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

[tribal valve]

Yep

[stiff hornet]

yoo dm m y boy

[swift hatch]

no no

like for me

[stiff hornet]

ive been thinking

ohh bc u intl?

[swift hatch]

u can just submit isfaa

some people submitted isfaa

[stiff hornet]

what is isfaa

is that for intl

[swift hatch]

and they still asked

for css and gave them a waiver

[stiff hornet]

oh i c

[swift hatch]

i didnt get an ask for the css

[stiff hornet]

so whawt ur saying is for intls

?

[glossy lagoon]

i didnt ask for anything but nd gave me a fee waiver

so goated

[swift hatch]

bro lafayette is different

everyone gets a fee waiver at upenn if they ask

but lafayette says isfaa

is only needed

[glossy lagoon]

you have to get isfaa at most places

cause not many schools give out waivers

[upper glade]

how

[glossy lagoon]

they have to spend money to buy waivers from college board

[glossy lagoon]

idk i think theyre jst nice

[stiff hornet]

gng what is isfaa

[glossy lagoon]

its for CSS

[swift hatch]

not many schools accept isfaa

[upper glade]

oh css waiver

[glossy lagoon]

surely more than the number of schools that give out waivers

[glossy lagoon]

just google it man

[upper glade]

you're domestic right

[swift hatch]

idts

[glossy lagoon]

basically its css but on paper

[stiff hornet]

is it for intls only tho

[stiff hornet]

ye

[upper glade]

its for intls who are broke to submit CSS

like manual form

[stiff hornet]

oh my fauly gius

guys

i was js paranoid what he was saying had to do w me

[upper glade]

LMAO

[stiff hornet]

sorry

[upper glade]

np

we all are high cort rn

js help each other out...

[glossy lagoon]

harvard yale dartmouth bowdoin amherst and a bunch more accepts ISFAA and doesnt give waivers

[swift hatch]

why do yall shorten everything

port portfolio

cort cortisol

[glossy lagoon]

senioritis

[swift hatch]

bro 5 isn't representative

[glossy lagoon]

thats just the ones i can list

[upper glade]

wdyall shrtn evrytng

[glossy lagoon]

searching online for ISFAA theres a whole lot more info and a long list of school

[upper glade]

is ISFAA also universial

[glossy lagoon]

while searching for fee waiver its mostly "nah mate just use isfaa"

[swift hatch]

okay this one is fine

[upper glade]

js wondering

[glossy lagoon]

its not

[upper glade]

oh shucks

[glossy lagoon]

there are some that doesnt acept isfaa

but most schools i applied to accepted

[swift hatch]

no gang its literally called international student financial aid assiatnce form

[glossy lagoon]

but its fairly annoying

yk filling in all the infos

so i jst splurged on css

and you wont have to send in individual fin docs too cause idoc

[hollow zinc]

the hell is grinnell out or not out cuz there were posts with people saying they got in but i can’t find them anymore

[muted cloud]

Wtf is happening

[muted cloud]

I had waivers for css

I love being poor sometimes

[swift hatch]

same and for the schools that didn't give me i just didn't apply for aid

[steep ivy]

i was legit a few dollars over the threshold for css waiver

pmo

[swift hatch]

we intls dont have that we just beg the colleges for one

[hearty summit]

its in waves

out for some ppl not for others

the first wave was all acceptance so keep your hopes low

[swift hatch]

when's lafayette

[muted cloud]

At some point

Laf was today last year

But it'll probably be by Friday

[swift hatch]

what time

[muted cloud]

They haven't released a time or date but lemme try to find when it released last year

[hearty summit]

not sure

[muted cloud]

@stiff hornet

Do you know what time it was last yr

[stiff hornet]

3 pm

cst

[muted cloud]

CST would mean it'd be out already so

[stiff hornet]

???

how

[muted cloud]

Oh wait

[stiff hornet]

its 1:47 cst

[muted cloud]

4 pm EST

[stiff hornet]

ye

[muted cloud]

I got the two mixed up for a second

[swift hatch]

so like in approx 2 hours

and did they send an email prior

[muted cloud]

Closer to one

[muted cloud]

I mean ostensibly they would've already if they were going to release today

So it'll be a surprise drop if it's today

[stiff hornet]

idk if htere was an email but like social media posts yea

[swift hatch]

unc did a surprise drop

[glass hornet]

Is Grinnells second wave out yet

[swift hatch]

nvm

[muted cloud]

I checked their portal a few minutes ago

[stiff hornet]

my boy

[muted cloud]

No dice

[stiff hornet]

my mom is making corned beef for st patricks day and ts smelling up the whole crib

like wtf

[glass hornet]

Did anyone get in Grinnell in this thread yet

[muted cloud]

no

[dense storm]

lol it took like 30 seconds for it to load i just refreshed it 😭

[glass hornet]

Like no one?

[muted cloud]

nobody yet gng

[swift hatch]

yoo guys lin manuel miranda did a talk at lafayette

[stiff hornet]

yep

[glass hornet]

Ima get on Reddit

[muted cloud]

Good luck soldier

[glass hornet]

My fuck ass school blocked Reddit

[muted cloud]

Yeah their servers are getting exploded

[glass hornet]

https://tenor.com/view/jinx-the-cat-jinx-jinx-cat-cat-computer-gif-25786466

[stiff hornet]

first vs last bite of a protein bar

holy

[sullen moth]

Grinnell news seems fake. I called the adm office and they confirmed that it is not out for anyone yet

[stiff hornet]

who tf lied bro

[glass hornet]

@hearty summit I

[hearty summit]

WHAT

NO

BRO

ONG

OMG

THIS IS EVIL

[stiff hornet]

lmfoooo

[hearty summit]

dude but it was sm people sayinf it

[stiff hornet]

fucked

[hearty summit]

omg dude

[dusky blade]

why would they even lie 😭

[idle bobcat]

Anyone here applied to Hopkins..?

[muted cloud]

Karma farming

[hearty summit]

bro no way but like sm ppl said its out

what

[empty crow]

I scroll on Reddit when I’m at school

[hearty summit]

ugh

[muted cloud]

My friend Jeffery did

[hearty summit]

i was so scared dude

[idle bobcat]

Just got rejected 😭✌️

[empty crow]

Wait what

It just came out?

[glass hornet]

JHU is out???

[muted cloud]

OH LEMME LET HIM KNOW ITS OUT

[idle bobcat]

Yes

Came out early

[muted cloud]

By 4 whole minutes

Remarkable

[glass hornet]

FUCK JHU

what a loser for rejecting nice ppl

[hollow zinc]

so grinnell is n OT oUT??

[steep ivy]

jhu depressing ahh school anyway

[hollow zinc]

do we know when it’ll be out?????””

what is this omfg

[sullen moth]

not yet

[muted cloud]

It's in the slums

[hollow zinc]

wHY WOULd yOu LiE aBoUT tHaT

[muted cloud]

Great for med but is genuinely in the hood

[steep ivy]

ppl love spreading misinformation

[muted cloud]

Speaking as a Marylander

[stiff hornet]

chill

[zealous bloom]

jhu bummy they rejected the low income kid at my school who did research with them

[muted cloud]

Diabolical work

They just wanted underpaid researchers lol

[zealous bloom]

and it was ed1 too

[muted cloud]

ggs bro.

[zealous bloom]

genuinely think bro could have bagged mit if he locked in a little harder

[muted cloud]

he either wrote his essay about being part of the Taliban or JHU are generational bums

[zealous bloom]

tbf his gpa was kinda cooked

but there weren’t Cs and he was low income with strong ecs so like

[muted cloud]

define cooked

[glass hornet]

Grinnell is not out yet

tik tok kids needs to stop trolling

[upper glade]

what

actually

lmao

[glass hornet]

this thread is too smart and cracked

if grinnell is out I believe atleast 1 person in here will get in

so if no one got their decision yet then idt is out

[muted cloud]

I'll get waitlisted

trust

I'm a waitlist WARRIOR

Just to not send a single loci btw

[glass hornet]

azo be getting into all top LACs

don't trust a single word he said chat

[muted cloud]

I already got waitlisted from 5 of them

LOL

[glass hornet]

https://tenor.com/view/jinx-the-cat-jinx-jinx-cat-cat-computer-gif-25786466

[muted cloud]

My LAC stats are 1A, 5W, 1R

I'm not counting rochester as LAC even though they have open curriculum

[glass hornet]

TRUST

you will get in one

all it takes is one

[rocky pelican]

vassar keeps changing their portal don’t PISS ME OFF

[muted cloud]

i mean

i have

LOL

I wouldn't mind a 2nd though

[serene crown]

@chrome mural lehigh is out

can u ping pls?

[muted cloud]

Is this factual

[serene crown]

yes

[muted cloud]

Bet

[muted cloud]

Bouta get home so I'll check

[devout spindle]

I forgot to apply

[upper glade]

is it an lac

[devout spindle]

No way guys I got in anyways wooaaah

[idle bobcat]

Lehigh is a lac…???

[neon veldt]

tf

[chrome latch]

Yeah

[idle bobcat]

Ayyy congrats!!

[upper glade]

are we js putting it as an LAC bc its too small for a separate post

[smoky nacelle]

congrats!!!!

[chrome mural]

There’s no Lehigh channel right?

[upper glade]

idts yuh

didnt know it gets directed here lol

[empty crow]

I think it would be harder to moderate if there were too many separate channels

[chrome mural]

Oh icic

[upper glade]

yuh totally fair

[empty crow]

Isn’t Lehigh in Pennsylvania

😭

[idle bobcat]

Yeah

[upper glade]

bethlehem

[muted cloud]

I'M A WAITLIST WARRIOR

[chrome mural]

0 votes

[muted cloud]

FUCK YEAH

[teal thicket]

I thought there’s a Lehigh uni and college

😭😭

[muted cloud]

WOO!!!!

[empty crow]

2 rejections, 2 waitlists

[upper glade]

yield protected

[muted cloud]

I AM A SERVANT OF THE YIELD

YIELD TO ME

[chrome mural]

Yayayay congrats

[round jolt]

Wait it came out…

[serene crown]

lehigh uses salesforce instead of slate which is super evil

[wraith grove]

Shock drop?

[swift hatch]

stop i dont want to see uff

[junior field]

We are not pinging every time an lac comes out

[serene crown]

lehigh is p major tho,,

[junior field]

Which I’m sure is why the poll has 1 vote and everybody asked if it’s an LAC

[serene crown]

https://tenor.com/view/marcoelprro-gif-27525382

[chrome mural]

My bad sorry for the pings

[junior field]

Please check #🏆-guardians-gateway if you haven’t alr

[chrome mural]

I did

[junior field]

Thank you

[muted cloud]

#46 for unis

Kinda eh

[swift hatch]

help lehigh has a 4% acceptance rate for intls

[neon veldt]

gg

[muted cloud]

lehigh aid is kinda cheeks anyway

[devout spindle]

I feel better for not applying now

[serene crown]

and 60% of intls are full pay

at least those who decide to go

[muted cloud]

i am officially up to 6 waitlists

[swift hatch]

thx

[swift hatch]

how many ask for aid then

[wraith grove]

Chat we didn't get in to Lehigh

[serene crown]

for 385 enrolled students, 167 are on aid (avg $67,314 covered out of $91,939). data for those who didnt get accepted isnt available

[glass hornet]

tik tok is making me mad

[swift hatch]

lehigh covered 67k or the admittees covered 6k

[glass hornet]

i called grinnell they said the decisions are not even out

[swift hatch]

*67k

[serene crown]

lehigh covered 67k, leaving ~25k of costs charged to students

[steel tree]

The portals are designed for desktop or laptop, but phone works if you're on the go.

[muted cloud]

lehigh JUST NOW released the email about decisions

I literally responsed to waitlist before they sent the email

LOL

[serene crown]

im faster 😎

lmao

[muted cloud]

why does my damn image

that i keep trying to send

keep not sending

i hate discord

[steel tree]

File size too large maybe

[muted cloud]

ITS A DAMN SCREENSHOT

i hate discord holy

[glass hornet]

Fuck Lehigh

I need a college that lets all the a2cers in

[muted cloud]

i literally spoke with their professor of psychopathology in person and we talked for like 20 minutes

[glass hornet]

in like an event?

lehigh isn't even that good

its #46

the best is yet to come dw azo

Fuck Lehigh

[muted cloud]

idgaf where I get rejected or waitlisted from

i already have a good offer from somewhere

[serene crown]

puppy!

[muted cloud]

i could be rejected from everywhere and be indifferent

[muted cloud]

genuinely thought the first photo was a plushie for a second

[glass hornet]

U Rich is better than lehigh tho

like fr

[muted cloud]

it literally is lmfao

[serene crown]

hi @rapid creek !!!!!!

[muted cloud]

@junior field

[tough mantle]

Dang Friday is LAC day 😭

[rapid creek]

hey guys! so sorry about the ping and earlier confusion. for the upcoming days where many LACs will drop decisions, you will only receive one ping at the end of the day recapping them all

[glass hornet]

FRIDAY IS THE DAY

[stiff hornet]

Nah Thursday

[muted cloud]

friday is judgement day

[tough mantle]

Or I should say

LAC Weekend

[junior field]

Ty!

[glass hornet]

Davidson is out of the game

bye

[muted cloud]

21st lol

they tryna be different

[glass hornet]

Davidson ur not cool

[tough mantle]

Yes they are

Shush

[muted cloud]

tell davidson they arent standing on business by releasing on 21st

they'll listen to you not us RD bums

[vocal schooner]

Why is Grinnell not out still LOL

Thought they’ll at least say something by today

[glass hornet]

some kid on tik tok got their decisions already

grinnell release in waves

but no one on reddit and this thread got in so far

[muted cloud]

didnt a guy call the office and they said they havent released anything

[vocal schooner]

Oh damn

[vocal schooner]

Ah ok that makes sense

[serene crown]

release the davidson files

[glass hornet]

yeah... so i doubt these kids

[stiff hornet]

whats the most nervous yall ever were for a decision

[vocal schooner]

Interesting hahahaha

[tough mantle]

Tell that to Middlebury too

[muted cloud]

none anymore

[vocal schooner]

First time Grinnell released so late… wonder why

[muted cloud]

LOL

[upper glade]

lmao

[vocal schooner]

Maybe they had a spike in applications

[muted cloud]

i would say richmond but I had genuinely accepted in my head I wasnt getting in

and then I did

😭

[vocal schooner]

For me Middlebury and Davidson is fine

[glass hornet]

prob that they added 10 kids in the class this year

[vocal schooner]

It’s both on the same day

8am is LAC day then 10pm is Davidson

[upper glade]

the kids they've been spamming on collegevine finally started applying idk

[vocal schooner]

[vocal schooner]

HAHAHAHA

[glass hornet]

isnt davidson in the morning too

[vocal schooner]

Maybe it’s the extra ten spots

[vocal schooner]

Why did they suddenly add

Is there an official source for this or it’s just hearsay

[glass hornet]

idk. i saw it on their insta

but I would say keep an eye on Grinnell today

it might be today

there are 5 tik tok kids saying its out

[tough mantle]

10 am

[muted cloud]

i feel like stormchasers rn

[sullen moth]

what did yous ee

[glass hornet]

Same 😭

[glass hornet]

They are adding 10 kids to their fall class this year

[muted cloud]

if i spam refresh grinnell it'll come out faster

trust

[magic basin]

Grinnell when?

[muted cloud]

some time in the next century

would be my humble guess

[waxen lava]

i got ping here?

[magic basin]

Also does anyone know when vassar, colby or lafayette are releasing theirs?

[muted cloud]

theres a high chance laf releases since lehigh released

[glass hornet]

Laf might be today

LAC fan talked abt it

[stiff hornet]

yuh nothings confirmed at all

js me being paranoiad abt laf

[magic basin]

https://klipy.com/gifs/i-couldve-sworn-there-was-a-gif-of-this-whatever-squid-game

[stiff hornet]

u intl?

[magic basin]

I am

[stiff hornet]

are intls like viewed in a whole diff way as domestic

laf is tough intl but i believe in u

[magic basin]

I guess

[stiff hornet]

no like by the committee lol

like r their apps viewed in a seperate pool

[magic basin]

test scores would matter more ig since gpa isn't really relevant to them

[magic basin]

nah

oh wait

right we laf should have regional counselors

[stiff hornet]

?

[vocal schooner]

Yes

There is a separate international committee specifically for international students

[stiff hornet]

ahh

interesting

[magic basin]

might also have separate admissions counselors for diff regions

[vocal schooner]

This is the norm

To have separate regional AOs

[empty knoll]

wait i didnt get this email

[muted cloud]

check spam and promos

mine went to promos

[empty knoll]

oh yeah same

[crude shadow]

depends tho, A-Levels and IB are standardized enough

[magic basin]

my school doesn't do IB

🥀

[empty knoll]

w&l just got added to my slate account, and im hoping i see u on campus

[magic basin]

I think there aren't even AP exams for us

but whatever

[crude shadow]

whats a slate

u2 tho

[empty knoll]

its the backend of the portals

and theres this thing called start.edu

[crude shadow]

what does it do

[magic basin]

ping me if any of these drop suddenly

or grinnell

[stiff hornet]

laf didnt drop

at expected time

[crude shadow]

did u get an initialview interview btw

[empty knoll]

nope idk what initialview is

[steel tree]

Bro Colby what

[stiff hornet]

lol

[empty knoll]

leave amherst and go to colby bro its a sign

[steel tree]

Nah bruh go Mammoths, boo Colby

[crude shadow]

Colby does ANYTHING to farm applications bro 😭

[floral coral]

lain pfp!

hi columbina :)

[stiff hornet]

whos the amhest person here who went to lawrenceville

[crude shadow]

They send PHYSICAL mail to international applicants, my friend got it

[teal thicket]

trueeee, but i think after the international committee views the applicants they advocate for the people they want to the whole community for LAC's or something

[torpid quest]

the strange thing that grinnell's 2029 decision released on 14th march and I knew from the decision reaction videos.

[crude shadow]

to apply

[magic basin]

let's all love lain

[empty knoll]

ur joking

[stiff hornet]

colby mad tuff

[teal thicket]

cause i think an administrations committee member at Carleton remembered me

and they said they remebered every single twin applicant

cause they're a twin

[crude shadow]

oh, just asking cuz I got an InitialView invite + waiver

its an interview invite

[empty knoll]

interesting, did u do any english profieicny tests

proficiency

[teal thicket]

lmaooo

[crude shadow]

nope.

[teal thicket]

hiiiiii!

[empty knoll]

initialview is used often to check english skills from what ive heard

[crude shadow]

InitialView is mostly to judge english proficiency tho, any chinese applicants here would tell u

[magic basin]

actin like some bitch that was taken when you hit on her

[floral coral]

hru?

[crude shadow]

yuh thats what i was bouta say

[rapid creek]

oh thats kind of a first to see lol

[teal thicket]

a bit stressed cause final exam for QM tmr but overall pretty good wbu?

[empty knoll]

we in flow state

[rapid creek]

a peer school asking you to apply to transfer lol

[empty knoll]

can i dm?

[crude shadow]

sure

[rapid creek]

usually its randomass schools ive never heard of emailing me that

[crude shadow]

Colby would ask Harvard students to transfer yo 💔

[rapid creek]

🥀

[teal thicket]

LMAOO trueee

after i became a junior in college

i finally stopped getting random emails

from colleges

[rapid creek]

i deleted my original email lol

[teal thicket]

that's real

northwestern keeps emailing

my throwaway email

🥀

[stiff hornet]

huh

[teal thicket]

idk why but my throwaway email prolly randomly signed up for a NU event or something

instead of my main email

[serene crown]

@rapid creekhihihihihihihihi

[teal thicket]

so now i'm getting spammed by NU about why i should apply to NU on my throwaway email

even tho I'm already at NU lmao

[stiff hornet]

nu is tuff asf

[rapid creek]

hii

[teal thicket]

😭 i lowkey just miss carleton

i'm ngl

[stiff hornet]

y

[steel tree]

They probably just want my application fee

[rapid creek]

isnt Colby free

[teal thicket]

smaller class sizes, profs teaches better, more tight knit community

[teal thicket]

it is

[magic basin]

lowkey impressed by the campus

[steel tree]

Oh right. Then they probably just want to spam my email

[teal thicket]

carleton campus is so pretty

[stiff hornet]

is northfield nice

[magic basin]

think it's worth flying across the world to attend it? I mean I wanna major CS and unsure if carleton would be a wise choice over a certain university in europe

[teal thicket]

i liked the small town

[teal thicket]

i think carleton and other top lac's if ur going for grad school, law, medicine, phd etc it's an amazing choice

if u want to get a j*b it depends on whether u want to stay in the midwest or not

[magic basin]

I'm thinking about going for masters later so yeah

[teal thicket]

yeah then carleton will prolly be good

to placing into top masters programs

[stiff hornet]

i wish i applied

[magic basin]

not sure if I'm gonna stay in the US though

[teal thicket]

that said most people i knew at carleton were going for phd and not masters

[teal thicket]

if ur not staying in the us idk how good a lac is since it doesn't have the international brand as the national unis

[magic basin]

if I do, probably gonna try something like Vanderbilt or UMiami for masters

[teal thicket]

if ur planning to stay in the us or getting a masters/grad school in the us a top lac is very good

[magic basin]

I want to stay there actually

but won't mention that when I apply for a student visa

[teal thicket]

fair

i would say if ur hoping to stay there i would try to go for a phd

prolly

instead of a masters

[magic basin]

anything to delay employment

[teal thicket]

real

[loud helm]

life hack to stay unemployed: keep getting degrees

[teal thicket]

lowkey i'm so lucky canadians don't need to apply for student visa's

since the process looks so long

[magic basin]

oh btw

how is on-campus work at LACs?

gotta have something beyond working at a library or cleaning up

[glass hornet]

Chat Grinnell is not today

these people on Tik Tok are literally creating fake accs just to troll ppl

Acc that saids “GRINNELL IS OUT” literally have 0 followers

Like a2cers are smart so no way Tik Tok kids are getting in but not a2c kids

[rapid creek]

here you can work at a bunch of places

[stiff hornet]

laf plz tmr

[rapid creek]

cafes, the restaurant we have, the gym, lots of departments will have office work positions

the mailroom

i have a friend running the mailroom they say its the most chill job ever lol

[stiff hornet]

w

r u friiends w fb players

[rapid creek]

you can work at admissions too obviously, can be a tour guide or can be at the desk handling reception

not really

[stiff hornet]

is that a chill job

[rapid creek]

havent done so i dont know but id like to be a tour guide

[magic basin]

yall got a beautiful campus too

• pitzer and mckenna like five minutes away

stacked af

[rapid creek]

mhm!

some positions will be open to all 5Cs but some are only Pomona for obvious reasons like the academic departments or admissions work

[smoky nacelle]

this is so evil

no

[muted cloud]

20th

[languid coral]

omg i want to be one so bad but they rejected me 👎

wouldn’t even be there for the pay i’d do it solely out of the kindness of my heart

[swift hatch]

why not today

[rapid creek]

i was recommended for it this semester by an existing tour guide (which basically meant i got priority admission for it) but it wouldve meant taking a week off my winter break to do training and my dumbass was like nahhh

in hindsight i shouldve done it i ended up having the pretty bum break

[languid coral]

we had to apply last semester and you’d get trained in the spring semester so that means my next chance to apply is next fall lmao

[floral coral]

im doing meh...

i have an olympiad invitational round tmr

im excited but stressed

[swift hatch]

gll

[floral coral]

i also have 6 colleges coming out in the next 3 days 😭

carleton, amherst, swarthmore, washu, bowdoin, middlebury

[rapid creek]

do you have summer positions?

[limber prawn]

Anyone else waitlisted at Lehigh? Istg I’ve seen like 1 rd acceptance and like 8 billion waitlists

[floral coral]

20th

at 7

[rapid creek]

havent been able to bag any summer opportunities yet so i might fall back on working a tour guide shift during the summer

[stiff hornet]

It’s alr past

[languid coral]

yes! i would do it but it’s really low commitment and i don’t want to be here all summer only working admissions for like 3 hours lmao

[rapid creek]

ah very fair since youre home is far

[swift hatch]

issok bro they can still send

later

[stiff hornet]

It’s never been past 4 est

[upper glade]

fawk

ND

2hrs

[languid coral]

omg literally same but that was just me being lazy and not looking for any programs lmao 💀 i last minute applied as a tutor for williams’ summer science program for prefrosh but i think i’m gonna be auto rejected cause i think the applicants were intended to be people who were students of the program in the past

[rapid creek]

oh tutoring is a good shout i should look into that

ive mostly been trying to find work in a department but thats not been easy

i mean, makes sense im a frosh lol

i know Pitzer does a lot of outreach stuff but idk its open to all 5Cs

[faint sleet]

is this a sign from amherst: "Thank you for reaching out. Our office reviewed your application as test-optional, and we have now correctly marked your SAT/ACT score as waived on your application file. Please let us know if you have any additional questions."

[rapid creek]

no lol

it is what it says

[languid coral]

no yeah lol i’m trying to not feel guilty about not being able to bag opportunities but sometimes it gets you yk

[muted cloud]

literally says what it means

😭

[faint sleet]

2 days

almost there

[stiff hornet]

sick of waiting

[rapid creek]

i get that yall are stressed but seriously dont read too deep into anything

[rapid creek]

yea yea

do you guys have a makerspace of sorts? we do and thats another fall back plan of mine like next semester is to work there

[languid coral]

like my brother just bagged one of his dream internships for this summer and he’s stoked cause he’s been wanting it for like 2 years now and i haven’t really looked into anything so i kinda feel like i’m just wasting time or i should be doing more 🥲

[waxen lava]

am i cooked for amherst if jhu rjeected me

[teal thicket]

Good luck!

[waxen lava]

like should i lose hope

[teal thicket]

Damn good luck!

I think Carleton is tmr

From what I remembered

[floral coral]

tyy!

[waxen lava]

genuinely worried rn

[floral coral]

it is!!!!!!

im so excited

but also really worried

if i dont get in.....

[upper glade]

did you apply for aid at JHU

[waxen lava]

no 💀

[upper glade]

oh

[waxen lava]

thats what is shocking

[muted cloud]

We're acting as if JHU isn't one of the most selective colleges in the country

every college builds classes differently

that's literally why we apply to several reaches.

[floral coral]

no theyre both like 5% lol

[waxen lava]

ok

[upper glade]

yeah u had the merits I guess

but one result does not predict another

[waxen lava]

Bro if i get into amherst on the 20th ill commit by 7pm

[empty knoll]

not at all

[waxen lava]

im down bad

ty for kind words reassuring

[empty knoll]

its the truth

[tough mantle]

Unless they send a financial aid notification before the decision. Then read into that.

[serene crown]

previous outcomes dont determine the current state

[teal thicket]

Ofc

[teal thicket]

Trust u got this

Future Carl 2030

[waxen lava]

understood thanks guys

[empty knoll]

selective colleges work out their admissions separetley and each uni prides each admissions process, and u just gotta wait to find out

if u made it thru

[waxen lava]

ok i will stay positive

[stiff hornet]

I need a decision soon

[swift hatch]

*a good decision

[stiff hornet]

yea

js haven’t heard back in a while

[floral coral]

i hope....

im so nervous

ugh

[rapid creek]

ah yea i get that feeling

ive had friends already get summer internships with faculty and i still am not sure what i even wanna major in and its like 😭

and it becomes impostor syndrome of like why and how i am here if i cant do x

[languid coral]

YES 😭

lac canon event ig

[rapid creek]

but idk i need to step back and realize that we got our paths and paces and that im doing just fine

[upper glade]

asari n dean

did you guys apply to like all of WASP

[rapid creek]

ive actually really gotten along with my gender studies class and professor, what was originally just a throw in to fill my schedule

[languid coral]

i just feel like i’m not taking advantage of my time here at williams and it makes me feel guilty cause so many people would kill to be in my position but also like i know i deserve to be here and i’m going at my own pace and that’s good enough

[upper glade]

and if so did you have options in the end or

[languid coral]

i only did williams!

[rapid creek]

and that class involves a project based final im excited to do

so its something!

[upper glade]

was it js one or two true reaches

[hearty summit]

am i allowed to talk abt portal astro if i send a msg telling ppl to dm me if they applied to a college and wanna talk abt the portal astro

[rapid creek]

i did

[upper glade]

from your whole list

[hearty summit]

😓😓😓

[rapid creek]

no

please dont encourage astro discussion

[upper glade]

that u had to make a choice in

[hearty summit]

like “guys msg me if you want to talk abt __ portal astro”

got it i wont then

[languid coral]

williams was the only reach on my list that i got into

[rapid creek]

we cant moderate what you do in DMs but we will still delete and forbid messages that just ask to do it in DMs

[upper glade]

Ooo

[languid coral]

my other ones were basically BU and ivies

[upper glade]

ik you had cal n pomona in the end

sorry im asking bc anxiety is peaking rn like

2 hours b4 ND and I've been really emotionally invested into the school since last year and I hate it

[floral coral]

all will be ok

u got accepted to a college already

[rapid creek]

comparison is the thief of joy, it only takes one decision. doesnt matter if i bagged every WASP and Ivy and chose Pomona or if I only got Pomona. youll be okay man

[swift hatch]

i genuinely have so much respect for tulane

they told me i was rejected rd because of lack of funds

[upper glade]

yup im just hoping that one hits

like

I did a good job in curating my list that all schools would fit great for me

it releases in the 20th?

[fickle tundra]

ook wait

i got confuse

[upper glade]

JHU?

[fickle tundra]

yeah

[upper glade]

well theres a thread for that

[fickle tundra]

i just confused it with Amherst

thats why i asked here

[upper glade]

its a really challenging school for aid applying intls since they only give like

10% of intls need based aid

[upper glade]

ah yeah

[hearty summit]

could i please see what they said?

[fickle tundra]

amherst is also really cooked for intl

7k intl apps and only accepting less than 90 students

[hearty summit]

i only know tulane for hunting down ed students like a cougar

[fickle tundra]

1.2 ar

[empty knoll]

I think 50% of William’s admits only get into williams

[glass hornet]

Can I post my Minerva decision here

I love my 1% acceptance rate school

Minerva mogged Davidson

[empty knoll]

May I see the letter?

[glass hornet]

Chat don’t be jealous of me

[rapid creek]

i dont think i am with that guy as director of admissions

[stiff hornet]

When laf

[sharp belfry]

mt holyoke 2day supposedly

[stiff hornet]

Shoutout the women’s lacs

[swift hatch]

i didnt know my wife was the director of admissions at wild chicken university

[magic basin]

bro what

[zealous kelp]

is laf coming today since lehigh is coming

[magic basin]

sign?

I requested a css waiver and wasn't tasked to do anything else until now

[rocky pelican]

no

!bgastro

[small plume]

https://i.imgur.com/uoDQN2D.png

[magic basin]

ik

won't name the college for a good reason

[empty knoll]

What uni is this btw

[magic basin]

.

[empty knoll]

😭

[stiff hornet]

yall fw princeton review rankings

[languid coral]

wait idk if you’re trying to say like 50% of wasp applicants only get admitted to williams or 50% of williams admits applied only to williams but i was the second case

[empty knoll]

not applied to but admitted to

i read in an institutional report that most of williams accepted students get into only one school

but this might be because of ED

[sharp belfry]

MOUNT HOLYOKE OUT

[rapid creek]

is it???

omg

[sharp belfry]

@junior field

[languid coral]

ohh yeah probably cause roughly half of each class is ED

[sharp belfry]

idk if that’s the right person to ping

i got in!!

[junior field]

Proof

[sharp belfry]

like what kind?

[rapid creek]

MoHo RD is out! Gonna hold back on pinging cause we're speculating on a couple others coming out today

[idle wraith]

which ones

[smoky nacelle]

OMG CONGRATSS

[rapid creek]

Scripps, based on prior years

[languid coral]

WOOHOO

[idle wraith]

ooo any others

[rapid creek]

dont think so

[sharp belfry]

i got a leadership award, 25k/yr, not the best FA but achievable!

[empty crow]

maybe it won't come today 😭

its already 7 pm est

[rapid creek]

do you know the time?

based on last year

[rocky pelican]

@loud helm WAKE UP MOHO OUT

[rocky pelican]

YAYYYYY

[empty crow]

i tried finding the exact time from last year but no one said it

i only found the dates

which were like march 19 and 18

[junior field]

Yes probably not today atp

But idk

I think cutoff for lacs is 6pm pt

[rapid creek]

ill wait until then yea

i really wanna be conservative on pings

[glossy lagoon]

notre dame is out and im rejected

rip

who th said notre dame not coming today

[loud helm]

LMFAO I DIDNT GET IN KM CRINE

im not upset lol what was ur decision anya

[rocky pelican]

NOOO i didnt apply moho

[sharp belfry]

wait did anya apply

oh lol

[fallen umbra]

davidson drops saturday i am so hyped

[rocky pelican]

It's ok u have bates

[fallen umbra]

i want to meet all my future wildcat friends

[sharp belfry]

who else was mohoing

[rocky pelican]

i only applied vassar out of the sisters

[sharp belfry]

@untold sierra

i remember u were asking abt moho decision date- its out!

[soft skiff]

Same

[rocky pelican]

I should hope u did

[loud helm]

yea i rlly don’t care abt my other decisions tbh

[soft skiff]

I applied to Vassar, F&M, Bowdoin, Williams and Amherst

[rapid creek]

😭

but u bagged Bates fr

[rapid creek]

btw taj we got a poll for Moho too, didnt ping cause i might just wait out and see if scripps does happen first

[sharp belfry]

first reach school tomorrow

[stiff hornet]

Aye where tf is laf

[sharp belfry]

pomonaaaa

[rapid creek]

sagehens!

[glossy lagoon]

When is pomona

[rapid creek]

tomorrow 3 PM PST

[sharp belfry]

i love cecil sm

[rapid creek]

most of its discussion and its poll will be over at https://discord.com/channels/786557653924708373/1415111771408302183

[fringe topaz]

rejected lehigh and nd

[rapid creek]

cecils awesome

chill guy fr

[lilac trellis]

lehigh rejected me too its ok

[vivid summit]

JUST GOT IN

[lilac trellis]

they dont deserve us

[floral coral]

omg congrats on bates!!!!

[sharp belfry]

WOOOO

moho nation

[vivid summit]

women's lac 🥺

[smoky nacelle]

CONGRATS

[rapid creek]

congratssssss

[floral coral]

yay congrats!!!

[soft skiff]

Wait a second

[loud helm]

THANK UUU

[soft skiff]

The fuck you mean Bowdoin has only 500 seats for a first undergrad year

[vivid summit]

I didnt know mt holyoke was supposed to come out today I was so suprised

[soft skiff]

https://tenor.com/view/yuji-stare-yuji-itadori-jjk-jujutsu-kaisen-yuji-stare-meme-gif-2566228405341525362

[empty knoll]

https://tenor.com/view/jjk-jujutsu-kaisen-higuruma-higuruma-jjk-higuruma-jujutsu-kaisen-gif-2081143640985071325

[rapid creek]

Bowdoin will admit more than 500 because of yield

[sharp belfry]

can’t relate i was checking my email all day😭

[rapid creek]

thats often a misleading figure

[soft skiff]

Taj is goated

[soft skiff]

Congratulations!

[vivid summit]

I lowkey dunno when any of my colleges come out... it's like finding cookies in the cookie jar

[floral coral]

lolol

[sharp belfry]

i wish i could live that life im genuinely neurotic about it

what being an a2c regular does to a mf

[vivid summit]

holy shit $67k a year for me tho

[glossy lagoon]

Congrats guy

[loud helm]

their aid and appeals have been horrible this year

they made my friends coa higher after she appealed bc her dad lost his job

[soft skiff]

Guys

Are lacs like actually not job oriented?

Because I'm kinda confused

[rapid creek]

they absolutely are?

wha

[soft skiff]

Now I'm completely lost

[rapid creek]

sounds like 5 PM PST then

[soft skiff]

I think

[vivid summit]

scary im gonna try to appeal because my parenrs make less than 150k and part of the reason why I applied was cuz of the 150k free tuition

[soft skiff]

My favorite LAC so far on my list is Bowdoin

They're niche, cool, quiet and they can give you an iPad for free

[rapid creek]

LACs on their own arent oriented to any particular path, thats something individual colleges have strengths in

The close relationships with faculty certainly help with academia and graduate school pursuits, so thats a common path for LAC grads
But the skills and knowledge you learn from a liberal arts education prepare you for the flexibility of the job market. Switching careers, locations, people, so on.

[soft skiff]

Also Maine looks like a peaceful place

[empty crow]

it seems so, i checked the date of one of the comments and it said 8 pm

[empty crow]

polar bear

[loud helm]

my friend coping for me im crine

[soft skiff]

Also I like that LACs at least are not that heavy on research, meaning professors are not here to do research, but to rlly teach you smth. I like that they care mostly abt TEACHING, y'know?

[rapid creek]

correct

[soft skiff]

You're too good for them frr

[vivid summit]

[soft skiff]

I mean, they are sick

[loud helm]

for context im very low income LMFAO

[vivid summit]

it's actually so crazy

why do they say meet 100% demonstrated need and then give no aid

[steep ivy]

i think they determine what your need is no

[vivid summit]

I saw someone's parents who make like 30k yr combined and get told to pay 22k yr 😭

[loud helm]

yea

they did it to their posse scholars too

[vivid summit]

yeah they determine it through fasfa and CSS stuff

[steep ivy]

i see

[loud helm]

i don’t know if moho is like having budget issues or something but their aid this year has been horrendous

[stiff hornet]

Bro

Going for walks

Is meta

For clearing head abt college apps

[rapid creek]

touching grass is a great activity

[glass hornet]

MHC is out??

[glass hornet]

OMG COGRATS

[vivid summit]

thank you

[stiff hornet]

Yooo smth gotta shock drop at 7

Trust

[chrome mural]

It’s also goated for taking exams

[stiff hornet]

Elaborate

[chrome mural]

Taking a walk before exams can help clear ur mind

[stiff hornet]

Oh facts

[glass hornet]

Is there any school that is only for men

Since there are women’s colleges

https://tenor.com/view/jinx-the-cat-jinx-jinx-cat-cat-computer-gif-25786466

[rapid creek]

a couple

Hampden Sydney in Virginia is very old

Morehouse i believe is also mens only, and is in consortium with Spelman, a womens college

[foggy cape]

Omg Moho is out!

[foggy cape]

yes

[pallid stratus]

yes bro mount holyoke i love

is the leadership award common

[stiff hornet]

Would u apply if a women

[glass hornet]

https://tenor.com/view/jinx-the-cat-jinx-jinx-cat-cat-computer-gif-25786466

I mean, you can apply as a men

[rapid creek]

@everyone MoHo RD is out, vote in the poll above!

Apologies for the delay in pinging, we were possibly anticipating another release today but it ended up not happening

[manic saffron]

what is moho

[slow mauve]

mount holyoke

[manic saffron]

wow

[slow mauve]

whole yolk

[manic saffron]

what a cool name

[vivid summit]

idk i got it

[slow mauve]

mount holyoke college vs mount holyoke cc

who wins

[glass hornet]

Pomona wins

[rapid creek]

true

[vivid summit]

nah minerva

[slow mauve]

https://tenor.com/view/yugioh-anime-omg-wtf-cant-unsee-gif-5159766

this is the least massacre poll yet

[main kite]

https://tenor.com/view/lelouch-gif-22530879

[slow mauve]

code gay ass

[main kite]

i hate that i laughed 😢

[glass hornet]

Go Bruins!

I mean Go Trojans

https://tenor.com/view/cool-fun-white-cat-dance-cool-and-fun-times-gif-11777720197194615716

[idle bobcat]

Next 3 days are the DAYS for this thread.

It’s been a wild roller coaster

[slender void]

may the odds be ever in our favors

[idle bobcat]

I hope we all get into the LACs 🙏🙏

[twilit peak]

idt ik anyone who did moho this cycle

oh wait no taj applied

[slender void]

i hope y’all have other places y’all love too regardless of outcome 🙏🙏

[twilit peak]

wish her luck

i mean ig shes committed to bates like 99% unless moho gives crazy aid

[idle bobcat]

Moho..?

Oh wait mount holyoke

[twilit peak]

oh wait she already checked i didnt see her in polls

rip its wtv

[twilit peak]

its ok!!! bates is still a fantastic lac

[glass hornet]

Taj dw. Bates mogged MHC

They also gave u shit ton of 💰

GO BATES

[junior field]

Thank god

I’ve told you about that one ex mod

Now I do not have to worry about associating someone like them with you

[stiff hornet]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1468739087488782440/1483957740714983598/Screenshot_2026-03-18_at_5.38.12_PM.png?ex=69bc7ad7&is=69bb2957&hm=a3a3a83ea185d7bfcb37b4a0b3d1f1984f58dec9eb9e98be0fcf165d304f4d3f&

Guess the LAC

[glass hornet]

Ole miss

[stiff hornet]

That’s not a lac ranking it’s evb

[stiff hornet]

Gang what

[glass hornet]

Minerva

Denison

https://tenor.com/view/cool-fun-white-cat-dance-cool-and-fun-times-gif-11777720197194615716

[stiff hornet]

Yuh

They making it sound like heaven

[long dome]

"best college radio station"

[glass hornet]

Wait. Columbina goes to Carleton?

[smoky nacelle]

that title belongs to williams‼️

[teal thicket]

i wish

[long dome]

yk im gonna have to see it to believe it

they should like

give me an acceptance

[glass hornet]

I thought you go to NWU

[long dome]

so i can see if its really the best

[glass hornet]

wait

Did you transfer

[teal thicket]

yes

[tough mantle]

Wait weren’t there 2?

Ah wait

I remember now yeah

[stiff hornet]

https://tenor.com/view/pfft-duh-who-cares-so-what-oh-really-gif-23166145

ngl idk why I sent that

[hearty summit]

*grinnell

i have a dumb question guys

why is brown not a LAC if it has an open curriculum?

[glass hornet]

What is open curriculum

[hearty summit]

does this mean brown is the #1 lac (tied with grinnell) and not williams

you dont have specific grad requirements or subject requirements and you take whatever class you want

[rose ruin]

lots of research and grad stuff

[hearty summit]

ex: i dont take any math classes for the entire 4 yrs of college

[glass hornet]

WTF

[hearty summit]

yet other non-open ciriculum colleges will require math all 4yrs maybe

[rose ruin]

graduate programs that is

[glass hornet]

THATS A FUCKING DREAM

[hearty summit]

yeah thats why LACs are the goat

[sharp belfry]

brown is a university

[hearty summit]

exactly

[hearty summit]

but isnt the undergrad brown college 😢

can i start calling brown a lac?

[rose ruin]

not all LACs do open curriculum I thought

[sharp belfry]

nah they got a school of engineering and school of public health aswell

[rancid flax]

omg shay mama

[rose ruin]

these labels are not the most useful ever bc it’s like

[rancid flax]

congrats on moho

[sharp belfry]

hi abbaa thank u 😝

[rose ruin]

yale college is technically an LAC if u wanna think abt it that way

but

[glass hornet]

Wait, so if a school has the word “college” in it then it’s open curriculum

[rose ruin]

nobody calls it that

[glass hornet]

Like Harvard college

[rose ruin]

no

[rancid flax]

every ivy is technically a LAC

[sharp belfry]

yeah if you start calling LACs within universities “liberal arts colleges” the term loses its usefulness

[rose ruin]

exactly

[glass hornet]

Isn’t Yale a LAC

[rose ruin]

that’s why we use LAC to refer to schools whose entire entity consists of the college and little else

if anything

[glass hornet]

I know the other day ppl talked about it here

[rancid flax]

yale isn’t a LAC but it has a liberal arts approach

[sharp belfry]

on the other hand denison and saint lawrence are officially known as universities but they’re still considered LACs because they’re very small and dominated by one college

[silent otter]

yeah it is

[rancid flax]

that’s the best way to use the word LAC

[silent otter]

yale college is a lac

yale university is not

[rancid flax]

yeah, yale as a whole isn’t

[silent otter]

same with harvard kinda

[rancid flax]

just the college

[silent otter]

wait this is scary it seems like i summon whenever yale is mentioned

i had a ping in this thread

that’s why i came i SWEAR

[sharp belfry]

lol sure

[rancid flax]

right…

[silent otter]

congrats on mount holyoke!

[sharp belfry]

ik ur searching up “yale” every ten minutes in the serv

[rose ruin]

oh yes ppl were talking in the ‘30 server abt trolling and telling ppl we go to a liberal arts college in connecticut

[sharp belfry]

thank you!

[silent otter]

you’ve caught me

i should start doing ts lowk

[rapid creek]

I’ll admit I’ve done this a couple of times

[glass hornet]

Whenever Yale is mentioned big daddy shows up

[sharp belfry]

like when there’s a contestant on jeopardy who’s a “professor from new haven”

[idle bobcat]

I was also surprised when Lehigh was pinged here…

[silent otter]

wait guys i genuinely don’t do it i swear

[rose ruin]

off topic I find it funny that we refer to him as uni to avoid calling him daddy

[rapid creek]

Professor Smart!

[silent otter]

i think this was an accident

[silent otter]

💀

[glass hornet]

Uh huh

[silent otter]

my alias is uni tho

it’s a long story

[sharp belfry]

lolol

[glass hornet]

What is the Harvard of the south

[sharp belfry]

vanderbilt?