^ That reminds me: outdated and misleading clickbait links by someone who is allegedly an “Admissions Expert.” 8-| I’m sure I’ve complained about it before given how often it happens.
Text bricks.
^^Yes, the 50 line post with no paragraphs. And when challenged the poster says that this is an informal forum.
Quoting a prior OP’s entire post or a substantial part.
Any advice that references admissions from 20+ years ago and appears clueless about how it works now. “When I applied to college in 1981, we just applied to two schools! On paper! In pencils that we made ourselves! And we slipped the AO a $20 in the envelope! And it all worked out.”
Threads that get hijacked by two posters who want to endlessly debate some collateral issue.
^which is often the definition of wealthy!!! So over that conversation!
Posts asking if it’s OK to lie on financial aid forms…seriously!
People who make $250+K and call themselves “middle class”
The phrase “upper middle class” especially.
The posts that reek of pecksniffery - my new favorite word.
^^^What is that?
I feel like most of things mentioned here are being repeated at this point
^ Except pecksniffery. That’s a new one.
Of course things are being repeated, @paul2752. We’re old. That’s what we do. Old people tend to repeat themselves as they get older, you know. How else would we amuse ourselves?
Definition of Pecksniffian
: unctuously hypocritical :
I wanna see the threads with pecksniffin.
BTW I am not happy about new year. Now I am getting closer to being old
Most annoying posts? When a college student complains about “getting closer to being old” in the Parent’s Cafe.
Bickering in any thread.
After 2,259 posts, that’s a pretty safe bet!