Sophomore fall formal rush at Uni. California school - Page 3

navane · #31 05-06-2014, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by AlphaXi_Husky

I'm assuming there is a difference in the amount of work between a 5-credit semester class and a 5-credit quarter class. At least I hope there is because otherwise I should have gone to a college on the semester system.

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Originally Posted by LAblondeGPhi

I believe the conversion of units between quarter and semester was 1.5 = 1.

Yes. A 5-unit semester class and a 5-unit quarter class are not the same. To convert quarter units to semester units you would multiply by 2 and divide by 3.

Therefore:

5 quarter units x 2 = 10

Then 10/3 = 3.33 semester units

I was a transcript evaluator in another life.

navane · #32 05-06-2014, 08:51 PM

Also, just to go back to the original topic, OP, you just have to go into recruitment with an open mind, presenting your best self and hope for the best.

To be honest, your GPA is rather low for sorority recruitment. You may not be able to fix your GPA enough over summer break. Just to put things into perspective....

Here are the average GPAs for the sororities at UCLA:

http://www.greeklife.ucla.edu/docume...kings13-14.pdf

The impressively high GPAs at UC Berkeley:

http://lead.berkeley.edu/sites/defau...y%20Report.pdf

Other schools may have slightly lower chapter GPAs than these two campuses; however, most sororities clock in at 2.9 or better.

WestcoastWonder · #33 05-06-2014, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by navane

Also, just to go back to the original topic, OP, you just have to go into recruitment with an open mind, presenting your best self and hope for the best.

To be honest, your GPA is rather low for sorority recruitment. You may not be able to fix your GPA enough over summer break. Just to put things into perspective....

Here are the average GPAs for the sororities at UCLA:

http://www.greeklife.ucla.edu/docume...kings13-14.pdf

The impressively high GPAs at UC Berkeley:

http://lead.berkeley.edu/sites/defau...y%20Report.pdf

Other schools may have slightly lower chapter GPAs than these two campuses; however, most sororities clock in at 2.9 or better.

Assuming she goes to either of those schools, GPA is definitely going to be a huge issue and that first cut is going to be brutal. Those PHC GPA's are extremely impressive! But they're Cal and UCLA, so no surprise.

SoCalGirl · #34 05-07-2014, 01:15 AM

She says she goes to a UC and mentioned semesters. So unless she's purposely redirecting us, she goes to either Cal or Merced. I'm guessing not Merced.

kairos · #35 05-07-2014, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by SoCalGirl

She says she goes to a UC and mentioned semesters. So unless she's purposely redirecting us, she goes to either Cal or Merced. I'm guessing not Merced.

Lol guess again :P

Titchou · #36 05-07-2014, 07:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by navane

Yes. A 5-unit semester class and a 5-unit quarter class are not the same. To convert quarter units to semester units you would multiply by 2 and divide by 3.

Therefore:

5 quarter units x 2 = 10

Then 10/3 = 3.33 semester units

I was a transcript evaluator in another life.

Unless it was a quarter system with semester hours like UAB was. That confused everyone!

AZTheta · #37 05-07-2014, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by kairos

Lol guess again :P

We are DAF because no one QFP'ed. We were playing nice. Big mistake. She deleted the OP which had all that lovely identifying infiormation. Which confirms for me that she's at Berkeley, for those of us who have chapters there. She was interested in the top/most competitive chapters. Good for her.

Ah, hubris. Lol indeed, Kairos. Good luck. At the library. Which is where you belong. I spent a lot of time at the Bancroft library, although I do love the beauty of Doe, just not conducive to my needs back in the day. You have 28 other libraries to choose from, so get you a campus map and find one and move in.

As Sen would write, "We got letters. You got dreams." I'm thinking it was Sen who used that. And I believe that Kairos's problem will resolve itself by the second round.

SoCalGirl · #38 05-07-2014, 09:38 AM

I'm glad she deleted her post. TBH, if she comes across in person like she does in the post I don't think she'll get a bid even if she magically gets her GPA up to a 3.0.

ree-Xi · #39 05-07-2014, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by AZTheta

We are DAF because no one QFP'ed. We were playing nice. Big mistake. She deleted the OP which had all that lovely identifying infiormation. Which confirms for me that she's at Berkeley, for those of us who have chapters there. She was interested in the top/most competitive chapters. Good for her.

I have a habit of opening a bunch of windows I want to read and never getting to some of them, so I got to read the original post. Too much information, indeed.

33girl · #40 05-07-2014, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by SoCalGirl

I'm glad she deleted her post. TBH, if she comes across in person like she does in the post I don't think she'll get a bid even if she magically gets her GPA up to a 3.0.

True story. It's like a chick version of movie Zuckerberg.

AZTheta · #41 05-07-2014, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ree-Xi

I have a habit of opening a bunch of windows I want to read and never getting to some of them, so I got to read the original post. Too much information, indeed.

OOOOHHHHH! ree-Xi, you know what I'm gonna say, right?

Panhell love to you.

kairos · #42 05-07-2014, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by AZTheta

We are DAF because no one QFP'ed. We were playing nice. Big mistake. She deleted the OP which had all that lovely identifying infiormation. Which confirms for me that she's at Berkeley, for those of us who have chapters there. She was interested in the top/most competitive chapters. Good for her.

Ah, hubris. Lol indeed, Kairos. Good luck. At the library. Which is where you belong. I spent a lot of time at the Bancroft library, although I do love the beauty of Doe, just not conducive to my needs back in the day. You have 28 other libraries to choose from, so get you a campus map and find one and move in.

As Sen would write, "We got letters. You got dreams." I'm thinking it was Sen who used that. And I believe that Kairos's problem will resolve itself by the second round.

text from my OP:

"However, after taking a summer class which I'm confident I will get a good grade in, my cumulative GPA should come out to around a 2.6, which meets the specific house-set GPA cutoffs for all but one house at my school. Nonetheless, it's still low/not a 3.0."

aren't most berkeley house GPA cutoffs higher than that?

:P

i deleted most of the text because i started to feel that this thread was becoming an increasingly hostile environment ("we were playing nice. big mistake." testifies to this), one that was also deviating from the purpose of the thread (like page 2). i'd rather just not deal with it anymore. i appreciate all the advice and tips that have been given, but there's no need to overreact and attack me beyond that.

AZTheta · #43 05-07-2014, 09:40 PM

Why are you arguing? You should be at the library.

kairos · #44 05-07-2014, 09:44 PM

i'm not arguing...i'm just responding to what you said. please calm down lol. and i am at the library.

AZTheta · #45 05-07-2014, 09:46 PM

Yeah, you are arguing, and if you're at the library, why are you wasting time on GC when you should be improving your grades? You want to be in a sorority at some campus somewhere, then pull up your grades!

PS I don't need to calm down, I'm not excited - I'm amused. There is a difference.