[DubaiSis]

In even the most competitive schools (except Indiana, but we won't go there) virtually every girl going through rush will find a home. We're talking about a handful of girls who get cut completely from rush. But many MANY girls will say they got cut completely because they got cut from the chapters they wanted.

Thankfully at Arkansas they have recently added 2 new chapters, so that is going to ease the burden on everyone. Don't fall victim to ranking them at the bottom or not being willing to give them a chance just because they're new.

And my last piece of advice is you have between now and next August to work on your shyness problem. It is going to be a huge detriment in rush so I'd start working now on talking with strangers, getting comfortable telling your story and responding creatively to mundane questions (where are you from, what's your major, what dorm do you live in, what did you do this summer?). And if quietness is part of your shyness problem, you will need to work on that too. The rooms where rush is held are EXTREMELY loud and if you are whispering, or nearly so, your rusher will eventually nod and keep going because saying what for the 100th time gets old. And without something interesting (and positive) about you to remember, you could drop down on their list, even if they might like to give you another chance. These are all learnable skills. Good luck!