Admission Stories

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Postmodern’ s Guide to the College Guides Having finished the college process for my 2 I felt a desire to make some small contribution to CC a…	27	16596	March 5, 2023
This is NOT a Chances Forum	1	3691	March 2, 2021
Tips on the College Admission Process	156	18389	October 23, 2009
How to ask for recommendations?	956	19477	January 5, 2023
The Thread for College Interviews	1171	19029	December 3, 2020
How to Impress Adcoms with your Extracurriculars	1091	35749	February 5, 2021
Journey of a low gpa/high score/not typical excellent CC kid (warning: long post)	42	1080	April 21, 2026
C in second semester Honors Precalc	19	133	April 13, 2026
Anxious about financial safety	69	1927	January 30, 2026
I applied ED To 8 colleges	13	327	January 21, 2026
What colleges do I have a good shot at?	2	120	September 23, 2025
PA State System of Higher Education School rankings	6	306	February 20, 2026
CMU design vs U Minnesotta design undergrad	3	123	February 4, 2026
Update: Yale [$70k] vs UVA Jefferson Scholarship [full ride] university-of-virginia , yale-university	5	507	February 1, 2026
Wait-list use to offset fewer internationals? (Ex: Boston College?) boston-college	18	1218	December 12, 2025
Burnout! A NASA Intern, Software Engineer, Valedictorian, and Whatever Else's Guide to Survival	13	516	November 29, 2025
Liv's Commitment Thread admission-results	9	714	October 26, 2025
Accepted at Williams and Amherst rejected from Oberlin williams-college , amherst-college , oberlin-college	5	434	April 12, 2025
Underperformance after applying as a junior and ending up in the exact same place [AL resident, 4.0 GPA (with 10 college courses including advanced math), 36 ACT]	23	934	September 25, 2025
Advice: How to excel at college admission interviews? admissions-hindsight-and-lessons-learned , college-interviews	1	239	July 24, 2025
College Counselling	17	529	June 18, 2025
Caltech '29 and a Reflection on the Process	2	389	December 14, 2024
Admissions counseling help	23	687	May 31, 2025
ASU Does not Consider Rigor arizona-state-university-at-tempe	67	1795	May 12, 2025
Listening to my kid (music/performance major)	9	360	April 15, 2025
College of Charleston Honors for Pre-Med	3	351	March 19, 2025
Rec letters and the impact at UC's boston-college , uc-davis , california-colleges	5	482	July 22, 2024
Reconsidering decision due to senior grades	38	1293	July 17, 2024
To those in CSE or maybe just in OSU in general what were the key factors of your admission?	3	201	July 9, 2024
Children of Past Faculty stanford-university	11	654	June 27, 2024