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Interesting discussion. One that could go on for years.
Has anyone considered the caliber/type of girls going to these different schools? I considered going to U of Arkansas while in high school. Definitely an SEC school, definitely a large recruitment, definitely before school starts...it definitely fits into the stereotype of "Southern Recruitment." We even have pricey boutiques in the Little Rock area that advertise their "Rush Clothes" and have fashion shows on what to wear and what not to wear at the major schools' recruitment in Arkansas (and they include Lily and all those other designers I can't name).
At U of A, you either are attached to a group/organization (whether it be band, Greek, athletic, even the dorm you live in, or something else) or you pretty much "don't exist". It's such a large campus that most students are encouraged to join something in order to give them a "home base" or an anchor. Otherwise you can feel very lost.
Anyway, I visted U of A THREE times before I finally decided that I just didn't fit in. I wasn't comfortable on campus...no one talked to me when I was walking around. I didn't feel comfortable there, it wasn't for me, and I didn't go. Had I gone to U of A, I would not have considered recruitment. I wasn't that "type"...it didn't appeal to me. The smaller school I went to did appeal to me...the recruitment style fit better as well (didn't like all of it, but most of it worked...)
In any case, I think that you could add to the argument that the TYPE of women choosing to attend the SEC schools drive the type of recruitment that happens. After all, there's probably not many people who attend SEC schools (at least) that have absolutely no interest in being associated with that school's football/basketball team. If you hate the Razorback athletic programs you probably won't go to U of A...because once you say you're a U of A grad, you're automatically a Razorback whether you like it or not.
PsychTau
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