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College Essays Get tips/advice on how to write a college essay or other admissions-related writing. Submit your essay and get feedback from our community essay readers! Admission Stories Early Decision / Early Action Here you will find threads to discuss applications and decisions for the hundreds of Early Decision and Early Action programs at colleges throughout the U.S. You will find a thread for each school that has an ED/EA process. Use the thread to connect with other applicants, discuss strategy, and (eventually) share decisions! Each thread is tagged with early-decision, early-action, official, and the name of the school. Common and Coalition Application
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Loving Your Safety School
It’s that time of year again, where students and parents flock to College Confidential boards wondering why with great grades, incredible test scores and very good LORs - they were deferred or denied at many/most/all of … |
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131 | 13863 | April 18, 2023 |
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"Race" in College Applications FAQ & Discussion 13
Moderator Note: This thread was created 6/7/22. This is a continuation of previous FAQ and discussion threads about topics relating to race, ethnicity, and affirmative action in college admissions. “Race” in College Ap… |
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304 | 11307 | January 21, 2023 |
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Alumni Interviewer Here: At Minimum, Please Read The Website
Hi - I am was a first-gen student and am now serving on alumni interviews for ED and RD students applying to my alma mater, since I believe it’s important to really give back to the community and school that have opened… |
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115 | 24077 | April 18, 2023 |
| Are you a non-traditional student? READ THIS FIRST. |
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16 | 3066 | April 14, 2023 |
| Smash College Admission: Promote students who are passionate about one subject but lag in the others (NYT Opinion) |
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46 | 697 | June 7, 2023 |
| I messed up my Bachelors and need to know how to start over |
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47 | 1029 | June 7, 2023 |
| Awards for Desperate Incoming Senior |
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17 | 560 | June 6, 2023 |
| Employment Opportunities after University in UK (Oxford to Queens College Belfast) vs. US (Bowdoin, etc.) |
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20 | 327 | June 6, 2023 |
| Rising Junior, course selection for STEM focused [computer science / engineering] student |
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32 | 320 | June 6, 2023 |
| Getting started on my essays - need advice/feedback |
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9 | 413 | May 16, 2023 |
| Concerned about being rescinded from Carnegie Mellon [4.0 -> 3.71 (12th fall) -> 2.86 (12th spring)] |
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23 | 715 | June 6, 2023 |
| How are they getting in? |
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9 | 951 | June 6, 2023 |
| ProPublica article about pay-to-play “research” |
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132 | 2416 | June 6, 2023 |
| GPA Admit Stats |
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39 | 903 | June 5, 2023 |
| Getting a D in Calc BC for Princeton |
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140 | 4020 | June 4, 2023 |
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How to submit your essay or writing piece for feedback
IMPORTANT: [DO NOT POST YOUR ESSAY IN PUBLIC](The Number 1 Reason to NOT post your essay here: PLAGIARISM CHECKERS) How does it work? You securely submit your writing piece. Our essay readers and you will receive a gr… |
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37 | 5564 | June 4, 2023 |
| Genuine Answer -- Do I still have a shot at Ivies/Ivies+? |
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18 | 612 | June 4, 2023 |
| College application resources for low income and first gen high schoolers |
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4 | 175 | June 4, 2023 |
| ED Regret—what should I do? |
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5 | 423 | June 3, 2023 |
| Who should I ask for letters of recommendation? |
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4 | 176 | June 2, 2023 |
| Feedback on college application essay draft |
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1 | 435 | December 15, 2022 |
| Essay Writing Course |
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11 | 1791 | April 28, 2023 |
| How good is my recommendation letter? |
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1 | 179 | June 1, 2023 |
| Changing Emails and Demonstrated Interest |
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1 | 166 | June 1, 2023 |
| Common App Essay for BS/MD Program |
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12 | 293 | June 1, 2023 |
| Music Kid: where should I REA? |
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52 | 634 | June 1, 2023 |
| Less accomplished Hispanics getting accepted to Harvard over Asian male me from my high school |
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2 | 360 | June 1, 2023 |
| Playing college band? |
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18 | 285 | May 31, 2023 |
| Colleges that increase merit - if you haven't yet accepted |
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23 | 1073 | May 31, 2023 |
| Would this hurt my chances of getting into an Ivy League? |
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8 | 532 | May 31, 2023 |