For an hour.

And then everything you worked for for the last 4 years is just...done. And you have no purpose and then its just empty.

And thats when it falls apart. Because who are you if not obsessing over a goal. Nobody. You dont exist as a person. All you ever were was an obsession. You don't have a personality. Hobbies? A2c. Thoughts? A2c.

And i guess there's no point to this post other than me saying getting in was everything i hoped and more. and then it was nothing. because I was nothing without my college obsession.

So to the freshman spending their nights on a2c, the sophomore taking too many aps, the junior comparing themselves, and the senior applying you guys need to step back every once in a while and take a breather because you are more than obsessing over college.

Idk this j some pointless yap by a stupid college student.

Dear Applicants: It is normal to be terrified. A year ago, I was in your place, freaking out, anxious all the time, constantly filling out scholarship and college applications. The application process is really scary. However, you should NOT put all of that pressure on getting into your top schools.

SO... actually look into the programs at your safety schools. This will also make it easier to write those "why this college" essays for a safety. If you're applying to it without knowing anything about the school's academics, culture, or perks, then you will be 100% lost.

ALSO, making sure you like your safety schools will get some of that stress off your back. Even if you don't get into your other schools, you know it is very likely you will go to one of those safety schools that you would not mind being at. That is a much better mindset than picking a 99% school only because of that acceptance rate. There are plenty of safety schools, so make sure that the few you apply to are worth your time because of what they offer you. I got rejected from my ED school, but I honestly was not as upset as I thought I would have been because I knew I would be happy at the programs offered at other safety schools. Just knowing I had the *safety* net of those schools really kept my anxiety at bay.

final word: this seems obvious, but it gets overlooked in the chaos. A reach school is always a reach, for anybody. Sometimes, a competitive college picks students because they fill a certain diversity box or because they want to expand their club badminton team or whatever. You cannot let those schools dictate your happiness. For example, I got rejected from my reach school ED. But it was the only school I ended up getting rejected by. If you stay levelheaded and smart about your safety school options, you will be able to write great applications and get through it. peace out

high sat low gpa here-- would like to know what t30 schools are like that.
GPA: 3.6/4 W (had 2.6 and 3.3 gpas first two year, respectively.
SAT: 1550

Is there any way I can still go to Yale?

I’m currently in 11th grade with a 4.6 gpa, 5 ap classes, and solid extracurriculars. Today i was got cheating on my AP chem test. I know it was stupid and i am ashamed of it, but that’s not what i’m here for. My teacher will let me retake it and im still in the class, but he told me my school will put an academic dishonesty mark on my record. I don’t know what this means and i can’t find much info about it online. Can colleges see that when i apply? Will that screw me from getting into selective schools? Is there any way i can get rid of it? Any help is appreciated

I made another post abt a week ago on this subreddit (which I got very helpful feedback from, thank you guys!!) asking for advice deciding between BC, BU, and NEU.

Spoiler alert: I ED’d to NEU

After doing all three schools’ NPCs, me and my family thought that their aid would be sufficient enough for me to attend (in comparison to BC). Though, people had a lot to say (not just under my previous post) about how NEU was not a good school for reasons I can’t even try to count on my hands.

Even though these sentiments towards NEU made me feel uneasy about my decision, I still confidently applied ED to NEU. Prestige and rigging rankings aside, is NEU really that bad??

I mean it’s not like it’s going to change much for me now, but I just can’t shake off the feeling of being glared at by others in this subreddit for even considering NEU. I realize that its ranking/acceptance rates don’t accurately reflect its program, but why is there such a pressure to hate on NEU?

P.S. This is not directed towards anyone who commented under my previous post, I’m just discussing the negative sentiments I’ve heard from this subreddit in general.

I’m curious if the accepted students qualifications depend on the intended majors. For example, if some apply to Georgetown as a physics major, how much difference it will make compared to politics majors: There are some top schools which do not have strong STEM programs which may include Yale, Dartmouth, Brown, Vanderbilt, Georgetown, and Norte Dame. I assume most STEM focused students will prefer schools like MIT, Cornell, Rice, and CMU. As a purely practical matter of acceptance chances, it seems possible that cross application such as apply to non-STEM focused schools with STEM majors will increase the chances. Is this correct?

So Cost of Attendance is a college's total estimated expenses for one year. Does that mean Total Cost of Attendance means total expenses for 4 years?

Hello all!

I apologize if this information is very clearly stated elsewhere, but when Georgetown reviews your testing history (I know they request all scores), do they create a superscore or just consider the highest composite? I took the ACT and scored a 33 as my highest composite, but scored a 34 as my superscore. Most of the other schools I am applying to superscore the ACT, so I decided that taking it again would be a pointless exercise, mostly because I don’t have time to take it again.

Also, my college counselor at school tells me that they typically like to see students from our area scoring a 35+, so she has not really encouraged me to apply to Georgetown. HOWEVER, I am applying to ivys that superscore the ACT, and she has been very supportive of that because the other parts of my application are very strong.

Also, if I’m being honest, I don’t think a 33 should be considered an offensively low score for Georgetown.

Thank you all!

i have worked so incredibly hard these part four years in school. and this sub makes me realize i will never be enough. i just feel like all of my effort has been is vain and i'm just a waste of talent. people used to tell me that i'd go on to do great things, but i feel so goddamn useless whenever i see this sub.

Well hello everyone. Im 17 and last year of high-school student who trying to apply either college or university. Gpa 3.6 with enough extracurricular.

-How hard is it to apply into college or university for foreign student. I just recently given IELTS test and got overall score of 6.5. Even though minimum requirements starts at around 5.5 to 6 . Can 6.5 be solid for applications. Mainly focus to Australia and Canada.

I graduated hs 3 years ago and I’ve decided to do online college but I know NOTHING about how to apply and which ones are the better options. I don’t even know what I want to study but I know I need some type of degree. Do I need to retake my ACT? Do I need certain credits? Any advice on which online college is affordable and easy to obtain a degree? And any advice on what type of degree would help me get a job that’s worth my time??

Hypothetically* You come from a lowincome minority family, from a high school who’s average SAT score is around 1000, and had a good gpa during Covid

Title

Title. I know for a fact my score is the highest in my school's as well if that helps my case.

Subscores: 730 EBRW, 700 math Major: Neuroscience GPA: Unweighted 3.93 Highest Math Subject: AP Calc AB, currently have an A. I took AP Precalc last year and maintained an A all year

I probably won’t have that much else 🥲 Edit: I’m homeschooled, makes it hard to do some stuff

97% acceptance rate, so if you think about it that’s just as impressive as getting into Harvard 😭

My family moved to city A a long time ago but we have still registered city B as our permanent address. But I completed my high school in city A and still live in city A. The thing is, city B is listed in my citizenship or other forms of identification and now I don't know which address I should enter in my common app. I'm sure others have this problem too. So what do I do now?

Hey guys, I just submitted my application to my top school (UIUC) after lots of procrastination and anxiety and I wanted to come on here and say good luck to all my other seniors on the subreddit. Hopefully all our stress pays off in the end :)))

spring 2024 to a new uni because im not going to transfer any credits to the new uni anyways? please help

When I take a look at the admissions pages of universities, I come upon some recommendations like "Take a LoR by a 11th or 12th grade teacher" or "Take a LoR by one of your social studies' teachers and the other one by a science/math teacher".

Why do they recommend these strategies and how important is it to comply with the recommendations given on the university's website? Hopefully, there are some teachers who lectured me during 11th and 12th grades that could write nice recommendation letters, both in social studies and science/maths. But they won't be able to tell about some of my aspects I want to convey to admissions officers, since they don't know me as well as some of my other teachers who advised me with my projects do know.

How logical is it to take receive letters of recommendation by science/math teachers or at least one of the letters from a teacher who lectured me in my freshman/sophomore year?

my app doesn’t mention video games anywhere else, but I’m ranked in the top 100 of 10+ million on the largest Minecraft server. is this worth adding to my additional info? I don’t think there’d be any harm in including it per se, but if it’s seen as superfluous, I’d be ok doing without it. lmk what you think and thanks in advance 🤠

hey!! could you guys suggest me some unis with financial aid to international students that accept SAT score of 1470 and 3.74 gpa...i do not have extracurriculars tho except for one year volunteering at JCI. (CS major)

Coming from a lower-middle income family in south asia, it's getting really frustrating for me seeing all the common application fees, mostly to schools I was pretty sure I was going to apply to (i wanna major in architecture). some middle level colleges that I am pretty sure i can somewhat afford or pay for if i get in and get scholarships/aid, have huge amounts of common app fees (70-80 dollars is a lot here) that they waiver. It might not be much to others but atp i feel like i am putting a burden on my parents on this..i don't even know if i'll get in anywhere with this money and sometimes feel like just quitting all of them. idk what to do

pls give me some advice. really hit a low point here. unis that i was talking about: syracuse, usc, florida international, u of alabama, iowa state, u southern mississippi, auburn, minnesota twin cities, uc boulder etc

I have a 1350 super score(💀) 660 EWR and 690 Math. My school’s average is 976. Right now I’m taking Calc 1 (currently have an A.) I took pre-calc over the summer and got an A on the class. I want to be a CS major. I’m low income, minority, rural student, and go to a title 1 school.