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Originally Posted by livinonlove
I guess I'm saying this at the risk of sounding defensive, but I haven't failed at my studies. I finished this semester with a 3.7, so I'm not worried about my study skills or academic drive. My priorities have changed a lot since sophomore year, I think the upward trend in my GPA and my class difficulty show that.
But anyway, do sororities look at your transcripts, or will I just need the upward trend mentioned in my recs? I'm an out of state student from MD, I'm still trying to figure out how to even get recs when I don't know any women in sororities...
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@the bolded: that is not what I wrote, re-read my post and yes, you sound defensive. Not sure what you mean by "class difficulty"; did you start taking AP courses or did you do that all along? Were you in an "academically competitive high school" (we have those here in AZ, with selective admission)?
You will be up against other freshmen who have 4.0s (or close to it) including AP classes, and with impressive, solid resumes, including school and community service.
I cannot speak for every GLO regarding reviewing transcripts. I will tell you that as a person who writes recommendations, I ask to see transcripts. I don't keep them, but I look at the actual grades and the SAT/ACT scores. It only took one PNM misrepresenting herself on a resume for me to start that practice. I need to see the grades myself rather than relying on what a PNM put on her resume.
As for obtaining recommendations, there are a plethora of threads on Greek Chat on this very topic.