advice for an oos at an SEC school

[iamamom]

Do you think it matters at all who the rec is from? Say the wife of a senator or wife of a celebrity. Would that have any more influence vs some of my friends who are just normal, reasonably successful, but more everyday women?

I personally have no issue having a list of sororities and just asking women who are MY friends what sororities they were in so when d starts asking, she knows who to ask and to keep it organized. I talk with them more and see them more than my d would. D can ask her teachers and coaches herself.

She is still waiting for other acceptances, so Auburn isn't a given yet. I just figured having time it couldn't hurt since this rec seems the most difficult piece of this.

[Hearttoheart]

Originally Posted by iamamom

Do you think it matters at all who the rec is from? Say the wife of a senator or wife of a celebrity. Would that have any more influence vs some of my friends who are just normal, reasonably successful, but more everyday women?

No, the girls are not likely to recognize celebrity wives! LOL What I meant, when I said that who you know is important, was that a rec letter from an Auburn alumnae will hold more water at Auburn than a rec letter from an alumnae who attended a different school. This is especially true if that Alumnae still has contacts within the house or is willing to make some phone calls and help circulate your daughters name.

Again, I'm not sure about Auburn, but at Ole Miss and Alabama there are always Alumnae hanging around the house during recruitment. The active girls are taught to always respect the opinion of the alumnae. If an alumnae is hanging around and asks them to take a hard look at a PNM, you bet they will! Alumnae with ties in the house can also help introduce your daughter to current actives! At Ole Miss, we were told to find rec writers who had attended Ole Miss. Of the three houses that my daughter preffed, we had recs from "in-house" alumnae in two of the three. (So, its helpful, but not not always necessary) My daughter did have friends in all three houses the preffed thanks to introductions made by these "in-house" alumnae.