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?

Literally everyone I know is submitting apps by Nov 1 (early application) and I am doing regular for all my schools. The more people talk about it the more I get worried that my chances will be lower and im making the wrong decision. Is anyone else doing all regular? Im kinda scared now since i dont know anyone who is doing regular this year.

in general, my pick is stanford because the word counts on the short essays + there’s 8 which is a lot

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

If an Ivy typically only admit 2-3 kids from my high school and no more than ONE in the EA round, will there be some unusual conflicts among promising applicants? For example, this year I've already known four kids applying to the same ivy: #1 recruited athlete with a perfect GPA (15APs) and 1500+ SAT; #2 recruited athlete with a little problematic GPA (but is retaking the class via grade recovery option); #3 QuestBridge; 4) Legacy kid with good grades. Both athletes are still waiting for the green light.

I’m deciding if I should do Early decision to Fordham , I’m applying for finance major and my only worry is the tuition my Wgpa is around 3.66 I took 2 aps got 4 on both
1300 sat and the colleges im applying to are
Fordham
Baylor
Indiana Kelley
Manhatthan
Ohio state
Penn state
Rutgers
St. John’s
Ut Austin
UConn
South Carolina
Bentley

Do you think it’s worth it to do ED I did a net price calculator it estimated to be 70k per year and I’m a finance major

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

UPenn ED acceptance rate is around 14%, but they don’t post a singular Wharton rate. Does anyone know whether or not ED to Wharton gives an admissions boost to unhooked applicants? I’ve heard varying answers and am unsure to the extent it helps, especially since Wharton remains incredibly competitive.

what were your stats and intended major?

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!

hi, im ED to dartmouth and im really having trouble choosing my 2nd supplemental. if i already chose the introduce yourself one for my 1st, do u think i should choose something more personal again like Celebrate your nerdy side, or something highlighting my ECs like In what ways do you hope to make—or are you already making—an impact? Why? How? thank you so much i am really so lost 😞

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.

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

I took the September ACT and October ACT, and my best score was the October one. Rice University scores are self reported and only accept ACT up to September, so would I have to change the test scores in the testing section of the Commonapp to match only my September ACT when I specifically apply to Rice?

Vanderbilt University’s motto, Crescere aude, is Latin for “dare to grow.” In your response, reflect on how one or more aspects of your identity, culture, or background has played a role in your personal growth, and how it will contribute to our campus community as you dare to grow at Vanderbilt.

Please provide your response in approximately 250 words.

When we talk about growth, I grow. I grow many ways. I grow big. I grow strong. I grow hair. I grow teeth. I grow nails. But most importantly, I grow as a person.

My last name is Cipriani. I think. I have not yet mastered its spelling, despite being legally obligated to know it. Nevertheless, it has defined my growth from a little closeted boy into the full-sprawned Colombian I am today. Somewhere along the way, I developed two passions: pasta and Colombian food whose names I cannot remember. I consider this a uniquely interdisciplinary identity.

At Vanderbilt, I intend to continue growing. Academically, I hope to grow my knowledge. Socially, I hope to grow my friendships. Physically, I hope to grow taller, although my doctor has expressed doubts. Spiritually, I hope to grow closer to my heritage, perhaps by learning to spell Cipriani without consulting my birth certificate.

Most importantly, I will contribute to Vanderbilt's campus community by baking Colombian dishes for my residence hall. I have not yet learned how to bake these dishes, nor can I reliably identify them, but I believe in daring to grow. If all else fails, I will make pasta. It is technically Italian, which is close enough to Colombian if you believe in the power of cultural exchange.

Ultimately, Crescere aude means daring to grow. And grow I shall. In knowledge. In character. In hair. And, hopefully, in the number of people willing to eat my cooking.

Every time I look for reviews of majors I’m interested in such as biomedical science, biomedical engineering, biotechnology, etc., it’s always the same thing : unemployed, unhappy people saying that choosing these majors was the biggest mistake of their lives.
Then you have people who have never studied finance or computer science telling you to go into those fields because they’re supposedly the only ones hiring in 2026. But when you check the subreddits for those majors the CS guys tell you that a CS degree is the new high school diploma

while the finance guys say their field is going to be fully replaced by AI soon (which I honestly believe).
So wtf am I supposed to study?

Yes, I have interests I want to pursue but at the same time, I don’t want to spend years studying something that won’t even allow me to make a living.

Title. When does princeton REA results come out

my parents got an advisor for me who doesn’t really care about the work that i do and frankly doesn’t seem phased about whether or not i get in. he just keeps on parroting things he thinks i want to hear. that’s besides the point. the main issue is he has told me that my essay shouldn’t be overtly personal and i should relate it to engineering (my intended major). i picked the identity question because i want to talk about my cultural identity and how it has shaped me. i have read many successful essays and most of them barely speak on what they want to pursue as their major. i feel that if i do talk about engineering it will sound artificial and robotic. i write well and i want to be able to show it. i have of course written a first draft and everything but i read it over and it still doesn’t feel like me at all. my parents agree with my advisor as they don’t know any better (first in my immediate family to apply to us). any advice would be helpful. thanks

Should I do rush shipping speed on college board or am I good?

For context, I'm a current junior who's picking out my courses for next year. I would like to be a neuroscience or biochemistry major and an africana studies minor on the premed track, and my past coursework includes AP Government, AP Biology, AP Psychology, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics C Mechanics, DE Computer Concepts, DE College Composition, DE Modern World History, DE Intro to Public Health, and DE Child Growth and Development. Please help me select the best schedule for senior year!

Option 1

• AP Chemistry
• AP African American History
• Intern/Mentor G/T(internship and independent research class)
• Musical Theatre Company G/T
• EMT Training(3 periods)
• DE Statistics
• DE African American Literature
• DE Fundamentals of Microbiology I and Lab

Option 2

• AP Chemistry
• AP English Literature
• Intern/Mentor G/T(internship and independent research class)
• Musical Theatre Company G/T
• EMT Training(3 periods)
• DE Statistics
• DE History of the African American Experience
• DE Fundamentals of Microbiology I and Lab

Option 3

• AP Chemistry
• AP Statistics
• Intern/Mentor G/T(internship and independent research class)
• Musical Theatre Company G/T
• EMT Training(3 periods)
• DE African American Literature
• DE Fundamentals of Microbiology I and Lab

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I have five AP scores: 5, 4, 3, 3, 3. Should I report all of them or only submit the 5 and 4 when applying to US colleges as an international student? Would submitting the 3s hurt my application?

hey! common app has that check all that apply box for different circumstances. i have helped/will be helping my parents respectively study/prep for via/citizenship tests and the time commitment aligns with what the question asks (4 hours a week)

is it worth checking off the box, if even though the commitment is true, it didnt necessarily hinder my academic performance? i still had strong ecs, test scores, and gpa, it was just an additional commitment. do they only care if you check it off it it contextualizes lower gpa/test scores and whatnot? idk i just dont want to be checking things off for "no reason" if ykwim

thanks!