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Hello everyone, I need advice my overall GPA is 3.03 which is not horrible but it’s not great either. This 3.03 is a result of being young and very stupid, during the process of obtaining my associates degree at a community college and this GPA masks tremendous failures. I changed majors several times but was a biology major for the most part so the majority of my classes were science courses. I failed at least 7 classes and withdrew from multiple others (I cringe and my stomach ties in knots every time I think of the damage I have done to my transcripts) and I was in and out of college during this time for approximatley 7 years. I transferred to my current university with a 2.8 GPA and 126 attempted credits, I know it’s terrible!
I’m glad that’s out of the way and since then things have changed ….
I decided to pursue a bachelors in accounting nearly two years ago and have turned things around completely. I I have one course remaining to obtain my bachelors degree and will be graduating in December. The GPA at my current university is a 3.35 and I will likely have a 3.38 after my final class. I also have my CPA examination application ready to send out as soon as I receive my final transcripts and 100% committed to passing the 4 sections within 6-7 months. I have to add that I worked full time from the moment I graduated high school (I actually had two jobs during my senior year in high school) and maintained management positions (including insurance billing & coding) while obtaining my associates and bachelors. I have been working at a small forensic accounting firm for the past couple of months and although I love my current job I would like to move on sooner than later to a larger firm with higher pay and better opportunity. I would ultimately like to land an audit position at a public accounting firm pereferably a Big 4 or midsize firm but I’am unsure of how much my past will haunt me. I live in South Florida and also not a traditional student as I’am in my late 20’s. Needless to say I know this will not haunt me forever but I’a terrified of being asked for my transcripts. From what I have seen most mid-sized firms also ask for transcripts.
Thank you for taking the time to read my story I would truly appreciate your feedback!
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