All Liberal Arts Colleges (LACs) (2025-2026)

[karmic socket]

dunno if its true given how rich the student body is

but it seems to be a popular stereotype of students there online

[waxen lava]

still not working for me

it cant be broken for this long right?

[glass hornet]

bro click the "financial aid portal" thing in the link
https://www.amherst.edu/offices/financialaid/financial-aid-portal

[upper glade]

same

[upper glade]

ok it works this way

hbu

also do yall have non-filer statements on your colby finaid checklists

[alpine anvil]

nope

i dont have it

[upper glade]

did you ask for CSS waiver

or

js submitted CSS and IDOC

[alpine anvil]

i just submitted

[upper glade]

IDOC?

or CSS

I think IDOC is auto submit

if you have the docs on the portal

[odd tangle]

i think this is only for non tax filer

[upper glade]

oh yeah if u have income it doesnt count

[odd tangle]

not rly, but its rare ig

[upper glade]

depends on the tax systems right

[odd tangle]

u fill in non filer statement

[empty knoll]

bro lmfao

i pay tax back home

its uhh complicated

🙏 💀

[upper glade]

isn't it voluntary for your home country lol

[empty knoll]

remember my dad's job?

[upper glade]

oh shucks

yeah

lmao

[empty knoll]

nonfiler ig

but you would still have taxes surely

like in some way

[upper glade]

VAT

[empty knoll]

im sure people will pay capital gains or something else

[faint coral]

since when have u had this

[upper glade]

portal says when I submitted IDOC but from what I recall like 2 weeks back

do you have it

[faint coral]

no

[serene crown]

yea my dad dosent pay taxes because hes unemployed, but my mom does pay so its complicated

essentially i just sent my tax moms form and filed a non filler statement for my dad

they arent married so they dont file jointly lmao

[upper glade]

yuh this is too context based to interpret anything lmao

[stiff hornet]

lac channel be so active

[rapid creek]

you love to see it

[dusty dagger]

that's not liberal 💔

how can someone be a communist liberal

[sinful totem]

i was gonna make a joke about leftcoms but i can’t do it in good faith it’s too dumb

[dusty dagger]

💔

[sinful totem]

“i am a leftcom”
translating…
“io sono un sinistra comunista”

https://tenor.com/view/bordiga-respect-communism-socialism-ultraleft-gif-3829800082609703547

[dusty dagger]

tankie fr

[waxen lava]

Bro i did that here is a video

god knows what to do

someone please help

[waxen lava]

doesnt wrk for me 💀 💀

im going to call them on monday and ask them

[upper glade]

not that

the link below

https://www.amherst.edu/go/faportal

[waxen lava]

yep that one doesnt work for me

[stiff hornet]

love yall LAC channel

yall r the best

[waxen lava]

its fine, its not that big of a deal ig

[upper glade]

did you try it from the website

[waxen lava]

yeah its probably an error on my end

[upper glade]

ah

[waxen lava]

ill try a totally new device soon

[stiff hornet]

to all the 2030s, I hope we have a first great year at our great lacs

what’s going on with Macalaster

[upper glade]

We look forward to working with you and your family during your application process and enrollment (as applicable) at Amherst!

"enrollment (as applicable)" lmfao

[stiff hornet]

why do they have two rd release dates

[upper glade]

rej EA 🙁

became an MN hater since

[torpid quest]

Guys, someone knows when Grinnell's decision will release? Even I didn't find the time last year to be as a reference.

[stiff hornet]

sorry man, where have you gotten in

[upper glade]

reed

bates wl

[stiff hornet]

bro I honestly need to lock In with remembering where yall got in

I’m proud of every one of yall

we’re all gonna do great things

[stiff hornet]

intl?

[upper glade]

yep

[stiff hornet]

that’s huge

did reed give good money (assuming u need it)

feeling bad abt bates reject not wl

[upper glade]

nah

asked for 3x what I wrote down

they are apparently known for that sooo

[stiff hornet]

but lowkey I alr got into Denison with such great money and a bates wl js prolongs the decision

which is annoying

[upper glade]

oo nice

one of my eng teachers went to denison

[faint coral]

@upper glade did u get the scholarship email from colby

[stiff hornet]

I got 3 WL too

[stiff hornet]

when?

[upper glade]

the one asking to apply?

[stiff hornet]

did anyone get the like application update one

[upper glade]

I got one feb 4

[upper glade]

yes

[stiff hornet]

what did it say

[faint coral]

no the one later in feb

[upper glade]

I think pulver means smth for colby but presidential invite doesnt mean much

as they write on the email its completely separate from admissions

[faint coral]

did you get any of these 2

[upper glade]

nope

[upper glade]

adcom invites u to update if u want

whatever

[cyan moss]

WILLIAMS SWARTHMORE POMONA CARLETON BOWDOIN PLEASE 🙏 🙏 🙏

[stiff hornet]

what’s adcom

[upper glade]

I basically wrote a why colby essay lmfao

[faint coral]

i did

[upper glade]

admissions committee

[stiff hornet]

lmfao bro I js added updates to my ecs

is that cooked

[faint coral]

its sent to everyone.. the update one

[magic coral]

? i thought it was auto

[stiff hornet]

idts

[upper glade]

nah I did that too

[empty knoll]

doesnt work for me

[upper glade]

some ppl didnt get it

[faint coral]

no i am pretty sure

[empty knoll]

colby adcom?

[upper glade]

I think its prescreened so like

bottom 20% gets cut

[stiff hornet]

someone ik didn’t get it

ye prolly

[empty knoll]

ik someone who didnt get it either

[stiff hornet]

did y’all do demonstrated interest for Colby

[upper glade]

like ppl that are worthy of discussion on committee

[magic coral]

eh i didnt submit that one, tho mostly cuz i already submitted an rd update late jan

[upper glade]

get it

[faint coral]

the one where they asking for update on app right?

[stiff hornet]

bro Maine lacs be OD hard to get to

[stiff hornet]

yea

[upper glade]

ikr

[empty knoll]

i didnt submit cause i was getting bombed, youll be fine bro

[faint coral]

i sent my senior year sem 2 grades lol

[stiff hornet]

why

oh

[empty knoll]

me too lol

[stiff hornet]

I thought u meant qtr two

I’m slow

[upper glade]

wait how

[faint coral]

i didnt have any new ecs

[stiff hornet]

did y’all do a lot of demonstrated interest

[upper glade]

like how it's going?

[upper glade]

did the alum chat thing

[empty knoll]

i got trimester 2 stuff

[empty knoll]

there was alum chat?

[faint coral]

straight As because i am doing alevels and its needed for predicted grades

[empty knoll]

i just did scholarship form

[upper glade]

u had to register

[stiff hornet]

same and I did a few ao emails and been on their mailing list for an OD amount of time

[upper glade]

way back

[upper glade]

lmao yeah I clicked all the links

[empty knoll]

fuh

[stiff hornet]

no offense but

[upper glade]

bro like junior year me thought colby was light

[cyan moss]

whens colby out

[stiff hornet]

I feel like Colby is one of those where domestic AR is so so much higher than listed ar

[empty knoll]

20th afaik

[faint coral]

20th i think

[stiff hornet]

thoughts?

[upper glade]

like everywhere is a longshot for aid seeking intls

[stiff hornet]

bc Colby is so easy to apply to

[empty knoll]

Intl seeking aid is fucked

[cyan moss]

bro 7% acceptance rate is no joke

[upper glade]

yeah their dom/intl ratio is probably similar to bates

which is like 50/50

[empty knoll]

bowdoin and a few more would be similar ig

cokgate

[cyan moss]

bro i swear

[faint coral]

yea no supps, but i think its worse that way because more focus on ps then

[stiff hornet]

what do yall think Colby’s domestic ar is bc they don’t do a cds

[cyan moss]

a domestic seeking no aid is fucked too

[empty knoll]

they dont do cds wow

[stiff hornet]

?

[upper glade]

my steak too juicy

[empty knoll]

not as fucked boy

[cyan moss]

i got rejected from all my earlys

rejected or wl

no acceptance

[stiff hornet]

Denison gave me great aid even tho I ain’t need much

love them

[cyan moss]

i only got into some easier lacs

[stiff hornet]

samuel ur full pay?

[cyan moss]

yes

[stiff hornet]

daang

[faint coral]

i got rejected even tho my brother graduated from colgate

[empty knoll]

ed?

[stiff hornet]

ED?

[faint coral]

they didnt take anyone from my country this yr

[empty knoll]

lmfao

[stiff hornet]

Colgate location kinda wack

[faint coral]

yea

[empty knoll]

sucks ED2 was a shitshow everywhere

[cyan moss]

hopefully nyu takes me in

[stiff hornet]

fr

[faint coral]

i was so sad

[upper glade]

siblings dont rlly count as legacy so

[magic coral]

i srsly wanted to apply, too late i got to know about it after applications

[empty knoll]

dw about it, rejection is redirection

[magic coral]

missed chance to say i go to toothpaste college

[faint coral]

hahaha

[faint coral]

i have seen ppl at colgate get really defensive when i said that for fun

[stiff hornet]

is this tuff

or should I get a red one

[magic coral]

lmfao iirc the founder had rights to that name or smth

[upper glade]

is it like maroon

dark red

[stiff hornet]

no Denison red

[upper glade]

oh

hmm

[stiff hornet]

Denison merch is so preppy but so fire

[upper glade]

is there grey

[empty knoll]

Qzips are so goated

i need a qzip

[faint coral]

grey will be cool

[upper glade]

yeah

I dont like the tint of blue on that

but thats me

[stiff hornet]

which

The second has tall sizes I think

which could be good for me

[empty knoll]

grey is cool

[upper glade]

ye

I like the big D logo more but

[stiff hornet]

thanks guys this why lac channel the best

[upper glade]

grey best

[empty knoll]

trust in LaC

[magic coral]

ive got a giant bright neon yellow hoodie it would be so comical if i wore it

[stiff hornet]

yooo this one lowkey raw

but it doesn’t have the tall size

[faint coral]

what country are you from

[stiff hornet]

USA

[upper glade]

fire

[stiff hornet]

I’m wasian tho

[rose ruin]

how tall is bro

[stiff hornet]

ok I’m not that tall but the website says 6 foot and up is for tall sizes

I’m 6’3 or 6’4 with shoes

[rose ruin]

ohhh fire

[upper glade]

thats tall bruh

[empty knoll]

tall man 😍

[upper glade]

😭

[stiff hornet]

yea but not like incredibly tall

[empty knoll]

bro how is 6’3 not that tall

[stiff hornet]

usually I don’t wear tall sizes

[rose ruin]

my vote is on the last gray one

[stiff hornet]

ok u can always see a 6’3 person on the street bro

[upper glade]

same

[stiff hornet]

that’s what I mean

[empty knoll]

My country’s average is like 5’6 brotato

[stiff hornet]

like anything above 6’5 is rare to see

[stiff hornet]

my country’s average is below that

[faint coral]

whats that design on it like the circles when you zoom in

[empty knoll]

+1

[rose ruin]

my dad is 6’3

[stiff hornet]

idk 😭

[faint coral]

i was thinking tht too

[stiff hornet]

Yale merch be so fire

that grey one would go crazy for summer golf

[upper glade]

e rounds up to 3 so same

lmfao

[faint coral]

idk it looks weird no?

[stiff hornet]

yh lowk

[rose ruin]

LMAOO trust

[rose ruin]

yess we got our class shirts the other week

chefs kiss

[empty knoll]

Should i study for finals

considering they may be cancelled

[upper glade]

I mean still

[rose ruin]

live on the edge don’t study

[upper glade]

you never know

[faint coral]

why would they be cancelled

[stiff hornet]

Yoo he’s 6’e

I js for that

that’s funny asf

[stiff hornet]

what they look like

what yall think is coldest LAC

[empty knoll]

war

[empty knoll]

yayyyyyyy

[faint coral]

middleeast?

[upper glade]

5'π^2+1

[empty knoll]

yessir

[upper glade]

omg

[faint coral]

like school final or ib?

[empty knoll]

should i get?

[empty knoll]

ib

[rose ruin]

oh that’s aura

[stiff hornet]

that’s sick asf

[upper glade]

texas has way more cool merches

[stiff hornet]

Yale is so cool be proud of urself

[upper glade]

thats too vanila

[stiff hornet]

Ong

it’s not bad but you could do better

[empty knoll]

Indeed

[rose ruin]

thank youuu😭

[faint coral]

i really dont trust them ... we were called in for exams last yr with a war

[empty knoll]

hella cool

[faint coral]

so study

[upper glade]

did you alr commit or

[empty knoll]

fuhhhhhh

[upper glade]

are you waiting for rd

[stiff hornet]

yo how long after decision do colleges be sending the acc package

[rose ruin]

waiting but i am 99% sure it’ll be yale

[upper glade]

I saw some Yale REA admit got rejected from Bates

crazy

made me feel better abt my WL lmfao

[rose ruin]

i got the folder with the sticker and poster a few weeks after acceptance and the shirt in february

[stiff hornet]

DAMN

I thought it would be like tdy 😭

like 3 days after

[zealous bloom]

my yale admit friend got waitlisted at rochester

[rose ruin]

UNC in-state came a few weeks later too

[upper glade]

this is obv yield protection

[rose ruin]

noo i wish

ok though the letter from UNC came before everything else

that was like a week

[faint coral]

rochestor was really brutal this yr

[upper glade]

brutally rochestermogged

[rose ruin]

though i live decently close to chapel hill

[empty knoll]

mit rd accept who gets rejected at cwru has to be yield protection right?

[stiff hornet]

I’m leaving for my spring break trip in 1 week if I order the Denison merch for the golf I play yall think it could come in 5 business days?

[upper glade]

probs

[stiff hornet]

u got in MIT? and yes probably

[zealous bloom]

mit is entirely vibe and awards

you can sweep all 8 ivies and get cooked at mit

[rose ruin]

re: Rochester

[stiff hornet]

ok but no offense Rochester is a good school

Yale much much better tho

so dw

[upper glade]

I've lowk only seen ppl transfer from there

[empty knoll]

no lol, im not cracked enough for mit

[stiff hornet]

ye I don’t rlly like the general area

[rose ruin]

you could also sweep seven ivies and MIT and still get cooked by the eighth

at a certain level it’s kinda random

[upper glade]

ah, holistic.

[empty knoll]

please god let me sweep all my RD schools

[stiff hornet]

?

[zealous bloom]

yeah it is random

still disappointed i got hard rejected i put effort into the fun form 🥀

[odd tangle]

UChicago's worse 🥀

[upper glade]

there's way too much qualified applicants for top schools

I think thats the biggest issue

[empty knoll]

Yeah the pool is cracked beyond measure

[odd tangle]

i spent whole day writing their dumbass essay. 2k word count

and got rejected 🥀

[zealous bloom]

in two weeks i either get stanny/yale or i get to commit to mellon and i am equally excited by both prospects

so it’s fine

[upper glade]

SATs/GPAs are not rlly a good measure of merit relative to population like

[stiff hornet]

Mellon so sick man congrats

[odd tangle]

and this dumbass is posting 67 jokes
https://www.instagram.com/p/DV3fUTOlbaX/

uchicagoadmissions

Happy Pi Day everyone!

Likes

1724

Instagram

[empty knoll]

melons!!

[zealous bloom]

HYPSMCMU

[empty knoll]

im sure you’ll get in somewhere you’ll be happy at

[empty knoll]

hypsmcmuutaustin*

[zealous bloom]

you got ut as an intl?

impressive

were you full pay

[empty knoll]

yeah there’s no aid for intls

[stiff hornet]

crazy how I almost never applied to Denison bc of common app limit and im most likely going

did any of yall have a similar experience

[empty knoll]

i applied to ut austin cause my parents’ friend wanted me to lol, i had no intention of applying at all

[faint coral]

wow, parents friend? not even my parents know what i am doing half the time

[empty knoll]

they live in austin lmao, my parents were like how many schools are you getting into RD? 5? 10?

(all my schools have a sub 10% ar)

[magic coral]

i applied to nyuad, and realized late jan that its outside us

[faint coral]

do u need aid

[glass hornet]

dude... i attached the pic telling u to try the link in step 2 "financial aid portal" (scroll down a bit)
i get error too when i click the thing in ur vid

[empty knoll]

yes uhhh

yeah intl seeking aid

#itsover

[odd tangle]

fr 😭

intl + aid = cooked

[magic coral]

cs + intl + aid = fried

[vocal schooner]

It’s not yet over!

[odd tangle]

yea.. im CS/AI 🥀

fuck

[waxen lava]

I tried that too and its broken, its working now on a diff device

[odd tangle]

😭

[vocal schooner]

Unless ure CS…

[waxen lava]

thanks for help

[vocal schooner]

Then ure chance is like 1% probably

[faint coral]

make that sub 2 percent then lol

[empty knoll]

no thank god im not cs

[odd tangle]

fuckk!!!!!!!!!!

[vocal schooner]

CS is toughhhhh

Because everybody wants CS / Econs / Pre-Med

[empty knoll]

add in south asian

[upper glade]

yupp

[faint coral]

what about maths

[empty knoll]

#econ #fried

[magic coral]

deep fried*

[faint coral]

the deathly combo

[odd tangle]

intl + premed doesnt even have chance

its like 0 ngl

unless ur canadian

but still

[vocal schooner]

AOs want what they don’t have, so a person applying with theatre is more “rare” in the pool than CS.

Of course admissions isn’t that simple and there is still many other factors that come into play, but regardless intl + aid is really rough.

[empty knoll]

yeah no point doing premed as an intl

[faint coral]

how about maths

[upper glade]

I thought I'd sweep with anthro lmfao

[vocal schooner]

That’s more so because US schools don’t take intl students for medical school

[upper glade]

hell nah

[empty knoll]

maths is pretty popular right?

[odd tangle]

yea

[faint coral]

damn

[upper glade]

anything STEM

is popular

tbf

[vocal schooner]

Sometimes I ask myself what do I provide to the school for them to give me that much money 😭

[upper glade]

except like niche ones

astrophysic

etv

etc

enviro eng

[vocal schooner]

And that’s a question that every intl aid applicant should ask themselves honestly

[odd tangle]

they're still hard to get in though

[upper glade]

you're basically not just qualifying as a student but as a 400k investment

[odd tangle]

unis wont admit u just because u've applied as astrophysics major

[empty knoll]

very smart, what makes you worth a 400k investment

[chrome latch]

hi chat is it too late to send application update😭

[magic coral]

hmm i submitted a cinematic ahh video portfolio so thats rare i'd say

[odd tangle]

yea

ig

[faint coral]

where

[chrome latch]

everywhere

[upper glade]

I sent my darty peer rec yesterday lmao

I think for most LACs yeah its a bit late they are probably done

[vocal schooner]

You also need to have the ECs to back it up, so it’s not so simple as just declaring a niche major. No T20 admits by major but there are differing “rates” when you apply as a STEM versus Humanities student.

That’s the unfortunate reality.

[chrome latch]

I didnt send yet 💀 I am js so tired

[empty knoll]

Yeah lol thats uhh

[upper glade]

yup

[vocal schooner]

Lik ure asking me?

[vocal schooner]

Ig

[empty knoll]

Nah we know you’re worth it by the advice you give here

[vocal schooner]

But if u submit a cinematic video of you coding..

[faint coral]

i lit sent my senior year sem 2 grades for an update - is that bad

[vocal schooner]

[upper glade]

heard penn is done with their decisions

darty emailed that they are in the final stages so

[chrome latch]

i want to know about your ecs so bad

[upper glade]

who knows

they might read it

[empty knoll]

yeah penn jhu tufts

[magic coral]

no as in like made in after effects with effects and narration and all along with story and demos of projects

[upper glade]

the letter is not that bad imo

so

might help

[vocal schooner]

Just to make it clear schools DONT admit by major. But if you want to be rare and stand out in the applicant pool, then CS might not be the best.

[empty knoll]

I think it does play a role in class shaping

[upper glade]

yuh

[odd tangle]

they still consider though

so.... asian + cs + aid = fucked

[vocal schooner]

Yes it definitely does. Check out Andrew Hoffman’s video on class shaping. He goes deep into the details of how it works.

[glass hornet]

congrats for nd what major btw

[empty knoll]

yes my goat doc hoff

[upper glade]

best admissions youtuber rn

[vocal schooner]

https://youtu.be/cigVWl23W5Y?si=cyTt7AfhXnK13tRZ

This is a really good video

[vocal schooner]

Sociology + theology

[upper glade]

him, admitium, and some admission office podcasts

[glass hornet]

tuff

[vocal schooner]

Noice then this is really unique!

[glass hornet]

why theology tho

js curious

[vocal schooner]

I mean

The real answer is because

It’s rare.

[empty knoll]

Apparently darty has a podcast

[chrome latch]

Because it’s ND

[vocal schooner]

It was more of a strategic play to accompany my sociology

[upper glade]

yuh

yale mogs tho

[vocal schooner]

It’s abit complicated

To explain

[odd tangle]

i mean... if u have service related ecs, y not just apply as theology major

ykwim

[glass hornet]

wait so ur actually not interested in theology

[odd tangle]

its unique

[glass hornet]

and its for the game

or what

[vocal schooner]

I did a 2.5 hour video breaking down my ND application

[chrome latch]

it’s for cohesion

[vocal schooner]

It was something I discovered along the way

[empty knoll]

uh wow

[faint coral]

did u upload it anywhere

[vocal schooner]

As a way to thread my application together for ND

[glass hornet]

hmmm

[vocal schooner]

Yes it’s on my YouTube but I won’t send it here in case it’s against the rules

[glass hornet]

which supps did u chose

[chrome latch]

Can I dm

[glass hornet]

for the short answer thingy

[vocal schooner]

I chose 1/2/5

[faint coral]

oh i wanted towatch

[vocal schooner]

U will be bored to death LOL

[glass hornet]

1 was the faith thing right?

[vocal schooner]

Yessir

[chrome latch]

I wont trust

[glass hornet]

u catholic

?

[vocal schooner]

Yessir

[upper glade]

why are we lowk twins

I did 1/4/5

[glass hornet]

like serious one

faithful

or nah

[vocal schooner]

And faith is important to the way I think

Nope serious

It’s also why I declared theology

[empty knoll]

Five is best compliment right or was that 3

[glass hornet]

oh nice

[vocal schooner]

I used my ECs and essay to back it up

[upper glade]

4

5 is what would u fight for

[vocal schooner]

Games the game unfortunately

[vocal schooner]

Yep

[empty knoll]

i did 4 and 5 too

[vocal schooner]

1 and 5 were must do’s.

[empty knoll]

what was one?

[glass hornet]

can i see ur supps for 1

[vocal schooner]

How does faith play a role

[glass hornet]

cos mine is kinda ahhh

[upper glade]

How does faith influence the decisions you make?

[vocal schooner]

Sure

Lemme find it

[empty knoll]

yeah i didnt do that one

[vocal schooner]

I’ll send it here

Is that allowed

[glass hornet]

i think so

[chrome latch]

Yep

[faint coral]

i really want to watch the video

[vocal schooner]

☠️

[upper glade]

I only did 50 words for #1

[chrome latch]

can I see the vid my guy

[vocal schooner]

Okeyy

[empty knoll]

did yall mention ND in the non negotiabke factors essay

[vocal schooner]

Dm me

I’ll send u the link

[upper glade]

wym

[vocal schooner]

Ofc

[glass hornet]

i did lol

[upper glade]

I mentioned A&L

but thats basically ND so

[empty knoll]

i did traits associated with ND, but didnt mention by name

[upper glade]

its basically a why ND essay so

[vocal schooner]

FINAL COMPILATION

Option 1: How does faith influence the decisions you make? (100 words)
When I learned that Brandon, a boy with autism, was hidden away by grandparents fearful of his differences, I felt indignant at their injustice. But faith reminded me that judgement would change nothing. Instead, I turned my attention to Brandon himself, choosing compassion over anger. I invited him to our weekly board games, where he discovered his belonging and laughter. In that small act, my understanding of justice shifted: not punishing wrongdoers, but restoring dignity to the vulnerable. Faith continues to guide my decision-making in this way: redirecting frustration into love that creates spaces for others, as Christ would do.

Option 2: What is distinctive about your personal experiences and development (eg, family support, culture, disability, personal background, community)? Why are these experiences important to you and how will you enrich the Notre Dame community? (100 words)

My daily "Kopi-C-Kosong" (strong coffee) during National Service was my coffee order, but it only had meaning next to my officer's "Kopi-O-Gau" (sweetened coffee). Through our diverse orders, we built our camaraderie, where our 7 AM breakfast talks taught me that shared traditions are the bedrock of a community.

My mandatory military service acted as a bridge between my teenage years and adulthood. It entrusted me with real-world responsibilities, from managing finances to advising colleagues under pressure. I’ll offer a perspective tempered by the weight of those duties, contributing a mature and practical voice to the collaborative work at ND.

Option 5: What would you fight for? (100 words)

I fight for the foundation of every strong community: the self-worth and energy of its children. Too often, their potential is buried under the weight of challenging circumstances. My work is fighting to unearth that potential, not only by giving children new resources, but by showing them the value of what they already have. Guided by the concept of Imago Dei which places emphasis on human dignity, I believe this is the most essential service. By helping them build a foundation of self-belief, I fight to empower them to construct a better future for their communities when they grow up.

Everyone has different priorities when considering their higher education options and building their college or university list. Tell us about your “non-negotiable” factor(s) when searching for your future college home. (150 words)

My community work has taught me that meaningful service is a partnership, not a transaction. Therefore, my non-negotiable is a university that rejects the “ivory tower” model and embeds itself in the fabric of its local community. I see this commitment at ND in programs such as the Robinson Community Learning Center and the South Bend Citizens Collaboratory Story Lab, where the university serves South Bend residents through a mutually beneficial relationship.

Beyond service, I seek community. I’m currently living shoulder to shoulder with sixteen other men, bound together by our shared duty to Singapore. Late nights of laughter over games of Coup in office and Monopoly Deal in bunk taught me that simple rituals can turn strangers into brothers. At ND, I see dorm life as a continuation of that fellowship, one sustained not only by shared experiences, but by traditions.

Briefly share what draws you to the area(s) of study you listed. (Sociology & Theology) [100 words]

I am most excited by how theology can inform sociological frameworks and perspectives. For example, Marxist Conflict Theory is invaluable for dissecting systemic injustice, it can frame society as being in perpetual conflict. Theology, and specifically Catholic Social Teaching, enriches Marx’s critique by adding a moral perspective. It affirms the need to critique injustice through its preference for the poor and vulnerable, but offers the principle of solidarity as a hopeful path forward. This reframes the goal from class victory to the common good, a perspective I am eager to explore in ND’s intellectually and spiritually rich environment.

[dusty dagger]

what is this

[vocal schooner]

These were mine. Pls don’t copy because they are for my application and it’s very specific to my experiences. You wouldn’t get any value from these.

[odd tangle]

not this cycle ig

[empty knoll]

someone told me not to read any sample essays while writing supps

so thats what i did

[vocal schooner]

Yes you should not

[empty knoll]

might have been a mistake

[pallid stratus]

that’s crazy

i read at least 5 examples for all of mine

[empty knoll]

i think it helped preserve my voice

[pallid stratus]

but tbf mine suck

so ur idea is prob fire

[vocal schooner]

I feel that reading other supplements will affect your own experiences

[stiff hornet]

this channel fucking bumping rn yessir

[vocal schooner]

I rewrote my ND ones 5 times

The first one I tried to copy the format of another admit’s, but that turned out horribly.

[faint coral]

how long did it take u

[vocal schooner]

Maybe 15 hours total

Rewriting ideating everything

I started in September

I finished the week before.

[faint coral]

its always hard for me to find a starting

[empty knoll]

i spent like 3 hours a day for a month on brown, it was a bad idea

overdoing it is definitely a problem

[upper glade]

yeah

[chrome latch]

This is a problem

[upper glade]

authenticity

matters

[chrome latch]

I spent a night for brown but I reused my yale essays there

[upper glade]

and overthinking it often kills is

it

[chrome latch]

for yale it took me 3 days

[empty knoll]

My one shot essays for all the other schools seems to be working

[pallid stratus]

bruh i did all of mine the day they were due

[faint coral]

its a bit easier to map it out first in one go for me and then keep on revising it ,otherwise i forget what i was really writing hard to get into the flow again

[vocal schooner]

I think it depends. There’s no one strategy that works for every person. Essays are really something personal, if it takes one day to write all and you’re satisfied with it by all means submit those.

But I would caution against not letting someone check through your essays beforehand at least.

It’s very easy to glaze yourself and have it come off as arrogant.

[pallid stratus]

i got all mine checked by like 5 ppl

out of fear of sounding arrogant

i was so scared of ts

[empty knoll]

yes of course, i ran most of mine by people who were successful in past cycles

[vocal schooner]

And it should be someone who wants to provide critical feedback, rather than your family members or close friends.

[upper glade]

I think examplars helped a bit for me

[faint coral]

my counselor is so nice she used to check mine

[empty knoll]

very important, you need varying and unbiased view points

[upper glade]

like I never got inspo regarding the essay's substance

from them

[empty knoll]

admissions mom on reddit is amazing for future reference*

[faint coral]

was college essay guy helpful for anyone?

[pallid stratus]

wait does notre dame only accept christians

[glossy lagoon]

no

[pallid stratus]

yes kinda

[upper glade]

80% catholic 93% christian fyo

fyi

[vocal schooner]

Unfortunately the area of college admissions is really very subjective. There is no solid answer unless you are a former AO, and even so not all advice is applicable to everybody. That’s just how it is.

[pallid stratus]

😭

bruh

i’m gonna get slimed out

[empty knoll]

Its uh not the greatest

[vocal schooner]

ND on one podcast said that they explicitly try to keep their population 80% catholic

[glossy lagoon]

my ND aim is kinda shi

*essay

[faint coral]

why tho?

[chrome latch]

No

[pallid stratus]

that’s annoying

[vocal schooner]

So that means that in class shaping they have an extra religious affiliation column

[empty knoll]

Yeah 7% of a college with a 3% intl ar, #cooked

[vocal schooner]

That’s an institutional priority for them. You would have to ask the Board of Trustees.

[glossy lagoon]

they are literally called notre dame what do u expect

[pallid stratus]

i think i put nonreligious on my app

Fah

[glossy lagoon]

shouldve applied to harvard

[vocal schooner]

This DOES NOT mean that being a Muslim gets you rejected.

[glossy lagoon]

but it does mean that you are disadvantaged

[vocal schooner]

There are Muslims in ND, and atheists as well. Just not as many.

[empty knoll]

its just harder to get in, demonstrate fit and more

[pallid stratus]

how many people there are racist

[vocal schooner]

Let’s just say that ND’s CDS classifies religious affiliation as Important.

Make of that what you will.

[glass hornet]

is this constitutional

[upper glade]

its one of the most welcoming communities from what I heard

[glass hornet]

iunno

[vocal schooner]

Ask the Supreme Court

[glossy lagoon]

but i like the way ppl describe notre dame

[empty knoll]

Notre dame is super welcoming right?

[vocal schooner]

I’m not even an American 😭

[glossy lagoon]

sounds like a bunch of nice friendly gym rat nerds

idk

[vocal schooner]

The seniors whom I’ve spoke to all speak highly of ND

Never heard any negative feedback yet.

[glossy lagoon]

they have great alumnis afaik

[pallid stratus]

okay cool

[glass hornet]

i saw some ppl say ND is not so welcoming to low income poc

[pallid stratus]

oh brother

[vocal schooner]

Iirc SC struck down race-based admissions. But they never said anything about religious affiliation.

[glass hornet]

but they receive federal fund

then they should remain like iunno neutral??

[pallid stratus]

yeah why is that allowed

[empty knoll]

#1446212304478933022 we should prolly move there lmao

[cyan moss]

when does williams release

[empty knoll]

20th 7pm - unconfirmed but speculated

[vocal schooner]

Perhaps this is the case. But I would phrase as a different way of living. If I went into ND, where families have an average income of $250,000, I would feel out of place.

But I’d hope to find my people eventually.

[vocal schooner]

Let’s do that

[chrome latch]

this one guy made ND famous in this server😭 there was a time two months back when no one in a2c used to talk about nd i had to literally request in the form to open a thread for ND😭

[cyan moss]

same for swarthmore?

what about bowdoin

[vocal schooner]

Who

[pallid stratus]

or just ho to a friendly school

[chrome latch]

You

[vocal schooner]

Oh

Rly

[cyan moss]

whens bowdoin releasing

[vocal schooner]

I thought ND is like

[chrome latch]

yeah

[vocal schooner]

Known

[vocal schooner]

3/20 7PM EST

around there, not confirmed.

[chrome latch]

It’s known but it was not much heard here

[cyan moss]

what about pomona

same time?

[vocal schooner]

Iirc 8PM

Pomona’s isn’t confirmed, but based on historical trends they tend to release at this time.

[empty knoll]

bro i swear you or someone else has asked this plenty lmao, yall should check pins or a2c calendar first

[vocal schooner]

Can’t answer for this but seems to be case

[cyan moss]

only the date

i cant find the time

[empty knoll]

around 6-8pm est ballpark, i reckon you’ll get an email from them soon telling you the exact time

[vocal schooner]

Actually now that I think about it I’ve never seen an ND senior on this sever yet

[chrome latch]

yeah

[neon veldt]

crazy I did some bs on nd supps

[vocal schooner]

That’s interesting. I hope it won’t be so quiet next year as long as I’m alive

[upper glade]

I quoted Rudy in my supps omg

[odd tangle]

idt theres sr active in this server

they're prob in A2J*bs

[upper glade]

D1 ND glazer

[cyan moss]

why is carleton's acceptance rate so high

[vocal schooner]

HAHAHAH

I’m the only free ND student

😭

Perhaps that’s a sign

[odd tangle]

btw

any reason for gap year?

[odd tangle]

work?

[vocal schooner]

Military service

I should change my name

Hold up

[odd tangle]

wait wt?

sg ppl also go to military?

[vocal schooner]

Done

[empty knoll]

conscription lmao

[vocal schooner]

Two years compulsory

[empty knoll]

mandatory 2 years

[vocal schooner]

[odd tangle]

damn

[vocal schooner]

But as Singaporeans we just deal with it

[odd tangle]

we're 1.5 y ig

[vocal schooner]

Too bad

[cyan moss]

you got notre dame?

rd?

[empty knoll]

korea?

[odd tangle]

yea

fuck

[empty knoll]

makes sense

[cyan moss]

why does carleton have a 20% acceptance rate

isnt it too high

[vocal schooner]

REA

[cyan moss]

for #10

[cyan moss]

congrats

intl?

they rejected everyone from my country lol

[upper glade]

thought you were in US territory rn?

[odd tangle]

his intl+ almost full ride

insane

[upper glade]

or are you in SK with a US citizenship

[vocal schooner]

Yep

[cyan moss]

no

[vocal schooner]

Chilll

[cyan moss]

in a 3rd party country

[vocal schooner]

Got lucky 🍀

[upper glade]

ah

[empty knoll]

ND doesnt give merit anymore right?

[odd tangle]

idk

[upper glade]

like 3% of the admits

omega rare

[empty knoll]

oh wow

[upper glade]

their aid good anyways

[empty knoll]

thought they were full need based when they turned need blind

[upper glade]

were they

[cyan moss]

can someone explain to me why carleton has a 20% acceptance rate

[cyan moss]

isnt that very high

20%

[upper glade]

its in MN

[empty knoll]

good point

someone told me to email admissions for umn, and they’d just hand over 20k merit aid

[upper glade]

what makes NESCAC popular is that northeastern prep kids apply a lot

[empty knoll]

apparently desperate for people to go there

[cyan moss]

so that makes it less competitive?

[upper glade]

there's way more state school dominance

in the midwest

UIUC, UMN, OSU, UMich, Iowa...

[upper glade]

I don't think the AR reflects how hard it is to get in there lol

its a self-selected pool of highly qualified applicants likely

[floral coral]

naur

[upper glade]

but defo doesn't have the clout as much as other NESCAC or tippy top LACs so

[floral coral]

not really, their pool is just self selecting

in the same way getting into NEU is significantly easier than Cornell

[cyan moss]

what do you mean by self selecting

oh

[floral coral]

the kids that apply are mostly all qualified and truly want to go to Carleton

[cyan moss]

you mean people who are more cracked

tends to apply to carleton

ohh

[floral coral]

mhm, but also people who like the school too

people dont apply with a half assed application because their parents want them to ykwim

[vocal schooner]

Rare but they do

I got their honors program

But no additional money

[empty knoll]

dayum

glynn?

[vocal schooner]

Yessir

Or I got shortlisted

Just to clarify

But from what I read online most in the end get it

[empty knoll]

yeah good job mate!

[vocal schooner]

It was a welcome surprise!

Honors program at a T20 is quite weird

I thought that was more for state schools

[crisp coyote]

also the nescac alum network is ivy level

[empty knoll]

Indeed, typically for state schools

[vocal schooner]

In my country Honors is like something you do after you finish your bachelors

So when my parents saw that email they were quite puzzled

[upper glade]

if you use it well yuh

esp in like banking lol

[empty knoll]

yeah ahahah i can imagine

[crisp coyote]

hard not to

you pull up with a nescac degree and if the interviewer also went to a nescac you’re golden

[cyan moss]

ohh

[upper glade]

all the NESCAC ppl (interviewers/student panels) I talked to didnt really have a lot to say abt the network

[glossy lagoon]

in my country honors are for

[cyan moss]

would you guys say it is harder to get into carleton than bates

[upper glade]

oh yeah def

[glossy lagoon]

people who didnt qualify for admission but could pay a lot of money

and thus was admitted

basically a negative term

[upper glade]

depends

at that point selectivity is hard to rank

its rlly about fit

and institutional priorities

[empty knoll]

is carleton the one that uwc feeds into?

[upper glade]

like what are you even gonna do knowing that they are harder than certain schools

[glossy lagoon]

uwc feeds into a buncha places

[empty knoll]

i swear they like some mn lac

[upper glade]

mac has a big trend

[empty knoll]

oh my bad

[upper glade]

bc of their scholarship yea

[glossy lagoon]

i shoulve applied to uwc

[upper glade]

puts the weight off EFC

[glossy lagoon]

one of my classmates did and got kidnapped to china

shes at UWC and is busy aura farming now

uwc is so aura

[empty knoll]

What lacs are super sensitive of EFC?

like have minimum EFCs

[upper glade]

everywhere below t20 lowk

[glossy lagoon]

i think it depends on specific efcs

and define "super"

[upper glade]

like the t40 ish ones

[glass hornet]

whats uwc

[upper glade]

st olaf n stuff

[upper glade]

united world colleges

[glossy lagoon]

united world colleges

[upper glade]

selective free ish intl schools

[glossy lagoon]

very aura HS

[empty knoll]

that would reject someone because they didnt meet their min efc

[glossy lagoon]

literally all of them

[glass hornet]

hmmm

interesting

[empty knoll]

not at all, uwc mid omg

[upper glade]

bro most of those schools I never even heard of tbh

like

[glossy lagoon]

any of them will reject you if you dont meet their min efc

[upper glade]

and I wonder why ppl keep applying with low EFCs knowing that they are capped

like do they not do research or

[empty knoll]

im asking which ones have a min lol

[glossy lagoon]

ehh in comparison to the quintillions of no name HS out there its not

[empty knoll]

Like does colby have one?

[glossy lagoon]

st olaf connecticut

idk about colby

[upper glade]

idts

[empty knoll]

thank goe

god

[glossy lagoon]

dont worry my EFC was above the minimum at most schools and i got rejected

definitely not EFC

[upper glade]

4As tho

what are those

[floral coral]

unless im not understanding arent a lot of LACs need blind?

[glossy lagoon]

i want a LAC so bad

dang

[glossy lagoon]

but not all of them

[upper glade]

oh yeah I should've applied to F&M looking at @floral coral typing...

[floral coral]

true true

[upper glade]

a senior last year from my school got off the waitlist

[floral coral]

lolol

[upper glade]

66k aid

he had like a 3.7 1420

[glossy lagoon]

i mean everything that have minimum EFC are need aware

[floral coral]

its quite nice!

[glossy lagoon]

where

[floral coral]

ill see where i really end up comitting soon

[upper glade]

top 3 intl school in this country but the worst

[glossy lagoon]

you mean uni or HS?

[floral coral]

carleton is my top choice, i really hope i get in

[upper glade]

like top 5% has a shot for t20 ish school

[upper glade]

HS

[upper glade]

u will 🙏

[floral coral]

are you viet?

[glossy lagoon]

i think 1420 for a HS is decent

[upper glade]

nope

[floral coral]

ah

[glossy lagoon]

!??? viet mentione

[upper glade]

korean in SEA

[glossy lagoon]

*mentioned

[floral coral]

i saw like 3 viet kids commit to F&M lol

[upper glade]

wym

[glossy lagoon]

1420 SAT

for a high schooler

is decent

[upper glade]

huh

yeah

[floral coral]

mhm, thats like median for F&M

[glossy lagoon]

unless ur asian

i guess

[upper glade]

I mean who takes it in college

its for high schoolers

lmao

[glossy lagoon]

i thought ur talking about college acceptances

[upper glade]

yeah

[glossy lagoon]

my classmate got into denison

[upper glade]

oo

[glossy lagoon]

they so goated

i feel so pressured

[upper glade]

I feel like an entitled chud looking at my list rn

holy reaches

[cyan moss]

waitlist of where

which school

[upper glade]

F&M

[glossy lagoon]

my list is all reaches except 3

[glossy lagoon]

bro i mean where he got off the waitlist

[upper glade]

yeah he got off the list at F&M with a 3.7 1420

[glossy lagoon]

i shouldve applied to FM

[empty knoll]

what are your acceotances btw

[glossy lagoon]

they are all safeties

cincinnati

UT Arlington

Texas State

[empty knoll]

ucincy is cool

[glossy lagoon]

but its too mainstream

[upper glade]

lmao

[glossy lagoon]

90% of ppl from my HS go to cincinnati

im more of an indie alt-rock punk goth buy

[empty knoll]

arent you intl?

[glossy lagoon]

yes but i mean ppl who are going to study abroad

[empty knoll]

Oh wow

[glossy lagoon]

they literally go to my school every year

[empty knoll]

ours is uoft lmao, so many people go uoft every year

[glossy lagoon]

and we are halfway across the globe from them

[glossy lagoon]

whats uoft

toronto?

tbh i like cincinnati but its too complicated

i cant afford the tuition and living costs but i can do coop to offset

which is uncertain as hell

and i cant graduate without going back to my country for coop

[empty knoll]

yeppers

[glossy lagoon]

i was going to apply to uoft too but i feel like im costing my mom too much

my college app took her around 500 bucks

[empty knoll]

uoft has no aid lol unless you get lester b pearson

and its like 70k a year

[glossy lagoon]

they do have merits

some are okay we can manage

[empty knoll]

Yeah but not at st george

[upper glade]

my friend got like

120k over 4 yrs

[glossy lagoon]

but i feel like its not worth it

[empty knoll]

well they do but its miniscule

[upper glade]

for their BComm

rotman

yeah

[empty knoll]

Can they oay the rest?

[upper glade]

she rich af

[empty knoll]

Fair

[upper glade]

keeps asking me why I didnt apply canada

and shi pmo

like

I told you im broke 5 times alr

[empty knoll]

genuinely

[glossy lagoon]

tell her

[upper glade]

bro

don't rub it on me

[glossy lagoon]

canada is a bum ah place

not worth it

[empty knoll]

someone asked me why i didnt apply to ubc

[upper glade]

she wrote my peer rec tho

[glossy lagoon]

who cares about them

[upper glade]

goated

[empty knoll]

goatrd

[upper glade]

wanna read it

imma dm you

[glossy lagoon]

my peer rec was written by my first project leader

[empty knoll]

sure lmao

[glossy lagoon]

thats illegal

[empty knoll]

my peer rec was so good

[glossy lagoon]

where did u get in

[glass hornet]

My Chinese relatives asked me if Pomona is a community college💔

[empty knoll]

send on insta

[empty knoll]

Pack it up

[glossy lagoon]

they are all community college except harvard and mit

[empty knoll]

and nyu

[upper glade]

why

[upper glade]

reed

[cyan moss]

mine like 2 to 3k

[empty knoll]

im going downstairs lmao, no discord on phone

[glossy lagoon]

nyu is a community college

[upper glade]

ah okay lol

[glossy lagoon]

no one heard of it

[glass hornet]

Holy cow. I love Reed

[glossy lagoon]

did u get the fee waiver

[cyan moss]

no

my dumbass just applied

[glossy lagoon]

i see

my mom make like 700 a month

cant bother her too much

[cyan moss]

which country

[upper glade]

yep me too the aid package tho 🙁

[cyan moss]

how many more do you have left to open

i am praying for at least one acceptance

[upper glade]

14

[glossy lagoon]

i want muh