Weighted or non weighted gpa? Formal Recruitment

[Hartofsec]

Also -- from the U of A site: http://scholarships.ua.edu/faq/

For entering freshmen, when GPA is reviewed for scholarships, will a weighted or unweighted GPA be considered?

If both are listed on the official high school transcript, the highest one will be reviewed.

[AZTheta]

Originally Posted by kiteflyersmom

The University of Alabama uses the *weighted* GPA as stated by the high school on the transcript for admissions and scholarship purposes. The question is- do the sororities use the same GPA?

OP- if you are quoting your unweighted GPA and your weighted GPA is at least a 3.5 then you have qualified for a 2/3 tuition scholarship (with your 30 ACT score) as an out of state student or a full tuition scholarship as an Alabama resident. It would seem strange to me that you would qualify for generous scholarships but not Greek life. It makes me think that you are fine- but you need to check. Is your weighted GPA at least a 3.5??

You are treading into membership selection territory.

[kiteflyersmom]

Originally Posted by AZTheta

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You are treading into membership selection territory.

Not meaning to offend or venture into forbidden territory. I am making an observation and telling the OP that she should do some checking to see if there is a definite answer to her question. Is the answer to this question different for each sorority and not made public? I ask this question because I don't know.

Bama looks at weighted GPA (as stated by the high school) for admissions and scholarships- is it the same for recruitment or does each sorority have their own policy? I know quite a bit about Bama's admissions and scholarships but I do not know the answer to the GPA question with regard to recruitment. The OP has already been told on this thread that she would face "heavy cuts" but this is not necessarily true if the sororities consider GPA in the same manner as the admissions/scholarships office.

Either way- I hope the answer to this question works out to the OP's advantage and I hope she has a great recruitment experience.

[AZTheta]

Originally Posted by kiteflyersmom

Not meaning to offend or venture into forbidden territory. I am making an observation and telling the OP that she should do some checking to see if there is a definite answer to her question. Is the answer to this question different for each sorority and not made public? I ask this question because I don't know.

Bama looks at weighted GPA (as stated by the high school) for admissions and scholarships- is it the same for recruitment or does each sorority have their own policy? I know quite a bit about Bama's admissions and scholarships but I do not know the answer to the GPA question with regard to recruitment. The OP has already been told on this thread that she would face "heavy cuts" but this is not necessarily true if the sororities consider GPA in the same manner as the admissions/scholarships office.

Either way- I hope the answer to this question works out to the OP's advantage and I hope she has a great recruitment experience.

Re: the bolded. Yes.

You are making assumptions and I am politely asking you to refrain from commenting on membership selection. I'm not mad, not upset - I'm just asking you not to make assumptions, especially with regard to something that you are not experienced with, or familiar with; otherwise you'd not be connecting dots the way you are. Several NPC women have posted that she will likely experience heavy cuts, and that should be enough information to answer your question(s).

[Hartofsec]

Originally Posted by kiteflyersmom

Bama looks at weighted GPA (as stated by the high school) for admissions and scholarships- is it the same for recruitment or does each sorority have their own policy? I know quite a bit about Bama's admissions and scholarships but I do not know the answer to the GPA question with regard to recruitment. The OP has already been told on this thread that she would face "heavy cuts" but this is not necessarily true if the sororities consider GPA in the same manner as the admissions/scholarships office.

True -- and since admissions would be the only source of an official transcript, the GPA on record with Panhellenic would be that from admissions, correct?

This might be very good news for the OP. I'm sure she appreciates the info -- you were the only poster on this thread who knew straight-up that Bama doesn't recalculate and takes the weighted GPA. I didn't think you were treading into forbidden territory at all. : )

[Titchou]

I know UAB CPH recalculates according to core subjects only on their scale and that's the GPA they give the chapters. So, I am assuming all UA campuses do the same. BUT, since I'm assuming, I could be wrong.

[kiteflyersmom]

Originally Posted by AZTheta

Re: the bolded. Yes.

You are making assumptions and I am politely asking you to refrain from commenting on membership selection. I'm not mad, not upset - I'm just asking you not to make assumptions, especially with regard to something that you are not experienced with, or familiar with; otherwise you'd not be connecting dots the way you are. Several NPC women have posted that she will likely experience heavy cuts, and that should be enough information to answer your question(s).

Actually- I explicitly stated that I am only sure about Bama's procedure for considering GPA for the purpose of admission and scholarships.

I sure hope the OP does well and enjoys her experience.

[kiteflyersmom]

Originally Posted by Titchou

I know UAB CPH recalculates according to core subjects only on their scale and that's the GPA they give the chapters. So, I am assuming all UA campuses do the same. BUT, since I'm assuming, I could be wrong.

UA and UAB have different policies regarding GPA and admissions. This is different from what I have encountered in the past because in my home state the universities function the way you say- they are under the same umbrella and have the same policies.

[AZTheta]

Originally Posted by Hartofsec

True -- and since admissions would be the only source of an official transcript, the GPA on record with Panhellenic would be that from admissions, correct?

This might be very good news for the OP. I'm sure she appreciates the info -- you were the only poster on this thread who knew straight-up that Bama doesn't recalculate and takes the weighted GPA. I didn't think you were treading into forbidden territory at all. : )

Please talk about your OWN NPC sorority, whatever that is. Thanks.

[AZTheta]

Originally Posted by kiteflyersmom

Actually- I explicitly stated that I am only sure about Bama's procedure for considering GPA for the purpose of admission and scholarships.

I sure hope the OP does well and enjoys her experience.

However, you did extrapolate to "Greek life" eligibility. But, fine. Thanks. It may be different for your NPC sorority (sorry, I don't know what your membership is).

We all wish her well.

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by kiteflyersmom

UA and UAB have different policies regarding GPA and admissions. This is different from what I have encountered in the past because in my home state the universities function the way you say- they are under the same umbrella and have the same policies.

I'm not talking about the admissions process. I'm only talking about the GPA that PH gives the sororities. Those can be 2 entirely different things.

[AZTheta]

One more consideration: a PNM gives her transcript to an alumna who is writing a rec; this,in turn, may be relayed to the sorority. Again, it is MS and up to each NPC sorority's MS process.

[Hartofsec]

Originally Posted by Titchou

I'm not talking about the admissions process. I'm only talking about the GPA that PH gives the sororities. Those can be 2 entirely different things.

Where does PH get the GPAs at Bama? Wouldn't these come from admissions since they would be the only source of an official transcript?

[AZTheta]

Originally Posted by Hartofsec

Where does PH get the GPAs at Bama? Wouldn't these come from admissions since they would be the only source of an official transcript?

Can't speak for Bama BUT in AZ, the PNM submits a transcript to PH as part of the application process for recruitment. So, what about Bama?

[Hartofsec]

Originally Posted by AZTheta

Please talk about your OWN NPC sorority, whatever that is. Thanks.

Actually, we were talking about GPA at Bama and whether weighted or unweighted is used in recruitment and admissions there. Not a specific sorority.

Do you have experience with admissions or recruitment at Bama?

Perhaps you should talk about your own, whatever that is.