affect of admissions on rush

[WarEagle07]

No problem! One of my favorite books is Freakanomics. I love how the author Steve Levitt was able to take a set of data to prove that what we think is a cause and effect corollary actually is not. And often the true corollary is something I could not have imagined myself. It sounds trite, but think outside of the box!

[PhiGam]

Perhaps people just aren't finding the lifestyle attractive anymore?

[modorney]

> Nerds who don't care about having any sort of social life

There are nerds and there are nerds. At the very high end (1550 SAT) there are true nerds who don't care about anything but academics. But, they are at only a few schools.

But, a school that goes from 1100 to 1200 will not lose its social life, it will have a different social spectrum. Generally fewer "mass parties", more niche activities with a tamer, specialized content.

More selective schools have a flatter mix of MBTI types. The flatter mix means that its a lot easier for each type to achieve critical mass - five or six like-minded ones, to band together.

For fraternities, it means working harder to build brotherhood, but makes for larger chapters, with the workload shared more evenly. Plus, most brothers doing something they like to do anyway.