worried about grades
by: gradesfrom reading these posts, ive seen a lot of girls talk about how important grades are. i have a 3.7 but a 22 on the ACT. will that be an issue for top houses that focus on grades? I know a lot of other things come into play, but if were just focusing on grades here..
#1 by: yup
That's an issue. I have been on my house's scholarship committee for two years and what we have found is that grades don't mean much because so many schools hand out grades like candy. The standard is that you get an A unless you screw up because otherwise mommy and daddy would call to complain. That's especially true at private schools where those large checks are supposed to guarantee A's. So we put more emphasis on ACTs because that's a standard, uniform measure. If you want to get into a top house try taking the ACTs again and this time study for them.
Comment#2 by: Advice
Your GPA isn't an issue. My advice is that if you can take the ACT again, do it. Not only will it help you with sororities but you can get better scholarships. Maybe take some classes and aim for around the upper twenty to lower thirty range, it seems like a reasonable goal given your current score.
That being said, in my house, if you make the grade cut we don't worry about ti after the first round. If you're invited back to any house after the first round it means you've passed their grade cut and it's no longer an issue, you won't be cut on grades from that point on unless they find out you were lying about it before.
by: actuallySep 29, 2014 7:48:11 PM
Grades make a huge difference on how we rank the girls who will be on our pref lists. Even if you make the initial cut in my house (which is a 3.4 h.s. gpa), on the last day the girls at the top of our list are those who will do the most for out house, so grades are def. a factor.
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by: Huh.Sep 29, 2014 10:16:06 PM
I thought all the houses cut their grade risks the first round. That's how my house does it and my roommates house does it, is there a house that doesn't do that?
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by: Really??Sep 29, 2014 6:13:43 PM
I don't think it's that clear what goes on during rush regarding grades. It must be only certain houses cut first round on grades.
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