Low gpa, what do I do
It’s 2.5, Rough life circumstances (unmedicated, issues with life transitions, and substance abuse) are the reason. And I haven’t gotten to the point where it comes up because I just don’t put it on my resume. However I just applied to this pretty big company that is pretty much my dream company and my ideal internship role just got posted and I just applied without my gpa.
They don’t explicitly have a gpa minimum but have had a preferred 3.0 on some applications in the past, mainly for the co-op’s. It’s also a more marketing leaning role so I’m not sure how significant it is there. I reached out to ppl in my network who work there to put in a good word for me so that’s as best a chance I’ll get.
What do I say during an interview it’s brought up though? Like surely I can’t open up about my previous substance abuse problem that I’ve recovered from in a corporate interview? I’m not sure, if anyone’s been a similar situation please let me know