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Originally Posted by Tigeralum
MIZparent, I must be confused about the round numbers. Mon and Tues she visited 15 houses. She was cut by 2 of them. She then picked the 11 houses she wanted to go back to on Wed and Thurs. Thurs night she preffed 7 houses and Fri morning was only invited back to 1. She released herself that morning. Does that make sense?
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Maybe confused about the rounds? Lord knows, I couldn't keep them straight.
I knew I would probably get some grief about that question, but I asked so I could get an idea of how many released her in the first round, and I was a little confused by how you explained it. Anyhow... My guess is her grades, even though a 3.4+ is a very good GPA. I get a sense there is a reluctance at Mizzou for the pledge classes to get as big as they are at other universities like Arkansas and Alabama, and maybe they are using a higher GPA grade cut off to keep the numbers down? A 3.5 and above is a fairly high green light. Maybe someone has more insight into that than I do in regards to that?
I don't think she did anything wrong. From reports in local news outlets, this incoming freshman class at Mizzou (not just PNM's) is considered one of the smartest and accomplished classes they've ever had (make sure she knows she's included in that assessment!). She just ran into a lot of competition, and perhaps missed the cut at some of these houses by just a few places on their invite lists.
In any case, if she is still interested in pledging, make sure she fills out that COB form on the PHA website. It's only good for one semester, so she'll need to fill it out again in January if she doesn't COB with a chapter this fall. One of the chapters is already listed on the PHA website as COB'ing right now. Good luck.