Trying to figure out my plan for Senior year

Graduate School
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<p>Hey everyone…</p>

<p>I am about to go into my senior year of undergrad. I am majoring in Advertising w/ a minor in Business Administration.</p>

<p>I am hoping to try and go to graduate school, but I am trying to mold a good path / plan in order for that to happen. I currently have a 3.1 overall GPA, but I made a 3.5 last semester with all major/minor courses so I think things are going to go well and my GPA will probably be at least a 3.2 overall when I graduate (My major GPA is headed to be higher, around a 3.3 or 3.4)
. I had one very bad semester when I was pledging my sorority.</p>

<p>I am hoping to enter an advertising masters program at Southern Methodist (TX) or UT Austin. I have also considered waiting a couple of years and entering a MBA program (Southern Methodist, USC, UCLA).</p>

<p>This is where I have a few questions.</p>

<p>I want my resume to be the best that it can be come application time.</p>

<p>How does a sorority look on your resume? Is it best that you leave it off? I know the stereotypes that many people have about sorority women. I have very much considered leaving the sorority in order to focus on more academic endeavors (It is no lie that when I was extremely active within the organization my GPA suffered severely - my first semester left me with a 2.5, when I made a 3.5 the previous semester). </p>

<p>I have come to the decision for next semester that I was going to either participate in the sorority or get a part time job. Which is going to look better on the resume at the end of the day? I cannot do the time commitments of both the sorority and the job, but which is going to have a better return / look on an application? I have very little work experience otherwise. I have gotten my first job this summer. </p>

<p>I was also hoping to do an internship in my field in the Spring as I can get dual credit for it if it is approved by University professors. I will be searching for that soon.</p>

<p>Is there anything else that I could do within my senior year to make my application look that much more competitive? Even if I decide to back out of graduate school, I am still interested in strengthening my resume throughout this year in order to become more competitive.</p>

<p>Thank you so much.</p>

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<p>I’m a sorority woman as well! :)</p>

<p>I would leave off your sorority in general unless you’re listing your other campus activities, especially if your sorority has a negative national reputation like mine (although we’re actually the angels at my undergrad). </p>

<p>If you’re holding a leadership position in the sorority, stay there and do your job. It’s just as valuable as having a part time job because you ARE helping to manage 50+ sisters and the sorority’s reputation. If you don’t have any specific role and are just a sister, then take a PT job. Sorority won’t take up that much time if you only do the required events. I did just that in my senior year and was able to have time to do my senior thesis and fill out applications for graduate school. Remember, the rush itself is really only 4 days and is still early in the semester.</p>