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	16608	March 5, 2023
This is NOT a Chances Forum	1	3694	March 2, 2021
Tips on the College Admission Process	156	18391	October 23, 2009
How to ask for recommendations?	956	19488	January 5, 2023
The Thread for College Interviews	1171	19038	December 3, 2020
How to Impress Adcoms with your Extracurriculars	1091	35764	February 5, 2021
Journey of a low gpa/high score/not typical excellent CC kid (warning: long post)	42	1093	April 21, 2026
C in second semester Honors Precalc	19	137	April 13, 2026
Anxious about financial safety	69	1932	January 30, 2026
I applied ED To 8 colleges	13	329	January 21, 2026
What colleges do I have a good shot at?	2	121	September 23, 2025
PA State System of Higher Education School rankings	6	307	February 20, 2026
CMU design vs U Minnesotta design undergrad	3	124	February 4, 2026
Update: Yale [$70k] vs UVA Jefferson Scholarship [full ride] university-of-virginia , yale-university	5	512	February 1, 2026
Wait-list use to offset fewer internationals? (Ex: Boston College?) boston-college	18	1223	December 12, 2025
Burnout! A NASA Intern, Software Engineer, Valedictorian, and Whatever Else's Guide to Survival	13	518	November 29, 2025
Liv's Commitment Thread admission-results	9	716	October 26, 2025
Accepted at Williams and Amherst rejected from Oberlin williams-college , amherst-college , oberlin-college	5	435	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	937	September 25, 2025
Advice: How to excel at college admission interviews? admissions-hindsight-and-lessons-learned , college-interviews	1	242	July 24, 2025
College Counselling	17	530	June 18, 2025
Caltech '29 and a Reflection on the Process	2	390	December 14, 2024
Admissions counseling help	23	688	May 31, 2025
ASU Does not Consider Rigor arizona-state-university-at-tempe	67	1808	May 12, 2025
Listening to my kid (music/performance major)	9	362	April 15, 2025
College of Charleston Honors for Pre-Med	3	352	March 19, 2025
Rec letters and the impact at UC's boston-college , uc-davis , california-colleges	5	483	July 22, 2024
Reconsidering decision due to senior grades	38	1298	July 17, 2024
To those in CSE or maybe just in OSU in general what were the key factors of your admission?	3	201	July 9, 2024
Children of Past Faculty stanford-university	11	657	June 27, 2024