Ban the Chances forum

sheldon0789
Sat, 08 Jul 2006 00:15:13 +0000

Mods,

Is there any chance we could eliminate the “What are my chances forum?”

Almost all responses come directly from students themselves, with the occasional parent. As many have already pointed out, it is impossible to “estimate” chances for an applicant, even if one is an admissions officer, because so much changes from year to year with each new applications crop.

Some of the Chances threads do receive good feedback, i.e. “Raise your SAT score to be competitive”, “Try and get Captain for that varsity sport you’ve been doing for 4 years”, and so forth. Instead of the “Chances” forum, I suggest an “Individual Feedback” or “Profile Feedback” forum, where users can post their stats/ECs, and the focus is not about getting “chanced” (it has become a verb!), but receive feedback from others about what parts of their application they still have time to work on.

Frankly, I’m quite tired of seeing these chances forums (even though I am guilty of posting them myself!). Such a move would be beneficial for the CC community as a whole.

Sheldon