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	16831	December 7, 2019
This is NOT a Chances Forum	0	3740	July 3, 2012
Tips on the College Admission Process	155	18787	October 23, 2009
How to ask for recommendations?	955	22432	May 23, 2021
The Thread for College Interviews	1170	21239	February 16, 2016
How to Impress Adcoms with your Extracurriculars	1090	38107	February 5, 2021
Is there any valid reason to attend a highly ranked college?	3	144	August 30, 2026
Does a job make a difference on a college app? extracurricular	46	920	August 17, 2026
Nursing vs. pre-health majors for borderline profile candidate	20	282	August 9, 2026
Journey of a low gpa/high score/not typical excellent CC kid (warning: long post)	42	1339	April 21, 2026
C in second semester Honors Precalc	18	253	April 13, 2026
Anxious about financial safety	69	2179	January 30, 2026
I applied ED To 8 colleges	12	422	January 21, 2026
What colleges do I have a good shot at?	1	156	September 23, 2025
PA State System of Higher Education School rankings	5	384	August 24, 2025
CMU design vs U Minnesotta design undergrad	2	163	August 8, 2025
Update: Yale [$70k] vs UVA Jefferson Scholarship [full ride] university-of-virginia , yale-university	4	591	August 5, 2025
Wait-list use to offset fewer internationals? (Ex: Boston College?) boston-college	17	1339	June 15, 2025
Burnout! A NASA Intern, Software Engineer, Valedictorian, and Whatever Else's Guide to Survival	12	593	June 2, 2025
Liv's Commitment Thread admission-results	8	775	April 29, 2025
Accepted at Williams and Amherst rejected from Oberlin williams-college , amherst-college , oberlin-college	4	491	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	1047	March 29, 2025
Advice: How to excel at college admission interviews? admissions-hindsight-and-lessons-learned , college-interviews	0	284	January 25, 2025
College Counselling	16	579	December 20, 2024
Caltech '29 and a Reflection on the Process	1	420	December 14, 2024
Admissions counseling help	22	772	December 2, 2024
ASU Does not Consider Rigor arizona-state-university-at-tempe	66	2147	November 13, 2024
Listening to my kid (music/performance major)	8	403	October 17, 2024
College of Charleston Honors for Pre-Med	2	388	September 20, 2024
Rec letters and the impact at UC's boston-college , uc-davis , california-colleges	4	527	July 22, 2024