Question For Med School, Law School People (and others!)

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by kiteflyersmom

Hello all,

I must say, I am very impressed with how accomplished you people are! I am no slouch myself, in that I just finished my doctoral degree in education last summer (at age 46). However, as a teacher and a mom I am completely impressed with the young people on this board who are pursuing their dreams. It is also great to see posts from people who are already doctors, attorneys, as well as others who are tops in their field.

My question is this- I never had the opportunity to join a sorority and I really wish things would have been different. My daughter pledged and initiated this year (I guess that's the terminology). So, I am wondering. Those of you who maintained sky-high gpa's for med school and law school entrance, etc. Was this difficult, in addition to being a member of a sorority? I know the sorority (and fraternities) takes time- did it sometimes get in the way of studies?

Thanks so much for providing your viewpoint to someone who has no experience in this area.

Congrats on completion of your Ph.D. It is wonderful to see others make that achievement and you are "young" compared to others getting that sort of degree in education!

For me, I had a higher GPA as an undergraduate during and after pledging. The work I was asked to do as a pledge allowed me to understand the work I was asked to do in furthering my education. When I worked on my Ph.D. in molecular genetics, it felt painfully like many years of outright pledging, I guess that never giving up mentality I have kept me going until I earned it. I don't think I could have done it later in life. Because I am 40, myself, and I am at that stage where I think, I have learned as much as I want, now I want money... So, ironically, there are no jobs in my current residence that are available; and now I have "jumped ship"--no more organized research... I am kewl with that.

Anyhow, I my GPA's for my Masters and Ph.D. course work was superior. So, IDK if it had to do with my organization or not. But, they were my "rock" when I needed them the most.

[kiteflyersmom]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

Congrats on completion of your Ph.D. It is wonderful to see others make that achievement and you are "young" compared to others getting that sort of degree in education!

For me, I had a higher GPA as an undergraduate during and after pledging. The work I was asked to do as a pledge allowed me to understand the work I was asked to do in furthering my education. When I worked on my Ph.D. in molecular genetics, it felt painfully like many years of outright pledging, I guess that never giving up mentality I have kept me going until I earned it. I don't think I could have done it later in life. Because I am 40, myself, and I am at that stage where I think, I have learned as much as I want, now I want money... So, ironically, there are no jobs in my current residence that are available; and now I have "jumped ship"--no more organized research... I am kewl with that.

Anyhow, I my GPA's for my Masters and Ph.D. course work was superior. So, IDK if it had to do with my organization or not. But, they were my "rock" when I needed them the most.

Thank you for the kind words, and your thoughts. Molecular genetics...wow, that sounds difficult. Congrats on your achievements.