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Nisha Yadav is a Talent Advisor & People Specialist with a focus on global talent attraction. Her earlier career experience includes HR and recruitment roles where she specialized in contract and permanent IT recruitment opportunities.
Are you satisfied with your current GPA or would you change it if you could? Talk to the interviewers about your undergrad experience.
If you were satisfied with your GPA: "I graduated top of my class and am very proud of my accomplishments during my undergraduate studies. The experience taught me to study hard and set attainable goals for myself."
If you were not satisfied with your GPA: "I feel that my GPA could have been higher; however, I was working full time while attending classes. All in all, I did learn a lot about discipline and commitment."
Nisha Yadav is a Talent Advisor & People Specialist with a focus on global talent attraction. Her earlier career experience includes HR and recruitment roles where she specialized in contract and permanent IT recruitment opportunities.
"I graduated top of my class and am very proud of my accomplishments during my undergraduate studies. The experience taught me to study hard and set attainable goals for myself."

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Honestly, my GPA could be better, I don't feel it's a true reflection of my academic level. Unfortunately, throughout my previous studies, I had a lot of other outside commitments that influenced how well I performed. I also had trouble with exam anxiety, however, I now have a routine of mental exercises that help me through it.
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It's okay if your GPA isn't exactly what you want it to be. You've done a good job of explaining why it could be higher (outside commitments, exam anxiety), and it's great that you have a routine now that helps you with exams. But giving more details will make your answer stronger. For example, what were your outside commitments, and why did they tend to take precedence over studying? Why do you get anxious when you take tests and has this been an ongoing issue for many years for you? What exactly are the mental exercises you use these days to combat that issue? Talking in specifics will make your answer much more meaningful to the interviewer. Nice job!
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