I have a 2.45 GPA. The requirement is 2.5. Will they let me in?

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by blondebabe8

exact words from the rush chairs "you would obviously get a bid, yourE the cutest thing!"

Lord, if I had a nickle for every time I've said that to a PNM, I'd be a rich woman today! It's the polite thing to say.

And check your spelling again.....

And it's NPC not PNC....

[blondebabe8]

Originally Posted by Titchou

Lord, if I had a nickle for every time I've said that to a PNM, I'd be a rich woman today! It's the polite thing to say.

And check your spelling again.....

And it's NPC not PNC....

nickEl

and i just know id get in ok if my gpa werent a factor. end of story.

[Alumiyum]

Originally Posted by blondebabe8

nickEl

and i just know id get in ok if my gpa werent a factor. end of story.

If you behave in person like you are in this thread, I can't imagine anyone being truly interested in extending you a bid.

[blondebabe8]

Originally Posted by Alumiyum

If you behave in person like you are in this thread, I can't imagine anyone being truly interested in extending you a bid.

well i dont haha..

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by blondebabe8

nickEl

and i just know id get in ok if my gpa werent a factor. end of story.

L.O.L.

[blondebabe8]

THAT COMBINED with the acne is.

honestly, my low gpa was due to my acne.
i isolated myself in my dorm room because my face was blown up with pimples everywhere and i was so scared of running into people.

this means id "study" in my confined little dorm with my distracting laptop, tv, food, and roommate. NOT efficient studying. really didnt get much done and was always distracted.

if i didnt have acne, i would go to the library all the time! its a great place to study and the times i did go on maybe a clearish day in the past i would get so much studying done and would be so productive!

my grades were lower that semester because i never went to the library because my acne was worse than ever. way too humiliating.

[AnotherKD]

Originally Posted by blondebabe8

THAT COMBINED with the acne is.

honestly, my low gpa was due to my acne.
i isolated myself in my dorm room because my face was blown up with pimples everywhere and i was so scared of running into people.

this means id "study" in my confined little dorm with my distracting laptop, tv, food, and roommate. NOT efficient studying. really didnt get much done and was always distracted.

if i didnt have acne, i would go to the library all the time! its a great place to study and the times i did go on maybe a clearish day in the past i would get so much studying done and would be so productive!

my grades were lower that semester because i never went to the library because my acne was worse than ever. way too humiliating.

I had distractions in my dorm room and I never went to the library, except for finals time, when I sat at a table with my friends and socialized and did little work. Yet I still graduated with a damn good GPA.

If I would have had <blank>, my life would be like <blank> now. Wah. You need to get your head out of your ass and into a therapist's office.

[blondebabe8]

well studying in your dorm may have worked for you. but for some people, it just doesnt!
doesnt mean your smarter. you just did work. i didnt!

[thetaj]

Sorry if this has been said, but I don't feel like reading through 22 pages of this.

Call the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life and speak to someone about it. If they do let you rush as a grade exception, expect heavy cuts anyways because you would definitely be considered a grade risk. I would not recommend telling anyone (OFSL or the girls rushing you) that you blame your bad grades on acne. While it could very well be the case, it's a concept that's a little difficult to explain without sounding a little crazy.

Study hard. Turn off the TV and tell your roommate to shut up. Laptop and food can be study aides if you discipline yourself, nut up and do the work. Reward every half hour (or however long is your intense attention span) of hard work with a ten minute laptop/food break. Or, find a quite corner of the library and stick to it. To me, the appeal of the library is that it's quiet and I can't socialize with people while trying to study (for the most part, if I don't want to). But, I'm not a better social life = better grades person. I find a balance and wouldn't really say the two have any correlation at all.

Good luck.

[blondebabe8]

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[33girl]

Originally Posted by blondebabe8

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I'm sure if the girls are googling for their sorority name they'll find this thread and help you.

[Alumiyum]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I'm sure if the girls are googling for their sorority name they'll find this thread and help you.

Which one was it?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Alumiyum

Which one was it?

She didn't specify which sorority, and believe it or not, I actually am going to cut her slack and not say which school since she seems to have gotten a soupcon of a clue and deleted her post.

[KKGCaroline]

Omg, i just read like 6 pages and got angry, jeez OP, check your attitude at the door!

You're the one that came onto greek chat and asked a lame ass question about a school we dont know and a sorority we don't know, i'm guessing by now you'll have called Greek Life at your school and asked the question you asked us? Rules are Rules, and if you miss GPA by 0.5, well to put it bluntly, it sucks to be you?

If you couldn't get your act together last year, what the hell makes you think that commiting yourself to a GLO is going to improve your GPA?

Kappa had mandatory study hours when I was active, but considering its normally done at the house, with your sisters around you, how will this be any different? You'll just blame the sisters for your (again awful) GPA.

Like many people above my have said, if for whatever reason you are allowed to rush, do not try and explain the "my gpa is bad because of my acne", quite seriously, its an awful excuse, you should have sucked it up and gone to the doctors if it was that bad and if it got you down that much.

Don't be snarky with the women offering you advice on here, its rude. With everything in life "if you ask the question, be prepared for the answer", especially when its not an answer you agree with.

/Rant Over

[violetpretty]

According to the OP, she didn't go to class or the library because of her acne. Now, her face has cleared up. Now she can go to class and the library. How will joining a sorority improve her grades?