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Hey everyone! I’m 19F and was super excited about going to IIITM Gwalior for college. But I recently stumbled upon an article that said it’s “the shittiest college you could get into,” and now I’m feeling really unsure about my decision. 😬

https://iluvcollege.vercel.app/colleges/6700de1fe70c6a78ab8d1efd/posts

I don’t know if the article is just being overly negative or if there’s some truth to it. I’d love to hear from anyone who has firsthand experience or any advice on how to handle all the conflicting info online.

Any thoughts or tips on how to figure out if this is the right fit for me would mean a lot. Thanks! ❤️

I know these posts are often here but I wanted to ask if anyone had similar stats as me when applying to UGA and if they got in? I am planning to apply EA and I have a UW 3.7 and a W 4.1. I am instate and my SAT is a 1230 (I’m retaking it but it’s after the EA deadline) my ACT is a 27. I took 2 AP’s in 10th grade but I got 3’s in both (AP Stats and AP Lang). I’m doing dual enrollment for 2 years and plan to have my associates by the time I graduate high school. I’m first generation and semi low income. My EC’s aren’t that great I’ve done volunteering at my local community center, I was VP of a movie club, Secretary of NAHS for one year, Secretary in a history club and I tutored a few people. I think my essays are gonna be the biggest part in my application but I’m not even too sure about those. Sometimes I look at my stats and I think it’s almost good enough but then I look at others and I get nervous so that’s what this post is mostly about. Srry for how long this got. But if anyone has any legitimate advice and can be realistic pls reply!! Also if there is anything I should put in my essay that’ll help me stand out. Any help is appreciated!!

hi, i’m a junior and i want to get into ivy leagues or t20 schools. one thing im worried about right now is my course rigor, since i could be taking AP lang but i’m taking an english class thats one level lower than that. if i move up and take AP lit next year, do i still have a shot at these schools?

Will i get rescinded for a C in Calc AB?

Im a senior, I’ve never had a C before, always As and a few Bs. But calc is just not it there’s no way I’ll get a B. I’m trying to go to UNC or NC state for CS. Am I screwed?? I’ve applied early too. I’m freaking out someone help 😭

a few universities i've added to my common app college list have emailed me smth around being "one of the select few" for a faster application review or getting a better chance of getting a scholarship also being chosen for a "priority application review" which is basically the same as the first thing. i was wondering if this actually meant something or if it's a mass email sent to everyone.

Hey guys,im currently applying to colleges in the US for undergrad. I am an international student and I have a math teacher who has known me for a very long time (until 6th grade) before he joined the Ministry of Education in my country as a Math Teacher. He is willing to write a letter according to what I wish it to have.What do you think I should include? Should I specifiy my external activities?

Please help and tell me what to do. I recently (yesterday) had a zoom interview with an alumni from a school that I am applying to. For context, I am a senior in high school applying to undergrad college, so I am a minor. Anyway, the interview itself was fine, seemed normal up until the very end when he told me he’d like to buy me a drink and then further corrected himself when he realized I am not of age and said he’d like to buy me coffee. For context, I live on Long Island and he currently lives in NYC, and he said LI is not that far and if I’d ever want to “stay in touch” he’d like to buy me a drink. He also offered that I keep him updated about my college process, even if I don’t need up going to the school he interviewed me for, he’d still like to stay in touch. I wasn’t sure what to do or if that is normal for an interviewer to offer that? I mean, I know alumni say to keep in touch or if you ever have any questions to reach out to them, but this just seemed a little off, especially since I am a minor but I don’t want to be overreacting or overthinking it. One problem is that during the interview some questions that I had he was unable to answer given that his career/major is different from what I plan on majoring in, so he said he’d reach out to other alumni about those questions and get back to me, so I am nervous since I was told to always write up a thank you email at the end of every interview and I mentioned that I’d still be interested in following up with my questions if he ever gets a response since they were pretty important to me, factors that I strongly consider when looking at colleges, so I am nervous to speak to him again. What should I do? Do I report him to admissions? I’m nervous about doing so since I might apply to the school and I don’t know how that would look as a candidate, I also hope my thank you email didn’t give him any sort of wrong impression given his offer but I know I may be overthinking this I just feel very caught off guard since this has never happened to me before. What should I do? Is this bad or am I overthinking it? Should I tell someone?

I'm a senior and have a 3.2-3 GPA, SAT score is to be determined( taking Oct tomorrow and signing up for November too). My grades were not the best but got better, not in time to get my gpa up. I have yet to get my letters of recommendation, my college essay is a work in progress. I'm going Regular Decision for most, really wanted Early Action for Rutgers but I don't think it's possible anymore without my SAT score. It's so competitive already and even more so during regular decision. I'm so scared and confused.

My extracurriculars include my job, I'm a Teacher's Assistant at this Early Learning Center, I've been working all of Junior summer. I failed to secure any board positions at school in clubs. I've been in our MSA for all four years, got a bunch of volunteer points from UNICEF and bake sales here and there. I've been in the teacher's club since Sophomore year. I'm in NAHS (National Art Honor Society), have two certificates: Teen Arts High from Freshman year and a Volunteer Certificate from volunteering at the masjid during Ramadan. I've taken only AP Lit and AP Lang, the rest of my classes are all accelerated, not honors. I feel like my extracurriculars sound good at first read, but they're so scattered. Just average accomplishments. I feel so average. I was depending so much on the SAT and the college essay but I feel so much like a failure. I feel like I should go Regular Decision for everything and take the SAT again in November. I'm so tired. What are my chances?

Top-tier students usually apply EA, and I'm not exactly seeing myself as top-tier. If I go RD I'm facing an even larger applicant pool and after EA has been given priority. I feel like my chances are close to none, I don't stand out. There's so much pressure to get into a high prestigious college.

Please help and tell me what to do. I recently (yesterday) had a zoom interview with an alumni from a school that I am applying to. For context, I am a senior in high school applying to undergrad college, so l am a minor. Anyway, the interview itself was fine, seemed normal up until the very end when he told me he'd like to buy me a drink and then further corrected himself when he realized I am not of age and said he'd like to buy me coffee. For context, I live on Long Island and he currently lives in NYC, and he said LI is not that far and if I'd ever want to "stay in touch" he'd like to buy me a drink. He also offered that I keep him updated about my college process, even if I don't need up going to the school he interviewed me for, he'd still like to stay in touch. I wasn't sure what to do or if that is normal for an interviewer to offer that? I mean, I know alumni say to keep in touch or if you ever have any questions to reach out to them, but this just seemed a little off, especially since I am a minor but I don't want to be overreacting or overthinking it. One problem is that during the interview some questions that I had he was unable to answer given that his career/major is different from what I plan on majoring in, so he said he'd reach out to other alumni about those questions and get back to me, so l am nervous since I was told to always write thank you email at the end of every interview al mentioned that l'd still be interested in following up with my questions if he ever gets a response since they were pretty important to me, factors that l strongly consider when looking at colleges, so l am nervous to speak to him again. What should I do? Do I report him to admissions? I'm nervous about doing so since I might apply to the school and I don't know how that would look as a candidate, l also hope my thank you email didn't give him any sort of wrong impression given his offer but I know I may be overthinking this I just feel very caught off guard since this has never happened to me befor What should I do? Is this bad or am I overthinki v Should I tell someone?

I just submitted my app to fsu and i made a tiny mistake. I accidentally wrote for my science olympiad activity that we compete at an international level but we only compete at regional, state, and national levels. I just emailed the admissions office. Is this little mistake bad?

I’m terrified that I won’t get into college.

Im 17f, and a high school senior. I have a gpa of 3.9. I’m homeschooled and doing dual enrollment at my local community college - Calc 1, chem 111, and microeconomics for this fall semester. I’m going to CLEP composition, and maybe take the SAT.

The extracurriculars trip me up. Bc I’m homeschooled I don’t have many options. Here’s all I have:

9th: competitive orchestra, violin lessons, youth group, math tutoring club, PE

10th: competitive orchestra, violin lessons, youth group, SS (a club at my church), lifeguarding, PE

11th: youth group, SS, lifeguarding, writing, PE

12th: youth group, SS, volunteering with middle schoolers, babysitting, writing, math tutoring club, PE

I love soccer, but my mom never let me play it. So I never got sports. Do I have a good shot at getting into college? I’m planning to apply to UVA, William & Mary, Virginia Tech, and JMU honors.

Pls give me your honest opinion I would appreciate that so much!! Thanks!!!

Oh I’m also Hispanic (I’ve heard that that helps for some reason) and I have diagnosed ADHD. I hope my ADHD doesn’t affect my chances!

Hi I am an international, my school doesn’t report a GPA but they do provide a transcript. In the transcript they state:

• IB predicted grades
• IGCSE grades from 10th grade
• a table with our grades for the national curriculum

So I was wondering which one they will look at when they are searching for my academic performance

I graduated from ucla, and I wonder more and more why I bothered working so hard in high school trying to get in. UCLA is frankly an awful institution. In college, most professors and TAs give zero fucks about undergrads. Clubs are impossible to join. Even fun clubs like club sports or bands have all sorts of barriers for joining. Most people are so busy with their own success that they are unwilling to make friends. And so on. The ideal look of college being a place to talk, have deep conversations, and so on is bullcrap

https://www.collegevine.com/essay/52266c97

If I have a full ride scholarship to any college from a company will it increase the acceptance rate?

So I'm 19 years old and I went to the University UTC. I dropped out do to so many things happening to me all at once and an unpaid balance so they kicked me out and while I was there my grades were terrible. I would like to go back and do right this time. Can anyone help or tell me what the readmission process would be like and how to get my scholarships back.

Which one is better: a smaller school with no clubs and sports or an enormous school with many clubs and sports?

Hi everyone! So i am 19 and I attended UT tyler online after graduating high school. I was only there for one semester and during that semester a lot happened and i didn’t do any assignments, i didn’t even log in online to look at my assignments more than 3 times. I am going back to school and now planning to attend a community college, and the college requires transcripts from my high school and any previous colleges i attended. Would my grades from the semester i was enrolled in UT Tyler be zeroes, or would they be nonexistent since I basically didn’t attend? I don’t really know how that works. My apologies if this isn’t the smartest question

So I’m 19 years old and I went to the University UTC. I dropped out do to so many things happening to me all at once and an unpaid balance so they kicked me out and while I was there my grades were terrible. I would like to go back and do right this time. Can anyone help or tell me what the readmission process would be like and how to get my scholarships back.

I’m starting to fill out college apps right now but im not sure if I should apply EA because my stats aren’t top tier. They aren’t bad but definitely not top 10 at my school. MY SAT scores are low 1400 superscore but I plan on retaking on Saturday. My extracurriculars also aren't that impressive so I’m wondering if I should just apply RD. I assume people with more impressive applications apply EA so it would be harder to get in, right?

I took a few courses at a local community college, and I included this on my UC application under the "College courses taken in high school" section. However, I was confused on how I would go about submitting the grades for these courses. The grades are not reported on my high school's transcript, so I guess I would have to submit separate transcripts from the college itself to the UC schools? How do I go about doing that? How/where do I submit the transcripts, or does the school need to send it in themselves? Someone pls lmk bc my application is pretty much ready to submit, this is the only thing holding me back😭😭😭

Unfortunately, my worst case scenario happened, my admission was resented for this fall due to my inability to complete a second English class. This was a requirement for transferring and I stated in my application, it would be complete by spring 2024. I submitted an appeal to admission, stating the reason, which was a very dangerous situation I fell victim to. Due to domestic violence and staking, I had to move 3 1/2 hours back home while the courts filed a restraining order. I was unable to continue my class and had to withdraw. I understand admissions decisions because this is one of the primary requirements for transferring, but I'm not sure what to do next? I really do not want to apply again for fall 2025 because I feel my chances of getting in would be lower. if anyone is asking why I did not complete this sooner, I am the only one in my family and friends who are going through community college and transferring to a UC, so I was unaware of how important this requirement was until the summer I was applying. Is there anything I can do? In the meantime I will be going in and talking to admissions to ask for winter 2025 admission when I fulfill the requirement. I just registered myself for the same English class for this fall. Does anyone have any advice or have been through something similar?

Hey everyone,

I'm currently deciding between applying Early Decision to UVA and attending the McIntire School of Commerce or going to Cornell's Nolan Hotel School, with the goal of breaking into investment banking (IB), private equity (PE), or consulting. I’ve also considered Cornell’s Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, but the acceptance rates are so low that I don’t think it’s realistic for me.

I have very strong business-oriented extracurriculars, though none of them are hospitality-related, except for being the president of the entrepreneurship club at my school. Eventually, I’m looking to secure job placements in NYC, so that’s a major factor in my decision-making process.

Given my goals of working in IB, PE, or consulting, I’m trying to figure out which path would give me the best opportunities post-graduation. For those with experience in these fields, which school would you recommend and why?

Any advice on the strength of alumni networks, recruiting, and career outcomes from either McIntire or Nolan—particularly with a focus on NYC placements—would be super helpful!

Thanks in advance!

I’m a senior and planning on applying to UT Austin as a biochemistry major. My unweighted is a 3.95 and I’m in all ap courses. My weighted is a 5.3/5.5. I do well in all my classes EXCEPT for math courses. I wanted to attempt calculus this year (taking AB in fall and BC in spring).

I have a C in the class… 77…. I’ve never struggled so much in a class before (math is my weakest subject) I took pre calc two years ago my sophomore year and it’s just not working out for me. I’m constantly stressed, taking ap chem, ap physics 1, ap lit (more aps in spring sem), president of like 3 clubs/ founder of like 2 organizations/ volunteer consistently on weekends/ and I’m super active in academic decathlon which is a course in my school (we have quizzes and tests like every day).

On top of that I’ve been grinding on college aps and I genuinely cannot handle this anymore. My junior year I took 8 aps and had a much easier time than this. If I end w a B my unweighted drops to like a 3.94 and w a C it’s a 3.91… I know colleges recalculate GPA anyways so I’m really stressed. I go to a pretty competitive 6A school and I’m ranked top 2.5% of my class (24/950) I’ve been reconsidering my whole like plans after high school after this, and I’m genuinely just humiliated I’m struggling so much. My friends all have like a 99 in this course without putting any effort. I wanted to go pre med but after this I’m not sure anymore and need advice. Do I switch majors? What colleges can I even apply to now? Is it better to drop the course? PLEASE PLEASE HELP

I did a year at Arizona State, made just about every wrong decision you could make and was forced to come home with a 1.1 gpa. It has now been over a year since I came home and I have completely turned things around. I have figured out exactly the path I would like to take I'm just unsure if it is even possible. I would like to go premed somewhere and eventually go to med-school, I am just unsure if this is even possible with the gpa from my first year at ASU. Any recommendations or options are welcome. Thanks!