Questions on Extenuating Circumstances?

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

As far as the GPA it might depend on if you're below the national requirements vs being below the chapter's requirements if there is a difference. But as KSUViolet said, you shouldn't count on it.

Right. I didn't go to a particularly competitive school, and very rarely did a girl get a bid to chapter when she didn't meet the chapter GPA (the chapter GPAs at my school were higher than the national reqs). She generally had to be pretty stellar in other areas (ex: very involved on campus and had friends in the Greek system) too.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Right. I didn't go to a particularly competitive school, and very rarely did a girl get a bid to chapter when she didn't meet the chapter GPA (the chapter GPAs at my school were higher than the national reqs). She generally had to be pretty stellar in other areas (ex: very involved on campus and had friends in the Greek system) too.

Yeah, it would depend on a lot of things out of the PNM's control or knowledge either way.

I do think going through recruitment now, even if your GPA prevents you from getting a bid is a good thing. Whether through COB or through the next year's recruitment, if chapters know they only cut you previously for grades (not that you'd know for sure) they'll already have met you and you can use the first semester/year of college to have better grades.