Colby College (2023-2024)

[cyan wedge]

hope i get in

[crimson aurora]

Yeah
Fingers crossed

[cyan wedge]

one of my friends submitted the CSS late

and got

ED deferred

after getting the waiver

[crimson aurora]

Most ED were deffered from Colby

[cyan wedge]

they weren't

[crimson aurora]

That's why the waiver isn't a sure

[crimson aurora]

I said most
Not all

[cyan wedge]

you don't know abt that

stop pretending the admissions data is at your disposal

[crimson aurora]

Cos I have friends who were Deferred too

[crimson aurora]

Be polite

[cyan wedge]

too less of a sample size

[crimson aurora]

Okay
All is well
Let's stop guessing, the decisions would tell

[late saddle]

Oh. I get

[round magnet]

👀

[crimson aurora]

Yep
I have two friends with this
Last cycle

[round magnet]

how did they do at other unis

last cycle

[crimson aurora]

One got 19 full ride scholarships from HYPSM and T20s

The other got 5 full rides - lehigh, Darty, Colby, Williams and Mercer

[round magnet]

nineteen?

da fuck

bro is CRACKED

realistically im hoping to turn out like the other guy

[crimson aurora]

It's a she
She's not last cycle tho
It's class of 2025

[round magnet]

noted

thanks

[gray cloak]

when did the other person get waiver?

[crimson aurora]

2 days ago I think

[gray cloak]

so, it is rolling based?

last year colby gave waivers to almost everyone, they are strict this year ig

[crimson aurora]

Yeah

[crimson aurora]

Exactly

[gray cloak]

so, you will be notified if you don't get the waiver?

or, will the portal remain the same? any idea what happened last year?

[crimson aurora]

I don't actually have an idea

They can admit without waiver too but it's rare

[gray cloak]

ohh

pretty much everyone who received waiver got by this time last year

[crimson aurora]

Ohhh
I see
I have bashed it then
Even tho I received the pulver Interview which indicates top applicants
But then it's what it is

[gray cloak]

you got pulver interview?

that's great

[crimson aurora]

Yhh

[gray cloak]

i only got the form to apply for 2-3 scholarships

[crimson aurora]

Ohhh
Everyone got that

[gray cloak]

i didn't fill the additional info, maybe that's why i wasn't considered for the scholarships

[gray cloak]

yeah

[crimson aurora]

I also didn't

[gray cloak]

so, you applied to all the scholarships, or just pulver?

[crimson aurora]

I think the Scholly is by nomination

[gray cloak]

damn, i have little to no hope this application season. even University of Alabama gave me just $10k. while everyone i know got over $100k

[crimson aurora]

Cos my interviewer said I was nominated with other applicants from the admissions office

[gray cloak]

wow. so, you have a really good chance

[crimson aurora]

Ohh
Don't lose hope

[gray cloak]

could i ask what gpa you had?

[crimson aurora]

Well, I didn't receive a waiver
So pretty hopeless

[crimson aurora]

3.98/4

[gray cloak]

that's really good

i got 4A* in a level but to no use lol

[gray cloak]

did you do SAT?

[crimson aurora]

1520

[gray cloak]

wow, we have similar stats, i got 1530

anyway, best of luck man.

[crimson aurora]

Yeah
Best of luck
Till next week

[high wigeon]

Do decisions come out next week?

[cyan wedge]

Yes

Friday

At 3 or 4 I think

I forgot

I checked

3 pm!

[idle shale]

est?

[crimson aurora]

I think they have to send an official email for that right?

[cyan wedge]

Ya

[cyan wedge]

Well they won’t ever do that

They just post on the admissions instagram on the day of

[crimson aurora]

Ohhh
I see

[cyan wedge]

And don’t include the time

So logic prevails lol

Came out at three est last year on the 3rd Friday March

[crimson aurora]

Woahh
Scary

Now I am expecting a rejection sincei didn't get the waiver
They just used the interview as a tricky confidence booster for me 🤣🤣😭

[cyan wedge]

They def did not

You’re good 👍

[crimson aurora]

My friend who got the Pulvers with me got the waiver tho
The other friend and I haven't seen any shit waiver 🤣🤣🤣
Pathetic yeah

[cyan wedge]

It’s rlly not

Patience is a virtue

U should be proud to be considered for pulvers!

[crimson aurora]

I am not really after the pulvers tho
It's Colby I am after 🤣

[cyan wedge]

Well think about it logically

Why would they waste time interviewing you if they were gonna reject you

They wouldn’t consider you for a scholarship if they thought you weren’t good enough for the school

Financial aid (aka pulvers scholarship) comes after an admissions decision

[crimson aurora]

Well maybe
It's next Friday
Not long soo...
I can wait

[cyan wedge]

Are there cows at Colby!

I know there are at Williams but I like cows 😭

[low violet]

davissss

wait there r cows at williams?

i didnt see it when i visited

[cyan wedge]

I saw it’s a little bit off campus on the mouintain climbing tradition thing they have!

[cyan wedge]

60% white 😟

Cannot find a good make me love Colby post on Reddit

colby is a okish lac, its lower in ranking compared to wesleyan even but the acceptance rate is so cracked is bcs of its no supp policy

like okish compared to the tops

[eternal hearth]

ik wes is nice cuz ive visited and I have friends there but idrk much about colby

[cyan wedge]

wes is amazing i absolutely love it

also Colby is ranked after a school named after toothpaste fyi

[oak hill]

It’s a good school

So next Friday is confirmed?

[magic token]

Bruh who wanna attend colgate haha

[cyan wedge]

who wanna be rejected by colgate?

[crimson aurora]

Not quite sure tho
Fingers crossed
Hope we all get in , lol

[oak hill]

Good luck

[low violet]

uh oh

[low violet]

ooh now i want to go even more but im prolly rejected since im not an athlete 😦

[slate surge]

haha

no you won't

[low violet]

also bc of its 25 percent WL, which lowers the acc rate

[low violet]

williams has like 35 oercent athletes if i remember correctly

[slate surge]

oh

[crimson aurora]

Did anyone receive a waiver today
Just wanna know if they are done Rolling it out

[oak hill]

What’s the waiver for?

[crimson aurora]

CSS profile fee waiver

[gray cloak]

looks like they aren't releasing much waivers

[rotund river]

Nope...haven't received one yet

[crimson aurora]

Yeah
That's gone tho

[gray cloak]

what's gone?

they might give out till the day before decision

[crimson aurora]

I mean the possibility of getting a waiver
Or getting into Colby
The CSS is a sign you know Soo..

[gray cloak]

ohh. isn't there still time to recieve waiver?

decision come out at around march 18

[crimson aurora]

I mean they must have given all they want to give out at this point

[gray cloak]

ohh

that's sad

[crimson aurora]

Yeah

[low violet]

but if u make under 100ki u dont need the waiver

right? so u wouldnt receive it

all my css profiles were free

or is thjis unique to intl

[round magnet]

i still need to ask for waivers from colleges

[low violet]

wait what

[round magnet]

my fam makes lesst than 100k

[low violet]

wait how do u know u need to request them?

are u domestic'

[round magnet]

im intl too

[low violet]

or is this only for international

maybe thats why

[round magnet]

ok

[low violet]

bc i got all the css shit for free automatically

but im not sure

[limber cradle]

Yeah CSS has its own wavier for domestic but intls need to ask the colleges

College board just gets paid by the college for intls and for domestic they just wavie it off

[cyan wedge]

did anyone recieve the waiver

last year, by now most applicant had recieved it

[round magnet]

yeah

[cyan wedge]

you recieved it?

[round magnet]

yeah

[gray cloak]

when?

[cyan wedge]

when? does getting a waiver mean anything?

[round magnet]

6 march 3am (gmt+7)

[round magnet]

idk

[cyan wedge]

many people haven't gotten it

[limber cradle]

Me too

[limber cradle]

Same time

The deadline to submit was also 8th March Thursday

Last time they did release a lot of waviers

[cyan wedge]

you are intl or domestic?

[gray cloak]

you received this year or last year?

[cosmic orbit]

I heard they release waivers in batches

[cyan wedge]

that is already done by now

next week decisions are going to get rolled out

[limber cradle]

INTL

[limber cradle]

This year

[gray cloak]

you sure 8th march is the deadline?

[limber cradle]

i wasn't sent any email regarding scholarships but i just got the update form

Please submit your CSS Profile by the end of the day on Thursday, March 7 in order for your financial aid application to be considered complete. I hope that you won't hesitate to let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

Best regards,

David

[gray cloak]

everyone got the update form.

[limber cradle]

yeaps

[gray cloak]

waiver was also sent?

with the email

[limber cradle]

yeah

above was the wavier

same time as @round magnet received it

[gray cloak]

ohhh,

[gray cloak]

....

[limber cradle]

my bad it was 7th

in the email

[gray cloak]

could you give the source of it?

[limber cradle]

no no

i meant

submission of profile

i have sent the email

[gray cloak]

ohhh, i thought deadline of receiving the waiver

[limber cradle]

naah

[gray cloak]

nevermind

[limber cradle]

nobody knows that

[gray cloak]

but they sent really few waivers this year

[limber cradle]

yeah same

i was seeing last years reddit

so many people got it

[gray cloak]

yeah, i'm hoping they are sending in batches

[limber cradle]

i hope you all receive it

[gray cloak]

but it is almost too late for it considering decision come out in almost 10 days from now

[limber cradle]

oh isn't the decision not next friday or saturday?

like middlebury and skidmore both releasing next saturday

[gray cloak]

it was march 17/18 last year

so probably around that

[limber cradle]

ooh okie perfect

[crimson aurora]

Woah
They are aiidy done concluding decisions tho sooo

[gray cloak]

well probably yes. but let's remain hopeful

[crimson aurora]

Well well well
Lets really remain hopeful
They were really selective with waivers this year
Seems they gave it to only people they were going to admit

[crimson aurora]

They've sent it all out
You are getting in bro since you got it
Congratulations in advance Colby'28

[limber cradle]

I really hope I do and you all get the waviers too colby was the first uni i was interested in when I started researching but nothing for sure prayers for you all and I really hope we all can get in!

[cyan wedge]

next friday is the decision

[crimson aurora]

Yeah
Next Friday and that's all

[cyan wedge]

Last yr was released at 3 pm

[crimson aurora]

Oh wow

[cyan wedge]

let's hope for the best

[crimson aurora]

Who else applied to any of this Swarthmore, Carleton, Trinity, Connecticut College, Wesleyan, Dartmouth?
Colby's off my list

[crimson aurora]

Yeah
We should and be realistic

[cyan wedge]

i applied to swaty and trincoll

[cyan wedge]

they have been stingy with waiver this year

lets see

[crimson aurora]

Did you receive a CSS fee waiver from Trinity
I didn't
Seems that's some L

[cyan wedge]

i paid for the CSS

[crimson aurora]

I won't pay it
Since they didn't give the waiver that means they won't admit
So I should just keep my 16dolls

[cyan wedge]

i paid it on jan 1

i think

i didn't req for the waiver

[crimson aurora]

Ohhh
I see

[crimson aurora]

I did but they didn't give

[cyan wedge]

these colleges have been stingy

this year

[crimson aurora]

Actually

[cyan wedge]

i mean with waivers

[crimson aurora]

Yeah

[limber cradle]

Darty and wesleyan

[crimson aurora]

Nice
Done your Dartmouth interview
I received a late one 27th of February
Took it tho

On the same day I have Colby's Pulver interview

[limber cradle]

Naah i am most prolly getting rejected by darty didn't get any interview

For darty they ask for fin aid documents and thays pretty much an early sign

[gray cloak]

when did they ask it/?

[limber cradle]

They didn't ask me

I saw on reddit people with "past expereince" said

Around mid march they ask

As end of March is ivy day

[gray cloak]

ohhhh

[crimson aurora]

I haven't submitted my fin aid doc yet cos I wanted to use that as an early sign

[limber cradle]

You mean the CSS profile right?

[crimson aurora]

Yeah
Or ISFAA

[cyan wedge]

how many people yk from your nation that have gotten the waiver

[crimson aurora]

Colby fee waiver right??
Only 1 I know of

[cyan wedge]

do you know anyone from your nation that has gotten the waiver?

[cyan wedge]

when did they recieve the wiaver

[crimson aurora]

Around the same time you got yours

It's definite that friend of mine is getting in cos he also got the Pulver interview
I am so so happy for him to get in even if I get rejected

[cyan wedge]

dude getting a pulver interview is good, many intls dont get a fee waiver and still get in

its all over reddit that the fee waivers basically mean nothing

[limber cradle]

basically yeah

[crimson aurora]

For intls, it actually does
Especially for full aid seekers
You can see they are so selective with their waivers this time around
I mean very few people got it

So from my country, we have 3 pple who got Pulver interview, it's impossible they admit all of us, yeah
They just chose to give the waiver to who they are gonna admit which is only one

[median cloak]

i think theyre def processing finaid rn cuz a finaid officer emailed me the other day

[median cloak]

afaik if you fill out the form and attenf the interview the odds r rly high?

ppl who get invited but dont do anything get waitlisted

i heard

[crimson aurora]

It's Ñigeria, we get very low representation about 2 are admitted so
And I think one person was admitted ed2

[median cloak]

abt turning in a tax return

[crimson aurora]

Yeah
I also hared that

[limber cradle]

yeah most porlly admission decisions are already made

[crimson aurora]

Are you domestic or intl?

[median cloak]

domestic!

this was after an admissions officer emailed my counselor to turn in midyear grades

[crimson aurora]

Nice
You know Colby is highly need aware for intl so it actually differs

[median cloak]

yeah true

theyre still need aware for donestics tho just less so

[crimson aurora]

From recent years too, anyone I have seen got the Pulvers got in actually.
This year might be different ig

[cyan wedge]

they got a 50 million grant all for financial aid this yr

[median cloak]

so if u did the interview and u filled everything out i think youre fine

[median cloak]

omg??

fr?

[limber cradle]

yeaps just saw that news its like actually so good for them

[crimson aurora]

Wow
That's huge

[limber cradle]

yeah

they posted on their insta

ig around a month ago

[median cloak]

thats amazing

[cyan wedge]

thats what my interviwer said when i said i was worried about paying for the college

[crimson aurora]

Fr
That's so huge
That might lead to them admitting more people

[cyan wedge]

so he said they are being more generous this yr

[crimson aurora]

Still get, no hope tho

[median cloak]

colby would be crazy

let me innnn

[limber cradle]

hopefully we will make it!

[median cloak]

yesss

[cyan wedge]

positivity!

[crimson aurora]

Amen!

[cyan wedge]

for internationals it will always be limited

[crimson aurora]

Yeah!!!

[crimson aurora]

Yeah
That's actually true

[cyan wedge]

im pretty sure they have more intl students than hispanic students 😭

[crimson aurora]

That's why I said they cannot accept 3 of us from my country

[cyan wedge]

i was worried about going to a pwi so i looked up the breakdown

[cyan wedge]

typical LAC in maine

[median cloak]

omg what

[cyan wedge]

at most 2

3 is impossible

[median cloak]

how much more?

[crimson aurora]

Exactly
And they aiidy had 1

[crimson aurora]

But plot twist
They accepted 9 Ghanians last year

[cyan wedge]

insane

[cyan wedge]

over 1% lol

[median cloak]

[cyan wedge]

i hope i get in

[median cloak]

this is gonna be such a cultiral shock

[crimson aurora]

Yeah
They rejected the person who got the fee waiver

[cyan wedge]

if god if you exist, please work with this uni

186 internationals and 169 hispanic students

[median cloak]

this is crazy

[crimson aurora]

Same for us all

[cyan wedge]

bro you are generalising things

so only like 20 more lollll

[cyan wedge]

no fr

[crimson aurora]

I haven't made any generalization

[cyan wedge]

haven't you already gotten somewhere?

[cyan wedge]

you have

[crimson aurora]

Ik ik

[cyan wedge]

why do you want to get in everywhere lmao

[crimson aurora]

Just stating what happened
So that's just it

[cyan wedge]

im so scared 😭 im mexican and honduran hbu?

[cyan wedge]

bro is saying one case will be applicable to the whole

sample

it is not how statistics work

[median cloak]

venezuelan!!

[cyan wedge]

south american

[limber cradle]

Asian

[cyan wedge]

im scared bc im from a very hispanic area 😭 and ive never been surrounded white ppl

[cyan wedge]

where are you from bro

are you from northern states or the south

[limber cradle]

Pakistan

[cyan wedge]

pakistanis are so cool

[limber cradle]

💀what way brother-?

[cyan wedge]

i don't want to say

i will get banned

[limber cradle]

😭

[median cloak]

SAMEE

i havent met like

an actually white american

[cyan wedge]

which province are you from

[median cloak]

i live in hialeah theres none of them here

[limber cradle]

Sindh karachi basically

[median cloak]

the south!

[cyan wedge]

i know few people from pakistan

[cyan wedge]

OMG I LOVE FLORIDA

[median cloak]

im applying to everything up north

[cyan wedge]

mostly from karachi

I BASICALLY LIVE THERE

im from ga

[median cloak]

TWINN

[limber cradle]

Oooh thats great

[median cloak]

OMGGG

i love georgia

[cyan wedge]

but my family is all in miami

[median cloak]

I HAVE SOME FAMILY IN GA TOO

[cyan wedge]

every summer and holiday 🤞

you are repeating one case

again and again

trying to invalidate something

nobody knows what happens

[limber cradle]

Ok ok chill its ok we all will see what happens next week

[crimson aurora]

It's okay it's okay
I am wrong, you are right if that suits you
Lets bash the argument pls

[cyan wedge]

i am not saying i am right and wrong

just be mathematically correct

[crimson aurora]

It's okay
it's okay
Whatever suits you, pls

[limber cradle]

same as everyone

[crimson aurora]

Exactly
That's what I am praying about for my friend

[cyan wedge]

i got it little earlier

than others

[limber cradle]

OOOH

i have seen three people one from this server malay person and one on reddit just rn

both same time

[cyan wedge]

malay?

[limber cradle]

malaysian he is ig

i am not sure

time to scroll up

[cyan wedge]

haha alright

[limber cradle]

no no i meant i just saw his reply to my comment

[crimson aurora]

Yh yh

[limber cradle]

.

[cyan wedge]

abt

where is it?

[limber cradle]

oh wait really?

whereee-

[crimson aurora]

Not sure this works tho

[cyan wedge]

how

but it was like 4 yrs ago and im delusional

?

ya

[limber cradle]

whatever we all can try atleast

[cyan wedge]

yes we can try

[runic nebula]

what are we discussing?

[cyan wedge]

do you think they have uploaded the decisions now

[cyan wedge]

oxford damn

[crimson aurora]

We are all going delulu🤣🤣😭
Lets calm down
Colby's not the end of our world
I just do hope we love wherever we end at

[cyan wedge]

the page is inactive

[runic nebula]

[limber cradle]

same

[cyan wedge]

did you apply to colby

[runic nebula]

p sure it does

[cyan wedge]

that is insane

you should just apply to T20s

oh oops

[runic nebula]

yup i did

[cyan wedge]

oxford >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>... colby

[crimson aurora]

It's just next Friday
I know waiting can be difficult but we'd surely see that day

[cyan wedge]

do you know anyone admitted to colbt

colby

i think we can ask them the link to the admitted students day

[crimson aurora]

Oh yeah

We can just search it up online tho

[runic nebula]

yeah lol so basically i got the oxford offer on jan 9

after submitting all my apps

[cyan wedge]

not personally but there is an instagram page of admitted students

mostly athletes i think

[runic nebula]

so still excited about every upcoming decision

[cyan wedge]

wait let me see

[runic nebula]

is it?

[limber cradle]

yeah it is

[runic nebula]

but u can see the page right?

[limber cradle]

not really

it has a yellow banner with

the page inactive

[crimson aurora]

Talking about Colby, anyone has like an early sign for one of these: Swarthmore, Carleton, Wesleyan, Conncoll, Trinity

[runic nebula]

this works?

[limber cradle]

same message

[runic nebula]

i don't see that somehow

i see this

[limber cradle]

yes yes

[cyan wedge]

😭

[runic nebula]

??

[cyan wedge]

🤣

[limber cradle]

yeaps

[cyan wedge]

login

[runic nebula]

damn ok ill try

sorry mb 💀

[cyan wedge]

LOL

[runic nebula]

inactive

[cyan wedge]

bro made it so funny

no worries

[limber cradle]

patched it is then

we wait

[cyan wedge]

i think caltech comes out today

[runic nebula]

[cyan wedge]

that school is crazy selective too

i just missed caltech by a mark

but never mind

[runic nebula]

yeah in 2 hours i think

[crimson aurora]

Yeah
Who would even apply there fr
I can only apply to lacs
Did Dartmouth only because it is a lac

[cyan wedge]

i want to go there for grad school

[cyan wedge]

ikr

like stanford mit or caltech

i just didnt feel good enough for it this round lol

i also want to go there or stanford for my grad school

they are very near the

jet propulsion lab

[cyan wedge]

yes! nasa

i want to work there too

[cyan wedge]

what are you majoring on

[limber cradle]

omgggg

likely from stanford

man must be top top top tier

[crimson aurora]

So so happy for him fr

[cyan wedge]

chemical engineering lollll

thats amazing

[crimson aurora]

He's test optional tho

[cyan wedge]

that is some cool stuff

[limber cradle]

woah really

must have

killer

ecs

5-6 published research lol

[crimson aurora]

He was the other person who got the Pulver interview but hasn't received a waiver yet
Same as me

[crimson aurora]

Nah nah 🤣🤣🤣

[limber cradle]

cracked applicants

[cyan wedge]

research done by high schooler

lmao

its okay he got into stanford 🥰

only if you make it to RSI or SSP it is good

imo the best school in the US

or

BL4S

winner

that is cool

[limber cradle]

i would rate stanford over MIT anyday

[cyan wedge]

same

[cyan wedge]

same

stanford has that well rounded feel

[crimson aurora]

Exactly
Really hoping he's in

I'd be able to bràg of having a Stanford friend

[cyan wedge]

mit is just eng nerds

[limber cradle]

yesss

[cyan wedge]

man i have a friend who got into UChicago

i brag about him lmao

[crimson aurora]

I just love LACs
My eyes aren't for T20s at all
I didn't even apply to any

[cyan wedge]

• pton

my reccomender went to stanford and he loves joking abt how mit sucks

[limber cradle]

i just know a person from CCC who was with me who got into darty full ride EDI

damn

[crimson aurora]

I also have one who got into Dartmouth ED
female
She isn't that cracked but unique

Woah
That's absolutely damn

[cyan wedge]

i don't rate dartmouth over uchicago tbh

for intl seeking full aid

me neither

dartmouth is easier

[crimson aurora]

It's need blind

[cyan wedge]

yes ik that so?

i think there are only like 7 need blind schools

[limber cradle]

but again uchicago attracts a diff set of people

[crimson aurora]

So it's better for intls seeking aid

[cyan wedge]

the set is so different

you can just tell

[limber cradle]

yeaps

[cyan wedge]

fit is important

some people will fit into uchicago

[limber cradle]

and someone like me who has never finished a novel lol defo don't even understand their essay prompts

[cyan wedge]

and not into dartmouth

[cyan wedge]

fr?

[limber cradle]

oh i just have hd one series back in grade 7-8

thats it

i runaway from books

[cyan wedge]

bowdoin, princeton, harvard, mit, yale, amherst, and dartmouth are the 7

[cyan wedge]

i just love amherst

brown will adpot need blind policy for intl next yr

from the bottom of my heart

[limber cradle]

yale surely says but the data doesn't show that

its bad with intl aid

[cyan wedge]

LOL

yale is also goofy

who likes new haven

[limber cradle]

like they meet full need but its like 25pc intls get that

[cyan wedge]

bowdoin has 1.6% intl acceptance rate

[limber cradle]

i was applaying to bowdoin but again 0 fit and ig may people just apply cuz of need blind

[cyan wedge]

i think 10% of bowdoins class is intl

[limber cradle]

having 0 fit

bringing the acceptance rate down

[cyan wedge]

yes that is the case

i applied and got rejected LOL

[cyan wedge]

ED?

yup

[limber cradle]

my friend did ed too got rejected

[cyan wedge]

i find amherst to be a v good fit

[crimson aurora]

I was rejected Bowdoin ED1 And Lehigh ED2

[cyan wedge]

but i will likely get rejected

[limber cradle]

i got cornell rejected (biggest mistake to do need aware as ED)

[cyan wedge]

LOL

[cyan wedge]

i got both ED deferred

i would re do my college list if i could do it all over again

only apply to like 5 schools

instead of 14

[limber cradle]

not bad really

[crimson aurora]

Cornell seems to live Ghanians so much
I know 6 Ghanians from a single CBO that they accepted

[cyan wedge]

not bad?

it is bad

[limber cradle]

From orgs its so much easier

[cyan wedge]

i have had 4 deferrals this cycle

it is insane

[limber cradle]

they really be taking thousands of dollars and promising me penn

[cyan wedge]

i thought deferred depends on the school

[limber cradle]

now thats bad-

[cyan wedge]

some schools defer everyone

[limber cradle]

i have 2

[cyan wedge]

which which

[limber cradle]

richmond and miami lol same night

[cyan wedge]

and some genuinley keep you if they like you

i think i have 4 deferred too

[runic nebula]

do we know the decision date guys?

[cyan wedge]

friday 3pm

[cyan wedge]

friday

[crimson aurora]

I was deferred Urichmond even after getting their fee waiver

[cyan wedge]

you and your fee waivers

[limber cradle]

urichmond defer selected people afaik i have seen many intls rejected too ea round

[gray cloak]

do you know when richmond is coming out?

also how usual is richmond defer?

[limber cradle]

but umiami? 13 ppl from my school alone got deffered

[crimson aurora]

Talking in terms of Richmond now pls
Lets pick Colby out of it

[limber cradle]

not that rare but not common at all

[gray cloak]

i got urichmond deferred as well

[limber cradle]

intls with full aids its rare

[crimson aurora]

They defer a lot and waitlist and reject them later
If you ask for aid

[cyan wedge]

it is common

[gray cloak]

a lot got rejected in ea round though

[crimson aurora]

Full aid seeker here
So I know my fate in the Rd

[limber cradle]

we all know lol

no scholars so defo

rejection incoming

[gray cloak]

deferral for full aid is rare?

[crimson aurora]

Exactly

[limber cradle]

from both umiami and richmond

[cyan wedge]

it isn't

[gray cloak]

ohh

ok

[cyan wedge]

urich deferrs a lot of intl seeking aid

[limber cradle]

its not rare i mean compared to umiami its much better

[gray cloak]

its just most of the applicants i knew got rejected so

[limber cradle]

cuz i have seen many rejections too ea round

[crimson aurora]

Your statistics?🤣🤣🤣

[limber cradle]

same

[crimson aurora]

And rejects them later defo

[runic nebula]

Ooo

[limber cradle]

macalester was brutal one person from my country got in with (much worse stats) but a us citizen hence full ride

[crimson aurora]

I mean
Only one W matters and all the L from other colleges would be a thing of the past

[cyan wedge]

being a domestic is a cheat code

[limber cradle]

bruh thats so unfair they take the intl spot at times but get the federal stuff

so he is represented as pakistani

just federal aid

[crimson aurora]

The prayer is just that wherever you end up at, it should be a place you love greatly
That way you won't feel sad from being rejected

[limber cradle]

you have that big W so cheer up fella

[gray cloak]

@crimson aurora where did you get in|?

[crimson aurora]

I mean I wanted to commit yesterday but my college CBO adviser won't let me

[limber cradle]

obvio chill commit after 1st April

[crimson aurora]

Sewanee: University of The South
You might not have heard of it

[crimson aurora]

Yeah
April 1st 😭
I'd be commiting on that day

[limber cradle]

us move

[cyan wedge]

you should stop stressing and just chill atm

i think

[crimson aurora]

Yeah yeah
Actually idk why I am stressing

Fr
I felt like I should just stay so detached to any schools decisions but that stress still comes up

[cyan wedge]

you should actually chill you are mostly sorted even if you get all the decisions Ls now

it won't matter

[crimson aurora]

Surely
It doesn't

I do think of this imaginary situation
What if Common Appo just be like QB
You rank your school in order of preference
You get accepted my the top choice and the others automatically withdraws you
Let's assume all your needs would be met tho

It will just be so easy for everyone
No use of multiple acceptances

How cool would that be?

[cyan wedge]

it would be

but it won't happen for us

[crimson aurora]

Yeah yeah
I mean let's just imagine it applies to every applicant

[floral oyster]

did colby sent css fee waiver for rd?

[limber cradle]

yeah

they did

[floral oyster]

didnt get, it means +1 L right

[limber cradle]

not really

so just chill

[cyan wedge]

likely yes

[limber cradle]

we all jsut had a whole convo above

so

jsut see that

[cyan wedge]

LOL

war flashbakcs

[limber cradle]

guys-

i jsut saw-

FIU ranks above colby in cs wait really-?

[cyan wedge]

no

[limber cradle]

thank god

[cyan wedge]

LOL

[limber cradle]

idk how much people trust niche but that blud actually shows it for 2024

[crimson aurora]

I don't trust any Ranking actually

As long as I am contented with where I am, with a full ride
The Rankings can just scram off

[limber cradle]

oh yes defo i was just seeing for my options rn

FIU better than furman anyday obvio but for colby i was just seeing

[crimson aurora]

I mean every school is good as long as it will prep you for what you need in life

And the thing with small schools with strong alumni connections is that you get to access a lot of hidden things and opportunities
Just by being the big fish in the small pond

[limber cradle]

oh yes thats one good thing abt small LACs

does any colby grad tell about the dorms?

Haven't heard good abt em

[cyan wedge]

it is not that good

from what i have heard

socially too haven't heard that good about the school

[crimson aurora]

Hmm
As long is it's habitable and you aren't living in shambles
That all we need

[limber cradle]

definitely but we all look for specific things from a college so was askig for that

[cyan wedge]

yea i will set up a tent near their lake and

livve there

[crimson aurora]

I mean as long as it can live up to the standard of a living room and I have my own space well looking
That's all

[crimson aurora]

I look for food in a college too 🤣🤣
As a foodie

[cyan wedge]

man just give me college

idc about food or housing

[crimson aurora]

Exactly

[cyan wedge]

i heard colby has parties every friday and saturday

[crimson aurora]

I mean I didn't come to a resort
I came to study as an intl

[cyan wedge]

like a party school w alcohol and weed

[crimson aurora]

So gimme that strong education

[cyan wedge]

and the dorms seem spacious compared to other schools

[cyan wedge]

interesting

[crimson aurora]

Wow
Hookup culture?

[cyan wedge]

likely yes

but its so tiny it feels so embrassing everyone would know who hooked up

like those tiktoks when you search in the background before spilling tea bc you go to an lac

[runic nebula]

lmao

[crimson aurora]

Woah
In my home country, you are expected to be pure ( like virgin) throughout college
We have nothing of such here
That's where American college differs

[median cloak]

STOL I WAS JUST GONNA SAY THIS

[cyan wedge]

LMFAO

WE ARE TWINS

[runic nebula]

what countey?

[median cloak]

LITERALLT

ON THE SAME BRAIN FREQUENCY

[crimson aurora]

Nigeria
Giant of Africa 😭😭😭

[runic nebula]

oh interesting

[crimson aurora]

No secret 😭😭😭 everyone would know
Even if they don't speak of it
It's pretty embarrassing

[runic nebula]

im so scared of a co-educational uni ngl

(ive been in an all-girls school my entire life)

[cyan wedge]

OMG

thats so real

like what do you mean there is a man next door to me

💀

[runic nebula]

[cyan wedge]

bro talk about college

[runic nebula]

what if college isn't like the movies

[median cloak]

the coed showers will be what Get me

[runic nebula]

bro i expect too much

[median cloak]

im cooked

[cyan wedge]

AW HELL NO

[runic nebula]

my heart gonna break soon

[crimson aurora]

The chat here is pretty lively fr
Cool Colby vibes
Go Mules y'all

[cyan wedge]

aare you supposed to get nakedd together?

i dont need man hair in the drain

[runic nebula]

that's a thing too

[cyan wedge]

💀

NO WAY

[crimson aurora]

Idts

[median cloak]

no idts but its still like scary

[runic nebula]

i need wellesley please

[cyan wedge]

i think the floors are seperated by gender

so upstairs is man and they alternate

[crimson aurora]

How does communal bathroom in college works !

[cyan wedge]

1 bathroom per floor

[median cloak]

🤞

williams have some corx

[cyan wedge]

like prision showers basically 😭

[median cloak]

cord

coed

[crimson aurora]

I have a friend who got into Wellesley ED2 this year
EFC of 498$

[cyan wedge]

i want to go to all non-binary school

that will be insane

[runic nebula]

thankfully didn't apply there

[runic nebula]

wowie!

[median cloak]

theyre ly top choice Rn

thats one thing i dont like abt williams

[cyan wedge]

sis did you apply to amherst?

she did!

[median cloak]

yes!!

[cyan wedge]

do they too have cows?

or something similar to that

[median cloak]

i have no idea for sure but

theyre a rural campus

so they def have farm animals

[median cloak]

THIS IS CUTEE

the pitt dorms were so

Tiny

[cyan wedge]

this looks cute but like 3 to a room!

[median cloak]

when i visited

[cyan wedge]

can you get a single apartment?

[crimson aurora]

Actually it is
Except that this is not how they would be in real life 🤣😭

[cyan wedge]

like dorm for only one person

[cyan wedge]

usually no but there are some left over dorms at the end

and you can petition for it

[crimson aurora]

Hmm
3 is fine if there's personal space and mutual respect

[cyan wedge]

if you want it after housing selection has ended

[cyan wedge]

man i have a habit of walking during sleep

[crimson aurora]

No single dorms for freshmen tho

[crimson aurora]

All the more you must have a roommate
A supportive one to guide you and calm you down when you do that

[cyan wedge]

LMFAO i used to do that

i sleep talk sometimes too

[cyan wedge]

i don't need to calm down

i don't want to do weird stuff

and wake up to it next day

like one day i kicked my friend while sleeping in the same room

itwas so bad

[crimson aurora]

Yeah
And get laughed at

If you have a supportive roomie you won't

[cyan wedge]

oh i cannot share a bed w someone

im too restless

move around in my sleep

[crimson aurora]

You will fill this in your housing form so that they can pair you with a compatible person

[cyan wedge]

i fear ill fall off the tiny dorm beds

[cyan wedge]

i regulary fall off from my bed

[crimson aurora]

Me too
I don't mice around but I don't like having my skin touch someone else's

[cyan wedge]

i wonder if colby gives us free ipads like bowdoin

nescac freebies is what i want 😭

[runic nebula]

so like sleep walk?

[crimson aurora]

Idts
I craved Bowdoin ipad so much
Until I got rejected

[crimson aurora]

Fr 🤣🤣🤣
Need a new PC

[cyan wedge]

yes

[runic nebula]

is there a way to control/avoid it?

[crimson aurora]

If he/she grew up with it, it would be pretty hard to curb

[runic nebula]

there's no danger tho right? like in walking at night?

[runic nebula]

ic

[median cloak]

praying for hsf to pull thru so i can buy a good computer

[cyan wedge]

I GOT HSF TOO

WE ARE LITERALLY SEPERATED AT BIRTH

[median cloak]

HELLOO??

[median cloak]

FR WHAT

[crimson aurora]

Pretty no danger
Unless you are in a precarious location or you stumble upon a bad point

[runic nebula]

right! thanks

[cyan wedge]

sleep walking isnt a big deal like that lol

https://www.amherst.edu/news/magazine/issues/spring_2013/beyond_campus/milking_it

COWS

omg i feel goofy

its like we all love cows

omg now i want to visit their store

family owned yougurt store so sweet

[cyan wedge]

i wrote about working on their farm

in my essay

supplemental essay

thats so cool is amherst ur top choice

they have a farm named book and plough farm

[ocean holly]

people are cooking in the colby thread

[cyan wedge]

LMFAO

we chatty today

[native yacht]

guys that’s second time of me noticing how the same people talk about cows

And I love that

[cyan wedge]

🙈

[native yacht]

lacs and cows are everything

[cyan wedge]

the exact sentencce is : , but i still miss connecting with cows.

[native yacht]

I can’t believe that decisions are on the next week alrrr

[cyan wedge]

if i get into a lac that own cows

it is going to be lit for me

[cyan wedge]

uc davis cow is our matriarch for now

i want a picture with one

all wrapped up in a jacket and a hat with my thumbs up next to a cow

[cyan wedge]

i have a cow in my home

💀

😭

i think highland cows are cute

[runic nebula]

really????

u are so lucky

[cyan wedge]

white ppl on tiktok do their hair and stuff 😭

[runic nebula]

[runic nebula]

so truee

[crimson aurora]

What's your things with cows 🤣🤣🤣
It's a unique trait tho
Interesting

[cyan wedge]

cows are interesting bruh

they are lovely

look at that cutie

[crimson aurora]

Looking like Appa

[cyan wedge]

if we both go to colby, we will keep a cow

[runic nebula]

im melting

[cyan wedge]

in the college

[runic nebula]

too much cuteness

here

[cyan wedge]

LOL ill join farm club or whatever and name my cow

[cyan wedge]

is this my supplemental essay

oh it is

LMAO

my sups were so basic

im poor! hispanic! diversity!

i wrote about cows

and farms

went through so much writers block for the community prompt

it did turn out good isn't it?

[crimson aurora]

For Amherst?

[cyan wedge]

oh nah i didnt apply

amherst has a farm

but i needed a commuity essay for umich notre dame and rice

it is good

like they have a program called farm fellow

WHAT

thats so cute

i think i want to get married on a farm

i have a whole pinterest board of a rustic farm wedding

idk where the fascination came from tbh 💀

[cyan wedge]

https://tenor.com/view/llama-viralhog-wedding-bride-groom-gif-18493156

LMFAO

[cyan wedge]

it would be so interesting

idek if thats a llama or an alpaca

that is illama

i think

[cyan wedge]

i am so proud of my community statement now

never mind

moo cowww

[crimson aurora]

My personal statement is what I am most proud of

[cyan wedge]

what did you write about

[crimson aurora]

Wrote it about a Barbie doll
I am a boy tho

Created so much analogies between me and a Barbie doll and it worked so so well

[cyan wedge]

man my personal statement was never interesting

but it got interesting somehow

like it is about redemption

I wish I was creative and stuff w my writing

My rec told me it’s better to be straight to the point since AOs are busy

what did you write about bella

lol basic stuff like hey parents got divorced I take care of my brother and like science is what kept me grounded

[crimson aurora]

The first Line was " I grew up with a dozen and one sisters
Wait?? One, that was Desire, my Barbie doll"

[cyan wedge]

I wrote about Barbie for one of my Questbridge suppplemtns and Barnard

It was just that I idolized Ruth handler for creating the doll and making endless possibilities for women

[cyan wedge]

that sounds nice

[cyan wedge]

what is the first sentence of your common app?

[cyan wedge]

It’s embarrassing 😭

During high school, I faced the divorce of my parents, the transition into a single-family household, and my family's new financial expectations of me, all during the onset and peak of my mom's struggle with sobriety.

Cooked rice was scrambled all over the kitchen.

this was mine

Ohhh that one sounds familiar

I read an essay

Of a guy who got into Harvard

💀

And how he wasn’t good at helping with the family business

And hated it

And eventually found pride in it and his culture

[cyan wedge]

mine opens with a destroyed kitchen

and it is a metaphor and a real life event

denoting something

basically living the life of consequences typa thing

[runic nebula]

no way

[cyan wedge]

Hopefully the AOs ate up all of our essays

[runic nebula]

awww

[cyan wedge]

didn't you check? ( guessing i am the only obessed about cows)

[cyan wedge]

lets hope so

[runic nebula]

i didn't 🤧

but no i promise i love cows smsm

[crimson aurora]

Caltech out soon
Who applied here?

[cyan wedge]

Not me! Lol

[native yacht]

why they have very specific time for decisions lol

[cyan wedge]

Excited for them though!

No fr idk the significance of 2:22

[native yacht]

caltech is too nerdy for me

[cyan wedge]

Or 1122

[native yacht]

all i need is one good lac

and that’s good lac is williams

[cyan wedge]

Gl!!!

[misty parcel]

MIT is 6:28

[cyan wedge]

ya pi times 2

thursday is pi day!

3.14 😝

[crimson aurora]

Actually

[cyan wedge]

omg scary

[runic nebula]

why did u do this to that cutie

[cyan wedge]

Also found a single dorm!

[crimson aurora]

How's the pressure going 🔥🔥

[cyan wedge]

lolll no pressure just waiting lol

i wanna help some juniors through their college process to pass the time 😔

[crimson aurora]

Wow
That's really nice of you

[crimson aurora]

I'm just tryna find myself something to do not to think of decisions coming

[low violet]

i keep getting unrealistic expectations when i get an acceptance

i gotta stop being delulu

[cyan wedge]

Huh 😭

What expectations

[low violet]

like i keep thinking ill get in more reaches when i get accepted into a safety/target

so as i got more acceptances to my safety and targeet schools, i think ill be getting into schools like yale 💀

[cyan wedge]

OH LOL

I’m the opposite

I got deferred a lot during early rounds and only got into safeties basically

So I thought I was done for 🙈

[low violet]

same i started that way lol

got rejected brown ed so i thought i was gonna get rejected everywehre

[cyan wedge]

Yeahhh and maybe I’m being delulu but the pulvers interview gassed me up

And I was like oh??

Not all colleges hate me

We will see if I get humbled Friday

[low violet]

lol rs

im hopng at least one of the top LACsi

worst case i go to uci or ucd

[cyan wedge]

Those are good options

Would you go to Colby or Williams over them

[low violet]

yeah

fa

fs

like bates even

[cyan wedge]

LOL

[crimson aurora]

Fr🤣🤣
That's how it is for me to
Me deluluing myself into thinking they might want to accept me without a waiver

[crimson aurora]

Do you know any other lac coming out on Friday
Or who applied to Connecticut college here?

[low violet]

middlebury on sat'

[crimson aurora]

Ohh

Didn't apply there

[low violet]

i think bates as well

not guaranteed

pomona possibly \

hamilton after

so in 2 weeeks

[woeful lantern]

Last year the others LACs that came out on third Friday were Bowdoin, Carleton, haverford, Amherst, Williams, Pomona, Swarthmore, and pitzer

[crimson aurora]

Ohhh
Next Friday is the 2nd right? Friday right?

Well they can decide to follow the same trend this year

[cyan wedge]

3rd

[crimson aurora]

Ohhh
I see
That's nice

Who knows about Connecticut college?

[low violet]

nope

is there a chat for grinnell colege here?

cant find it

[woeful lantern]

I was looking for that the other day as well but couldn’t find it

[low violet]

yeah they teasing us with the decision

[oak hill]

Some people said grinnell was releasing today

I guess it’s not the case tho

[low violet]

yea i think coming friday]

[gray cloak]

no. we need one though

also, any idea if colby finished sending out waiver codes?

the last date could be this monday, considering decisions are out next week, an assumption

[rotund river]

Grinnell usually releases decisions before other selective LACs

So, there is a bit of hope that it could be earlier than friday.

last friday was probably just too early for them. it's my speculation ofc.

[rotund river]

m worried abt tht as well.
Some people apparently didn't get any email. not even the update one

but got the waiver

i got the update one but no waiver

[low violet]

yeah, i hate how no email noti/twitter/insta update for grinnell