing so and will make a better impression.

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Francesco

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Robert
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Hi Anonymous,

3.7 is good and OK rounding, 4.0 seems to much to me...

Hope this helps - if so, please be so kind and give it a thumbs-up with the green upvote button below!

Robert

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Anrian
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Hi There,

Not sure which office you are referring to, but in Southeast Asia, the GPA requirement is definitely not that high.

Your GPA at 3.68 is considered very strong already, so I don't think rounding it up will help anything.

Hope this helps.

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Clara
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Hello!

I would always round to one decimal.

3.7 seems good

4.0 is not accurate, since it seems "perfection" when it´s not

3.68 is too much information for the level of a CV

Hope it helps!

Cheers,

Clara

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Luca
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Hello,

Go for it! One decimal is enough for your CV.

Best,
Luca

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Ian
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replied on Jun 23, 2020
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Hi there,

Yes, perfectly fine to round to 3.7!

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Anonymous replied on Jun 22, 2020
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Gaurav
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Hi there,

Yes, that’s totally fine to round your GPA. No one will check it.

Do you need any further help?

All the best,

GB

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Anonymous replied on Jul 10, 2020

Yes,

It's ok to round it.

Best,

André

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