NOT a "chance me" thread -- just need some advice.

swingtime
Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:03:36 +0000

Don’t get freaked out. Just continue to believe in yourself and be the very best student and PERSON you can be. Allow who you are intellectually and personally to shine in the application as a whole. There is no formula. Do not look for one. Any one who offers you one is a FRAUD! Just continue to be the best YOU can be. That is all we can say, except…GOOD LUCK!!!

If my little one had come onto this site while she was in the process of applying to Columbia, oh…dear! Thank goodness she did not. Once she told me about the site I read it and, though some of it is useful, I found a profound amount of really unbelievable nonsense. Especially about college applications. I mean, the idea of high school students chancing other high school students? It is ridiculous, and harmful!!!

Ignore this. Enjoy high school. Work your hardest. Believe in yourself. And go with YOUR gut. Your instincts about what you should do – as expressed in your last post – are absolutely SPOT ON!!!