<p>So who's forking over $95 for this?</p>
<p>What exactly is the selection criteria? Top 10% makes you eligible, but what actually gets you elected besides GPA/ranking and the unit count?</p>
<p>bump 10 chars</p>
<p>Other than a current Berkeley GPA of 3.78(!):</p>
<p>"Juniors:</p>
<p>Since only the top 20 juniors are elected, standards are far more stringent. By the end of the fall semester, candidates must have completed at least 65 UC Letters & Science letter-graded units and no more than 90 overall units."</p>
<p>"Seniors: </p>
<p>95-100 Total Units completed at the end of the first semester of your senior year should include </p>
<p>At least 75 Letters & Science units—from L&S departments or approved courses that satisfy the L&S breadth requirements (including language) but are not included in a non-L&S major (see current L&S Announcement Earning Your Degree).
45 Letters & Science units must be letter-graded. They may be earned from any UC campus."</p>
<p>"All Candidates, Note: </p>
<p>UC Pass/No Pass (P/NP) grades count for Total Units.
Total and L&S Units may include units from other institutions. Transcripts must be submitted for review.
Breadth courses cannot be counted for L&S units if they are counted toward a non-L&S major.
Total GPA is based on courses taken at Berkeley and UCB-acceptable equivalents, such as Berkeley’s EAP. Call the office if you have any questions.
Advanced Placement (AP) units are not accepted in calculating unit requirements.
Applied or professional courses primarily intended to impart skills development or vocational technique do not meet L&S requirements for the first 75 units."</p>
<p>[url=<a href=“http://pbk.berkeley.edu/criteria.htm]CRIT00-01.doc[/url”>http://pbk.berkeley.edu/criteria.htm]CRIT00-01.doc[/url</a>]</p>
<p>I read that page already.</p>
<p>It only has basic criteria for eligible candidates, not actual initiates who get elected. I am more interested in the selection process past the eligibility requirements.</p>
<p>I doubt Phi Kappa Beta is going to release the statistics for initiates elected to their organization. Since only 20 juniors are selected, it will be very selective for that class. </p>
<p>On the same page you supposedly read, it says “Each PBK-accredited campus chapter is allowed to select the highest 10 percent of the graduating class for initiation.” Which means that of the seniors who apply, those who are within that 10 percent of the class, are selected. By top 10 percent, they are certainly talking GPA, because in the requirements section it specifically mentions GPA and L&S courses.</p>
<p>How prestigious is getting selected for this? </p>
<p>In for answer to TB’s original question as well…</p>
<p>Perhaps I read/skimmed it too haphazardly.</p>
<p>It looks like it’s just based on GPA and unit count without any further consideration for extracurricular achievements. It’s probably not that prestigious, at least at Berkeley, since it’s extended to top 10% of the graduating class based solely on GPA.</p>