Quitting school after an unsuccessful SEC recruitment

[AGDee]

Part of me has to believe that women who do this are working on an MRS degree, not pursuing a career. But, perhaps that's just the Northern Feminist in me talking.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by AGDee

Part of me has to believe that women who do this are working on an MRS degree, not pursuing a career. But, perhaps that's just the Northern Feminist in me talking.

It also could be that in the town/circles they choose to move in, even if they do have a career outside the home, these things are deemed necessary.

I mean I know at my old job tons of people working there were alums from a particular local university. I have no doubt that if it was down to two people with the exact same credentials, one from Particular Local U and one from Other Local U, PLU would get it every time. It may be like that only on an even more rarified scale.

[carnation]

It's very often like that, 33girl, especially in certain states. Connections and who you know are everything.

[sigmadiva]

Originally Posted by AGDee

Part of me has to believe that women who do this are working on an MRS degree, not pursuing a career. But, perhaps that's just the Northern Feminist in me talking.

You're right, from my experience. I met a number of women at Texas A&M who were there just for their MRS degree. They usually majored in elementary ed.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

You're right, from my experience. I met a number of women at Texas A&M who were there just for their MRS degree. They usually majored in elementary ed.

Ouch!

To be fair, I've met a lot of women from all kinds of schools who went to grad or undergrad for their MRS, as well as men for the equivalent.

[VandalSquirrel]

I meet a lot of women who already are an Mrs. and are 18-22. That blows my mind as being married in college is a completely foreign idea to me, as foreign as dropping out and changing schools over Greek membership or lack thereof.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

I meet a lot of women who already are an Mrs. and are 18-22. That blows my mind as being married in college is a completely foreign idea to me, as foreign as dropping out and changing schools over Greek membership or lack thereof.

Sidenote: Maybe it's regional? I don't see a whole lot of that here. Most younger people here get married shortly following graduation (like 23 at the very youngest). Some girls might be ENGAGED during senior year, but very rarely do they get married while still in school (unless they're uber religious or pregnant).

As far as transfering when they don't get a bid, I only actually know of it happening once. A PNM went through COB at a certain chapter in Spring 2006, didn't get a bid, and left school (I'm not sure if leaving school had to do with not getting into XYZ). That next spring, she friended me on FB and I saw that she had transferred to a school in CO, gone through COB, and become an XYZ there. Weird.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Sidenote: Maybe it's regional? I don't see a whole lot of that here. Most younger people here get married shortly following graduation (like 23 at the very youngest). Some girls might be ENGAGED during senior year, but very rarely do they get married while still in school (unless they're uber religious or pregnant).

As far as transfering when they don't get a bid, I only actually know of it happening once. A PNM went through COB at a certain chapter in Spring 2006, didn't get a bid, and left school (I'm not sure if leaving school had to do with not getting into XYZ). That next spring, she friended me on FB and I saw that she had transferred to a school in CO, gone through COB, and become an XYZ there. Weird.

Here I definitely think it is related to certain religious faiths, specifically LDS and super conservative Christians. Even the less devout people I know get married in a year or so of graduation, and I still think that is crazy because I believe in graduate school. Not just being married but having multiple kids while in school, whether you're the mother or father just seems like an added stress (and kill joy) for college life at 18-25.

But I know we both haven't won at life yet, though having letters after our name and a job, as well as the ability to do whatever the hell we want without checking the schedules of a spouse or kids is our norm.