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Originally Posted by shirley1929
What??? I have never heard this...where does this statistic come from?
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This is also why sports programs that can recruit more in state athletes are often considered stronger programs. It doesn't matter if they are bringing the most awesome athlete with the best coach ever - sometimes family situations are such that they need to transfer and OOS students are perceived to do this more often to go closer to home.
Someone could probably write a master's thesis on this but (having gone to school OOS) my theory is that a big OOS move is exciting in many cases, but it does remove the social network and support system that one is used to. This makes college - which can already be a stressful situation - even more stressful.
At a private school, where there are lots of OOS students the willingness and opportunity to build new networks are there. It can be harder at a big state school with big classes and a large fraction of the student body already having a network. I think Facebook and email can make this easier nowadays, but then that inserts a new level of high school drama that was not present when I was a kid?
A good sorority situation can Definitely make it better. (Hence the interest of OOS students in recruitment.) A bad sorority experience can make it worse. (Hence, the legends of NMs who spend one semester at a school get initiated and then transfer to schools where that sorority is more highly respected....)
(I will ignore the fact that in the Alabama thread you just called Alabama BFE....)