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Originally Posted by gee_ess
Good advice by LowCSharp - I love the McDonald's in France analogy. BUT you need to start NOW getting your ducks in a row.
From what I have learned on here, the whole "recs are the end all be all" scenario is foreign to the west coast. So you may have a hard time finding recs and getting these women to understand how important they are for your success.
Start compiling a list of women who are alumnae of the groups on your campus, reaching out to them to let them know you are planning to go through recruitment, etc. It may take a while to find 3 - 5 for each house and have them mailed in by July 1.
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Out of state PNMs who are going to highly competitive schools like those in the SEC not only have trouble finding recs, but like you alluded to here, the recs they do get may not be as helpful because they may come from alumnae who dont know how to write them.
I helped a PNM get recs from some Panhellenic friends of mine a few years back - PNM was going to Alabama. At a later date, one of those rec writers joked to me that she found that girl's rec in a pile of junk - she had never mailed it. The rec writer was from the upper Midwest and knew about recs but had no idea how important they are at Bama, and that she screwed this PNM at her sorority's chapter.
I think when a PNM is in a situation like the OP's, she might mention to her rec writers that recs are absolutely essential at her school. The writer likely will not know that.
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