Extremely Small NM Classes

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by WCsweet<3

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding quota/total rules. Sorry if I am and I'm not trying to turn this into another thread about it!

Since you were over total before, wouldn't you be able to go over again? Or did they just lower it? What about quota? Is that not at the school?

Now I see why some people are confused, because quota/total is different for fall FMR schools and spring FMR schools, and I think most of the confused people are looking at this through the fall FMR lens.

We do spring FMR. In the fall, we can bid as needed to reach 103. Then, in the spring, everyone can take quota. So chapters (ideally) are at 103 in the fall, and 103+quota in the spring. Total at fall FMR schools is roughly 4x yearly quota; at spring FMR schools, it's roughly 3x yearly quota (minus some for imperfect retention in both).

Originally Posted by Mevara

Since it would be the fall you never know if you might lose 1 or 2 over the summer and you could then have a NM class of 2 or 3.

Yeah, that is a possibility, not that I would hope for it for the sake of a bigger fall NM class.

[thetalady]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

Now I see why some people are confused, because quota/total is different for fall FMR schools and spring FMR schools, and I think most of the confused people are looking at this through the fall FMR lens.

We do spring FMR. In the fall, we can bid as needed to reach 103. Then, in the spring, everyone can take quota. So chapters (ideally) are at 103 in the fall, and 103+quota in the spring. Total at fall FMR schools is roughly 4x yearly quota; at spring FMR schools, it's roughly 3x yearly quota (minus some for imperfect retention in both).

OK, now I see where I was getting confused! I was assuming fall formal recruitment. Basically, your schedule is flipped around from what I am used to :-} This is more like what a fall recruitment chapter would face with one or two COB openings in the spring...