[NutBrnHair]

Obviously, my feeling is that you should go through recruitment and see for yourself. You are making this decision before you've even experienced it for yourself and if I was your Mom -- that wouldn't seem fair.

That being said, IF you go through with your decision NOT to participate in recruitment. I would have the talk with your Mom sooner rather than later. Please don't have all of her friends go to the trouble of writing recommendations for you, only to discover that you never planned to even sign up.