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03-29-2006, 08:14 PM
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#16 | | Member
Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: UCLA
Threads: 24
Posts: 563
| Yes, CC is so frighteningly addictive. I should do my homework right now.
I feel like only ppl on CC care as much as college (or even more!) as me. Seriously. | 
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03-29-2006, 08:21 PM
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#17 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: cuddled on a oxygen atom in a water molecule
Threads: 288
Posts: 8,802
| My cc addiction goes in extremes. I either spend hours daily here or I don't come here at all. This site can get annoying, rude, boring, etc. But just the fact I know quite a lot of people is why I come back. | |
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03-29-2006, 09:22 PM
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#18 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: socal (soon to be norcal)
Threads: 55
Posts: 641
| this place helped me through the monotony of junior year, and here i am as a senior poised to go to my dream school
i owe CC so much... | |
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03-29-2006, 09:33 PM
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#19 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Los Angeles
Threads: 17
Posts: 240
| I heard of this site and joined this a while ago. Y'all talking about my mom and me makes it more addictive. Who can't resist hearing about themselves? | |
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03-29-2006, 09:48 PM
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#20 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bucuresti, Romania
Threads: 27
Posts: 2,810
| CC is a wonderful place to get addicted to!  Like someone said, it makes me feel like it's the only ppl here who are as concerned about college admissions as I am. I think my classmates aren't as obsessed... Or maybe they just hide it better. 
I've made sooo many friends on this Forum, it makes me feel blessed. Unfortunately, not any that are likely to go to the same schools as I am, but I'm hoping to make a roadtrip sometime when I'm in the US and visit them all!
Edit: Oh, hey, "Cecile"! *waves* Yes, we love gossiping.  | |
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03-29-2006, 09:53 PM
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#21 | | Member
Join Date: May 2005
Threads: 52
Posts: 363
| haha, i know if i spent nearly much time doing my hw and studying as i do on cc researching colleges.. i might actually get into top schools..lolol but srsly, i lovee cc, its amazing...  | |
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03-29-2006, 10:53 PM
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#22 | | Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Threads: 11
Posts: 974
| I can't even imagine life without CC. What would I do with all that free time? Homework? I think not! | |
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03-29-2006, 11:08 PM
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#23 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Richmond VA
Threads: 0
Posts: 32
| Why wouldn't it be addictive? It's helpful beyond measures, goes way past what my guidance counselors can ever provide, and sometimes, it's hilarious. | |
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03-30-2006, 12:08 AM
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#24 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Threads: 4
Posts: 557
| What Ms. Seipp said, in both of these articles, needed to be said. My thanks to her.
CC helpful? Yes, in some cases. However, what I see more is that it drives a very unhealthy obsession with the college admissions process. The fact that there is an entire forum dedicated to "What Are My Chances" is the first bit of evidence for this. CC is filled with people looking for any way possible to get a boost in the admissions game, whether it's some form of gaming the system, ridiculous amounts of test prep, joining clubs/ECs just to get it on your application, etc. The attitude I see, to a first approximation, is that the day decisions come out is the most important day of your life. Espousing this attitude is a sure way to make your high school years a living, well, you know what.
I, for one, discovered CC around my sophomore year in high school, I think (I could be way off). Until recently, I only visited the site occasionally, and even then as a curiosity. I might even say that I visited CC to remind myself of what sort of attitudes and behaviors I ought to avoid when navigating college admissions. I didn't actually visit frequently or post at all until I started college.
In high school, I did pretty much the exact opposite of what I see encouraged here (though not for the reason that CC recommended the opposite). I didn't do any test prep whatsoever, save the few review sessions my teachers offered for AP tests. I didn't pack my schedule with APs. I didn't spend weeks on my applications. I only applied to three schools, and no EA or ED. I was in very few ECs, unless you count five different variations on "Band" separately. I did what I enjoyed, and I did my best at it.
The result? I had the time of my life in high school. I'm now having the time of my life at Stanford. | |
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03-30-2006, 04:42 AM
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#25 | | Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Threads: 11
Posts: 509
| Glad it worked out for you, Sly Si. That's great to hear. And certainly there are aspects of this forum that aren't entirely healthy, lol. But for me, at least, the many benefits of CC enormously outweigh its uglier aspects. Even aside from all the advice I've been given and all the things I've learned that have made the college application process easier, it's nice to know that you're not the only person feeling overwhelmed or nervous or scared of applying to college. | |
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03-30-2006, 05:20 AM
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#26 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Threads: 29
Posts: 1,461
| Find me any people here in my city that have interests and ambitions as me and I'll stay away from CC | |
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03-30-2006, 06:23 AM
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#27 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Threads: 7
Posts: 118
| i just discovered this site a little over two weeks ago. I am a little upset that i missed out on this site during my junior and most of my senior year. this site has really helped me through this march madness. i have to agree that it is very addictive but its worth every bit | |
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03-30-2006, 12:24 PM
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#28 | | Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Threads: 25
Posts: 581
| I find College Confidential both interesting and troubling. I've read many excellent comments here and it's enlightening to read the various opinions. However, it's also troubling that some commenters - parents and students - apparently use these forums to justify or reinforce bad decisions. Underage drinking? No problem, everyone does it. Gaming/cheating on admissions/financial aid? Sure, as long as you're basically a good person. At heart, CC is an internet sympathy session and celebration, sort of an online soap opera with a college theme. No wonder it's addictive. | |
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03-30-2006, 12:30 PM
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#29 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bucuresti, Romania
Threads: 27
Posts: 2,810
| Kj, stay away from CC and I'll hunt you down and hurt you somehow.
DRJ4: Wow! Never thought of it in that way. "Online soap opera with a college theme." *laugh* Wonderfully succinct. | |
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03-30-2006, 04:09 PM
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#30 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: SoCal
Threads: 5
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Originally Posted by Sly Si
In high school, I did pretty much the exact opposite of what I see encouraged here (though not for the reason that CC recommended the opposite). I didn't do any test prep whatsoever, save the few review sessions my teachers offered for AP tests. I didn't pack my schedule with APs. I didn't spend weeks on my applications. I only applied to three schools, and no EA or ED. I was in very few ECs, unless you count five different variations on "Band" separately. I did what I enjoyed, and I did my best at it.
The result? I had the time of my life in high school. I'm now having the time of my life at Stanford.
| most kids need test prep because they are poor at taking tests.
most kids take AP's because they want to be challenged and surrounded by other students who have hope for a higher education.
most kids spend weeks on their applications because they care about where they will be spending the next four years of their life.
and most kids who decide not to take any initiative with the college preparation process don't get into their first choice colleges.
just because you got into Stanford without working hard for it doesn't mean you have the right to mock on the kids on CC who ARE working hard for it. | |
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