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

[loud helm]

dude ur js dtm atp🥹 stop investing urself into one school that u don’t have a decision for yet

[hearty summit]

jk i dm you link rn

[tough mantle]

If you get rejected I will laugh at you

[hearty summit]

np

i lwk got into schools id go over grinnell im js doing it to make the wait more fun

[loud helm]

what schools

[hearty summit]

id prob choose UW over it since im in state UW

i care abt tuition costs

but also grinnell gives pretty good aid and merit i heard

[tough mantle]

Madison? Or Dub

[hearty summit]

dub

[tough mantle]

Ah

[hasty wren]

which lac is the best for stem

[loud helm]

uh

[glass hornet]

Harvey mudd?

[loud helm]

only thing i can think of is hmc

[crisp coyote]

bro snuck in a b

[hearty summit]

plot twist grinnell admissions officer is actually paying me to support grinnell and increase their acceptances and im already a student

[crisp coyote]

HMC

[hearty summit]

im part of grinnells secret social media management team

[tough mantle]

Grinnell is mid

[hearty summit]

🤫🤫🤫

[tough mantle]

It’s in Iowa

[hasty wren]

are most of the 5 C's good tho cuz they connected with hmc

[hearty summit]

mods delete this message!

[hasty wren]

like pomona

[crisp coyote]

i wouldn't go to Pitzer for math

Pomona or HMC yeah

[hasty wren]

tuff

[glass hornet]

They waitlisted me 💔

[crisp coyote]

CMC like probably not either

[hearty summit]

ouch are you oos?

[hasty wren]

pomona please i need this 😭

[hearty summit]

dw UW waitlists move fast, ppl r getting off according to this server

[glass hornet]

Yep

[hearty summit]

come to dub with me if grinnell rejects us 😢😢

[glass hornet]

I love Seattle

[main kite]

cmc = business

[crisp coyote]

you can have my spot at UW

[hearty summit]

huskys eat squirrels

[main kite]

hmc = science

[crisp coyote]

yeah cmc is good for eocn

[main kite]

pitzer = humanities and enviromental studies

scripps and pomona = idk

[crisp coyote]

scripps = women

[hearty summit]

ok bye guys see you in 21mins at grinnells decision release and ucsds, and uclas!

[crisp coyote]

pomona = jack of all trades

[main kite]

i am majoring in women

[crisp coyote]

hi john grinell from grinnell college

[main kite]

https://tenor.com/view/bluesmediacc-loveprofushion-satanic-ritual-witch-zimzalabim-gif-25613238

what world did you come in from

[glass hornet]

Scripps campus is nice

[vocal schooner]

Did you apply Grinnell

Sometimes I think you’re trolling

[glass hornet]

She did lol

[vocal schooner]

Okok

[hearty summit]

i applied ed 0 thank you very much

[glass hornet]

I think the reason why they delayed the decision is because they decide to add 10 more students to the class this year

[hearty summit]

i got deferred to ed 1, then ea, then ed2, and now rd

this is my last chance

[glass hornet]

They made a insta post abt it

[hearty summit]

nobody gets to look at grinnells insta page except me

[muted cloud]

GLAZER

WE MISSED YOU EARLIER

[hearty summit]

WHAT HAPPENED

[muted cloud]

nothing

[hearty summit]

WOULD ANYONE BE INTERESTED IN ME STREAMING MY GRINNELL DECISION IN A VC

JUST FOR FUNSIES

[muted cloud]

we just talked about grinnell glaze

[hearty summit]

im fine if i get in or if i dont

[muted cloud]

I also said if you got rejected you'd probably send a loci thats like

"please please please please" for 10 pages

[hearty summit]

naw id reject their rejection letter

[muted cloud]

REJECT THE REJECTION LETTER

[hearty summit]

but if i got waitlisted, the loci would be like the declaration of independence and the constitutionc ombined

[loud helm]

don’t

ur address is on the letter

[hearty summit]

id evens end them a video of myself giving a speech like the gettysburg address

oh shoot

okay

[muted cloud]

self dox

[crisp coyote]

you will leak your name and address

[hearty summit]

i thought it would not show if it is online

[crisp coyote]

so no

[muted cloud]

yh

[hearty summit]

oh...

ok thank you for the heads up

grinnell stream cancelled

[crisp coyote]

when is grinnelll

[loud helm]

u r free to open it on call

[muted cloud]

Next week I think

[loud helm]

just don’t stream

[muted cloud]

You can fact check me though

I'm honestly not sure

[glass hornet]

And everyone in the call gets waitlist

💀💀💀

[muted cloud]

How common is waitlist compared to rejection at most schools

I see so many waitlists

[loud helm]

a2c is a small sample size

people here care about college a lot

there is usually effort put into their app

not reflective of every applicant

[muted cloud]

true........

I'm probably the dumbest person in A2C y'all people are so smart

[tough mantle]

Nah

I am

[muted cloud]

no ME

[loud helm]

PLEWSE DONT PLAY W ME

[tough mantle]

No ME

[muted cloud]

💢

[tough mantle]

Fight me boy

[muted cloud]

If you give me CTE than I'll be right

Go ahead and fight me pal

[muted cloud]

IM SO FR BROO

Crine

[glass hornet]

It’s me

No one can beat me

[muted cloud]

i mean

I've seen worse but not here

On some real shit

What was your actual SAT score though

[floral coral]

https://tenor.com/view/ishowspeed-my-mom-is-kinda-homeless-please-speed-i-need-this-tired-blow-gif-15401023925154467112

[glass hornet]

1100

[muted cloud]

i mean that's

Almost 90th percentile but

yeah you're test optional broski

Just like me

[smoky nacelle]

test optional gang.. RISE UP

[muted cloud]

WE are test optional

[glass hornet]

Ok what does this gif mean, I have seen everyone sending it

I m such an unc

[glass hornet]

Me trying to gaslighting my teacher that I actually lost my homework:

[floral coral]

it's basically just like a sigh

[foggy cape]

no it’s not 😭

[floral coral]

my SAT carries my application tbhhh

[foggy cape]

it’s like 60th and there’s no shame in it

[foggy cape]

i don’t think this is possible

[muted cloud]

Isn't 1190 90th

[foggy cape]

i think like 1420 is 90th lol

[muted cloud]

Ykw it is I was thinking for my bum ahh school

LOL

1350 is 90 though

[tough mantle]

I was 1250 I’m not fairing far better

[muted cloud]

Just checked

[foggy cape]

that’s kinda nuts

[glass hornet]

I hope Davidson likes Test optional applicants

[foggy cape]

makes sense

[tough mantle]

I mean

I got in

So

[floral coral]

i mean its the best thing in there

[glass hornet]

Davidson ur the GOAT

[muted cloud]

bro hes committed

🤨

[floral coral]

it doesnt help that much though in the end

[stiff hornet]

Denison the goat

[muted cloud]

I have to gargle Richmond's meat again for a minute

[muted cloud]

I think discords like this (but moreso the subreddit) give a really unrealistic example of like

[stiff hornet]

u got in?

[muted cloud]

What average or above average actually looks like

[muted cloud]

Yh

[stiff hornet]

have you been to f n m irl

[stiff hornet]

Congrats awesome school should’ve applied

[floral coral]

nope! gonna go for admitted students day tho

[muted cloud]

Just avoid the slum parts of Lancaster and you'll be fine

The downtown where F&M is

Is nice

[stiff hornet]

congrats

im so excited for admitted students days

is it a good way to meet ppl

[muted cloud]

I really should go but like

Richmond is the only one I even care about outside of if I bother applying for a full ride at my local safety bc

They invited me to apply for one

But they don't have the same programs or network as richmond does and genuinely might still be a worse value

[stiff hornet]

How much did they give u

Richmond is very sick and Nettspend is from there

[muted cloud]

I'd be going for 3k a year

No loans

And I have work study for 2.5k a year

If I choose to do it

[stiff hornet]

That’s good asf what

R u low income no offense

Lacs give such good aid

[smoky nacelle]

they really do

im only going for 3k at williams too

[loud helm]

i love lac aid

[smoky nacelle]

• they give free textbooks/supplies/storage/medical insurance 😭

[loud helm]

my aid is so good

[glass hornet]

+1

[muted cloud]

EXTREMELY 🔥

I have a sai of 0

[smoky nacelle]

i EDed to williams bc i knew they'd give a lot of aid

[muted cloud]

Flat zero

[loud helm]

TWINNN

[muted cloud]

Not lower not higher

[loud helm]

-1500 SAI we up!!

[smoky nacelle]

sai in the negatives 🔥

[smoky nacelle]

🗣️

[muted cloud]

Yeah they're probably one of the few places I'd end up going to over Rich but like

We'll see yo

[smoky nacelle]

🙏

[muted cloud]

Williamstown is so goated though

[glass hornet]

I love rich

[stiff hornet]

What’s lowest said

Sai

[keen granite]

virginia right?

i might be wrong

[muted cloud]

I'm talking about the town Williams is in

Happens to be named williamstown

[keen granite]

oh nvm 💔

[keen granite]

damn william must be an important dude

[muted cloud]

-1500

[stiff hornet]

Ah

[languid coral]

AMAZING

[smoky nacelle]

WE LOVE WILLIAMS !!!

[muted cloud]

AND I'M GETTING REJECTED FROM WILLIAMS!!!

lmao

[languid coral]

oh ephraim williams

[languid coral]

the textbook grant actually comes in clutch

but tbh it is really easy to find pirated books online LOL but it is very convenient if you want/need the physical copy

[muted cloud]

THAT'S WHY THEY'RE THE EPHS

[smoky nacelle]

wait i just realized this

HELP

[smoky nacelle]

YAY

[languid coral]

LMAO

[muted cloud]

I think it said it somewhere in that journal they sent out

If you got that in the mail

[smoky nacelle]

o yuea i think i got that

[hardy island]

Anyone know what day and time Vassar, colgate, and Grinnell come out

[glass hornet]

Grinnell likely next week

Colgate is next week

[hardy island]

Ok bet

Ik colgate is march 20 but idk what time

Vassar and grinnell i have no idea

[loud helm]

my mommy keeps trying to get me to tell my family where i got into but it feels so embarrassing.

[muted cloud]

Last year Grinnell was this week but I think it'll be next week

[loud helm]

like individually in real life. i’ll text them bro i don’t wanna say this irl

[hardy island]

Alr thx

[muted cloud]

My mom does Facebook updates with every major acceptance and then keeps a list

So we don't announce waitlists or rejections but we keep it on an updated list

[glass hornet]

My mom don’t gaf

She only gaf when the school gives me free money

Me too

[muted cloud]

My mom gets super ecstatic for good offers (like the richmond one) because we worked for months narrowing down schools and working through the motions

Mediocre offers are sorta wtv

But she called me when I got the Richmond offer like "Oh my god--we did it" y'know

[pliant sinew]

Vassar usually around 7 pm eastern the day before Ivy Day

[muted cloud]

Wonder why he'd know this....

[glass hornet]

Awww this is so sweet 😭😭

[hardy island]

O shoot i got like 3 colleges coming out around the same time that day then lol

[muted cloud]

I'm my mom's D1 glazer

[muted cloud]

That's gonna be a big day for releases in general I think

[hardy island]

Ah I c

[stiff hornet]

When is Lafayette

[idle bobcat]

VASSSSSSSSAAAARRRRR

skinner shittterrrr

[glass hornet]

I hope no school tmr

Pray

[swift hatch]

yall when's w&l out?

[idle bobcat]

white and loaded?

[muted cloud]

ITS SPREADING

[muted cloud]

Most likely the 21st if I recall

They haven't released a date yet though

[muted cloud]

As a white and loaded shill I have genuinely no idea

[stiff hornet]

Huh

[muted cloud]

They haven't sent anything

[muted cloud]

Washington and Lee

[swift hatch]

wings & loaf?

[muted cloud]

One of the sentences of all time

[swift hatch]

thx bro

[stiff hornet]

We ar Denison

[swift hatch]

kirrrrrk

[lilac trellis]

Should be Friday

[muted cloud]

How do you know

Jst curious

[lilac trellis]

I'm a time traveler

[glass hornet]

Tell me when does Grinnell come out

[main kite]

if i hear the word grinnell

one more time

[foggy cape]

literally

[steep ivy]

im crine everytime i open this thread i see grinnell

[main kite]

it is rlly funny though😭😭😭😭

[glass hornet]

Saved

[steep ivy]

i have a classmate who’s going to grinnell

[glass hornet]

The fact that this thread is more active than the gen chat

They not like us

[steep ivy]

it’s more chill here ngl

[slender void]

i need to stop thinking about bowdoin so much before i get rejected

:(

[zealous bloom]

didn’t you get into georgetown

[slender void]

ts is all anyone says to me whenever i yearn for something

i forgot to schedule an interview with bowdoin

but now im like realizing damn i love this school

[rapid creek]

bowdoins peak

[slender void]

so i'm gonna be heartbroken on the 20th

sigh

[glass hornet]

ggt is good

Dream school

It’s actually beyond good

[slender void]

in another life i get to read a book in fall-streaked woods and then it starts snowing

[keen granite]

lac’s so goated fr

[slender void]

and then when i get cold i go to the dining hall for a lobster dinner

[glass hornet]

bro they had interview???

didnt know that

[slender void]

u had to sign up for it in an email they sent

but i forgot

[glass hornet]

shouldve signed up for it

oh

[slender void]

so i kinda hated myself when i remembered

[glass hornet]

its only for ppl who got the email?

i dont remember getting one

hmmmm

[slender void]

i think u mightve been able to schedule t in the portal or smth idk

i did the video response

[loud helm]

dont worry i demonstrated no interest and was fine for bates u will be ok for bowdoin trust

u r also far more cracked then me

[glass hornet]

when did u applied

[slender void]

i'm not lol all i have are good grades and good scores but my extracurriculars are minima,

[slender void]

i submitted on the deadline

for RD

[zealous bloom]

oh you’re in the same boat as me

we were also columbia fly in rejects together remember

[glass hornet]

i didnt get anything like that

[loud helm]

i am test opt w an average gpa for a2c and side quest ecs

[slender void]

columbia and bowdoin are my new top choices

😭

[slender void]

ur essays were prolly fire then

im ngl

for my bowdoin supps i'd just finished reading this book by a french philosopher and i think it indirectly channeled into my writing

so

[loud helm]

my ecs r cool but my location also makes them possible

[slender void]

when i look over it it's just flowery bs

and it makes me wonder why i even try

[zealous bloom]

it’s a lac they might like that you don’t know

[loud helm]

if i didnt live in nyc my ecs would be near impossible which colleges know

ecs dont have to be crazy especially if ur somewhere where they r less accessible

[slender void]

i mena living in the florida panhandle yeah its different but at the same time it's not an excuse

[zealous bloom]

yeah both me and him are rural

[slender void]

i wouldn't say rural

just small townf or me

[zealous bloom]

my town has like 6 farms in it

[slender void]

i mean theres population and shit but it's literally all tourist stuff

the only education we have is a CC and the nearest university is over an hour's drive away

[loud helm]

one of u is cmu the other is georgetown trust the rest of ur decisions will be fine

[slender void]

georgetown has a higher rate than the rest of my RDs

bowdoin is like 7%

thats nearly half of georgetown's EA

[loud helm]

oh pls itll be fine

[foggy cape]

yall are actually unbearable

[glass hornet]

yo how was the interview for gtown

[slender void]

sorry

i just worry a lot

[foggy cape]

it’ll be okay

[loud helm]

u will be ok

[foggy cape]

i know it’ll be ok

[tough mantle]

You’ll be happy wherever you go

[slender void]

i mean i think it went well except for me slipping up and literally saying i was nervous at the start

[tough mantle]

Unless it’s like

Liberty

[slender void]

but he was a nice corporate lawyer guy

it was virtual fo rme

[foggy cape]

unless it’s minerva liberty bates georgetown cmu byu-hawaii davidson

[tough mantle]

Hey

Davidson is cool

[loud helm]

LMFAO

[foggy cape]

that’s not even slipping up

[rapid creek]

not the bates stray

[foggy cape]

notice how i mentioned every school the people in this chat got into

[loud helm]

lmfoaoao he just named everyone in the thread

[slender void]

u missed pomona

[tough mantle]

Wait 😭

[foggy cape]

just got here

[slender void]

idk it also just sucks having the rest of my decisions on 2 days too

lac day on the 20th and then ivy day

[foggy cape]

yeah that’s annoying

[keen granite]

the more i realize how much i love wesleyan the more i regret not applying to brown

🥲

[idle bobcat]

Guys how do we get over Senioritis…. My AP gov teacher is very disappointed in my grade rn even tho I wanna go into poli - sci…

[keen granite]

bro i’m in the EXACT SAME BOAT

similar major same teacher same class lmao

[foggy cape]

probably do the work

[glass hornet]

I thought u asked how do you get into sorority

https://tenor.com/view/frat-dance-blondes-girls-sorority-gif-11560191328285897225

[idle bobcat]

We NEED to lock in

[idle bobcat]

Ufhhhhhh u sound like him…

[glass hornet]

WE are getting in

[keen granite]

i just got a 0 on my physics work cus it was “too similar to a classmates” like vro

maybe cuz i WASNT HERE FOR 2 WEEKS when the project was being done so i needed help

[glass hornet]

I got a 0 on my apes lab cuz I wasn’t there for the lab

I just gave up in the class

[sharp belfry]

a 0 for that is crazy wtf 😭

[keen granite]

i know like what did he expect me to do

[keen granite]

i’m boutta give up too atp

[sharp belfry]

u relied on the support of ur peers?? F minus

[keen granite]

bro exactly like I WASNT HERE FOR 2 weeks

oh how am i ready for college

[sharp belfry]

if i had a teacher like that id be praying for escape too

2 months till graduation tho

[keen granite]

usually he’s not that bad tho so idk

[glossy silo]

does anyone know when Amherst and Williams come out this year?

[glass hornet]

CHAT LOCK IN

FINISH SENIOR YEAR STRONG

LETS GOOOoo

[glossy silo]

my senior year classes are. now a joke lol

I did 5 ap classes that I just finished

(not worrying ab ts until ap tests in may)

[glass hornet]

Check the a2c calendar

[glossy silo]

oh where is that lol

oh nvm lol

[keen granite]

🫩🥲

[glass hornet]

My goal is to get all As this semester

I need that for transfer

💔💔💔

I might be in school forever

[keen granite]

i wish you the best of luck my good sir

[idle bobcat]

Prob 20/21

[muted cloud]

THAT'S WHERE I GREW UP

!!!!

Panama City chat

[slender void]

lol i'm close to there

[glass hornet]

Does Florida eats gators

[muted cloud]

Sometimes

[glass hornet]

What does it taste like

[muted cloud]

Gamey

[slender void]

tbh alligator has no flavor

i mean

disttinct flavor its just liek chicken to me

[slender void]

to be honest i hate it here 😭

[glass hornet]

Florida or cali

That’s the real question

[slender void]

cali

i have lots of family in OC and when i visited san francisco it was nice as well

i only applied to one school out west though and thats pomona

[glass hornet]

U should do berk

But berk is a hella big school

[slender void]

kind of late for that now lmao

i have a cousin who goes there and i visited him to bring him back down to socal for christmas and berkeley was nice

that's why i visited the bay area for a couple days

[floral coral]

WE COULD DO THAT???????

ughhh

[glass hornet]

I should’ve just apply to all the LACs

I once seen one kid on a2c that applied to 122 schools

[cyan moss]

does bowdoin interviews drastically increase your chances

[slender void]

i know i hate how i shot my chances 😞

[steep ivy]

i also forgot bowdoin had interviews

i got that email about signing up for it, forgot about it, then when i remembered all the slots were full ☹️

[junior river]

yo I saw that too

that sub is so sweaty bro they had me worried I wouldn't even get into community college

[glass hornet]

I didn’t know u can add space on common app by asking them

But I just think it’s too much

I ain’t applying to more than 30 schools

[steep ivy]

fr i spent way too much time on there

there’s some good resources on the sub tho icl

[junior river]

I find most people there are decently supportive (or at least try to be) but the entitlement is just too much sometimes which I think is why a lot of them do end up getting rejected from top schools. I'm fucking autistic and even I can sense when someone thinks they're so much better than everyone else so I imagine AOs can do over interviews and whatnot

[glass hornet]

I love r/collegeresults

That sub gives me hope

[steep ivy]

i feel like some people on the sub have to be ragebaiting

[junior river]

fr but it's such a mixed bag, I got told it was my fault for borderline failing physics but I managed to get it up a week later bc the teacher miscalculated my test grade lmfao

[steep ivy]

so many entitled people tho i agree

[junior river]

saw someone say a 1550 isn't a good SAT lmao

[glass hornet]

I find this thread the most supportive

[muted cloud]

Real

[steep ivy]

i avoided this server for a bit because i thought it would be similar to the sub but people here are more chill

[junior river]

I got 480 on the math sat im ngl

and a 750 on the eng...

[glass hornet]

dw math is not for everyone

[junior river]

yeah lol I have dyscalculia

lowk feel like I'd enjoy math if I were good at it, I only really like graphing

[glass hornet]

I m so scare for the math classes in college

[steep ivy]

same 😭

[glass hornet]

I might just take some bs easy math classes to fullfill the credit

[steep ivy]

i considered being a math major for a while but higher math just seems so intimidating

[glass hornet]

Like “elementary statistic”

[steep ivy]

proofs and shi scare me

[junior river]

im taking a class at my community college this summer but tthe great thing about LACs is that most don't have strict math requirements

still good to get them anyway tho

[waxen lava]

math is fun

i want to go into quant research

[idle bobcat]

#1+1loversunite

[waxen lava]

jane street 🙏

[idle bobcat]

Omg did you apply for their summer program

[waxen lava]

no

i cant work in the US

or do internships

paid or unpaid

[idle bobcat]

Are u int?

[waxen lava]

H-4

[slender void]

sometimes i see the high schoolers here talm bout like complex analysis n shi and im like damn 😓

[waxen lava]

yes h-4

[idle bobcat]

Ohhh okay I see

[junior river]

crazy how smart people are

[cyan moss]

it is bad im getting rejected everywhere with that

full pay domestic btw

[junior river]

what schools have u gotten rejected from

[waxen lava]

i can probbaly apply to their internships once i turn 21

[steep ivy]

the sat is just one part of the equation

[slender void]

really puts things into perspective tbh and it kinda killed my motivation lmao

[cyan moss]

for lacs denison and bates

[steep ivy]

a 1550 is not going to be the reason you get rejected

lmao

[junior river]

that's so weird about Denison

[cyan moss]

for non lacs vanderbilt washu uva usc and a shit ton of schools

[slender void]

same here and i know it’s just to be expected when applying to such selective schools but damn

tho i do have gtown

[junior river]

those schools are all really competitive tho

[cyan moss]

bro

..

i have nothing

where i would go

[steep ivy]

there’s always someone better than you unfortunately 😭

[slender void]

im not saying gtown is bad obviously not

but like

[junior river]

so I'd say it's prob an issue of there being a lot of applicants w similar stats

[slender void]

everyone gets rejected

somewhere

[cyan moss]

not worth trying hard in high school

even uf rejected me

[glass hornet]

How do u get rejected by usc?

[junior river]

I have all my decisions as of yesterday and idek where I'm gonna go

[slender void]

okay this is a little weird

[glass hornet]

They don’t reject ppl

[slender void]

are u oos

[glass hornet]

In EA

[cyan moss]

def

[junior river]

uf is competitive for oos

[cyan moss]

basically soft rejection

[cyan moss]

yes

[steep ivy]

isnt uf kinda hard oos

[junior river]

yes especially as of late

[cyan moss]

either way i didnt get anything

[glass hornet]

No..?

[cyan moss]

so far

i need to pray

[junior river]

ik someone who was in state, got rejected from UF, accepted to NYU

[steep ivy]

you got this bro

[idle bobcat]

I had a 1530 and got into bates ;
But I was also only top 20% of my class

[glass hornet]

They defer everyone. USC is really holistic

[idle bobcat]

So sat isn’t everything

[cyan moss]

im probably at the bottom of my class

my school had 3 mits

a caltech

[idle bobcat]

But helped me stand out compared to my school

[glass hornet]

If u didn’t apply aid ofc u will get defer

[cyan moss]

cornell yale

[idle bobcat]

Damn

[cyan moss]

11 carnegie mellon

im cooked

[steep ivy]

wait ts me lowk

[idle bobcat]

Insane school

[junior river]

my school sent one kid to Rice but other than that no T20s

[glass hornet]

That’s what they do

[steep ivy]

i also have 1530

[cyan moss]

asian school btw

[idle bobcat]

Omg did you get into bates???

[cyan moss]

not in america

[junior river]

I literally go to a sped school #cooked

[steep ivy]

nah i didn’t apply

[idle bobcat]

1530s unite!

[cyan moss]

ill be happy with nyu

if i do get in

[idle bobcat]

NYU is so hard rd

I was deferred ed2 at stern

[junior river]

most people are actually smart but like it leans heavily male and on the spectrum and I'm a girl lmfao

[glass hornet]

Agree

[cyan moss]

getting a 1550 first try isnt worth it

test optional better

i think test optionals have a better chance

people around me applying test optional all got something

[steep ivy]

brother what

[junior river]

I went test optional but because my math score was abysmal

I got one rejection from Skidmore

[glass hornet]

I switched from ed2 to rd for nyu, I would rather get rejected than pay 100k

[steep ivy]

wdym 😭

[cyan moss]

yeah submitting sat score is a bad idea

[junior river]

it doesn't hurt if you do well

ik Tufts recommends like 1400+ submit their scores

or smth like that

[steep ivy]

submitting a 1550?

[glass hornet]

Tufts is TUFF

[steep ivy]

tufts mentioned

[glass hornet]

1550 is fucking good

[junior river]

they rejected my dad in the 90s but tbf he prob deserved it

ns

[cyan moss]

yeah bad idea

[glass hornet]

This thread is becoming abit smart, I can’t handle this anymore

[keen granite]

bro why didn’t i apply to brown 🥲🥲😔

[idle bobcat]

Guys is tufts holistic in terms of academics….??

[steep ivy]

https://tenor.com/view/i-guess-bro-what-are-you-talking-about-bruh-wolf-of-wall-street-nose-pinch-gif-2883543456073544458

[glass hornet]

Yes

[keen granite]

real

[idle bobcat]

But to what extent…

[steep ivy]

tuff university

[cyan moss]

does gt wl mean anything

[glass hornet]

Idk. After I got into UF with my gpa I starts to believe every school is holistic including the big public ones

[cyan moss]

in state?

[idle bobcat]

Idk abt uva 😭😭✌️ #rejected

[junior river]

I got into a lot of LACs in the 30%-50% range w a 3.6

[glass hornet]

oos with a 3.5 gpa

Not even a upward trend

[cyan moss]

whats your sat

course rigor?

mind if i ask you what you wrote for your essays

[idle bobcat]

Omg my school uses a WEIGHTED 100 scale and I only have a 3.81 weighted…

[junior river]

my school barely weights classes tho, so I think that additional context helped me a lot. and I did all the rigor they had

[glass hornet]

1110 smh like that. I took like 15 APs

[junior river]

also denison somehow

[idle bobcat]

Yeah I’m slowly starting to realize rigor matters just as much as gpa

[glass hornet]

ALWAYS SHOT FOR THE STAR

[cyan moss]

straight fives?

[idle bobcat]

Omg congrats!!!

[junior river]

ty!

[glass hornet]

Nope. All 4s

[cyan moss]

did you go test optional

test optional right

[glass hornet]

I submitted

💀💀

[ruby pond]

how do they evaluate rigor in a school with no advanced course?

[cyan moss]

bro how the fuck

im so confused

[idle bobcat]

Grinnell not looking so hot rn

Nah we got this tho

[glass hornet]

We got this. I m with u

[smoky nacelle]

what were some signs of dyscalculia that you noticed? bc I’ve been thinking I have it too

[glass hornet]

WE ARE GETTING IN

[junior river]

my school doesn't have any advanced courses and just from my own experience I think they weigh it based on the opportunties you sought out despite any limitations (in my case I took two DE classes and studied AP/IB in my free time)

[glass hornet]

Uva is really strict on stats

I didn’t even apply

But there are exceptions for in state students

[ruby pond]

hmmm I did take some AP tests so I guess that can prove rigor?

[idle bobcat]

Dean j went in heavy on holistic and I believed her 😭

[idle bobcat]

Yes 100%

[glass hornet]

DEAN J MENTIONED

[idle bobcat]

Dean j is an admissions baddie

[glass hornet]

They dropped the essay this year

[idle bobcat]

Ik broooo I really wanted to write that damn easy

Essay*

[junior river]

I got diagnosed when I was around 10 or 11. the main thing for me is I am VERY forgetful. sometimes I'll get it in the moment but struggle to respond later. I have trouble conceptualizing and visualizing problems. the pattern recognition and study tips drilled into everyone don't seem to work on me, it's like that part of my brain has faulty wiring if that makes sense. I'm actually quite good at memorization but then again I also have autism lmao

[glass hornet]

Did they dropped it for EA

[glass hornet]

Did they dropped it in RD or eA

[idle bobcat]

For all rounds yeah

[glass hornet]

THIS IS WHY LACS ARE THE BEST

[junior river]

yeah fs, my ex self-studied world history and got a 5, he applied dartmouth, tufts, vassar, haverford, swarthmore. accepted to durham in the uk, franklin & marshall, union, connecticut college

[idle bobcat]

FR!!!!

[keen granite]

guys does anyone know how similar wesleyan and brown are?

[glass hornet]

No wonder why this year is so competitive

[idle bobcat]

Omg are you still thinking abt this

[smoky nacelle]

aahhh interesting!!! thanks for responding

[idle bobcat]

I remember this from a few hours ago 😭

[junior river]

np!

[smoky nacelle]

let’s hope we can avoid math at all costs in college

[foggy cape]

haven’t even stepped foot on the wesleyan campus

[glass hornet]

Yes

It means ur qualify

[idle bobcat]

Fr!!!

[foggy cape]

they’re similar in a bunch of ways but obviously their atmospheres are a bit different

[junior river]

cg on williams btw

[smoky nacelle]

thank you!!!!

im scared tho i wanted to do an open curriculum so I wouldn’t have to do math

LOL

im just gonna try to take the easiest classes possible

[junior river]

I'm taking it at my community college this summer

[keen granite]

yes i lowkey regret not applying to brown ngl

[keen granite]

okay i gotchu

thank you

[junior river]

my school made me take algebra I two years bc I didn't in 8th grade (I kind of had an emergency school transfer lmao)

[smoky nacelle]

does that fulfill college math credits? sorry idk much abt community colleges we don’t have them where I live

[idle bobcat]

Bro I regret not being smarter with my apps but hindsight is 20/20

Wes is still a really good school

[junior river]

I think so but I suspect it depends

[keen granite]

true true idk i just get stuck up on things very easily

[glass hornet]

Shok did u apply to tufts

[idle bobcat]

My teacher went there and got a great job and starting teaching only recently and still raves abt it.. he’s the reason why I applied lol

[keen granite]

and like the small chance i could’ve went to brown would’ve been fire

[junior river]

Wes is rlly great

[idle bobcat]

Yes

Fingers crossed

[keen granite]

yea that’s true i should be grateful i got in fr

[glass hornet]

Tufts is rlly holistic dw

[waxen lava]

amherst pls bro 🙏

[keen granite]

okay that’s relieving i’m just worried i rlly want a good job fr

[idle bobcat]

Focus on the positives! If you still don’t like it.. you can transfer

[idle bobcat]

He got a job at J.P. Morgan chase if I remember correctly

[glass hornet]

Tufts always gives me the Queen vibe

Idk why

[keen granite]

yea theirs plenty of positives i love wesleyan just the fact that i could’ve gone to an ivy version of my school with almost all of the benefits

[glass hornet]

💅💅💅

[idle bobcat]

Hoping 🙏🙏

[idle bobcat]

yessssss

[junior river]

well look at it this way ig. rich parents wouldnt be sending their kids there if it didn't have good outcomes

[keen granite]

oh wow 🎉🙏

[steep ivy]

we got tufts nation up in here

[foggy cape]

Tufts talk is banned

Unless I get into

Then it’s allowed

[keen granite]

okay yea that’s very true wesleyan is expensive so

[steep ivy]

WE will be jumbos

[idle bobcat]

Every school is banned unless we get into them

[steep ivy]

trust

[junior river]

most LACs are sadly

[glass hornet]

Tufts or BC

[foggy cape]

I heard tufts loves phoebe bridgers fans

[junior river]

bro Kenyon is literally $81,000 for me

im sending an appeal bc its my top choice

[keen granite]

yea at least they give very good aid especially in my case

[glass hornet]

I choose tufts over Bc cuz I m a loser and now I regret

[foggy cape]

Bc isn’t too high on my list so it can continue being mentioned

Tufts is my 1

[junior river]

from south brooklyn to rural ohio we up dawg

[idle bobcat]

Omg now I’m glad I got waitlisted…

[foggy cape]

wtaf 😭

[idle bobcat]

AYYY U FROM SOUTH BROOKLYN????

[junior river]

YAS BAY RIDGE

[idle bobcat]

BENSONHURST!!!!

[junior river]

don't mind doxxing myself bc i don't live there currently

[junior river]

omg I went to ps 682 in bensonhurst

[idle bobcat]

What a odd number omg

I went to the smaller ones by the train

Can’t dox but if you know.. you know

[junior river]

fr. it was a great school though

[idle bobcat]

Who ready for the WEEK OF LACs????

Not me!

[ruby pond]

same 😭

manifesting swarthmore

[foggy cape]

i’m ready!

thank you lac week for the opportunity to hear back from our top choices for college and to continue our interdisciplinary studies!

[junior river]

my ex did an interview for swarthmore and at the end they told him that it was "ok if swarthmore wasn't for him"

[foggy cape]

my georgetown interviewer told me this basically word for word

[ruby pond]

I said see you at georgetown 💀

[junior river]

that's tuff tho

[foggy cape]

omg 😭

mine didn’t love georgetown

but she’s still an interviewer

[slender void]

bro what 😭

[ruby pond]

my interviewer got his whole family at georgetown

[foggy cape]

ikr

[slender void]

mine loved gtown when i asked he said he wouldn't change anything

[foggy cape]

mine said the campus was very elitist and preppy

and that i should know what i’m getting into

and also be wary of the current administration in dc when going into politics

[slender void]

damn

[foggy cape]

then she said this

so i’m not really sure

[slender void]

damn

[foggy cape]

i never ended up visiting campus so that was a bit of a white lie

[slender void]

😭

well it looked like it turned out good

[foggy cape]

we’ll see

[ruby pond]

interview must have gone amazing

[junior river]

fr bro was spitting

[ruby pond]

I never got a reply from my interviewers

[slender void]

my interviewer said i seemed like a good fit for geeorgetown but after my follow up email ts is all he said

"I equally enjoyed our conversation. If I can be of any assistance as you go through the admissions process, please do not hesitate to reach out"

so that made me scared

but i think he's jsut old

[junior river]

I got two handwritten notes from Kenyon and Denison respectively but no email responses

my fave interviews too

[slender void]

i kinda wanted a lac interview tbh iw onder if they have different vibe

[tough mantle]

Dawg no one gave me anything 😭

[rocky pelican]

my yale interviewer ghosted me but my vassar interviewer responded to my thank you and now we're mutuals on instagram

[ruby pond]

somehow i never had a slot for denison interview

[slender void]

my princeton interviewer was short-pressed on time and he had to cut my questions short so i wanted to kms after that

[ruby pond]

like I receive their email about interviews but i couldnt find any date available

[floral coral]

my middlebury interviewer never corresponded with me after he gave me the interview....

[rocky pelican]

idk dont think much of it they're not supposed to respond to ur thank you

[junior river]

Denison posits a lot of scenario based questions. like they ask what you would do in a given situation and about a favorite assignment I've done. it was a really unique format which kept me on my toes. Kenyon's was more conversational, we talked briefly about extracurriculars and favorite classes but I also got the sense my interviewer was very interested in me. she also clearly loved the school and shared my passion for literature

[rocky pelican]

what are they supposed to respond to ur thank you email ? thank you for sending me a thank you email?

[foggy cape]

OMG

MIDDLEBURY

one sec

i need to find a ss

[rocky pelican]

my yale guy was weird though he seemed to really hate the ivies

[ruby pond]

they dont really have to

[rocky pelican]

and it was at his house so idk

[foggy cape]

my middlebury interviewer joined the zoom 20 minutes late

[rocky pelican]

#whatsdoneisdone

[junior river]

I wish I could have done an in person one tbh

[foggy cape]

and recorded the whole interview with AI without me knowing and sent me a review of the interview which was AI slop

i’m done with that school

[ruby pond]

same i'd love to be in a room with the interviewer

[junior river]

vermont is cold af anyway lol

[foggy cape]

my stanford interview wasn’t anything crazy

[junior river]

if it makes you feel better

[floral coral]

he said my answers were very good and super interesting and im a great applicant at the end of the interview

[muted cloud]

I feel like that's hit or miss for many but I fare better face to face

[junior river]

same here

[foggy cape]

any normal person prefers irl

[rocky pelican]

my yale interviewer told my dad how lovely i was but that was it

[foggy cape]

it’s more genuine

[foggy cape]

wasn’t it at his house

or was that someone else

[rocky pelican]

it was at his house

[foggy cape]

lol

[muted cloud]

I wouldn't say that, mega introverts prefer online lol

[rocky pelican]

i made my dad wait for me on the curb outside the driveway the whole time

[ruby pond]

introverts arent exactly shy tho

[junior river]

and vise versa I would say

[carmine light]

btw it was not supposed to be at his house, yale alumni handbook literally states do NOT make the location of the interview somewhere private, it has to be public

[foggy cape]

ofc they do

[slender void]

That wasn't just an interview—it was a conversation. And honestly? You did what lots of people overlook. 🌱

[foggy cape]

but they shouldn’t

[junior river]

I'm shy at first but definitely more extroverted as I get to know people

[foggy cape]

relax mama bills are paid kids are fed

[rocky pelican]

it was weird bc i offered him my resume and he was like no anya we aren't supposed to take outside documents bc it could induce bias which yea sure but it also says in big block letters in the orientation pdf not to bring interviewees to your house so idk

[muted cloud]

I mean everyone is a little ambiverted

[keen granite]

does anyone know anything about wesleyans CSS (college of social studies) and how prestigious it is?

[rocky pelican]

yea...

[junior river]

whats ur major?

[foggy cape]

google does!

[rocky pelican]

he was weird the first thing i found out abt him when we were talking was that his daughter got rejected from my internship

[muted cloud]

I probably should know but I have 0 idea lol

[rocky pelican]

so that's yale off the list

[ruby pond]

i kinda did a room tour during my virtual interview xD

[foggy cape]

that’s cool

[keen granite]

i know i’ve looked already 💔

[keen granite]

all good fr

[keen granite]

i want to do history

[foggy cape]

check insta

[keen granite]

okay igu

[muted cloud]

Maybe I'll care more about it if I get into Wesleyan

😭

[foggy cape]

i did no DI for wesleyan

[junior river]

underrated area of study tbh

[keen granite]

i love history i’m just worried about jobs

[muted cloud]

Doesn't have the same career outlooks as a lot of other hot majors rn

[keen granite]

i wish you the best of luck fr 🙏

[muted cloud]

There's always teaching I guess

[junior river]

you could double major or concentrate in a secondary subject if you're worried about that. but yeah, teaching and writing immediately sprung to mind for me

[tough mantle]

Major cousins 💪 (I’m English)

[keen granite]

that’s why i like wesleyan’s css cus its like a mix of economics government political science and history so more job opportunities

[keen granite]

ayeee ‼️💯

[junior river]

ayy I'm English too

[tough mantle]

Yooo

[muted cloud]

In terms of teaching I always thought Lehigh had phenomenal programs but their aid is dog shit

[keen granite]

i’m glad it worked out for you, tbh for me i don’t wanna teach so idk

ig i could always go into law but i heard it’s awful

the money thoooo

[glass hornet]

Did anyone not do the Davidson interview and still got in

I didn’t do any interviews cuz I m confident with my speech skill

https://tenor.com/view/stressed-gif-7048057395502071840

[keen granite]

💔 mayn i’m sorry bout that but i mean doesn’t hurt to apply and ask them to compare aid with other schools

[glass hornet]

What Lehigh sent me

[junior river]

I don't want to do law exactly but maybe something tangential to it. like for instance I'm very passionate about education systems as I had a very nontraditional path myself. my cousin does something similar, he works behind the scenes to create better programs for kids w dyslexia

[glass hornet]

The title is funny asf

[junior river]

and obviously writing but I recognize that alone isn't lucrative

[smoky nacelle]

‼️‼️

[junior river]

"😔 "

[floral coral]

r u also english??

[smoky nacelle]

yesss

[tough mantle]

Wait really?

[floral coral]

thats awesome!

[tough mantle]

How’d I just figure this out

[floral coral]

i love poetry

[keen granite]

wow that’s amazing that you even have ur cousin to support and have all of that thought out already haha i’m very jealous 😅🫡

[smoky nacelle]

english majors rise up !!!!

[smoky nacelle]

sameee

I can’t wait to take creative writing courses in college

[junior river]

who are ur favorite poets?

[floral coral]

do you have a favorite contemporary poet?

[junior river]

edna st vincent millay is my goat tbh

[floral coral]

right now its hanif abdurraqib

[junior river]

I plan to read more contemporary poetry when I can

[floral coral]

his "There are more ways to show devotion" is my favorite poem of all time

[muted cloud]

What does that even mean

[floral coral]

Maggie Smith is often criticized for being kitsch but i quite like her too

[smoky nacelle]

I fear I don’t read much contemporary

[rocky pelican]

lowk i'm guilty of not really knowing many contemporary poets but i've started to turn a new leaf

[smoky nacelle]

but I’m on a mahmoud darwish kick right now

planning on reading my bob kaufman collection too

[floral coral]

ahh sick!

i really recommend hanif abdurraqib

[smoky nacelle]

I like maggie smith!!

[junior river]

I plan to go on a classics kick this summer

[smoky nacelle]

going to read this

[rocky pelican]

my fave contemporary poem as of #rightnow if u can call it contemp is ode to a large tuna in the market..i like pablo neruda a lot

[junior river]

fr I'm bookmarking it

[floral coral]

https://yalereview.org/article/hanif-abdurraqib-ways-to-show-devotion

[main kite]

hey guys what are we talking about😛

[floral coral]

so so so good

[glass hornet]

Idk 😔

[rocky pelican]

i have a book of emily dickinson's poems that i borrowed from my ap lit teacher rotting on my nightstand rn though

[glass hornet]

😔😔😔

[floral coral]

he actually has multiple poems called the same thing! the one i just linked is my favorite

[smoky nacelle]

omg pablo neruda

[junior river]

poetry

[rocky pelican]

U are my best friend

[main kite]

my spanish teacher.... is obsessed with this man

every class..... i come in.... hes like guys... im gonna recite this poem

[rocky pelican]

this isn't rlly poetry either but one of my fave short story writers is horacio quiroga too

[floral coral]

neruda is far better in spanish than in english

[main kite]

im like... thats sweet but we dont understand

[junior river]

my history teacher has over 100 poems memorized

[main kite]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/800761415388102676/1479630837044482212/IMG_3965.gif

[junior river]

had him recite some Plath and Berryman

[floral coral]

poetry is very fickle so messing with meter and the such with translation takes away a lot sadly

[main kite]

i have a few poetry books somewhere in my closet

[rocky pelican]

agree. there are so many languages i want to learn just so that i can get at the poetry and its rhythm/meter

pushkin...u r next

[smoky nacelle]

LOL

[main kite]

good luck 💔

[smoky nacelle]

oh I loved this

[main kite]

oops

[main kite]

good luck 💔

[junior river]

this is beautiful btw

might have to post on my story

[smoky nacelle]

real I have a highlight for poetry and book passages !!!!

I love yi sang

[glass hornet]

How many schools did y’all applied to

[smoky nacelle]

this is mahmoud darwish

[junior river]

20, but would have liked to apply to less. I felt coerced into applying to a ton of safeties bc my mom is paranoid lol

[glass hornet]

Same😭😔

I love ur pfp btw!

[junior river]

thank you!

[smoky nacelle]

I had 10 on my list but I only applied to 7

[floral coral]

yayy!!!

[foggy cape]

spiritually ethel cain

[zealous kelp]

i got 9 decisions on 20th chat

[hearty summit]

is it possible for grinnell and w&l to release tmwr?

also amherst is on 20th right

[vocal schooner]

Grinnell should inform in advance if there’s a release

So I doubt they will drop surprisingly

[hearty summit]

grinnell.............

[vocal schooner]

Assume that Grinnell will release on LAC Day

[hearty summit]

what is lac day?

[vocal schooner]

3/20

[hearty summit]

i didnt know that was a thing

[vocal schooner]

Friday

[magic coral]

why do i see grinell everytime i open this chat

[vocal schooner]

Beats me

[hearty summit]

only heard of ivy day

ohh ok

gotcha thank you

its not me

blame the others

[rapid creek]

(it is them)

[lament valley]

Wait usually which colleges release on lac day

[rocky pelican]

its ok. grinnell is to you what vassar is to me

i wish vassar would release on lac day but they probably #WONT because they #NEVERDO

[hearty summit]

oh please. dont compare the great grinnell to vassar

[rocky pelican]

oh excuse YOU.

[vocal schooner]

Amherst Bowdoin Swarthmore William Pomona

Basically all the T5 LACs

And others as well

[lament valley]

Wow that seems stressful

[alpine anvil]

they release 1 day before ivy day right?

[vocal schooner]

Yeh

It kinda is

[alpine anvil]

and colby and colgate i think

[vocal schooner]

Yep

[lament valley]

Also co2031?

[vocal schooner]

Stressful for aided internationals

[hearty summit]

you're excused

[vocal schooner]

Cuz we all apply to these LACs

[vocal schooner]

ARMY GAP

[alpine anvil]

going 0-3 🤩

[hearty summit]

so grinnell

[vocal schooner]

does this make sense

[alpine anvil]

HUH WAIT I JUST NOTICED

[vocal schooner]

Of course

[alpine anvil]

40R???

[vocal schooner]

Grinnell is T6

[hearty summit]

well its actually 44 as of today

thanks for reminding me to change my user holdup

[vocal schooner]

You single handedly made Grinnell into the top 6

[lament valley]

Ohh

Thanks for ur service I think

!!!

[hearty summit]

funny how you meant to type 1

[alpine anvil]

holy i really hope you win twin

only 1 counts

[hearty summit]

my 4 rejections today are from bellevue community college, liberty university, uc merced, and ole miss

[alpine anvil]

(hope that that 1 is grinell)

[vocal schooner]

Not serving in the US

[hearty summit]

nah dw twin i got 7a 2wl 3r

ty tho

[hearty summit]

itll become 8 soon and that 8th will be grinnell

[vocal schooner]

But I’ll make sure to bring my military card to the US

Yall go crazy for veterans

Which is 100% valid

[alpine anvil]

oh okay 😭

[lament valley]

Still thanks I think

Idk ur profile is very tuff bro

I’m a fan

[magic coral]

https://tenor.com/view/electric-fan-wind-turn-hot-fan-gif-4860088

[lament valley]

^ me

Wow he didn’t respond now I just look like an actual fan

It’s ok ig

[alpine anvil]

there there

chat if i get into bowdoin im gonna cut my own hair

[magic coral]

which hair

[alpine anvil]

eyebrow + head hair

[muted cloud]

I mean a willingness to lay down one's wellbeing for the security of their peers and greater good is pretty noble, even if most wars we tend to delve into are unnecessary unfortunately

[hearty summit]

day 1 of begging amherst, grinnell, and washington&lee to accept me

[muted cloud]

Me too bro, me too