Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:when you strip from that 80% the nontraditional students, commuters, shut-ins, antisocial weirdos, and straight-up dorks, you're left with almost no one to socialize with and certainly no high-quality dating prospects.

Your writing reveals so much about you and how you look at the world. Congrats!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:when you strip from that 80% the nontraditional students, commuters, shut-ins, antisocial weirdos, and straight-up dorks, you're left with almost no one to socialize with and certainly no high-quality dating prospects.

Your writing reveals so much about you and how you look at the world. Congrats!

This is the pro-Greek troll. Ignore.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a foreigner and NO, this is not why so many foreigners try to get into undergrad or graduate school here in the US.

Universities are generally considerably cheaper in their own countries than here - no sane family is going to pay extra for social purposes or dorm living. Most students in the world do not need to share a bedroom with someone when they attend universities in their hometown or elsewhere (they live at home and commute, or they rent a room somewhere), and that lifestyle is quite shocking to most foreigners when they learn that a lot of college students here have no choice but to live in close intimacy with a stranger.

There are two reasons why foreigners come here to study:
1. Greater professional opportunities, either here or elsewhere in the world, because American degrees are recognized.
2. Too much competition for seats in their own country's universities - this is true for Asian countries in particular.

Don't be absurd, OP. Most people only spend money to get more money down the road. No one cares about "campus lifestyle". It's not attractive to a lot of students, and even if it were, they're not paying an arm and a leg just for that.

Another reason that we hear "striver" comments and that people are calling for reduced foreign admittances to top US schools. Many feel that foreign students should be noting but a revenue source for lesser schools and not be admitted to competitive schools. You reap what you sow.

Anonymous wrote:The American college experience of living in dorms, eating in the cafeteria, dating, hanging out with different people with different interests and skills in close proximity, and have so many student organizations and opportunities on campus is a really unique thing. No other country has it, which is why so many try to study in America. Within America, only a small fraction of the population who are lucky enough to get admitted, are at the right age, and can afford university get to see this lifestyle. Out of the 8 billion people on this planet, only like 2 million people get to experience this lifestyle.

It’s frustrating how so many people dismiss this experience and truly miss out on a unique time. If you are lucky enough to get this experience, please make the most out of it. I didn’t, and I regret it so much

Anonymous wrote:Don't forget rushing. Greek members have higher GPAs, graduation rates, and starting salaries than independents. They dominate leadership positions on campus and often control the social scene.

Even if the Greek participation rate at a school seems low, that low percentage of students has outsized importance on campus and ends up with the best opportunities. If more than 20% of the student body is Greek, forget about staying independent and having a robust college experience and social life, especially if you're male.

People will respond "that's silly, 80% aren't Greek" but when you strip from that 80% the nontraditional students, commuters, shut-ins, antisocial weirdos, and straight-up dorks, you're left with almost no one to socialize with and certainly no high-quality dating prospects. Trust me, you want to rush.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't forget rushing. Greek members have higher GPAs, graduation rates, and starting salaries than independents. They dominate leadership positions on campus and often control the social scene.

Even if the Greek participation rate at a school seems low, that low percentage of students has outsized importance on campus and ends up with the best opportunities. If more than 20% of the student body is Greek, forget about staying independent and having a robust college experience and social life, especially if you're male. [/b]

People will respond "that's silly, 80% aren't Greek" but when you strip from that 80% the nontraditional students, commuters, shut-ins, antisocial weirdos, and straight-up dorks, you're left with almost no one to socialize with and certainly no high-quality dating prospects. Trust me, you want to rush.

Ignorant, elitist position. Of course you can have a wonderful, full college experience with the 80% of “dorks” who choose not to pledge. My UVA kid had a fantastic four years involved with friends, debating society, [b]political groups, clubs, and internships and never once set a foot on Greeek row, nor did his friends.

Let me guess: woke, right?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't forget rushing. Greek members have higher GPAs, graduation rates, and starting salaries than independents. They dominate leadership positions on campus and often control the social scene.

Even if the Greek participation rate at a school seems low, that low percentage of students has outsized importance on campus and ends up with the best opportunities. If more than 20% of the student body is Greek, forget about staying independent and having a robust college experience and social life, especially if you're male. [/b]

People will respond "that's silly, 80% aren't Greek" but when you strip from that 80% the nontraditional students, commuters, shut-ins, antisocial weirdos, and straight-up dorks, you're left with almost no one to socialize with and certainly no high-quality dating prospects. Trust me, you want to rush.

Ignorant, elitist position. Of course you can have a wonderful, full college experience with the 80% of “dorks” who choose not to pledge. My UVA kid had a fantastic four years involved with friends, debating society, [b]political groups, clubs, and internships and never once set a foot on Greeek row, nor did his friends.

Anonymous wrote:I'm a foreigner and NO, this is not why so many foreigners try to get into undergrad or graduate school here in the US.

Universities are generally considerably cheaper in their own countries than here - no sane family is going to pay extra for social purposes or dorm living. Most students in the world do not need to share a bedroom with someone when they attend universities in their hometown or elsewhere (they live at home and commute, or they rent a room somewhere), and that lifestyle is quite shocking to most foreigners when they learn that a lot of college students here have no choice but to live in close intimacy with a stranger.

There are two reasons why foreigners come here to study:
1. Greater professional opportunities, either here or elsewhere in the world, because American degrees are recognized.
2. Too much competition for seats in their own country's universities - this is true for Asian countries in particular.

Don't be absurd, OP. Most people only spend money to get more money down the road. No one cares about "campus lifestyle". It's not attractive to a lot of students, and even if it were, they're not paying an arm and a leg just for that.

Anonymous wrote:Don't forget rushing. Greek members have higher GPAs, graduation rates, and starting salaries than independents. They dominate leadership positions on campus and often control the social scene.

Even if the Greek participation rate at a school seems low, that low percentage of students has outsized importance on campus and ends up with the best opportunities. If more than 20% of the student body is Greek, forget about staying independent and having a robust college experience and social life, especially if you're male. [/b]

[b]People will respond "that's silly, 80% aren't Greek" but when you strip from that 80% the nontraditional students, commuters, shut-ins, antisocial weirdos, and straight-up dorks, you're left with almost no one to socialize with and certainly no high-quality dating prospects. Trust me, you want to rush.

Anonymous wrote:I'm a foreigner and NO, this is not why so many foreigners try to get into undergrad or graduate school here in the US.

Universities are generally considerably cheaper in their own countries than here - no sane family is going to pay extra for social purposes or dorm living. Most students in the world do not need to share a bedroom with someone when they attend universities in their hometown or elsewhere (they live at home and commute, or they rent a room somewhere), and that lifestyle is quite shocking to most foreigners when they learn that a lot of college students here have no choice but to live in close intimacy with a stranger.

There are two reasons why foreigners come here to study:
1. Greater professional opportunities, either here or elsewhere in the world, because American degrees are recognized.
2. Too much competition for seats in their own country's universities - this is true for Asian countries in particular.

Don't be absurd, OP. Most people only spend money to get more money down the road. No one cares about "campus lifestyle". It's not attractive to a lot of students, and even if it were, they're not paying an arm and a leg just for that.