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…	25	16791	December 7, 2019
This is NOT a Chances Forum	0	3729	July 3, 2012
Tips on the College Admission Process	155	18761	October 23, 2009
How to ask for recommendations?	955	21313	May 23, 2021
The Thread for College Interviews	1170	20819	February 16, 2016
How to Impress Adcoms with your Extracurriculars	1090	37875	February 5, 2021
Is there any valid reason to attend a highly ranked college?	3	134	August 30, 2026
Does a job make a difference on a college app? extracurricular	46	877	August 17, 2026
Nursing vs. pre-health majors for borderline profile candidate	20	263	August 9, 2026
Journey of a low gpa/high score/not typical excellent CC kid (warning: long post)	42	1317	April 21, 2026
C in second semester Honors Precalc	18	248	April 13, 2026
Anxious about financial safety	69	2174	January 30, 2026
I applied ED To 8 colleges	12	414	January 21, 2026
What colleges do I have a good shot at?	1	155	September 23, 2025
PA State System of Higher Education School rankings	5	377	August 24, 2025
CMU design vs U Minnesotta design undergrad	2	160	August 8, 2025
Update: Yale [$70k] vs UVA Jefferson Scholarship [full ride] university-of-virginia , yale-university	4	577	August 5, 2025
Wait-list use to offset fewer internationals? (Ex: Boston College?) boston-college	17	1329	June 15, 2025
Burnout! A NASA Intern, Software Engineer, Valedictorian, and Whatever Else's Guide to Survival	12	584	June 2, 2025
Liv's Commitment Thread admission-results	8	765	April 29, 2025
Accepted at Williams and Amherst rejected from Oberlin williams-college , amherst-college , oberlin-college	4	479	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]	22	1043	March 29, 2025
Advice: How to excel at college admission interviews? admissions-hindsight-and-lessons-learned , college-interviews	0	280	January 25, 2025
College Counselling	16	572	December 20, 2024
Caltech '29 and a Reflection on the Process	1	416	December 14, 2024
Admissions counseling help	22	766	December 2, 2024
ASU Does not Consider Rigor arizona-state-university-at-tempe	66	2129	November 13, 2024
Listening to my kid (music/performance major)	8	399	October 17, 2024
College of Charleston Honors for Pre-Med	2	381	September 20, 2024
Rec letters and the impact at UC's boston-college , uc-davis , california-colleges	4	523	July 22, 2024