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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
I agree that all of the story is not grades, but if you look at the numbers, it is not ALL bed quota either. An average of 394 women withdraw completely rather than being open minded and taking what their options are and giving it a try. EVERY school cuts and at every school women are faced with not having the options they thought they would or should. That was 21.7% last year, 29.3% in 2012 and 22.5% in 2011. As you can see a lot of the fault for the dismal placement numbers lies in the hands of the PNMs who won't take the invitations offered to them. Not all groups fill their slots, so there is room for improvement, but that has to come from both sides.
Getting rid of bed quota won't magically give all these women their top choices. Doesn't work that way.
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My daughter rushed in 2011-12. She didn't get a bid. When she asked about informal recruitment, she was told there would be none, because everyone made their numbers! I saw the email from Panhellenic that stated that. I do not know about the other years, but I've heard that they were the same. I agree that women drop because they didn't get their favorites and that is a problem.
However, even if all women maximized their options on this campus, many women would be left out in the cold. Please don't blame the victims for the current situation at IU. They need a system where the number of bids is based on the number of women participating.