<p>If a school doesn't have a chapter of Phi Betta Kappa, is that generally a bad sign of academic prowess? Sarah Lawrence is the school in question, if it matters.</p>
<p>Who cares about Phi Betta Kappa.</p>
<p>PBK is just recognition to the top 3% (i think it's 3) of a graduating class. It's not a marker of academic prowess, simply b/c there has to be a top x% in every group of graduates.</p>
<p>I don't know anything about the college in question though.</p>
<p>It doesn't seem to be an issue for Bryn Mawr or Caltech.</p>
<p>Bryn Mawr doesn't have PBK? or Sarah Lawrence? They must have chosen not to apply for some philosphical reason. Of course they'd qualify.</p>
<p>Well, if Caltech doesn't have it either, I'm not too worried. I just wondered because I heard that it was the mark of a school with good academics (or something along those lines).</p>