Sophomore freaking out

[IrishLake]

Originally Posted by roses1992

I just signed up for rush and was feeling okay about my decision...now I'm freaking out as some people are trying to discourage my decision. I ended my freshman year at Mizzou with a 2.93 gpa and a laundry list of activities, but I know that conversation is whats ultimately important. I just feel like being a sophomore with a not too hot gpa will hurt my chances.

Drop or rush?

No. Conversation is not what's ultimately important.

If a group is deciding between you and another sophomore, and you're both very personable, but she has better grades.... well, the decision probably wouldn't be in your favor.

Only you can say whether or not to drop or go through. Just know that if you do go through, and you get cut heavily, it's likely because of your grades. But you will never know unless you try.

Question - do you have a very hard major? Like engineering or some sort of science? They may impact how people view your GPA.

Most important - get your recs in order! At least one to every chapter, if not two. Stress how active you are on campus, and if the topic of grades comes up, be honest and tell them what you're going to do to pull up your GPA.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by IrishLake

Question - do you have a very hard major? Like engineering or some sort of science? They may impact how people view your GPA.

A non-recruitment clarification/

Since people can take GC advice literally, I strongly recommend against placing majors in categories like "hard" or "the opposite of hard, I guess." While some people believe majors like engineering or some sort of science are "hard" and will therefore be more receptive to a 2.9 GPA, there are others who will be insulted by what such categorization implies about other majors (which often extends to the people in those fields of study and careers).

Afterall, there are "hard major" students who are below average when they take classes in the "not as hard" departments. Why that happens is debatable. As far as I'm concerned it potentially highlights that what is "hard" or "not as hard" for some people can be the opposite for other people for a number of reasons.

/A non-recruitment clarification