question about southern schools

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

I don't see any problem with researching and asking questions about Greek Life as part of the college research and application process. While academics are important, so much of what you'll take out of your college experience is what happens outside of the classroom. Why would he apply to a school that won't offer the extra-curricular life that he wants?

Frankly, any of the large flagship public schools in the South will have great to decent departments across the board. Some programs, like Auburn's engineering or Alabama's journalism, really stand out as being exceptional. FSU is known for its music and drama departments, but that doesn't mean you're not going to get a good education if you're a math major. The South has put its money where its mouth is in terms of the quality of the education you'll get from a public college.

If you know you want to be a traditionally Southern Greek school, there's nothing wrong with that being part of your research.

No matter what anyone says, Greek life is secondary. You can make your Greek experience work no matter where you end up. He needs to worry about getting into college before worrying about what Greek life is going to offer.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

No matter what anyone says, Greek life is secondary. You can make your Greek experience work no matter where you end up. He needs to worry about getting into college before worrying about what Greek life is going to offer.

Who's to say that he's not worrying about getting into those colleges? Who's to say that he's hasn't already looked at his college options very realistically and knows where he stands a reasonable shot at getting in?

This is GreekChat and not CollegeConfidential...the OP is asking a reasonable question about Greek Life at colleges in which he's interested in. What, exactly, is wrong with that?

I don't think anyone would say that Greek Life isn't secondary to academics, but academics is only PART of the larger experience. I picked my undergrad in primarily because of the phenomenal academics, but also for a number of reasons: my parents were willing to pay, it wasn't hard for me to fly in or out of, I could play Division I sports as a walk-on, and the Greek system seemed more appealing to me than it did at other schools. Once I narrowed down my list of schools to places I knew I could get into, I focused on the extra-curricular things and I'm glad I did. Going to the college I did prepared me for the life I wanted to live--and the academics were only a small part of that.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Who's to say that he's not worrying about getting into those colleges? Who's to say that he's hasn't already looked at his college options very realistically and knows where he stands a reasonable shot at getting in?

This is GreekChat and not CollegeConfidential...the OP is asking a reasonable question about Greek Life at colleges in which he's interested in. What, exactly, is wrong with that?

I don't think anyone would say that Greek Life isn't secondary to academics, but academics is only PART of the larger experience. I picked my undergrad in primarily because of the phenomenal academics, but also for a number of reasons: my parents were willing to pay, it wasn't hard for me to fly in or out of, I could play Division I sports as a walk-on, and the Greek system seemed more appealing to me than it did at other schools. Once I narrowed down my list of schools to places I knew I could get into, I focused on the extra-curricular things and I'm glad I did. Going to the college I did prepared me for the life I wanted to live--and the academics were only a small part of that.

From the OP:

Originally Posted by fratguy24

hey guys im from pittsburgh and hoping to attend a southern school next year. im a senior in highschool. Im probably deciding between Ole miss, bama, usc (carolina), and FSU. will i not get a bid because i am from the north?

This tells me that Greek life is a more important issue than it should be. It's coming off as "if Ole Miss won't give me a bid, can I get one at FSU?" -- that shouldn't be the thought process.

Obviously, I know that academics is only one part of the college experience -- I am Greek, after all -- but, you're able to make the best of your college experience no matter where you end up.