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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid just tried to rush the pre-med fraternity at UVA.  They take 30 new members.  It's an undergrad population of 17K kids.  So about 450 kids showed up last week and the acceptance rate this spring is going to be 5%.  The 30 are chosen after writing 5 essays, going to 5 open rush events and then being whittled down through a series of closed rush events and interviews--basically a total of about 10 in-person things.

It's ridiculous why a campus of 17K kids has 30 spots for something like this. [/quote]

It's the same everywhere. My DC is president of one of these pre professional groups at another school. They have rush twice a year and take about 20 each semester. Even with that, they have 250 - 300 kids rush each semester. Some rush multiple times and never get in.

I talked to him about it and was surprised at how much it is a personality fit, versus grades or something more substantial. Someone has to be pushing for you and even then, they discuss each potential member individually and one person can derail you. For example, he said that a female member immediately axed a male rushee who had dumped her after a hook up. That information was made public to the group by that female member. I told my DC that this is way TMI for these kids to be discussing about people they don't even know. DC said that all of the groups are this way, and that it's by design a "community" of people who have to like each other. Sounds more social to me than pre professional. [/quote]

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