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Graduating Phi Beta Kappa is a huge honor, and can open doors for you later in life. Here's how to do it.
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Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Of course getting good grades is the most important, but I know it helped my being on the Division I swim team, being a judiciary member and other clubs, and doing independent research projects with a professor. It had to have helped, since I was doing way too many unhealthy extracurricular activities (killing brain cells).
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Perhaps the above "brown-nosing" tips will give you an edge, but the only real way to become a Phi Beta Kappa is to rack up a high GPA (at least a 3.75) and lots of credit units. The key to getting A's in most liberal arts courses is to write well. So, pore over books on grammar, logic, rhetoric, and argumentation before you even start college, and practice your essay-writing skills.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Make sure you volunteer and are involved in community service and school groups/activities.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Become a fixture in your major's department -- visit your professors office hours often and you will become well known among them for being a good student (especially ones that are PBK members). This will really help when they are prompted for nomination.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 The selection process requires that you have a letter of recommendation from one of your college professors. Get to know at least one of your professors well enough that you can ask him or her to write you a letter, should you be nominated for membership.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Take a class, and perform admirably, with the professor in charge of your school's Phi Beta Kappa chapter. If possible, take more than one class with this professor.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Although making good grades (above 3.7) is important to get elected, it is equally important to have a diverse educational background. Take classes in different disciplines with different professors. For example, at my school the majority of initiates were double majors (i.e. computer science and economics). Finally, it is important to have a good relationship with your professors; get to know them outside of a classroom setting. You do not have to ?brown nose?, but it is important to show your professors that you care about your education.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 The Phi Beta Kappa selection process is pretty cut-and-dry. You don't apply - PBK approaches you. And it's not based on extracurricular activities or how much certain professors like you. It's based solely on your academic performance and course selection.
- First and foremost, not all schools even have a PBK chapter, so choose wisely.
- You'll need a high GPA (obviously). Only about the top 10% of college seniors are invited. Keep up with your studies all through your college career.
- Most of your courses need to be from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at your school, so it helps to major in one of the liberal arts.
- You must have credits in a foreign language and higher math (which means calculus and beyond). I believe you require around six credit hours in each.