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Don't slack off on your grades! If you're like most seniors, you're getting senioritis and don't want to study any more. That GPA needs to get up a little bit if the "UT" you're talking about refers to Texas.

Do you already have your refs? Or does the 14 refer to 14 people you plan on asking?

I think she means Tennessee, still very competitive but I don't know a lot about it. Anyone?

Here's all I've got: There are 13 chapters at UT so you'll probably need more reference letters. Bumping up your GPA will help you a lot. Finish strong!

Buy a white dress (pure white, no colored trim) - a simple shift is ideal. Get it from a store with a liberal return policy and leave the tags on it. Then hang it in your closet and forget about it till you're packing for college. :)

Sounds like you've got a good start. Get recs for every sorority. I'll add the standard warning about keeping an open mind. UT has a strong Greek system, and every sorority has something to offer. Don't get caught up in tent talk, trust the process, and enjoy your remaining months in High School.

How is graduating with a 3.09 with honors?

^^^jinx, buy me a coke!

^ Devils advocate:
I graduated from high school with a 3.3 and was considered "with honors" as well as earning an "award of merit." It could be at the schools discretion. It was based on my courseload, honors/AP classes and some other BS. GPA had nothing to do with it.

Having a 3.0 (and above) on a 4.0 scale is good enough to fulfill the scholarship requirement for the National Honor Society, which is still a big deal in some areas. Why wouldn't it be sufficient to be "with honors?"

No need for devil's advocate. :)

Having a 3.3 on a 4.0 scale is "with honors" and not just based on that school's discretion. Honors encompasses scholarship and academics, leadership, and other things. I would never scoff at a high school student having a minimum 3.09 as though that is not a great thing and a big deal. It may not be awesome for NPC recruitment at some schools but "with honors" is not based on NPC recruitment standards.

It's just surprising to me, considering a 3.0 is essentially a B, which I don't necessarily consider to be "with honors". Hell, I graduated with a 3.46 (which still stings a bit, when I think about it) and it wasn't with honors. Granted, that was my college GPA, so it's a bit different.

ETA: I did not scoff. Just asking. I graduated HS with honors, but I remember the GPA had to be over a 3.75 and you had to take a minimum of 1 AP class.

My school had honors weighting, but we only graduated "with honors" if we were members of NHS. We had NHS GPAs running from 3.8 to 5.0, so a 3.09 wouldn't have been a huge deal at my school. I'm sure there's a different method being used at the OP's school.

Make sure you have pictures for each rec. One photo should be full length, the other, a head shot. They should be natural, nothing glamorous - the idea is that the women in the chapter should be able to quickly recognize you.

Your school had a 5.0 scale. Many schools, including mine, had a 4.0 scale.

As with Greek GPA requirements, the actual GPA is weighted based on 4.0 or 5.0 scale.

All of the "with honors" students at my school had a 3.0 and above and were NHS. I had over a 3.0 and was NHS; but a 3.9 isn't automatically better than a 3.0 if the 3.0 student was more active in the school and community.

I'm confused about why you bring up your college GPA.

The tone of your question was borderline rhetorical and essentially saying that you don't consider 3.09 with honors; and how could that be with honors at her school.