difficulties for sophomores who rush

Hello! I rushed as a sophomore and have decent credentials (Honors college, 2 clubs, multiple hobbies) and felt like I left a very good impression. I was dropped from all top houses and a good chunk of all the other houses too. Quite frankly, I felt like I only got into the house I did because I had two good friends in there. So generally, I'd say to expect the worst, just so you don't get your hopes up.

Rushing as a sophomore is the hardest part. Each house does big/little differently so you could be paired up with someone your own age, but you might still get paired with a junior. Another thing to expect, just remember when you get a bid, you will be in a pc of almost all freshman. You may be able to go up in to the year before's PC, but something to expect

My best advice is to concentrate on houses where you have truly good friends who are willing to work hard to get you a bid. Otherwise, you will have very limited choices, usually of houses that don't release many pnms.