I can just tell you that my sister was strongly discouraged from SIP by her RG and didn't (without consulting me!!!).
She was a legacy to one house, but was NOT a good fit with them and knew she would decline the bid. She really wanted the other house. In her case it didn't work for her because she was preffing as a legacy and placed on their first bid list. Had she SIP'd she would have had a better chance of getting the ONLY house she wanted or at least cross-cutting so she would have been eligible for COB to that or another house (that had dropped her due to class standing) later on. As a result she got a bid from her legacy house went there on bid day to try it and ended up declining the bid that afternoon.
So, while you should discourage SIP you should understand that there are very many circumstances and sometimes it really is the best option for the PNM.
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