<p>I had a really rough first semester and my gpa is a 2.67. I'm not going to list reasons why my gpa is so low, but I am really upset with my gpa and am wondering if anyone knows any particular sororities that min gpa requirements are higher than that or advice. Thanks.</p>
<p>you should ask in [Ezra</a> Hub | a forum for Cornell University students](<a href=“http://www.ezrahub.com%5DEzra”>http://www.ezrahub.com) , now quick in case them moderators delete my post</p>
<p>that site is amazing. thanks</p>
<p>Sorry if I come off sounding like a nagging parent but will combining the rush activities allow you to address the issues that got you your 1st semester lower-than-expected GPA? A very serious question to ask yourself. Good luck.</p>
<p>@T26E4
You have a valid point.
A GPA of 2.67 is extremely low, and it’s going to require several semesters of good grades to make up for it.
Rather than focusing on Greek life (which is also a big timesink), get a grip on college first.</p>
<p>@T26E4 True that.</p>
<p>2.67 is NOT extremely low … it’s an OK GPA for a frosh … not sure adding rush into the mix is great idea though.</p>
<p>2.67 would be ok for engineering, but pretty much not anywhere else.</p>
<p>I think that you should focus on your grades and make them your priority. You’re paying tens of thousands of dollars on college itself to learn. HOWEVER, college is also about having fun and exploring new interests. If you want to join a sorority I would again make sure that your grades are a priority above sorority life, parties, or extra curricular activities.</p>
<p>Hi cornellgirl1234! I was in your same situation last year. Some houses do weigh heavily on GPA but others don’t. I still got into a house and I have friends with lower grades who also got into houses. So if I were you I wouldn’t sweat it that much. Especially since your GPA is higher than the ‘required minimum.’ Also to those saying that you shouldn’t rush because of a low GPA that could decrease when you rush, my first semester GPA this year was a full point higher than my first semester GPA freshman year. Obviously grades are important, but it was your first semester at one of the toughest schools in the country, you’ll do better! :)</p>
<p>The fact that your friends had lower GPAs and got into houses isn’t really helping your case tbh.</p>
<p>Well it is true that first semester GPAs tend to be low as most freshmen take intro classes that are usually curved to B/B-, this is especially the case for Engineering, Math and Science Majors (2.7ish), so yeah it isn’t extremely low, at least if she is a STEM major. The GPA generally increases as the person takes more interested specific courses and acquaints himself with college. That would be extremely low if that was her graduating GPA. I also think some houses have the air of helping each other out. That said, I think you need to ask yourself if you can improve your GPA with the rush activities and within the sorority.</p>
<p>I don’t think there is a minimum GPA for sororities at Cornell, unlike fraternities. Most students have lowest GPA first semester, then they get smarter about how to study and what courses to take. I would like to suggest for you to take a lighter load spring semester if you want to pledge. My younger kid did drop by .1 and went up .2 the following fall semester. But her GPA is pretty close to 4.0 so she can’t go up or down that much. In speaking with both of my kids, GPA is not the biggest factor for their sorority when they are considering “fit.”</p>
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<p>I like how you seize each opportunity to gloat about your kids.</p>
<p>Johnny boy - what’s your gpa? Are you in the Greek life? If I want to gloat about my kid(s), GPA would not be high on the list.</p>
<p>Johnny05:
You are not a Cornell student. Why are you on a sorority thread?</p>
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<p>Great detective work, I seem to have missed the part where you explained your deduction. I am a sophomore at Cornell, and I don’t feel the need to disclose my GPA.</p>
<p>why did you choose a name that sounded so close to oldfart.</p>
<p>You should get out more if you are a sophomore at Cornell. Why wouldn’t you know AEM is part of CALS? Try to get to know your surroundings. We are not talking about Penn or NU. It is a school you are going to .</p>
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because I am.</p>