Personally, I’ve followed the sub since 2016 when applying for college. A great idea but honestly I knew this sub from toxic debate students who treated colleges like baseball cards. Now I am about to for law school but still stalk the sub in case I find someone in a position like mine, but alas here’s the gist of every post I’ve glimpsed over in 5 years:

• “wow I go to private school and made 5 clubs had perfect test scores but a 2.2 GPA what will I do :(((“

• has a perfect resume in every sense I am just scared Harvard will reject me I can’t bare to go to Dartmouth!

• 3.0 gpa, a club, average high school experience: “aight so I’m a senior but really want a t20”

The list goes on. Point is I’ve learned a lot about college and life. Literally 90% of this sub treats college like a dystopian life choice when I left NYU for Texas State. If you don’t get in it’s okay, you should rely on your living resume for success not a your parents paid for tutoring and you joined rando clubs so my paper transcript looks good but in reality you’re a fucking bore.

I have to be aggressive I feel because y’all are aggressively internalizing these decisions as part of your identity. Let me depart with this advice since no one on the sub knows your true chances: it’s 100%. Youll 100% be where you deserve and need to be. Fight for authenticity not more gimmicks. T20 schools are overrated and will not turn you into the successful celebrity you envision. This sub told me I’d have a full ride at A&M and “ez” admit to UT. No way I’d get into NYU. None of those 3 occurred and I’m happy.

EDIT: so I've had DMs and comments about how I am naive or how NYU is a t30 lol... none of yall are even in college yet your comments are like talking shit about Lebron James then you go break your ankles at the community court. Sit down children and accept advice from someone who literally was in your shoes on this sub 5 years ago and is wanting to give back. I truly hope your rejection tastes like ashes in your mouths for thinking you know how the world works at 17/18 and rejecting any other way of thinking like an echo chamber loser.