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01-14-2015, 03:48 PM
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I am not sure if this is the correct thread to post an article about the algorithm behind the RFM process. If not, please move it to the right thread. In December the New York Times published an article about how middle school students are matched to high schools in NYC. The algorithm is similar to the one that is used to match hospital residencies. This article has an example with that some may find helpful.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/ny...cess.html?_r=0 |
Wow - and we thought RFM was complicated! I think this article gives a really nice overview of how complex these matching systems can be - and how many factors must go into building the process.
I personally think that RFM is actually a little more straightforward than the NY schools example, but it keeps getting confounded by all of the misinformation and misleading colloquialisms around the process ("Another house wanted her more, that's why she got a bid to it instead of her first choice", etc.)
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01-16-2015, 07:48 PM
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Just wanted to wish the PNMs and their mothers a great second weekend of recruitment! Hang in there....bid day is around the corner!
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01-17-2015, 09:29 PM
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Thanks!
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Originally Posted by IndianaSigKap
Just wanted to wish the PNMs and their mothers a great second weekend of recruitment! Hang in there....bid day is around the corner!
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Thanks for the positive energy! Has been long, but my DD has also had a great time!
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01-16-2015, 08:45 PM
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Between this past Sunday & tomorrow's parties, do the PNMs wait until Saturday morning to get their invites? That would be an excrutiating wait!
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01-16-2015, 08:55 PM
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Yes, they do have to wait that long. I was not sure if they received their schedules tonight or tomorrow, but I was informed it is tomorrow morning. That is a long time to wait, for sure. However, in the "old days" we would attend open house round in the fall and not get our invitation lists until we returned back to school in January. The wait was excrutiating.
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01-17-2015, 12:37 AM
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However, in the "old days" we would attend open house round in the fall and not get our invitation lists until we returned back to school in January. The wait was excrutiating.
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Oh yes. Back when I was there, first round was in November, before Thanksgiving! (For some reason I was thinking October, but the yearbook had a big feature story about rush the year I went through and it was indeed in November that year. I'm old. : ) ) IIRC, strict silence had to be observed from then through the end of rush (it was rush back then!) in January - that's a long time! (I'm pretty sure there were exceptions for academic-related conversations - such as a PNM and an active being paired up for a group project in class.) I can't imagine how it would be for families where one sister was in a house and one was rushing.
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01-18-2015, 11:11 AM
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I hope the IU moms with daughters going through recruitment this weekend will come back and update us. We're eagerly awaiting another update!
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01-18-2015, 11:51 AM
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My rec girl has 3 invites including one to her favorite group!
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01-18-2015, 08:28 PM
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My rec girl has 3 invites including one to her favorite group!
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That's great!
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01-20-2015, 07:07 PM
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Sending out last minute good vibes to all involved parties tonight!
After how crazy last year's IU thread got, I am asking for everyone's patience tonight. Yes, there will be posts that are not very politically correct and maybe a few that are downright unkind. Try to remember that emotions are high tonight.
I have my snacks and am ready for the results to roll in. May the odds be ever in your favor. (Quick reference to last year's thread)
Yes, I am aware that this is re-post from the IU PNM thread, but I am just trying to hedge our bets and keep the thread as drama free as possible.
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01-20-2015, 07:12 PM
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What time do they get their bids? Dying here!
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01-20-2015, 07:14 PM
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Bids went out 15 minutes ago.
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01-20-2015, 07:16 PM
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Her mom hasn't sent me a Facebook message yet. Hope that's not a bad sign.
I lied! She just did!
So my rec girl was the daughter of one of my chapter sisters... a legacy... who has gone AGD!!!!!!!!!!
Her mom just sent me a pic of the bid card  So fun
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01-20-2015, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by AGDee
Her mom hasn't sent me a Facebook message yet. Hope that's not a bad sign.
I lied! She just did!
So my rec girl was the daughter of one of my chapter sisters... a legacy... who has gone AGD!!!!!!!!!!
Her mom just sent me a pic of the bid card So fun |
WOO!!!!
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01-20-2015, 08:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AGDee
Her mom hasn't sent me a Facebook message yet. Hope that's not a bad sign.
I lied! She just did!
So my rec girl was the daughter of one of my chapter sisters... a legacy... who has gone AGD!!!!!!!!!!
Her mom just sent me a pic of the bid card So fun |
Yayy! Red and Buff roses to her!!!
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