College Confidential Etiquette

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@itsgettingreal21

I reviewed the post and did question the lack of specificity. The OP specifically stated that he was posting to help others. Without details, I fail to see how his post would help other low income, average stat students. It was the vaguest journey thread I’ve ever read on CC. And it wasn’t just lacking stats, there was no clear explanation of the process or results achieved. I don’t think anyone was exhibiting poor etiquette by asking the questions they did given the stated premise of the thread. In fact, the OP became quite rude. I don’t think the OP’s race changes the fact that the thread was vague with little useful information. In fact, I’d argue it was misleading.

Totally agree. I read the thread and I just couldn’t figure out what information the OP was trying to convey. No stats, no lists of schools, no details on acceptances or financials (except one I think). It just wasn’t at all helpful. So people started asking questions so that they could get something from the thread. And the OP replied very defensively that it was HIS thread and if you didn’t follow HIS rules then you were not welcome to post on his thread. The other journey threads on CC have been interesting to me because they have lots of details. I don’t have a kid that is anywhere close to the student in the “top 1%” journey thread but yet I read the thread often for updates because find the journey interesting.

I just think if you don’t want to give any details, then don’t bother starting a journey thread . It’s not much of a “journey” that we can follow along with if there is no substance in the thread .