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Yes to Jen! Please don't get caught up in other people's gossip when it has the potential to ruin your freshman experience. This stuff is entirely subjective. A house you love I might not enjoy as much, and so on. That is how "ranking" occurs - it's one person's opinion and you may not agree with that opinion. Be true to your individual self and you'll be set up to have a good experience. I made rush miserable by being judgmental and petty. I really regret it because once I thought that way it was a hard habit to break. You have lots of fun freshman experiences to look forward to!

I came here not having any connections and not knowing ANYONE. It’s a little hard seeing people come here already knowing people from their high school and it always seems like they’re getting things a little easier (sorority they want, dates to formals, etc). It took me a while to find my place here but I’m so glad I came here instead of following all my friends to college back home. Coming here not knowing anyone has been a blessing and has really made me come out of my shell and has absolutely FORCED me to develop people skills in order to make friends. Don’t write Ole Miss completely off if you’re OOS, you’ll have to work to make college what you want it but in the long run I think it’s worth it. (I’m also in a heavy-OOS sorority and it’s amazing. If you’re not a deep rooted MS legacy you won’t care if you don’t end up top tier.)

The experience you have coming here coming from OOS is what you make it. I came here from OOS knowing no one and ended up in a traditionally MS sorority. Nothing is out of the question, you just have to step out of your comfort zone a little more than you’re probably used to. Yeah there are definitely people who come here and don’t like it and don’t like where they’ve ended up here, but again any experience here or anywhere for that matter is what YOU make it to be!!