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…	25	16856	December 7, 2019
This is NOT a Chances Forum	0	3752	July 3, 2012
Tips on the College Admission Process	155	18942	October 23, 2009
How to ask for recommendations?	955	24367	May 23, 2021
The Thread for College Interviews	1170	22738	February 16, 2016
How to Impress Adcoms with your Extracurriculars	1090	39071	February 5, 2021
One of my teachers is making me write my own letter of rec. How do I do that?	16	296	September 29, 2026
Is there any valid reason to attend a highly ranked college?	3	149	August 30, 2026
Does a job make a difference on a college app? extracurricular	46	1013	August 17, 2026
Nursing vs. pre-health majors for borderline profile candidate	20	324	August 9, 2026
Journey of a low gpa/high score/not typical excellent CC kid (warning: long post)	42	1410	April 21, 2026
C in second semester Honors Precalc	18	284	April 13, 2026
Anxious about financial safety	69	2240	January 30, 2026
I applied ED To 8 colleges	12	445	January 21, 2026
What colleges do I have a good shot at?	1	157	September 23, 2025
PA State System of Higher Education School rankings	5	390	August 24, 2025
CMU design vs U Minnesotta design undergrad	2	169	August 8, 2025
Update: Yale [$70k] vs UVA Jefferson Scholarship [full ride] university-of-virginia , yale-university	4	614	August 5, 2025
Wait-list use to offset fewer internationals? (Ex: Boston College?) boston-college	17	1366	June 15, 2025
Burnout! A NASA Intern, Software Engineer, Valedictorian, and Whatever Else's Guide to Survival	12	608	June 2, 2025
Liv's Commitment Thread admission-results	8	792	April 29, 2025
Accepted at Williams and Amherst rejected from Oberlin williams-college , amherst-college , oberlin-college	4	502	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]	22	1059	March 29, 2025
Advice: How to excel at college admission interviews? admissions-hindsight-and-lessons-learned , college-interviews	0	289	January 25, 2025
College Counselling	16	594	December 20, 2024
Caltech '29 and a Reflection on the Process	1	425	December 14, 2024
Admissions counseling help	22	794	December 2, 2024
ASU Does not Consider Rigor arizona-state-university-at-tempe	66	2280	November 13, 2024
Listening to my kid (music/performance major)	8	412	October 17, 2024
College of Charleston Honors for Pre-Med	2	390	September 20, 2024