Little White Lies?

[sratted_out]

well it isn't that large of a university, so i got accepted in on academic probation or something of the sort. meaning i pretty much just have to do better. and its not a matter of me needing to focus on grades. i had a 3.8 in high school and did outstanding in other aspects of acdemics. i just didnt focus much last year.

Originally Posted by ellebud

Just a quick question: (and I'm not being snarky) What school, other than a cc would admit a student with a D minus average? I believe in second chances..but this isn't computing.

And while you obviously should be concentrating on school work first your AGE might make you a sophomore. Perhaps your school is different, but an .08 gpa would indicate that you received an F or two. I don't think that you get credit for failed classes. So, I would think that you still would be a freshman.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by sratted_out

did outstanding in other aspects of acdemics.

[Always AlphaGam]

Originally Posted by sratted_out

*academics ok? you're such a bitch. i asked for help regarding my questions and you're making snide rude comments. sounds like you need to grow the fuck up

Now would be a great time for the "WE GOT LETTERS...YOU GOT DREAMS" statement.

[thetaj]

Originally Posted by sratted_out

*academics ok? you're such a bitch. i asked for help regarding my questions and you're making snide rude comments. sounds like you need to grow the fuck up

We get bored, too.

If you're only going to be a sophomore, it won't be too difficult to raise your cumulative GPA if you do really well this year. I would recommend kicking it into high gear, finding out the GPA requirement for recruitment and look into informal in the spring (if chapters on your campus participate) or just holding off until next year.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by thetaj

We get bored, too.

If you're only going to be a sophomore, it won't be too difficult to raise your cumulative GPA if you do really well this year. I would recommend kicking it into high gear, finding out the GPA requirement for recruitment and look into informal in the spring (if chapters on your campus participate) or just holding off until next year.

But a .8 is so low. She'd need a year of 4.0 to even get in the range that some chapters could offer her a bid at which point she'll be rushing as a third year with like a 2.4.

Obviously, pulling up her grades is the #1 thing no matter what. And the Greek Life office will know more than we do.

[AZTheta]

Originally Posted by sratted_out

*academics ok? you're such a bitch. i asked for help regarding my questions and you're making snide rude comments. sounds like you need to grow the fuck up

Originally Posted by sratted_out

thanks!! im going to see about calling the greek advisors and see what they advise

ooopsies...QFP.

There are online GPA calculators that anyone can use to calculate how many units of what grade (A, for example) would be required to improve an overall GPA. We've posted them before on GC. It's actually quite difficult to overcome a deficit GPA the size of the one the OP purports to have.

[ree-Xi]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

But a .8 is so low. She'd need a year of 4.0 to even get in the range that some chapters could offer her a bid at which point she'll be rushing as a third year with like a 2.4.

Obviously, pulling up her grades is the #1 thing no matter what. And the Greek Life office will know more than we do.

The 0.8 from the other school won't be calculated into her new school's GPA. Her GPA starts over if she transferred. Which makes me wonder, which school would take someone with a 0.8 GPA (which I am guessing is from two semesters if that is your final GPA?).

ETA that I know that this doesn't change the fact that the most recent GPA is what will be looked at for recruitment.

[TSteven]

I could see this being an issue as a transfer student. But do (all/any/some/most) college applications require information regarding previous college courses if she is “starting over” as an incoming freshman?

Say someone who takes college courses as a senior in high school at "College Number I" yet attends "College Number II". My understanding is that if she doesn't transfer those credits, they will not count for her or against her.

Why wouldn't this - in theory - be the same if she is "starting over" as an incoming freshman?

If she applies as an incoming freshman at “College Number II”, is she required to note that she attended “College Number I”? If not, then wouldn’t the College Panhellenic simply use her high school GPA since in theory, the high school GPA is what “College Number II” used to grant her admission as an incoming freshman.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by TSteven

I could see this being an issue as a transfer student. But do (all/any/some/most) college applications require information regarding previous college courses if she is “starting over” as an incoming freshman?

Say someone who takes college courses as a senior in high school at "College Number I" yet attends "College Number II". My understanding is that if she doesn't transfer those credits, they will not count for her or against her.

Why wouldn't this - in theory - be the same if she is "starting over" as an incoming freshman?

If she applies as an incoming freshman at “College Number II”, is she required to note that she attended “College Number I”? If not, then wouldn’t the College Panhellenic simply use her high school GPA since in theory, the high school GPA is what “College Number II” used to grant her admission as an incoming freshman.

I guess it could have gone down like that, but that's not what the OP describes. She says she is a transfer student with a .8, rather than someone who started over at a new school.

Even if a student did try to start over and not transfer credits, depending on the school, if she enrolled at a school that used hometown recs, someone would probably reveal the misspent year. And I think most groups would take a hard look at someone who failed to focus at the level that she earned a .8.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

The 0.8 from the other school won't be calculated into her new school's GPA. Her GPA starts over if she transferred.

While schools might start you over with a GPA just on your average at that college, I'm pretty sure some colleges retain a separate average that includes your average for all credits earned and maybe even credits attempted. Sure, policies change, but I don't think her .8 will completely go away.

(A long time ago, I transferred after my freshman year, and I'm pretty sure that the average used for recruitment included both my freshman and sophomore grades. On my transcript, I think there was a separate UGA only average, but I doubt it was what the groups looked at. Sure, things change over the years, but I don't think that most schools are going to ignore all grades earns in classes that they are giving you credit for towards graduation. )

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

Which makes me wonder, which school would take someone with a 0.8 GPA (which I am guessing is from two semesters if that is your final GPA?)

I have a hard time imagining this part too. On the upside, since such a student wouldn't be getting credit at the new school for F's and maybe even for some Ds, her cumulative average at the new place might even up being a little higher than if she stayed at the old place.

[UGAalum94]

OP, it's not worth trying to go through recruitment with a .8 GPA. Even if your campus admits transfer students with GPAs that low and Greek life lets you go through, I'd be amazed if any groups' national or international policies will allow them to offer you a bid.

It's even questionable whether a .8 can be pulled up high enough to make even COB or recruitment next year a possibility.Even if you make a 4.0 for the year, your average (assuming you have a year's worth of credits contributing to the .8) will still probably be under what many groups require and further still under what's likely to be the average at your campus.

I'm sorry that you are in this situation, and I'd like to be able to give you better news. But unless you are at a campus that gives a lot of bids to juniors with middling grades, it's hard to see this working out for you.