<p>“Rotation rules are in effect for any contact with new students from their initial acceptance to Caltech (including before they matriculate) until their submitted rating lists are considered accurate (as stipulated at 4:00 pm on Saturday of Rotation week).” While no one has been accepted yet, I still feel that everyone’s opinion of their house, other houses, and the house system is difficult to generalize.</p>
<p>I personally like the house system, although I’m ambivalent about the new ranking system (there were legitimate reasons for the change, however) for rotation. </p>
<p>Additionally, I don’t think that the house system is a factor that would convince someone not to apply: The overall personalities of each house are sufficiently diverse and unrestrictive that nearly everyone will fit in somewhere.</p>