PNM Question

[laxxx41]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

I remember one girl that went through recruitment as a Sophomore that every house wanted. I picked her up the first round and knew I wanted her as my sister-daughter. She was adorable, bubbly, athletic and was really involved in several organizations.

It wasn't until it came time for voting that night that I realized her GPA was 2.3. Not only did we cut her after the first round, most other houses did the same. I was so bummed out.

She ended up pledging the house across the street, whose minimum GPA was either a 2.2 or a 2.25. It was so hard when I would run into her after that because I couldn't say to her, "Gawd, we really wanted you so bad but your grades sucked"

I just wanted to ask...if this PNM had a legitimate reason for her grades (i.e. a death, health problems, etc.) would she possibly have had a better chance (assuming this GPA was above national minimum?)

Originally Posted by laxxx41

I just wanted to ask...if this PNM had a legitimate reason for her grades (i.e. a death, health problems, etc.) would she possibly have had a better chance (assuming this GPA was above national minimum?)

Obviously I can't give a yes or no answer on that, but if that were really the case (assuming it was isolated incidents in HS), I'd like to think her cumulative GPA would be higher.

Sorry, but a GPA that's barely above the minimum seems like a chronic case of poor academic performance.