<p>Why make judgments off the internet? You don’t know anything about the kids you’re judging here. They could be perfectly fine in real life. </p>
<p>Personally, I make some panicked-sounding chance threads too. I even got real flack from a poster in the NYU forum for making one when I was bored. However, having a thread title with “OMG can I get into NYU???” or the like is probably more likely to get attention than “Mildly interested in seeing my chances.” It’s really easy to sound emotional on the internet when you’re really not (and vice-versa).</p>
<p>Oh, but as we all know, the children of the parents here are 100% perfect and humble.</p>