Transfer student to UTK+ sorority
 

Hi, I am going to a community college my freshman year of college. This Fall, my sophomore year, I plan on transferring to UT Knoxville. I plan on rushing and would love to join a sorority. Has anybody on here transferred from a community college to a university and rushed? Did you encounter any problems? My biggest fear is not getting a bid!

I went to GA State my freshman year (fall 08), dropped out of there, went to community college, transferred to my current university this past semester, went through recruitment, had fun, encountered no problems, and joined my sorority.

If you really want to rush then I encourage you to do so.
Good luck in your endeavors :)

What kind of gpa did you have though? I had a really rough first semester and my grades suffered, but I'm aiming for all A's this semester. Which sorority are you a sister of?

UT Knoxville is known as a very competitive recruitment campus. Have your recommendations in order, get your grades up as high as you can get them, keep your mind open about all of the chapters on campus and be ready for some heavy cuts since you will be going through recruitment as a sophomore with no connections on campus. All you can do is go in with a smile on your face and try your best. Good luck.

I had a 3.6 going into fall but my gpa was essentially a 0.00 because when I transferred only my class hours went over and not my gpa. I'm a sister of Alpha Xi Delta.

Well so far I have a rec for AOII and Kappa Delta, possibly Alpha Chi Omega if I work on it. You can only have one rec per sorority, correct?

If you care to share, what is your GPA from last semester? Even if you do get all A's this semester, which is no guarantee, what will be your cumulative GPA?

Also, what are you planning to do differently this semester from last semester? I'm assuming you know why your grades were what they were.

ughh a 2.3, because I made a D in Spanish, and since I took only 13 hours, I couldn't drop the class, because then I would lose my state lottery scholarship. Luckily this semester I am taking 18 hours, and can drop down to 12 if I have to. Last semester, my grandmother died unexpectedly and we were very close, I had a very bad break up with a borderline emotionally abusive boyfriend, and I had thyroid problems and had to miss class a lot to make doctor's appointments (they were with specialists who were booked at least a month ahead, I had to take what times they gave me). This semester I am basically going to give up my social life and study study study!

If I finish this coming semester with all A's (if I drop down to 15 hours), I can finish with a 3.36 because I am retaking Spanish, and UT will only count what I make retaking it when they calculate my transfer GPA. IF I drop down to 12 hours (I'm going to try to clep out of a class), I can make a 3.71 gpa

Have you even been accepted to UTK? With a 2.3 GPA at community college, being accepted should be your first priority before worrying about sorority recruitment.

The semester has barely begun... you can make all of these grand plans to study and give up your social life, but there's a long time between now and finals.

Well they only require a 2.0 transfer gpa if you have more than 30 hours.

although they only require a 2.0...that doesnt mean you are garanteed acceptance...
but good luck with recruitment and good luck with raising ur gpa

In your other thread it seems you had some concerns about a sorority taking your high school gpa vs. (community) college gpa

I believe, and I'm not 100% certain, but if you do end up making a 3.71 gpa, get into UT, and transfer more than 30 hours then your college gpa should count and not high school (bc of the 30+ hours)

Well, UTK has a separate sophomore quota during recruitment, but it is still very competitive. Get as many recs as you can, join some organizations at your community college and work on your GPA. Good luck!

When my friends and family mail recs, would it be a good idea to mail my high school and college transcripts along with the letter? I saw that idea on Auburn's greek website.

If you got a 2.3 with 13 credits, what possessed you to take 18 credits this semester? What's the business with dropping classes (or having it as a backup plan)? What is the point? Are you considered full-time at 12 or 13 credits? I thought that dropping classes was a big deal, to be done infrequently. At some point, it ends up on your transcript if you drop a class after a certain point (which may or may not matter). Why not just plan to take 12-13 credits and do your best that way, if you are already planning to drop courses? If that is what you are capable of (and mind you, it's going to take you longer to graduate), then stick to the 12 and leave it at that. JMO

So that way I can have a full selection of what classes I can drop. It will either be college algebra or econ. In tennessee, you are considered full time if you are taking 12 classes. And I have actually 19 credit hours, 6 being from dual enrollment.

Is it common these days to do this? Take 6 courses, expect that you'll be doing poorly in at least one of them, and drop it? What about all the wasted time and energy spent in class and on homework? You could use that towards the fewer classes you planned to take in the first place.

Can someone tell me if this is the norm now? I was in school in the early 90s, and people only dropped if it was an emergency. And from what I remember, dropping after the deadline required a signature from the professor and your academic advisor, along with a legitimate excuse (to them, at least) as to why you were dropping.

When I was in grad school I would always register for an extra course and then decide during add/drop period which ones I liked best. I never did it with required courses, though, because that would be stupid. If I liked them all I would bust my butt and take all of them.

I don't think this is the same situation, though.

It's January. Her semester hasn't even started yet. Colleges have a drop/add period at the beginning of the semester where you aren't penalized if you drop the class. I can understand the concept of signing up and then seeing how things work out after a week or so as some classes are a giant pain to get into.

Yes, I know that. The way the OP describes it just seemed to me as it being the "norm", taking several extra classes at the outset with the intent to drop a few. I just never experienced the drop option this way.

Dropping late in the semester has become far too commonplace, IMO.

Students consistently sign up for (and attend) more classes than they intend to complete. With withdraw dates being after mid-term grades are released, students habitually wait until they know their mid-term grades to determine whether to drop. I couldn't tell you how many transcripts I see that include at least one W grade each semester. In fact, department chairs frequently override the maximum number of students allowed in classes because they know such a high percentage of students will drop. It's crazy. (And it's a campus-wide problem, not departmental.)

So, from that POV, having one W on your transcript shouldn't be an issue at all. Especially if you dropped the course because you CLEPed out. But, my POV is far removed from that of an active collegian. (In other words, don't listen to me. It was good to vent, though.)

ETA: I just realized that this wasn't the "will 1 W look bad" thread! Ooops!

Well, I'm not saying I'll have a 2.0 by the end of this semester. Heck no, I will absolutely not let it happen. One of the problems I had my first semester of college was I did not know how to study (my friends who went away to school agree with me that high school did not teach us good study skills) By the end of the semester I finally started to but it was too late. This semester I will be participating in study groups, tutoring labs, etc. My gpa will definitely be at least a 2.75 by the end of this semester, especially since I decided not to take econ this semester. And I will be taking classes this Summer that should hopefully boost it to at least a 3.0 if not higher. I was just saying I shouldn't have a problem being accepted to the university itself, because unlike other schools like UF and UGA, where they will only accept transfer students if they have room (says so on their websites), UTK does not have that problem.

Be aware that your summer school classes may not have official grades posted in time for recruitment in the fall. Especially with being a transfer student the grades have to officially post, and the transcript be sent to your new school and processed. For example my school has summer grades as official after recruitment starts and you'd be out of luck.

In regards to W grades, my school only allows you twenty credits total of W ad then you have reached the limit unless you have extraordinary circumstances. I only have three and it was from last semester, our drop period is after midterms.

And 2.75 is not great, either. In fact, it's pretty much the opposite of great. Focus on getting that up before you focus on joining a sorority at a school with a competitive recruitment. You know, do what you're at school to do in the first place.

I should hopefully have a 3.09 if I finish with all A's this semester, 3.0 if I finish with all A's and one B. If I take six credit hours in the Summer (the classes would be over before July), and make an A in both (I know I'll be taking some easy intro to music, not sure what my other class will be yet), I'll have a 3.23. Which I would probably not have that updated GPA in enough time to give to sororities. Worst case scenario, I'll rush in the Spring.

And about that D in Spanish, UT will figure that into my transfer GPA when deciding whether to admit me, but only what I make the second time (fingers crossed it will be a A!) will be recorded on my permanent record. So I don't know if the sororities will see that or not? So if they don't count the D in my GPA, I could finish the Spring with a 3.26, the Summer with a 3.38.

Stop. Obsessing. I am saying this to be nice. Just buckle down and do what you need to do.

Seriously. If OP would've spent half as much time studying, she wouldn't be trying to get out of this grade predicament to begin with. A "D" in Spanish at a community college is unbelievable- did you not ever show up for class? Then assuming you could actually get an A this semester? Even under the best of scenarios, your possible transfer GPA from a community college is nothing impressive or noteworthy.

Worry more about how your grades will affect actually getting INTO college and your future job prospects, and less how they will affect your chances at joining a sorority. Get your priorities in line.

Wow, you're really rude. If you have read the earlier posts you would have known what had gone on this past semester. I will get accepted into college (I got accepted into other UNIVERSITIES (MTSU and UTC), not just other community colleges). The reason I chose the community college was because mainly of money and I wasn't sure which college I wanted to go to. I'm glad I chose a community college and stayed home for a year because if I were away from home when half the stuff went on in my personal did while I was in my FIRST semester of college, I would have probably had a breakdown.

And even though it is a community college, it doesn't mean all classes are easy and you can just bullshit your way through. That's why many classes you take transfer AS IS and not electives into universities. A few of my friends who graduated in the top 10% had problems with some classes they took along with me at the same community college. They were accepted into many well known universities but chose the community college because they were given a full ride. And they still were challenged. You think because anybody can be accepted by a community college that all the classes are easy. Like other colleges, they offer remidual (like high school) courses, AND college classes. Many people choose it for economic reasons.

You're stuck up and rude. I came on here with a genuine question, trying to be polite as possible, and you're being rude. Congrats, this is why many people have a skewed view of sisters in sororities.

QFP.

(remidual:rejectment)

It's not rude.

It's the truth.

Education and good grades are first.

Sorority and other activities are second.

I think your questions were all answered politely, in my opinion.

Here's the thing, OP:

Many long-time GCers get very frustrated with posters that don't seem to get the point and don't let things go.

You've started several threads, all of which could have been one thread with multiple questions. All of your questions have been pretty much the same. Guess what, we've answered these questions 900 times before from other posters. On this topic, the university you're asking about doesn't matter. Seriously. You are NOT unique!

When you further beat that dead horse, we get more and more frustrated. Then, we get snippy.

Point? STOP ASKING THE SAME QUESTION OVER AND OVER. Focus on school, get to UTK, cross the recruitment bridge when you come to it.

I wasn't going to go here, but your ingratitude and immaturity have crossed the line. People here do not have to respond to any post, let alone try to help you figure out your issues. Everyone was being honest and frank with you.

I've said it many times and will say it again - don't use the same user name here as you do on sites that contain highly personal info. I'm sorry about your issues, but LIFE HAPPENS. Deal with what's in front of you now - your upcoming semester. IF you make grades and transfer, THEN you should worry about anything on top of that. I'm a very empathetic person, but honey, EVERYONE has stuff to deal with. We can either use that stuff as an excuse or figure out how to work around it, learn a lesson and thrive.

How about just leave some things OFF the internet? Holy crap! :eek:

(even worse is that there is a picture. that may do in your recruitment right there)

I Was a little hurt by kddanis comment about community college I to was a really good student in hs and got into some great colleges but just couldn't afford it and ended up at jr college. I still found many courses challenging and it's not necessarily always easier :(

If you're hurt by what some random stranger on the internet says, you need to grow a much thicker skin to survive in the real world. And right or wrong, people will judge you on attending a community college.

But then again, I wouldn't have ever said anything in your instance because you haven't been posting on here obsessing over your (very poor) grades. You seemingly have good grades and you're not making excuses.

Seriously. WAY too much very personal info out there that takes 2 seconds to google.

If some things need to be said, do it on a private message board or something password protected. Not something for all the world to see.

Or hey, how about using a different username?

Seriously. Can we just end it now? All of your threads are making us frustrated and you are not going to like anything else we have to say.

And AGZG, I just noticed your location... but I am le tired... "Well, ok, go lie down... ZEN FIRE ZE MISSILES!" Classic.