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Originally Posted by mystikchick
they are either exceptional individuals or they're bragging, that's my two cents. but even if it is easy for them, it may not be easy for you, so keep working hard and good luck  |
Mystickchick is absolutely right. I went to a prettty good college and the only reason I found it "easier" than HS was because I was so engaged and interested in the classes I was taking. I put forth lots of effort because my college work was actually pretty fun. High school was "hard" in that I thought some of my required classes were so boring that I couldn't bother to really try.
Don't be fooled by anyone though, the level of work at a decent college is leaps and bounds harder than any high school (the only case MAY be some freshman year seminar/introductory survey classes that could possibly have overlapping material with really rigorous AP classes. In that case, some of the material in the AP class might be harder.) If you're really interested in what you're studying, you probably won't notice how hard you're working but trust me, college is far more rigorous.
But that's really neither here nor there. You said you're worried about rushing and your GPA. Of course you should focus first on being actually accepted to college. If you really want to know what you should be aiming for in terms of recruitment, the minimum GPA to even be eligible for recruitment is generally somewhere around a 2.5-2.7. That said, INDIVIDUAL chapters might have minimum GPA requirements anywhere from 2.5-3.3 (the 3.3 upper limit is pretty rare though, generally most sororities fall around a 2.7-3.0).
If your grades are lower than that, then I'm sorry to say but you're going to really be limited in terms of Greek life. That's not to say that you can't go to college, bust your ass in school, and try recruitment again after you establish a good college GPA. But don't expect too much in terms of sorority life your first semester if your HS grades are under a 2.7, and that you'll probably be cut from at least a few chapters if you're under 3.0.
Remember, establish good study habits now. If you're allowed to go through recruitment and you receive a bid, you have to keep up your good grades to stay in your chapter. ALL chapters have minimum GPA requirements and if you fall below them, you'll first be put on some kind of academic development plan and then expelled from the sorority if you don't improve. No joke. Lots of sororities take great pride in their chapter GPA, so make sure that your grades reflect that pride in yourself.