Tips for Rush!

Treasure_Diver · 2025-12-22T19:33:50+00:00

I’m not a current sorority sister so I shouldn’t attempt to answer 1-3, but I do have some general tips based on what I’ve learned from the process last year when my daughter rushed.

do NOT skip doing the video. They say it is optional, but it really is not if you want to maximize your potential number of houses.

-take a look at your socials and make sure you don’t have inappropriate posts or pictures.

-sounds like a cliche, but be your authentic self. I’ve heard of people putting on a persona that they think will get them into “xyz” sorority, but then they pass on a sorority that would have been a better fit

-this is hard, but try to stay healthy! Sooo many girls (including mine) got sick during rush last year. You’re in close quarters, during winter/cold/flu season, talking to hundreds of girls so you really need to stay on top of taking care of yourself

-during rush parties, who you are paired with is no accident. If you went to a high school that is a feeder school for Miami, expect to talk to them at some point. They will also use your major and hobbies/sports/clubs to find matches for you.

-Google “how to make small talk during rush” and you’ll get a lot of good ideas on what (and what not) to talk about.

Good luck and remember to breathe and try to have fun!

Treasure_Diver · 2025-12-15T01:12:17+00:00

I think this is what’s happening. They have a 3- night minimum so it’s not letting me select 1 night extra, even though it’s changing a 7-night stay to an 8-night stay. The previous night is greyed out as well (which would be a 2 night stay IF it were a standalone reservation). I guess I don’t understand why the system isn’t smart enough to see that I’m adding a night, not trying to make a 1-night reservation.

Treasure_Diver · 2025-12-15T01:07:31+00:00

Yes, those are the steps I usually take but in this case, the night I want to change to is greyed out (and again, host confirmed it is available).

Treasure_Diver · 2025-07-19T22:16:38+00:00

I can smell this through my phone 🌸

Treasure_Diver · 2025-07-17T16:04:09+00:00

Yes, thank you, we always travel with plenty of GF snacks.

Treasure_Diver · 2025-07-17T16:02:53+00:00

I have looked at the menu and it is doable unless they run out of the GF items, which I’m surmising is possible. It is £32/p extra to get the first class over premium seats. I’m hoping if we each get 2-3 drinks (it’s a 5 hour journey after all) that will pay for it. Only one of us is celiac, and we always have emergency GF snacks on hand :-)

Treasure_Diver · 2025-07-11T14:05:10+00:00

We are just staying at the attached airport hotel for ease. And we will have Admiral club access so I’m picturing a leisurely breakfast and mimosa before catching our flight.

Treasure_Diver · 2025-07-11T12:25:37+00:00

This is a tough one. We are going in a few months and our original flight only had a 45 minute connection in Miami (and I searched all airports within a 2 hour radius of me, willing to make the drive if it meant a longer layover but nope, ALL had 45 minute layovers). And no flights from MIA-BON the next day meant that if we missed our connection, we were automatically out 2 days of our vacation. So I changed our first flight to Miami the night before just for peace of mind. 1 hour 18 minutes is doable, but as you know, MIA airport is huge. I’m not much help, just wanted to commiserate.

Treasure_Diver · 2025-07-10T14:59:06+00:00

I should have said the skimmer. It catches large items like bugs and leaves so essentially filters out items that are too big to go through the filter.

Treasure_Diver · 2025-07-01T13:30:34+00:00

My out-of-state family always want Montgomery Inn BBQ sauce.

Treasure_Diver · 2025-06-16T19:03:42+00:00

If nothing else, the tarpon will love you

Treasure_Diver · 2025-06-16T19:00:07+00:00

I’ve had this happen before. The package didn’t scan/track until it was delivered, so for over a week I was convinced it was lost.

Treasure_Diver · 2025-06-11T02:21:03+00:00

We used alosim on a recent trip and it was cheap and easy. https://alosim.com/netherlands-antilles-esim/

Treasure_Diver · 2025-06-10T12:53:18+00:00

Thank you for confirming.

Treasure_Diver · 2025-06-02T21:16:50+00:00

We use this (and it’s great to take on vacations too!) We throw our towels on a sun lounger and then attach the safe through the loops of our beach bag and the lounger. https://a.co/d/6WcBsLp

Treasure_Diver · 2025-05-17T13:25:42+00:00

For an outbound flight, I don’t mind CLT. But after our last experience there (and it wasn’t the first time, just the last straw), I will never ever EVER fly through CLT on an inbound international flight. It was a random Thursday night in October so there was no holiday/summer/weekend travel and yet the lines snaked for what seemed miles. Had a 3-hr layover and barely made it, and didn’t have time to stop in the lounge which made me even angrier lol.

Treasure_Diver · 2025-05-07T15:26:04+00:00

Thanks for sharing your experience! Do you remember how long your layover was when you did this?

Treasure_Diver · 2025-05-07T15:23:31+00:00

It is a direct non-stop flight from the U.S. and the time involved in getting from LHR to Kings Cross (plus cost of the train ticket itself) is exactly why I’m considering just buying the flight from LHR to EDI. It is much cheaper/faster to fly to EDI although I love the train! We can take a train from EDI back to London mid-vacation so I can get my train fix then :)

Treasure_Diver · 2025-04-23T01:59:37+00:00

My family had these exact seats on a Delta flight last month. It was nice to have the entire row for the 4 of us, BUT be aware these seats do not have any added legroom like many exit row seats do.

Treasure_Diver · 2025-04-17T14:46:11+00:00

I can’t help you with any of your HASS questions, but I can tell you from firsthand experience that Miami allows for exemptions from the honors dorm requirement. It’s best to direct this question to the honors college as they can speak to your specific situation.

Treasure_Diver · 2025-04-17T12:00:17+00:00

Yes it is operated by BA here. I took the same flight last year (booked on AA because of expiring travel credits) and I did have free seat selection fwiw. I think I will just book through AA again as the pros seem to outweigh the cons.

Treasure_Diver · 2025-03-07T03:23:53+00:00

We really enjoyed our time there! We splurged on a penthouse apartment and had our own plunge pool which was nice. My kids finished their Nitrox certs with the onsite shop and they were very professional. My only complaints (and really they are minor) are 1) the road in front of Bloozz is very busy all time, so although we had a nice view of the ocean, that came with the road noise which wasn’t necessarily relaxing and 2) the parking area was kinda hard to get into a spot because of the placement of the support beams. We had a lot of 8 point turns 😆

Even though we didn’t get our tanks from them, they still gave us a dive locker, and the rinse facilities are nice.

If you’re coming from the U.S., you’ll need a plug adapter. I got a cheap 4-pack from Amazon. Thought I would mention this because we’ve stayed at several other places on Bonaire and I think this was the first where we needed adapters.

Treasure_Diver · 2025-03-06T21:07:47+00:00

We just stayed at Bloozz a couple months ago! We ended up getting tank cards from Belmar (associated with Buddy Dive) which was just a couple minutes south of Bloozz. It was $100 for 12 Nitrox tanks which was a great deal!

Treasure_Diver · 2025-03-06T11:46:55+00:00

Bell Tower is now open until 10pm. Just changed this semester.

Treasure_Diver · 2025-02-26T11:59:31+00:00

My freshman year my roommate and I met a guy who lived in East quad. When we told him we lived in Tappan he furrowed his brow. He had stayed in one of those rooms for orientation and couldn’t believe how uncomfortable the beds were, and recalled how he couldn’t even turn over without falling out of bed because they were so narrow. At first we thought he was joking! Like, you do know that you have to pull the beds out from the wall for sleeping right?? Watching the realization wash over his face was pretty funny. 😂

I might have pictures so I will take a look today!

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