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Old 04-25-2008, 10:27 AM
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Not sure what the M S reference is to,
Membership selection.
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Old 04-25-2008, 10:36 AM
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I like how the University of Memphis Panhellenic site gives the information for each chapter and the GPA they want.

http://saweb.memphis.edu/leadership/ChaptersPC.html
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Old 06-12-2008, 04:21 PM
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I know several people here at Kansas who had a 3.0 or lower in high school but got in because they met minimum ACT scores. In fact, I graduated high school with a 2.75 but received a 3.7 this past semester at KU! So it's unfortunate that we have to judge by high school grades.

I heard one chapter at my school set a minimum of 3.25, and another set theirs at 3.5. It was just a rumor, but based on these chapters average gpas, it's probably true.
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Old 06-12-2008, 05:13 PM
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The events in the post you quoted happened 40+ years ago. Things are different now.
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Old 06-12-2008, 05:25 PM
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I'm confused by something, do chapters look at test scores during recruitment? Because this was mentioned earlier and i have never heard of this.
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I'm confused by something, do chapters look at test scores during recruitment? Because this was mentioned earlier and i have never heard of this.
Where?
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Old 06-12-2008, 05:30 PM
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I know several people here at Kansas who had a 3.0 or lower in high school but got in because they met minimum ACT scores. In fact, I graduated high school with a 2.75 but received a 3.7 this past semester at KU! So it's unfortunate that we have to judge by high school grades.

I heard one chapter at my school set a minimum of 3.25, and another set theirs at 3.5. It was just a rumor, but based on these chapters average gpas, it's probably true.
there and one post earlier
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They're talking about College Admission.
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Old 06-14-2008, 10:22 PM
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The ACT score as well as the hs gpa are listed on the Recruitment application. Sometimes, if a gpa is low-ish, then the ACT score is brought into the discussion to help form a better picture of the pnm's academic performance.
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Old 06-26-2008, 02:10 PM
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I have a 2.9 unweighted GPA but a 3.1 weighted GPA and a 30 ACT score. All the house require a 3.0 thou, do I still have a chance at rush?
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I have a 2.9 unweighted GPA but a 3.1 weighted GPA and a 30 ACT score. All the house require a 3.0 thou, do I still have a chance at rush?
No one's able to say yes or no for sure, so please don't ask!

Just go through rush and find out for yourself!
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Old 06-26-2008, 04:53 PM
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Without knowing another thing about you, I would have to say that my first impression after seeing those numbers is:
You are a smart girl who did not apply herself as she should have.
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You were heavily involved in hs activities to the detriment of your grades.
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Old 06-26-2008, 05:00 PM
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One chapter I am familiar with cuts first round based on grades, so yes, chapters are cutting based on grades. I would venture that a lot of them are making first cuts based on this.
There were rumors of one chapter at the UofA cutting anyone less than 3.75 out of high school.

I'd put the odds on truth at say 3:1
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Old 06-26-2008, 05:13 PM
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There were rumors of one chapter at the UofA cutting anyone less than 3.75 out of high school.

I'd put the odds on truth at say 3:1

Hmmm...that gpa sounds very high to base cuts on unless they were in some sort of academic crisis as a chapter. I am not familiar with that happening, but I might be in the dark.
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Old 06-26-2008, 05:51 PM
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I think it depends on the college. I'm not too familiar with UofA to say if that's unreasonable. At my school it'd only be unreasonable because it wouldn't do any good. I don't think I ever saw a freshman with a gpa below 3.75.
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