Ole Miss drops GPA exceptions for rush

[Tippiechick]

Originally Posted by couggirl

Just because someone has a low GPA or SAT scores does not mean that they are lazy or pissed away their high school days. I know this is off topic, but this kind of offends me. I worked really hard in High school and had a okay GPA (3.3 due to lots of Art classes which =graranteeded A at my school) and Low SAT scores, but the does not mean that i did not work hard. I had a problem and the doctors could not figure out what was wrong with me. In college my grades were some times good, but sometimes bad. I could not figure out why. My GPA was barley a 2.3 for most of my college education. It was not until after I graduated from college that someone figured out that I have a pre-diabetic condition. Now that I am being treated for that this condition School is soo much easier and what use to take me hours to do I can do in about 30 minutes.

So please don't assume that just because someones grades are lower that they are lazy. Obviously their are exceptions, but there are actually reasons that some people have a hard time in school and therefor low GPA.

Go cry and bitch to someone who cares. I don't give two shits about people's medical problems. In the real world, you either make it or you don't. No one cares what problems you are having. College is a dress rehearsal for working life. And, somehow, people have to take personal responsibility if they did not do well academically, whatever the reason.

I was referring to the poster I QUOTED. Her daughter did well on exams, but didn't follow that with the grades to back up her intelligence.

By the way, it's Ole Miss... Not Old Miss. Get it right.

[OleMissGlitter]

Originally Posted by Tippiechick

By the way, it's Ole Miss... Not Old Miss. Get it right.

Have I told you lately, that I love you?

[Blue Skies]

Some students with good grades will never do well on standardized tests. High school guidance counselors and college admission officers are well aware of this and it is taken into account.

I'm guessing that with the huge emphasis on test scores under "No Child Left Behind", though, that we will see a generation of students who are really, really good test-takers. I should add that there is increased pressure on principals to "find a disability" (and thereby get testing accommodations) for students who are not good test-takers. Parents should be aware of this and take it into account when making decisions about their child's education.

I went to an excellent public high school and a well-regarded public university. I actually found my college courses to be easy in comparison to my high school courses, and I attribute that to my excellent preparation in high school. However I do know of students who were well prepared in high school, but who struggled in college. As I get older, I've come to think that it's all about finding the "right fit" -- whether it's with a student to a college, a worker to a boss and a job, or a PNM to a particular chapter.

[brenda178]

I think it's a great idea to cut it off at 2.5. I mean, were that many chapters taking girls below a 2.5 before? I'm guessing someone with a GPA below 2.5 was considered a grade risk. The chapter I was in had a cap on how many of those we could take. Don't know how it worked at other houses.

[OleMissGlitter]

Originally Posted by brenda178

I think it's a great idea to cut it off at 2.5. I mean, were that many chapters taking girls below a 2.5 before? I'm guessing someone with a GPA below 2.5 was considered a grade risk. The chapter I was in had a cap on how many of those we could take. Don't know how it worked at other houses.

There was a handful (and I mean a handful) that would be okay because they were big time legacies, etc, etc...every house has different rules on their polices with grades, legacies, etc. This will only help all of the chapters with their overall GPAs and their academic goals. I bet this policy will only affect a few PNMs. I don't think there have been that many PNMs in the past with below a 2.5 GPA. I don't think this was something that the Panhellenic at Ole Miss just decided upon all of a sudden. I am sure they looked at other SEC schools' policies, GPAs for the sororities on campus, past GPAs, etc. They tend to take their new rules and policies pretty seriously.

[UGAalum94]

And it's possible that a high percentage of the people they were making exceptions for weren't ending up with bids, so they could see they were setting them up for bad results maybe.

[RU OX Alum]

basically it's legal discrimination

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

And it's possible that a high percentage of the people they were making exceptions for weren't ending up with bids, so they could see they were setting them up for bad results maybe.

I honestly think it's better off with the cut off at 2.5, for the exact reason you stated. At a school like Ole Miss I can bet that the girls who were grade exceptions weren't getting bids anyway and that it was just a waste of the girls' time and mioney.