Contribute to our Open Dictionary. 1  1. used for emphasizing how bad something is a monumental disaster. 2  2. very large and solid a sculpture of monumental proportions. 3  3. relating to a monument that celebrates an important person or event Synonyms and related words.
Caveats: Having a math or engineering major will generally drop the GPA standard slightly. Being a minority will drop the GPA standard to about 3.0/3.1 among the BBs, and helps much less among Lazard, Blackstone, etc.
These firms typically filter based on that - ideally having a 3.5+ with coursework in mathematics, economics, computer science. That being said I've seen students with <3.0 GPA get internships at Blackstone so don't be discouraged from applying because you think everyone else around you has a high GPA.