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	16738	March 5, 2023
This is NOT a Chances Forum	1	3720	March 2, 2021
Tips on the College Admission Process	156	18714	October 23, 2009
How to ask for recommendations?	956	20846	January 5, 2023
The Thread for College Interviews	1171	20541	December 3, 2020
How to Impress Adcoms with your Extracurriculars	1092	37418	May 19, 2026
Does a job make a difference on a college app? extracurricular	33	633	July 5, 2026
Journey of a low gpa/high score/not typical excellent CC kid (warning: long post)	42	1291	April 21, 2026
C in second semester Honors Precalc	19	234	April 13, 2026
Anxious about financial safety	70	2138	July 29, 2026
I applied ED To 8 colleges	13	389	January 21, 2026
What colleges do I have a good shot at?	2	151	September 23, 2025
PA State System of Higher Education School rankings	6	360	February 20, 2026
CMU design vs U Minnesotta design undergrad	3	149	February 4, 2026
Update: Yale [$70k] vs UVA Jefferson Scholarship [full ride] university-of-virginia , yale-university	5	564	February 1, 2026
Wait-list use to offset fewer internationals? (Ex: Boston College?) boston-college	18	1303	December 12, 2025
Burnout! A NASA Intern, Software Engineer, Valedictorian, and Whatever Else's Guide to Survival	13	569	November 29, 2025
Liv's Commitment Thread admission-results	9	753	October 26, 2025
Accepted at Williams and Amherst rejected from Oberlin williams-college , amherst-college , oberlin-college	5	466	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	1019	September 25, 2025
Advice: How to excel at college admission interviews? admissions-hindsight-and-lessons-learned , college-interviews	1	275	July 24, 2025
College Counselling	17	563	June 18, 2025
Caltech '29 and a Reflection on the Process	2	415	December 14, 2024
Admissions counseling help	23	752	May 31, 2025
ASU Does not Consider Rigor arizona-state-university-at-tempe	67	2016	May 12, 2025
Listening to my kid (music/performance major)	9	395	April 15, 2025
College of Charleston Honors for Pre-Med	3	375	March 19, 2025
Rec letters and the impact at UC's boston-college , uc-davis , california-colleges	5	509	July 22, 2024
Reconsidering decision due to senior grades	38	1395	July 17, 2024
To those in CSE or maybe just in OSU in general what were the key factors of your admission?	3	225	July 9, 2024