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	16518	March 5, 2023
This is NOT a Chances Forum	1	3666	March 2, 2021
Tips on the College Admission Process	156	18368	October 23, 2009
How to ask for recommendations?	956	18803	January 5, 2023
The Thread for College Interviews	1171	18439	December 3, 2020
How to Impress Adcoms with your Extracurriculars	1091	35349	February 5, 2021
Journey of a low gpa/high score/not typical excellent CC kid (warning: long post)	28	460	February 2, 2026
Anxious about financial safety	69	1755	January 30, 2026
I applied ED To 8 colleges	13	297	January 21, 2026
What colleges do I have a good shot at?	2	116	September 23, 2025
PA State System of Higher Education School rankings	6	280	February 20, 2026
CMU design vs U Minnesotta design undergrad	3	120	February 4, 2026
Update: Yale [$70k] vs UVA Jefferson Scholarship [full ride] university-of-virginia , yale-university	5	455	February 1, 2026
Wait-list use to offset fewer internationals? (Ex: Boston College?) boston-college	18	1117	December 12, 2025
Burnout! A NASA Intern, Software Engineer, Valedictorian, and Whatever Else's Guide to Survival	13	490	November 29, 2025
Liv's Commitment Thread admission-results	9	691	October 26, 2025
Accepted at Williams and Amherst rejected from Oberlin williams-college , amherst-college , oberlin-college	5	388	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	893	September 25, 2025
Advice: How to excel at college admission interviews? admissions-hindsight-and-lessons-learned , college-interviews	1	220	July 24, 2025
College Counselling	17	512	June 18, 2025
Caltech '29 and a Reflection on the Process	2	368	December 14, 2024
Admissions counseling help	23	667	May 31, 2025
ASU Does not Consider Rigor arizona-state-university-at-tempe	67	1741	May 12, 2025
Listening to my kid (music/performance major)	9	342	April 15, 2025
College of Charleston Honors for Pre-Med	3	317	March 19, 2025
Rec letters and the impact at UC's boston-college , uc-davis , california-colleges	5	450	July 22, 2024
Reconsidering decision due to senior grades	38	1271	July 17, 2024
To those in CSE or maybe just in OSU in general what were the key factors of your admission?	3	197	July 9, 2024
Children of Past Faculty stanford-university	11	640	June 27, 2024
I got pulled off waitlist and thought I could take gap year and letter said I must attend in fall reed-college , waitlist	3	464	June 24, 2024