university of michigan?

[woahwoah]

well greek life is something i really want to experience in college. all of the colleges i applied to are about the same caliber education wise, so the school's greek life will play a significant role in which college i decide to go to.

i'm sorry, but please don't use my past questions against me just to be rude, witty, or whatever you're trying to be because it isn't helpful. i try very hard to find previous answers to my questions before i ask them, so when i have a question, there's a reason. I don't just arbitrarily ask them for laughs.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by woahwoah

well greek life is something i really want to experience in college. all of the colleges i applied to are about the same caliber education wise, so the school's greek life will play a significant role in which college i decide to go to.

i'm sorry, but please don't use my past questions against me just to be rude, witty, or whatever you're trying to be because it isn't helpful. i try very hard to find previous answers to my questions before i ask them, so when i have a question, there's a reason. I don't just arbitrarily ask them for laughs.

Be prepared for people to question those motives, and suggest you are just looking for the school with the easiest/least competitive recruitment process. Also things can change in a semester, let alone a year so your research could be in vain. Keep it general and save your time before you pledge the library for academics Yay libraries!

[woahwoah]

i think the previous poster is referring to a while back, when i was deciding on which schools to even apply to. but now tthat i'm getting acceptance letters i'm trying to narrow it down using many different factors, greek life being one of them. so i figure now's a good a time as any to be specific, since i'll be rushing in the fall!
but thank you for your advice

p.s. if anything my intentions are actually to find a school that's more on the competitive side. i'll be a sophomore, so i'm trying to be realistic but i like a challenge

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by woahwoah

i'm sorry, but please don't use my past questions against me just to be rude, witty, or whatever you're trying to be because it isn't helpful. i try very hard to find previous answers to my questions before i ask them, so when i have a question, there's a reason. I don't just arbitrarily ask them for laughs.

I didn't really think that this...

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Why don't you decide where you're going to school first? ...THEN you can worry about recruitment and ask all the questions you'd like.

... was rude, witty, or implying that you're looking for laughs. I was merely saying that you should decide on a school and worry about Greek life after (ya know, because we go to school to get an education). But ok, whatever you say...

Originally Posted by woahwoah

i think the previous poster is referring to a while back, when i was deciding on which schools to even apply to. but now tthat i'm getting acceptance letters i'm trying to narrow it down using many different factors, greek life being one of them. so i figure now's a good a time as any to be specific, since i'll be rushing in the fall!
but thank you for your advice

If you've been accepted to a couple different schools, and you'd like information, then ask away. But there seems to be no rhyme or reason to your posts/questions, and if you explained yourself a little better, and made your questions more specific, then it might be easier to give you some answers.

And I know of people who have based their college decisions off of Greek life, and they've ended up being miserable.

I was just trying to help you out...

[MaggieXi]

You should really take Greek Life out of the equation. You need to ask yourself "If I don't get a bid, would I still be happy at this school?". Because yes, there is always a chance you won't get a bid no matter where you go.

[woahwoah]

ASTalumna06, I'm sorry that my question was not clear and that I misunderstood your response. It came off to ME as sarcasm; I jumped to conclusions, my honest apologies and thank you for trying to help.

To make myself more clear:

I have been accepted to 3 different schools (USC, UM, and Texas). Texas..well there's enough on greek chat to write a book. USC, I have some connections to and know very well, so I know its greek life fairly well. UM, i'm clueless.

It's safe to say that they are very close to being equal academic wise, and as for every other aspect, I feel I would be happy at each, whether I pledge or not. That said, I feel it is okay to take greek life into consideration when making a decision. I have my priorities straight I promise

SO if anybody could help with MICHIGAN, i would love you!!
Thanks

[BadCat25]

I assume that when you talk about USC you mean Southern California. USC is an expensive private school and you will be paying for smaller class sizes and more professor contact than at either UM or Texas. UM and Texas are two of the top public universities but when it all comes down to it they are huge educational factories that don't really care that much about its undergraduate students.
As far as going greek goes, I see nothing wrong with taking that into consideration in selecting where you want to go. If you want an active social life going greek is the way to go. UM has the least competitive rushes of the three. Both Texas and USC are more competitive, Texas is one of the most of any greek system.
You talk about entering school as a sophomore. Are you going to be a transfer student? If you will be entering as a freshman don't wait until you are a sophomore to rush because it will be much harder.

[LadyLonghorn]

Originally Posted by woahwoah

p.s. if anything my intentions are actually to find a school that's more on the competitive side. i'll be a sophomore, so i'm trying to be realistic but i like a challenge

Please don't come to Texas if this is what you're looking for in a recruitment and Greek system. Texas recruitment goes way beyond "the competitive side" and "a challenge," especially for non-Freshmen from out of state. It's something that you can't even fathom unless you experience it. Recruitment will be brutal, gut wrenching and most likely end up in disappointment for you. So if you're really determined to be Greek and that's the tipping point in your decision, I'd honestly not come to Texas.

[AnchorAlum]

Originally Posted by LadyLonghorn

Please don't come to Texas if this is what you're looking for in a recruitment and Greek system. Texas recruitment goes way beyond "the competitive side" and "a challenge," especially for non-Freshmen from out of state. It's something that you can't even fathom unless you experience it. Recruitment will be brutal, gut wrenching and most likely end up in disappointment for you. So if you're really determined to be Greek and that's the tipping point in your decision, I'd honestly not come to Texas.

Understatement of the year.

Having lived in Dallas for twenty years and serving as Alumnae Panhellenic Sponsiorship Chairman for Richardson /Plano, LadyLonghorn speaketh the cold truth.

[woahwoah]

haha yeah i've actually read a lot of similarly brutal, yet honest answers she's given so i think i have a pretty good idea of just HOW intense it is!

but right now, I'm kind of leaning toward michigan if i can get used to the idea of living so far from home. so i'm trying to find out as much about that school as possible!