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gouf78 · June 2019

Really want to hit that Facebook share button. What if we all hit it?

Nah. Looking for something innocuous to try.

gouf78 · June 2019

Okay I hit the Facebook button. But didn’t actually post. But it worked fine. Another reason to abandon CC.

I respect the Confidential part. I never considered (stupidly) how far my advice or inane comments could be transferred to the internet universe on social sites as lame as Facebook.

This time I am done. A sweet goodbye.

alh · June 2019

I can't use this new format. It's not user friendly enough for me. So long.

Mom2aphysicsgeek · June 2019

I think @SouthernHope's comments should be taken very seriously. There is no way this site is receiving its normal traffic b/c it is unusable. I am not going to spend time figuring out how to navigate it. I have only read the threads that have come up in my notifications and those forums bc they are then easy to click on.

The part about the traffic is huge bc right now is prime time for rising srs to be in planning/essay/pre-app mode. Losing traffic now means that by the time they are applying, they will have comfortably settled somewhere else for their info.

travelnut · June 2019

Is anyone else finding that when one returns to a thread, instead of having the post after the last one you read show up automatically, you are simply put at the top of the page? Then you have to scan each post as you scroll down in search of the one that is new to you. The amount of scrolling is ridiculous. Does some one want my index finger exercised more? I am on an iphone XR.

doschicos · June 2019

Wasn't the facebook button there before?

abasket · June 2019

Yes, the FB button was there before. At least at one point! Never really paid attention to it!

Regretful · June 2019

I really dislike the new format. Did you preview this with any of your top users to get feedback on the design? I used to be on the forum several times a day. Now it will be several times a year.

momofsenior1 · June 2019

Still hate it but today I was able to see a “see all notifications” option that wasn’t available on my mobile before.

3scoutsmom · June 2019

So where is everyone going? I'm already on Face Book pages for my kids' colleges and the high school classes of 2016, 2018 and just joined for the class of 2020. I'll stalk Art's blog for National Merit cut off info in August. Any place else others are heading to?

I'll pop back in occasionally but certainly not daily. If the format changes could someone please send me a PM?

10s4life · June 2019

All good things come to an end. Unfortunately this may be the beginning of the end of cc.

RandyErika · June 2019

System - Safari on iPad
▪️I do think the font could be a bit heavier to ease eye strain.
▪️While the wide space in the reply window is a bit annoying, I almost always Preview my comments before posting. I’m actually surprised everyone doesn’t do that.
▪️A Save Draft button would be really nice.
▪️I’m going to assume the differences in functionality between Portrait and Landscape mode are intentional - kind of like the calculator apps where basic functions are available in Portrait while less common functions are available in Landscape, though at the expense of easier readability.

abasket · June 2019

^^^ And that's from a Forum Champion folks. (#691)

First world problems, I know. But what a mess.

treemaven · June 2019

Bummer!! I’ve tried several times over the last couple days to find Parents Cafe with no luck. So far I have found only about four forums, none of which I utilize anymore. I found instructions on how to locate the list of forums, but I got nothing more using those than when I puttered around myself.

I’ll give it a couple more days in hopes things settle down and I can find my way around again. Otherwise, I’ll be sad to be unable to navigate this site. 🙁

thumper1 · June 2019

Is anyone keeping track of the number of new threads? I’ve looked on financial aid, and parents forum...and there don’t seem to be too many. And unless I’m missing them...there have been no new threads in the premed forum.
I also don’t see some really good and informative posters posting replies...at all. Not at all. Most noted in the financial aid area.

scubadive · June 2019

Honestly it is dreadful. I imagine college confidential will seriously decline and a new website will replace this venue.

lucy_van_pelt · June 2019

Just chiming in to echo the disappointment.
- Way too much whitespace when reading on my phone.
- too difficult to navigate.

As a go-to place not only to learn and read, but also help advise and counsel, I won't be doing much of either. (and why are the lines spaced so far apart when typing a response? It is like double-spaced?)

doschicos · June 2019

"Bummer!! I’ve tried several times over the last couple days to find Parents Cafe with no luck. So far I have found only about four forums, none of which I utilize anymore."
@treemaven What type of device are you using? For me, when I am on the "home" page of the Forums, I can easily see Parents Cafe on the right hand side when scrolling down.

scholarme · June 2019

I'd like to thank CC and all the parents who've helped me guide my kids through college applications. Now that my youngest is starting college in the fall, I guess it makes sense for me to move on rather than struggle with the new interface.
Good luck to those still navigating college apps; and I hope CC can un-redesign the site so the community can continue.

Aug2019 · June 2019

I'm a fairly new member of CC, since March of this year. I liked the site and had become a regular visitor and had posted a bit. I access via laptop. I have a S headed off to college in the fall and a D who's in high school - so I thought I had found a site I'd use for a few years...but I'm changing my mind. I've already stopped visiting the site much - and am only looking to read this thread and in hopes that I'll hear or see that the developers are going to return to the former format. IT WAS SO MUCH MORE USER-FRIENDLY BEFORE - and it's not just a matter of needing to 'get used to it.'. As others have said, an upgrade to make some small improvements is almost always welcome - but this was a mistake.

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