I HATE THEMMM some prompts are fun atleast

Recently, I joined the 67 cult. I have devoted the entire senior year to worshipping the holy god 67 and singing its praises. I believe that with the purification of my god, I can attend any college I want.

The problem is these unenlightened peasants called AOs may still believe in their pagan nonsense gods. How do I enlighten them with the truth and guarantee my acceptance?

Sumbitted my first EA application today! YAY! Super nervous and proud at the same time! ☺️🫶

hi! im a senior applying to schools rn.

shes SO last minute, but my college counselor just told me literally today she thinks id be a really strong candidate for ed to upenn. but im so worried about affordability! she said its possible to opt out if u cant afford it, but i wanted to see if anyone here was like truly sure about that lol.

im genuinely not opposed to eding, id love to attend. but finances are the only thing thats stopping me from eding. does anyone have a friend or experience with an ed somewhere they reversed due to financial circumstances? should i reach out to admissions ab this? its all so last minute tho??

lol help!

I swear 90% of the questions here are just people trying to cope. No a 1550 SAT isn’t going to magically make up for your 3.2 GPA. So many people come here knowing they have glaring weaknesses in their applications, yet still seek external validation just to feel better about their chances. Deep down they already know the answer to their questions. They just want someone to tell them otherwise.

I'm fried.
I genuinely don't think I'm a horrible applicant (avg tbh in terms of extracurriculars), but I think that I genuinely sold on my supplementals. Like they feel so generic :( I like my personal statement though
Alright bro it's like $500 down the drain :( I hope you guys locked in tho

So I’m applying uchicago ED1.

I recently moved, and my new hs is so much bigger and in a diff state. In my old school, there were sub 300 kids and I don’t think anyone was applying to uchi. Here I’ve heard of at least 2 other people applying ED.

My stats are so mid that I genuinely feel like it’s a waste of time, but bc of the uchicago promise I can’t help but apply. I mean, I’d qualify for free tuition 100%. I just feel so hopeless now.
I guess I don’t really mind not going. It’s not really my dream school, but, idk. I feel like my grades have been pretty good but they grade stuff did here so my gpa has taken a slight dip too.

I’m also not even submitting my 30 ACT.

ugh I just wanna get rejected already and get this over with

when colleges w/ test optional policies say they do holistic review of their applications, ik a lot of ppl say it's not really that "holistic" b/c they judge harsher on other aspects of your application--how true is this?

what can make up for going test optional? like would a lot of good AP exam scores make up for it? how much can going test optional hurt you? Is submitting a score a little lower than the median strongly unrecommended?

i'm less of referring to ivy leagues/top 20s but smaller, less known LACs or colleges w/ lower acceptance rates in general

so glad its over, lets hope we become a beaver this december

Hello from Brunswick, Maine! Consider this our version of the Bowdoin Hello.

We’ll be live on this thread this Sunday, Nov. 1 from 8:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. EST. Bring your questions about Bowdoin and the admissions process: applications, financial aid, being test-optional (since 1969), life on campus, or anything else on your mind.

Answering your questions will be:

• Claudia Marroquin ‘06, senior vice president and dean of admissions and student aid
• Emily Almas, assistant vice president and director of admissions
• Maadhavan ‘29, a sophomore double majoring in economics and in government and legal studies, ready to answer questions about student life
• Franceska ‘27, a senior double majoring in English and in government and legal studies

Can’t make it live? Leave your questions now, and we’ll answer as many as we can once we log on.

See you Sunday,
The Office of Admissions
Bowdoin College

I thought the CSS profile was the same as FAFSA so I put in all my colleges and submitted it early. Then, I was told that colleges want the CSS profile submitted only after I actually submit my admissions application there. (I also wasted a bunch of money which stings a lot)

What does it actually mean for me to send it all in early? How much does this actually affect anything?

I'm not sure if it said somewhere on the CSS application not to put colleges until after actually applying to them. I was a bit misled by the fact that selecting colleges is one of the first few sections on the CSS profile.

context: definitely qualified but on the lower end of everything. one parent went there and is super involved in the brown community and that’s it

hi guys i had multiple bands throughout high school and we wrote music but never published anything. is this worth mentioning? i feel like it's important to me but idk

My school college counselor and I just don’t have a good relationship, she seems to dislike me and is never that excited or supportive whenever I accomplish something. It’s just very awkward and I don’t find her comments on my essays helpful either. I just want to make sure — have others succeeded and gotten into good schools without using their college counselors/having one? Thanks.

Anyone submitting an optional glimpse video to their school? If so, what are you guys talking about and where are you submitting it?

Any checklists or final tips?

I’ve been writing essays forever all I can remember is essay essay essay essay essay I miss chemistry so much I miss calculations and I miss understanding the whole system… Where are my fellow stem ppl at ✊

GENUINE question not a shitpost wallah

been getting straight A's up to now except one B+ freshman year but im getting straight teeth rn in one of my senior courses

how bad is this like ik my previous grades might be a good blanket but its hella downward trend and im genuinely losing so much sleep thinking about how thats gonna effect admissions

Hey, I made a grammatical error that slightly obscures the meaning one of my supplementals to my ED school that I alr submitted. Should I let it be or e-mail the admissions rep and let them know about the mistake with a revised version of the essay sent.

I took Multivariable Calculus at JHU Junior Year and ended with a C, as well as Micro Econ at the Harvard Summer School program and ended with a C there as well, how bad is this for college apps?

If you're "committed" to a college (like you sent enrollment deposit & housing application) already, would it still be mandatory to attend or is there still time to withdraw before the fall 2027 term? How would you go about it? (asking as someone who is going out of state, but wants to be a few states closer to home now)

de influence my college list as a psychology major (theyre all in ohio)
Ohio university
Ohio state university
University of toledo
Kent state
Mount union
Xavier university
University of akron
University of cincinatti

I got into my state school. If I stay at home, the cost is around $5,000 per year, which I have a few scholarships for, so I can pay that. My parents don’t have any money for college, there’s not really anything we can spend on college, and I don’t think I should take out loans.

The only thing is I feel a lot of expectations from other people because I’m valedictorian, have a 4.0 GPA, good extracurriculars, etc. However, I really doubt I’ll be able to get into a top-20 school—maybe a top-30—but I don’t think I can afford that. So, most likely, I’m going to my state school. I don’t feel upset about it at all, but everyone knows me as this smart kid that’s supposed to go to an Ivy like the other valedictorians, and I feel like I’m disappointing people. How can I stop thinking about that because I really do like my state school.

She says, "It is a party school and not good for you since the ages 18-22 are the years when you develop your personality. Additionally, she also states that USC is meant for the elite and rich class public. Since i would be applying from india based on hoping to acheive trustee schoalrship. she sayd getting in makes no point since you wont be able to match the people there and be depressive or end up spending too much and stuff. And she says I must go to a research-heavy university only, as it is the best for me "

Is this true??? Someone help me!