GC would never guess that...

[christiangirl]

^^^Sophomore year of HS, I had a 1.9 even though my IQ was in the gifted range. I was terrified to do my best and fail so I failed things on purpose. The accolades didn't come until I was able to get past that.

[excelblue]

... my parents were completely clueless on what I had done when I told them I joined a fraternity.

They literally had absolutely no ideas on what GLOs are, none of the stereotypes and none of what they actually are. It was a completely blank slate for my mom, and my dad said "they're related to undergrads in college, right?"

The blank slate was really interesting to work with.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by christiangirl

^^^Sophomore year of HS, I had a 1.9 even though my IQ was in the gifted range. I was terrified to do my best and fail so I failed things on purpose. The accolades didn't come until I was able to get past that.

That is an indicator of a gifted child. My state doesn't do IQ testing when we are looking for gifted students, but indicators like that would have you nominated for GT.

We are allowed to nominate ourselves for GT. Had I not been in GT already, I would have been "that girl" who would have nominated herself. lol.

[PM_Mama00]

I, too, sleep with my teddy bear. I got Mr. Bear when I was born. He's 29 years old. He started out as Wish Bear. Now, he's missing fur. The puff of hair on his head is gone, as is his patch. The heart on his butt no long says Care Bear. His eyes are completely white. His arms and legs are falling off... they've been sown back on plenty of times. He's still my best friend.

Despite growing up well off, my parents grew up and started poor. Yet, I've been working since I was 16 (not during the school year because I played sports). This is the first time I've been without a job since I turned the legal working age.

I secretly want to be a hair stylist but it's not a secure job and I have the beginnings of rheumatoid arthritis so I would never make it.

[FleurGirl]

I didn't tell my parents I was joining a sorority until after I pleged. I didn't think they'd be super receptive, and I was paying my own dues, so I didn't really think it was a big deal. However, I was super wrong and my parents were psyched for me

[AGDee]

I knew a guy who got a 0.0 his first AND second terms of his freshman year. He didn't return for a sophomore year!

[carnation]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I knew a guy who got a 0.0.

We used to call that "buckshot".

[ree-Xi]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I knew a guy who got a 0.0 his first AND second terms of his freshman year. He didn't return for a sophomore year!

They let him come back after the 0.0 the first semester? How long can you have a really poor GPA and keep taking classes (presuming you had the money)?

This might sound like a ridiculous question, but do any schools have "minimum" GPAs required to "stay" in a Bachelor's program?

I know that some majors have GPA requirements to get into their programs, and remember some people having to put off their official "declaration" by one or two semesters until they reached the minimum.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

They let him come back after the 0.0 the first semester? How long can you have a really poor GPA and keep taking classes (presuming you had the money)?

This might sound like a ridiculous question, but do any schools have "minimum" GPAs required to "stay" in a Bachelor's program?

I know that some majors have GPA requirements to get into their programs, and remember some people having to put off their official "declaration" by one or two semesters until they reached the minimum.

We have those. Depending on your major, you couldn't get into it until you had the min. The ed majors had the highest. I'm pretty sure to get into Early Childhood, you needed a 3.6 or 7. The other higher entry GPA majors were Interior Design, Architecture, and Graphic Design.

Whether your major had a min. or not, each college/school had a min. GPA requirement in order to receive a degree from that school. Ex: You needed a 3.0 in your major courses to get a degree from the college of business.

As far as how long you could be in school and get a low GPA: The first semester you got below a 2.0, you were placed on academic probation. If you received a 2.0 the NEXT semester, you were exited from the university.

[navane]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

They let him come back after the 0.0 the first semester? How long can you have a really poor GPA and keep taking classes (presuming you had the money)?

This might sound like a ridiculous question, but do any schools have "minimum" GPAs required to "stay" in a Bachelor's program?

Most universities have an academic probation policy which allows students to make a number of attempts to bring a GPA up. It would be poor form to disqualify a student from university on account of one poor semester, even a 0.0 semester - most universities are more forgiving than that. We allow three semesters on academic probation, provided the student earns at least a 2.0 semester GPA while on AP.

I have been a professional academic adviser for a number of years at the state university. My immediate reaction to hearing about a student who had a 0.0 GPA two terms in a row is to think that it is very likely he experienced some kind of serious situation (death in the family, illness, accident, victim of a crime, etc). I've advised hundreds of students on academic probation or who have been disqualified; VERY rarely does a student earn 0.0 twice in a row on account of sheer laziness or too much partying. I hope that student mentioned went to seek help from an adviser or dean to discuss his circumstances.

.....Kelly

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by navane

Most universities have an academic probation policy which allows students to make a number of attempts to bring a GPA up. It would be poor form to disqualify a student from university on account of one poor semester, even a 0.0 semester - most universities are more forgiving than that. We allow three semesters on academic probation, provided the student earns at least a 2.0 semester GPA while on AP.

I have been a professional academic adviser for a number of years at the state university. My immediate reaction to hearing about a student who had a 0.0 GPA two terms in a row is to think that it is very likely he experienced some kind of serious situation (death in the family, illness, accident, victim of a crime, etc). I've advised hundreds of students on academic probation or who have been disqualified; VERY rarely does a student earn 0.0 twice in a row on account of sheer laziness or too much partying. I hope that student mentioned went to seek help from an adviser or dean to discuss his circumstances.

.....Kelly

He simply never went to class and he partied like crazy. On top of it, he was a insulin dependent diabetic and so was another girl on my dorm floor. They used to take turns getting drunk so the other could monitor the blood sugar. They were, quite simply, idiots.

His mom was a psychiatrist and his dad was an attorney and they had given Jr. everything he ever wanted his whole life. He had no concept of working for something. After the first term, Mommy had colleagues of hers write letters that he was having difficult adjusting to college and was in treatment and would surely do better the second term. He didn't.

Mommy and Daddy pulled the funding after his freshman year. They decided to start parenting that year. About 19 years too late I'd say!

[pshsx1]

Originally Posted by dreamseeker

lol! what do i win this time?

Uh... Do you want Vito's cake? :P

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

They let him come back after the 0.0 the first semester? How long can you have a really poor GPA and keep taking classes (presuming you had the money)?

This might sound like a ridiculous question, but do any schools have "minimum" GPAs required to "stay" in a Bachelor's program?

I know that some majors have GPA requirements to get into their programs, and remember some people having to put off their official "declaration" by one or two semesters until they reached the minimum.

My school has that. Also, there is academic probation, but I don't think it's anything but a fancy term.

[alum]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

They let him come back after the 0.0 the first semester? How long can you have a really poor GPA and keep taking classes (presuming you had the money)?

This might sound like a ridiculous question, but do any schools have "minimum" GPAs required to "stay" in a Bachelor's program?

I know that some majors have GPA requirements to get into their programs, and remember some people having to put off their official "declaration" by one or two semesters until they reached the minimum.

Carnegie Mellon puts freshmen on academic probation if they fall below a 1.75 for their first 2 semesters. Sophs-Srs have a 2.0 cutoff.

I really like what MIT does. http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/...ass_no_record/

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by alum

Carnegie Mellon puts freshmen on academic probation if they fall below a 1.75 for their first 2 semesters. Sophs-Srs have a 2.0 cutoff.

I really like what MIT does. http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/...ass_no_record/

That's very interesting.

We have "freshman forgiveness" which allows you to retake anything you fail and replace it on your transcript with the better grade (and recalculate your GPA). You have until you reach 30 credits to use it.

So if you get an F in Psych 101, and you retake and get an A, the F is erased from your transcript/GPA calculations and replaced with the A.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I knew a guy who got a 0.0 his first AND second terms of his freshman year. He didn't return for a sophomore year!

We pledged a woman who didn't make her grades the first term, then the second term, so she was automatically depledged. She was so well-liked, though, that she ended up living in the sorority suite for another two years, and signing up, if not showing up, for classes. I often wonder how she had the gall.