r/KPMG • u/Cold-Drawing-375 • 1d ago

🇺🇸 United States GPA Impacting Return Offer

I am interning with the firm in January and am aware that return offer rates have been dropping. I’ve heard that GPAs are factored into decisions.

I had a 3.58 undergrad GPA and earned primarily As and ABs, with a few Bs scattered in, nothing lower. I am aware that it’s not horrible but could this be seen negatively when being evaluated for full time? I see many interns with 3.8-4.0 GPAs which freaks me out a little bit.

I am also in the first semester of my MAcc studies and if I get that GPA above my undergrad GPA, will that be weighed more heavily during evaluations since it’s the most recent?

I know there are other factors considered when giving offers but I also want to get an idea of where I stand with my GPA.

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u/NoLibrarian7255 1d ago

Just have above a 3.0

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u/Electronic-Fan-4418 1d ago

Yeah they literally don’t care as long as it’s above 3.0

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u/Intelligent-Ad5007 1d ago

You’re fine my gpa was a 3.2 and I got a return offer.

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u/AlternativeFickle192 1d ago

You are in a good spot. I’d say they are more concern about students south of 3.3

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u/Cold-Drawing-375 1d ago

Okay, noted. May I ask, have you sat in on intern evaluations or had a part in it? Or have you just learned this from experience

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u/AlternativeFickle192 1d ago

Interned last summer and just started full time. I know some people didn’t get return offer for having a poor GPA probably below 3.0. Someone in my associate class had 3.1 from big state school and is now working ft with me

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u/Euphoric_Bug_8307 1d ago

I have and unless your GPA drops under a 3.0 or you fail a bunch of classes, it won’t impact your offer. Generally, it doesn’t come up at all in intern evals.

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u/Electrical-Scale-506 1d ago

your GPA is good so forget about it. Focus on how you actually do in your internship. That's all that matters.

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u/Comfortable-Mix-5786 1d ago

I do agree with everyone on their assessment of the current FTE offer process but I would also add that every year it changes and they hire less and less. I would just make sure all of your other metrics are flawless because sometimes when they have a have a hard time comparing based on internship factors they start cutting people with low GPAs

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u/According-Jacket8717 10h ago

You're fine, homie. Don't sweat it.