AXOrushadvisor - I know
made me sad too. But maybe for the best, because no pressure, no expectations, etc. Think of it that way.
33girl - that made me laugh out loud!
ok, let's continue ...
Pre-orientation - we had discussed recruitment over the summer. She signed up early. She knows it starts a couple weeks after school starts. She wants to do it (she thinks) but she has her moments that she thinks maybe not. This is a girl who, as I explain her to those who do not know her, is a northeastern, smart, slightly sarcastic, very artistic, free-thinking, beauty. Right? How do you capture that in one girl. She is fun but not a “partier”; she is smart but not a “brain”; she loves friends but has not been boy crazy. She has a great group of friends, boys and girls, that she adores at home. Where will she land? Who knows? Any guesses?
pre-orientation: DD has been in school for 2 weeks, is in a dorm and learning community where she has made many friends, boys and girls. 3 days before recruitment, she decides she is not going throught it. the hall is too close to each other. maybe next year. I say that’s fine - whatever she wants.
Day 1: orientation meeting - there is a meeting to talk about recruitment. Not sure who said what, but afterwards, the call home was, yes, “we” are definitely going through. The problem - the roommates, randomly placed with each other, have decided they will be “roommates for life” because they get along so well. Several hall mates are also going through. The suite mates, also randomly placed, are not going through recruitment right now.
I will also note that I have been explaining over the summer that she should work on her recommendations. Since she is undecided about actually going through recruitment, she never gets the recs. Again, I back off.