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

[rich robin]

ah i see

[glossy lagoon]

(They were the first to send me promo emails)

If I could do it again I'd shotgun all need blind first

And then LACs later

And then state schools with merit

[rancid flax]

i’m so glad i swapped CWRU for carleton

so so so glad

[zealous sundial]

you should’ve done more lacs like the mid tiers ones or the priv that gives good aid like tulane or smth like that

[glossy lagoon]

Yeah

[rancid flax]

OMG PEARL

HEY MAMA

how u been??

[glossy lagoon]

When I was applying my family was like really ambigous about how much money i could spend

At first they told me 15k max

So I haf to remove like a bunch of mid tier schools

[rich robin]

aw rip

[rancid flax]

i’ll manifest for ur grades like i am everyone’s acceptances tomorrow

do not even fear

[glossy lagoon]

Gl everyone

I sleep

[rich robin]

gn!!

[glossy lagoon]

Grrr i went on threads for just 5 mins before sleeping and i found out someone got into wesleyan without any fancy olympiads or fancy ECAs

Now i feel so bad for not trying harder

[rich robin]

comparison is the theft of joy

go to sleep!

[zealous sundial]

honestly for LACs essays matters a lot!!

[fickle tundra]

What is ur other options

[astral knot]

u dont need fancy olympiads to get into a school

[glossy lagoon]

Yh

Its probably my essay

the weakest point of my app

if I had spent more time on essay it may have turned out good

Before I was blaming my lack of access to research or internships

but it may have never mattered in the first place

[astral knot]

i think schools take into account ur personal situation

so if u didn't have opportunity for research then they're not gonna take off points for that

[fickle tundra]

Is it too much for one uni with aid

😔

[quartz kindle]

how long did it take you to write you're essay? when should one start

[glossy lagoon]

you should start asap

at least 6 month before Early Decision

don't be like me

[quartz kindle]

kk when is ED?

im intl so im not sure which to go for ED yet

[glossy lagoon]

have all of your decision dates noted down on your wall

[quartz kindle]

was thinking either swarthmore or darmouth

[glossy lagoon]

most are in november i think

are you going for finaid

[quartz kindle]

yeah

[glossy lagoon]

whats ur EFC

[quartz kindle]

i have like a 20-30k efc?

not sure tho

[glossy lagoon]

same

[quartz kindle]

have a decent amount in assets but not much in income

my family gets most of their income from interest and stocks

[glossy lagoon]

dont just go after the top schools

and also if you want to shotgun you can ask common app for more slots to apply

i think

[quartz kindle]

im considering a lot of texas stuff too

since they have that in state fee waiver

[muted cloud]

Dude I'm so fr I had a friend accidently apply to them instead of Wesleyan U

[glossy lagoon]

also use scoir too

the more school the better

[quartz kindle]

wtf is scoir

[muted cloud]

Coalition App

[quartz kindle]

ive never heard of it

[glossy lagoon]

if you have decent SAT score Texas State give full tuition waiver

automatically

[muted cloud]

@glossy lagoon there's another way though

[glossy lagoon]

now you heard it

[quartz kindle]

what's decent

[muted cloud]

i got Commonapp to increase my limit

[quartz kindle]

i did a mock and got 1580 but im trying to get around that much on my actual exam or 1600 if possible

[glossy lagoon]

above 1500 plus > 3.5 GPA i think

[glossy lagoon]

yeah but you wont be able to get like 100 schools with it

[glossy lagoon]

you definitely can

i got a 1510 first try

all of my mocks were below 1400

[muted cloud]

1550+ is pretty much considered the same

[quartz kindle]

not sure about my gpa if it counts as 3.5 or not

i got 91% point avg

[muted cloud]

No AO looks at a 1600 and says "we MUST admit this kid" if ykwim

[glossy lagoon]

91/100*4

[quartz kindle]

biology and PE is killing my point avg

[glossy lagoon]

you can probably get an automatic schollo

[quartz kindle]

uh yikes that's only a 3.64 GPA

that's ugly

i have a levels aswell tho

[alpine anvil]

Use letter grades and convert to gpa

[quartz kindle]

oh i've tried that and i got a 3.3 GPA apparently

[glossy lagoon]

dont worry texas state is a safety for you

[alpine anvil]

91 feels like a 3.7+ depending on which system

[quartz kindle]

since most of my grades are high Bs

like 91% is a B in my letter grades

[glossy lagoon]

you will always get a scholo there

[alpine anvil]

Oh

[quartz kindle]

92-100 is A

[glossy lagoon]

UT Arlington also give out great scholarship and waivers

[alpine anvil]

Lwk dw about it let the aos do the conversion

[quartz kindle]

kk

[glossy lagoon]

tbh i think

[alpine anvil]

Highk 1500+ is all the same

[glossy lagoon]

go shotgun all need blinds

[quartz kindle]

i will

[glossy lagoon]

and really dedicate your time to your essays

[quartz kindle]

dw

[alpine anvil]

Do this

And apply to schools you really love

[quartz kindle]

💔 i have to prepare so much i have AS levels soon

[quartz kindle]

ive never been out of my country

and i wanted purdue but like

too much tuition cost

[glossy lagoon]

tbh seeing that you are dealing with stocks your actual EFC might be double the amount your parents told you

[muted cloud]

Yeah, realistically. Either way I went test opt so this doesn't really apply to me lol

[glossy lagoon]

you should really ask them to give you a hard cap

[alpine anvil]

Dude I'm just saying internal scholarships are not the only meta

[glossy lagoon]

my parents said 15k max at first too

[alpine anvil]

You can always get external ones

[glossy lagoon]

but then they said 20k and that opened up a lot of paths

[quartz kindle]

is it? my family has always said that they were lower class and made me save money but they just told me that they could afford a lot in actuality

[alpine anvil]

Oh 😭 I'm just coping w a 1520

[glossy lagoon]

ive never seen anyone who make money for stocks be lower class

[muted cloud]

@quartz kindle Schools recalculate your GPA before evaluating students, generally

[glossy lagoon]

but that depends on case by case i think

[alpine anvil]

Yeah class rank also matters

[glossy lagoon]

just ask them to give you a hard cap

[quartz kindle]

idk my dads retired and my mother freelances

[muted cloud]

I mean, where all have you gotten into?

[glossy lagoon]

purdue is ~40k per year i think?

[quartz kindle]

they never want to because my family is very frugal living style

although when i asked smth for a christmas present they never seemed to be bothered by the cost

[alpine anvil]

A few state schools and moderately selective privates. I've been rejected by all my reaches tho

[alpine anvil]

50

[glossy lagoon]

ehh i mean they are just giving you a view of their financial situation

its not like you are asking them to meet a certain number

because that number matters a lot

because aside from tuition theres housing, food, and more importantly, insurance

[quartz kindle]

arent the schools js gonna calculate efc anyways?

[muted cloud]

College admissions are genuinely gambling, out of 25 schools I applied for I only got into two reaches lol

[glossy lagoon]

they calculate EFC based on what you tell them

[quartz kindle]

i thought thsoe were very limited

[alpine anvil]

Hey you only need one

[glossy lagoon]

and they are gonna ask you how much you can give per year anyways

[quartz kindle]

dont they check like money and assets

[muted cloud]

But at the same time getting into reaches with my stats is a feat in itself

[quartz kindle]

and other stuff

[muted cloud]

[alpine anvil]

Wym 😭

[glossy lagoon]

yes but also untaxable incomes i think

[muted cloud]

Amen

[glossy lagoon]

they also ask "how much can your parents provide in the first year"

that type of stuffs

and to answer that you need to know your hard cap

[muted cloud]

They take your documents and recalculate your EFC based off of institutional criteria

[glossy lagoon]

also check out UGA

Georgia State

[quartz kindle]

ive heard of NJIT aswell

[glossy lagoon]

they do give full rides

but only for EDs

[quartz kindle]

when should i sit my SATs probably?

[glossy lagoon]

I know someone who got a full ride there but i didnt apply

[quartz kindle]

wait why?

[glossy lagoon]

ASAP imo

[alpine anvil]

Asap

[glossy lagoon]

thats their policy

[glossy lagoon]

I took my first in june last year

[quartz kindle]

really? i have my as levels soon so im studying for that first in m/j but im not sure when to apply

[alpine anvil]

Ahh I took mine december junior year

[glossy lagoon]

have you done the bluebook tests

[quartz kindle]

yeah

[muted cloud]

I have barely any ecs, 5 APs, 8/128, low income, 4.11 W 4.0 UW

My essays and recs genuinely carrying my ass bro

[quartz kindle]

but not all

[glossy lagoon]

how much did you get on test 7

[quartz kindle]

like ive done 3

[glossy lagoon]

and 6 and 5

[alpine anvil]

GPA and class rank are also w

[glossy lagoon]

personally i think those are harder than actual questions

[quartz kindle]

im not sure which the numbers was

[glossy lagoon]

LORs are pretty important

ask for them beforehand

[quartz kindle]

i remember getting 1480 1510 and 1580

[glossy lagoon]

also your transcripts and stuffs should be ready

[muted cloud]

I think they also took into account the fact I switched schools in 9th grade, and had to make up time for credit classes when I could've been taking more fulfilling coursework

[quartz kindle]

yeah 1 stem 1 non-stem and 1 specialcase right?

[glossy lagoon]

ur probably ready

[glossy lagoon]

depends on you

[quartz kindle]

but isnt that a good rule of thumb?

[glossy lagoon]

personally i had one from art teacher, one from english teacher, and one from chem teacher

[quartz kindle]

i can get a LOR from a department head where i interned

[glossy lagoon]

yeah thats pretty nice

[quartz kindle]

when do sat results come out? how many months after

[glossy lagoon]

2 weeks

but taking it earlier means that if you fumble you can make up for it quickly

[quartz kindle]

I'll apply for the one at june 6th and if i fumble ill apply for the one on august 22nd is this a good timeline?

[glossy lagoon]

also do not forget the fee waiver

[quartz kindle]

or is that too close

[quartz kindle]

idt my school got those gng

[glossy lagoon]

i think thats prolly gtg

[quartz kindle]

what does gtg stand for

isnt that gotta go

ohh good to go

[glossy lagoon]

it depends on your income

you can ask your counselor to tick a box in their portal

which will give you a fee waiver

to all schools

[glossy lagoon]

do all of these in sept or oct imo cuz it can take a lot of time

[quartz kindle]

my school is relatively new so im not sure

[quartz kindle]

do all of waht?

[muted cloud]

Doing it in the summer is a pretty good idea. Do you think this gives you time to study around your mistakes that you make on the first one?

I'd say if you get 1500+ you're probably good

[glossy lagoon]

finding a counselor, get LORs, get your counselor to send transcripts, etc

[muted cloud]

Like superb

[quartz kindle]

nah probably not that much time but i can probably get 1500+ in like 2 days prep

[glossy lagoon]

you can just teach him how to do it

its pretty basic

first you make a common app account

[quartz kindle]

only difficult section is english and i consistently get 800 in my math section

[glossy lagoon]

you add a counselor

he gets an email

[quartz kindle]

she

oh kk

[glossy lagoon]

she clicks on the email and voila

[quartz kindle]

wait that's it?

for the fee waiver

[glossy lagoon]

essenstially yes

[quartz kindle]

doesn't the school like pay it?

[glossy lagoon]

no

[quartz kindle]

so its free for both the student and the school? couldn't this be abused?

[glossy lagoon]

it can be abused

and it has been abused

[muted cloud]

It's just waived

Generally you have to be low income for one but I'm not sure what method he's talking abt

I got one because I qualify for free lunch here in the states

[quartz kindle]

how low is low income

[muted cloud]

I'd look at Commonapp's fee waiver criteria

[glossy lagoon]

if you feel like its low income and you can prove that the fees will be restricting then you're good to go

[muted cloud]

They have a FAQ about it

[glossy lagoon]

i got it and my parents make ~24k a year

i know guys whose parents made twice as much and still qualified

its literally so simple

[quartz kindle]

Oh ok then

So basically everyone in my class qualifies

[glossy lagoon]

your counselor ticks a box in the portal and give their signature or something i think

i havent seen that portal irl

[quartz kindle]

Is this the same for xollegeapp?

[glossy lagoon]

you also have to select that you qualified for fee waiver in your common app account

[glossy lagoon]

whats that

ive only used common app

[quartz kindle]

Oh yeah I meant common app

[glossy lagoon]

thats how you do it for common app

if you want to apply to texas schools

[quartz kindle]

Says only eligible for us citizens

[glossy lagoon]

use applytexas

[glossy lagoon]

its eligible for everyone

scroll down

theres an option thats for intl i think

its been a long time i forgot about it

[muted cloud]

I'm pretty sure the intl guidelines are somewhere else

[glossy lagoon]

but you can look for it online

[muted cloud]

I'm talking about commonapp

[glossy lagoon]

thats for the SAT

not for common app

[muted cloud]

yeah SAT waivers are a fucking bitch and a half

I'm low income as shit and I didn't qualify for one

[glossy lagoon]

it gives you literally unlimited application to texas schools

but if you havent heard from a school for more than 3 weeks after applying email them
cause sometimes ApplyTexas doesnt send your app for some reason

if you have any questions ask it in #🌻-app-questions the ppl here are very helpful

[muted cloud]

I mean there's not that many texas schools worth applying to outside of like UT Austin, Rice, maybe Baylor

[quartz kindle]

Oh so commonapp y'all r talking abt

Mb

[glossy lagoon]

or you can dm me

[glossy lagoon]

the lower tier ones offer great scholarships

far less competitive than UT or Rice

[muted cloud]

is that great scholarships with good aid or just scholarships

i guess the value of that varies person to person

I'm an aid seeker so schools with high scholarships that still leave like 20k to pay don't exactly cut it

[quartz kindle]

Texas has a law that permits tuition waivers no?

[glossy lagoon]

they are scholarships

[muted cloud]

[glossy lagoon]

fixed amount

merit based

if you get >1k in scholarship they give you an out of state waiver thats like half of the intl tuition

[muted cloud]

Ion live in Texas, fuh if I know

The only Texas school that survived my cuts was Rice and I cut them for being in Houston

[glossy lagoon]

i kinda did nothing and got full tuition

[quartz kindle]

So anyway I should prepare now for my ED university?

[glossy lagoon]

texas is the dreamland for poor intls man

[glossy lagoon]

yes

start with making a list bro

[quartz kindle]

Not sure which ED university to go for tho

[quartz kindle]

I have a list

[magic coral]

whichever you want to go

[quartz kindle]

Js not sure if it's any good especially since I don't have an sat score yet

[glossy lagoon]

you should revise your list several times

[quartz kindle]

Js ielts

[magic coral]

js dont regret

[glossy lagoon]

fuck sat

you alr got a 1600

just dw about it

you will get something like a 1580 anw so dont worry

whats more important is your ECs

choose your schools based on your ECs because your essay should relate to your ECs anyways

so its the most important part

avoid EDing to need awares because they'd defer you most of the time

[muted cloud]

Try to see if wherever you ED does early read. Calculators are often inaccurate and you can get screwed on aid sometimes.

Contact their financial aid office and ask if they're willing to calculate you early, some schools do that for ED students.

[glossy lagoon]

also try doing EAs

[quartz kindle]

I have a decent amount that are "typical"

[muted cloud]

Even if you get deferred they still appreciate the earlier interest

[quartz kindle]

I'm not sure if they're any good

[muted cloud]

I got deferred from Richmond and got in off a deferall

[glossy lagoon]

aim for the moon

[muted cloud]

Anything is good if you can put qualifiers behind it

Quantify your hours, qualify your position

[glossy lagoon]

i got a shit ton of them and still got rejected at every single school outside of texas

[quartz kindle]

No competition and no award other than 1 or 2 that's in math and robotics, internship, research, club founder volunteering tutoring

[muted cloud]

I'd recommend watching a few guides about how to lay out your ECs, there was a really good one I watched that showed you how to maximize your space

[quartz kindle]

I feel like it's too generic

[glossy lagoon]

how abt your hobbies

instruments

art

etc?

you still have time to do more ECs btw

[muted cloud]

Brother that's great

But yeah, add in hobbies. And the awards would go in the awards section. The internship, volunteering, tutoring, etc would be ec though

Bare in mind those are two separate things

I got into pretty darn good schools with worse ECs than you, how you sell yourself is very important

[quartz kindle]

My hobbies is robotics but I'm not that good at making my own stuff

Only making other people's stuff

[muted cloud]

That's still a hobby

[quartz kindle]

I study theology outside but I'm not sure how to show it

[muted cloud]

I actually have a perfect example from my own app because I put my building keyboards on there I'm pretty sure

Gimme a sec

[quartz kindle]

Oh I also do that

I have a dactyl Cygnus hbu

[glossy lagoon]

yes you probably do a ton of ECs that you might not have known yet

[glass hornet]

Anything could be a hobby, my hobby is going to courts and listen to ppls case

[glossy lagoon]

i think u should try doing MUNs

they are funny

or debates

your ECs are alr far better than mine

[glass hornet]

Try to have a narrative in your app

[quartz kindle]

I don't like in person debates with a lot of peopel

[glossy lagoon]

you have both the narrative, leadership and they check all the boxes

[quartz kindle]

I've liked being in online debate spaces

[glossy lagoon]

just focus on showing them

[quartz kindle]

I'm not sure how to show them

[glossy lagoon]

dont downplay your contributions too

[glossy lagoon]

just say that you participated in online debates comps or smth

dw

you have like one year to decide on how to present your ECs

fill out the common app in your free time theres lot of time consuming things

and also your CSS

CSS is super time consuming and complex

[tough mantle]

I rank everything I see

[glossy lagoon]

whats my rank in this thread

[tough mantle]

I don’t rank people 😭

[glossy lagoon]

you rank everything you see EXCEPT people

corrected

[tough mantle]

I rank like

Top 10 artists or

Like celebrities

[glossy lagoon]

artists arent people

[muted cloud]

I had a GMMK Pro back when that was like the only non-groupfund board available to normal people

My current one is a Lemokey, I've also worked on womier boards and then the one I made for my ex was like a 30 dollar aluminum tray mount I modded tf out of lol

[glossy lagoon]

noted

[tough mantle]

But not random people

[glass hornet]

Spoil it

[muted cloud]

That 30 dollar board was sketchy asf but it lwk sounded nice

[tough mantle]

What

[glass hornet]

What’s ur top 10 singer. We listen and we don’t judge

[tough mantle]

Uhhh

[quartz kindle]

Will wood

[glass hornet]

Also, why are we waking up so early

It’s literally 7 in the morning and this thread is already active

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1127045977962971156/1148983656052953249/togif-1.gif

[muted cloud]

Because this is THE thread to be

[glass hornet]

Taylor swift

[magic coral]

alexander rybak

[tough mantle]

I have to catch the bus

1. Pink Floyd
2. King Crimson
3. Bob Dylan
4. Cat Stevens
5. Talking Heads
6. David Bowie
7. The Doors
8. Joni Mitchell
9. Phoebe Bridgers
10. The Cure or MF Doom

Honestly I bs the last 5 there

But that’s a general idea

[muted cloud]

The Cure mention

[tough mantle]

Idk if the doors would be that high honestly

[magic coral]

i ... dont know any of those

[tough mantle]

I had to wake up at 6, get ready, then catch the bus

At 6:30

[muted cloud]

Yeah I know maybe half of them but not any of the newer mfs

[tough mantle]

King Crimson is 70’s

[glass hornet]

School bus?

[tough mantle]

Yes

[glass hornet]

I love music in the 90s

[muted cloud]

70s-90s is peak listening

Then again I've been on a violent vira kick recently so

[grave osprey]

damn

[muted cloud]

That's newgen asf

[grave osprey]

nobody asked but I like pop, classical, orchestra

[crisp coyote]

noah kahan
adele
fleetwood mac
lorde
neko case
brandi carlile
phoebe bridgers
maggie rogers
fiona apple
conan gray

[tough mantle]

PHOEBEEEEEE

MY LOVE

[grave osprey]

Conan omg

I love my guy Conan

[tough mantle]

Fiona Apple is cool too

[crisp coyote]

she’s great

[grave osprey]

hmm
Conan Gray
Tate McRae
Kate Bush
Joji
Girl in red
Tame Impala
Halsey are just off the top of my head

Then there's Bach, Beethoven, ballet, Joel Sunny

[crisp coyote]

also a big fan of paramore and the strokes

[crisp coyote]

girl in red omg

[smoky nacelle]

my queen kate bush

[grave osprey]

Oh also Gigi Perez

[grave osprey]

Love Paramore

[muted cloud]

been addicted to this song recently in particular lol

my top 10 changes rapidly but I'd say my general top 10 artists/bands would be (not really in a particular order)

Get Scared
Pierce the Veil
Avenged Sevenfold
Machine Head
5 Finger Death Punch
Violent Vira
Iron Maiden
Linkin Park

yeah too lazy to think of more rn I'll just send my playlist if anyone actually gives a fuck

[grave osprey]

"I got tickets to Iron Maiden baby"

[glass hornet]

Does anyone know JVKE

[crisp coyote]

she’s opening for noah kahan in boston this summer but i can’t afford the tickets :((

[grave osprey]

I only know about IM cuz of teenage dirt bag and DBD

[glass hornet]

golden hours

[grave osprey]

YES OMG I FORGOT

her - his song

[muted cloud]

Needed some new genres up in this biz

[glass hornet]

My top one would be Drake

[grave osprey]

oof that's rough

[crisp coyote]

is like 700 bucks

[grave osprey]

Guys also
I love musicals
Epic, heathers, Hamilton, six
I'm js a theater kid

[crisp coyote]

💀

[muted cloud]

Teenage Dirtbag isn't bad

It's like the only wheatus song that genuinely anyone knows though lol

[grave osprey]

@yale pick me up

[glass hornet]

The weekend is also really good

[tough mantle]

THEATRE KID MENTIONED

[grave osprey]

Yeah sorry I'm not too niche for them lol

[grave osprey]

love Ariana too

[tough mantle]

Of course you listen to Drake

[glass hornet]

YES

[grave osprey]

lmaoo the shade

I only like She Knos

[glass hornet]

😭😭😭

[grave osprey]

*knows

[tough mantle]

Kendrick is superior

[grave osprey]

They not like us fr

I don't get the rap appeal but I don't judge

[tough mantle]

I like rap a lot it just has to be good

[smoky nacelle]

I lov hip hop

de la and koreatown oddity!!! aaa !!!

[muted cloud]

I wanna see Drake with dreads

[tough mantle]

I just don’t like wu tang clan

[grave osprey]

oh I like jazz too
and laufey

Guys, top 5 movies/tv series?

[tough mantle]

It’s a Wonderful Life
All That Jazz
Harakiri
Paris, Texas
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

The Sopranos
Mr Robot
The Leftovers
Bojack Horseman
Breaking Bad

[grave osprey]

lmao I know nothing from here except Bojack and Breaking

nice list

[smoky nacelle]

yi yi
long day’s journey into night
blue spring/9 souls
the fall

[grave osprey]

To All the Boys
Shang Chi
Gilmore Girls
Modern Family
just off the top of my head

[glass hornet]

I like Jay Chou/Zhou

Does anyone know this singer here lmao

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1127045977962971156/1148983656052953249/togif-1.gif

[grave osprey]

no, sorry :/

[quartz kindle]

Basic theater kid starter pack

[grave osprey]

I'm js basic I guess sigh

[glass hornet]

I love theater kids

[grave osprey]

wow, at least take me out to dinner first

[quartz kindle]

Woah

[grave osprey]

LMAO the polarizing replies

Duality of man ahh

[quartz kindle]

Must've been the wind

:👀

[glass hornet]

They are always the ones that sit next to me at lunch when all my friends are gone

[grave osprey]

Aww I love humans sometimes

[tough mantle]

Yeah we’re nice sometimes

[grave osprey]

I've never actually done theater

stage fright or something ig

[glass hornet]

Except you

Who’s We

[tough mantle]

Yeh I’m awesome

[grave osprey]

bros french saying oui oui

[grave osprey]

I can verify

[glass hornet]

If I ever become a mod the first thing I would do is ban everyone who doesn’t like Drake

[grave osprey]

okay wow dictator

[tough mantle]

You’re banning half the server

[grave osprey]

that's why you're NOT a mod brotato chip

[tough mantle]

If I was mod I’d ban anyone who doesn’t like cheese

[grave osprey]

all the lactose intolerant people crying

if I was a mod I would ban all people of a certain ethnicity

[tough mantle]

What

[grave osprey]

that's what y'all sound like

I'm not actually gonna lmaoo

[glass hornet]

That scared me for a sec

[tough mantle]

DUDE PUT QUOTES IN BETWEEN THAT LMAOO

[glass hornet]

LMAO

[grave osprey]

no I like edging

[smoky nacelle]

the asian population 😔

[grave osprey]

keep em guessing

[glass hornet]

I SWEAR EVERY ASIAN I KNOW IS LI

but they drink milk

Like they don’t care

[grave osprey]

wow super generalization

[grave osprey]

I love lactose

[glass hornet]

When I drink milk it makes me wanna poop 💀💀

[grave osprey]

I think that's how it works for everyone

[tough mantle]

I have to eat cheese

It’s like 33% of my diet

[grave osprey]

rate your top 3

[tough mantle]

Mozzarella
Cheddar
Jack

[grave osprey]

It's like

1. mozzarella
2. cheddar
3. american

[smoky nacelle]

are you a little mouse

[grave osprey]

LMAOO

[tough mantle]

Yes

[grave osprey]

no he's a goofy goober

[smoky nacelle]

are you saying mice can’t be goofy goobers

[grave osprey]

furry cosplay incoming?

[grave osprey]

whoa! I would like to apologize to the mice and goofy goober community

[smoky nacelle]

that’s right !

[grave osprey]

y'all I'm tired

lacs done rejected me

let's manifest a Yale acceptance please

[quartz kindle]

Oh I'm producing a jukebox musical rn

Theater is fun but I can't sing or act for the life of me

[grave osprey]

lmao same

There's just not too many theater opportunities in my school

so

[quartz kindle]

I played a bg character of 21 chump street by LMM at my school

[grave osprey]

I would love to playwright

but no opportunity

[grave osprey]

wow

[quartz kindle]

Yeah the couple that was the main cast broke up

[grave osprey]

LMAO

[quartz kindle]

And they're both my friends so I'm kinda wedged in the middle yknow

So like

[grave osprey]

bro theater has sm tea

I love

[grave osprey]

ouch can relate

[quartz kindle]

I'm so glad I'm ace so i don't have to worry about relationship problems

[grave osprey]

hmm how did you know you were ace
/sorry if it's too personal

[quartz kindle]

It js came up naturally I've never had like a childhood crush or a crush of any sorts

So my sister said what if u were ace and that was the reason and I was like that makes sense

[grave osprey]

me neither surprisingly
I don't have a definitive type but I wouldn't call myself ace, good for you though!

[quartz kindle]

Plus I'm the only person ik of who's never experienced sexual or romantic attraction to anything, be it fictional or non fictional

[quartz kindle]

Yeah my viewpoint in a philosophical view of antinatalism when I was younger might've also played a part.

[grave osprey]

wow, why did you have the antinatalism pov?

[quartz kindle]

I don't hold it anymore but I held it in the past

Bit of childhood trauma + new atheist viewpoint

I've mellowed as I've aged

[grave osprey]

hmm I do understand it to some extent

[grave osprey]

bros just a chill guy now

[quartz kindle]

I still hold views that are controversial but I don't hold any extreme views now

[grave osprey]

I'm bored, do you have any to discuss rn

ivy day anxiety is getting to me

[glass hornet]

What

That’s actually crazy

[quartz kindle]

Religion, AI or Smth else

[grave osprey]

let's go through em one by one

I wont judge

[quartz kindle]

I'm an atheist who fully finished the bible back to back

One of my controversial view points is that jesus never claimed to be god

[grave osprey]

I'm not Christian but yeah I thoroughly support that

But from a logical POV the whole translations plus human edits have changed a lot of stuff up

[glass hornet]

Could you pray but also be an atheist. like saying “pray I will get into college”

[grave osprey]

I'm not an atheist but for me it's like a sort of passing by thing I'll say
Like I call everyone bro

[quartz kindle]

U can

Spiritualism doesn't need a god

You could also be an agnostic abstaining from both views

But also imo there is still burden of proof/the need to defend s position bring agnostic

[fickle tundra]

All Lacs over

I got into 0

I got into oberlin but I didn't apply for aid

So i am basically full pay

[grave osprey]

tbh I think thats exactly why you got in

[tough mantle]

I do this

[fickle tundra]

Yeah getting into Lac with full pay is kinda easy

I feel like

For lower ranked

I applied to 17 lacs or more

Only oberlin W cuz i didn't apply for aid

[languid coral]

i’m catholic but not very religious cause i don’t like to practice. for example i personally don’t go to church at williams but when i’m with family on break or whatever they go on a weekly basis so if i do have to go to church i’ll just do a quick like “thanks for everything that’s happened to me so far and i hope for more good things to happen”

i remember before ivy day last year was one of the times i actually wanted to go to church cause i was praying so hard LOL

[empty knoll]

wouldnt rec swarthmore as theyre need aware

only 30% of intl's at swat are on aid

[keen granite]

how hard is it to get into one on a full ride?

[quartz kindle]

Ah ok I'll try darmouth then or Notre dame

[rose ruin]

depends on the school

[keen granite]

what about wesleyan?

[quartz kindle]

I heard Notre Dame requires you to be Catholic tho so I'm not sure

[magic coral]

https://tenor.com/view/hakari-hakari-kinji-kinji-hakari-kinji-jackpot-gif-12339332929838481118

[keen granite]

like winning the jackpot

😭

[magic coral]

literally 1 in 100

[keen granite]

damn wth i got lucky asf then

or i’m just poor 🥲

[magic coral]

lmao

[quartz kindle]

I heard some of them gives full ride/need based aid as long as you're accepted

Most that do don't have engineering tho 😮‍💨

Or if they do they're like 5% acc

[keen granite]

🥲

have you heard of the 3+2 program many of them offer

[grave osprey]

The poorer you are the worse the odds are, you're either super cracked

[keen granite]

it’s not for everyone tho

[quartz kindle]

I don't wanna spend 5 years for engineering

[grave osprey]

or lucky asf

[keen granite]

that’s fair

[quartz kindle]

+most relationships in college are from unsergrad

I don't wanna try building new relationships after transfer

[keen granite]

oh wow 😭 i don’t think im like super cracked i feel like i just got lucky

[quartz kindle]

I'm a social guy but I won't fit in their inside jokes and etc

[keen granite]

i applied ED2

[grave osprey]

that might've helped

I regret not ED2-ing but

[keen granite]

yea that’s very true i could imagine, the ppl i talked about said it was difficult to transition

[keen granite]

yea definitely but still wow

[grave osprey]

congrats twin

it is what it is

[quartz kindle]

What major twin

[keen granite]

all good you really need to know if you like the school fr

[keen granite]

thank you 🥹🙏

[grave osprey]

I'm going for bio, you?

[keen granite]

global studies and trying to apply for their college of social studies sophomore year

[grave osprey]

yeah I really liked rice but

[quartz kindle]

Bio is the bane of my existence. I'm going for engineering mechatronics maybe or electrical

[keen granite]

what happened?

[grave osprey]

I hate engineering lmaoo

[keen granite]

math and bio are both the bane of my existence 😭

[grave osprey]

rejected, int seeking aid is impossibleh

I got rejected by wes too

[keen granite]

oh i’m sorry yea from what i’ve heard that’s extremely difficult 🥲

[grave osprey]

ivies are my last shot
@yale there's still time PLEASE

[keen granite]

nooo it wouldve been so fire if more ppl from this discord went to wes

[grave osprey]

I'm not taking a gap so it's all or nothing

[keen granite]

i believe 🙏

yea gap years are risky imo you need lots of discipline

me personally i’d get lazy

[grave osprey]

They didn't even interview me lmao

[grave osprey]

same

I'mma just study at home, prolly do medicine

[keen granite]

it was prolly the int aspect unfortunately

[grave osprey]

I meant both wes and yale

it's like my app is bipolar

[keen granite]

🫡 how long did you know you wanted to do medicine for?

[grave osprey]

I get in someplaces and get rejected other places

[grave osprey]

I don't...
it's a backup

I wanted to do research/academia

:/

genetics specifically

[keen granite]

yea it’s like that for a lot of ppl fr

[keen granite]

i understand i really hope it works out for you in your favor you deserve the opportunity 🫡

[grave osprey]

thank you, you're super kind I see why Wes bagged you

[keen granite]

i know it’s like corny and overused but it’s true rejection is redirection

[keen granite]

thank you that actually means a lot 🥹

[grave osprey]

I know it's just I'm running out of redirections

[keen granite]

being called kind gotta be like a top 3 compliment oat

[grave osprey]

college admissions got me spinning around

[keen granite]

yea of course, regardless of what happens the stress is soon to be over thankfully 🫡

[grave osprey]

1. being called hot
2. being called kind
3. being called empathetic ig

for me

[keen granite]

honestly yea it’s similar for me being called attractive is a pretty nice feeling

especially if it’s from someone you like 😭

[grave osprey]

I'm js tired

having a crush is so stressful

[keen granite]

oh yea don’t get me started 💔

[grave osprey]

I didn't have one senior year and I didn't lock in

[keen granite]

i got broken up with like a month ago so i’m just trying to like adjust to being single fr

but it’s actually a lot more peaceful

[keen granite]

idek if dating senior year is worth it

but like i tried it didn’t work out the best

[grave osprey]

lmaoo that is crazy

[tough mantle]

Same

[keen granite]

yea that’s life tho unfortunately

[keen granite]

hope your doing better 🫡

[grave osprey]

I mean I had a friendship distancing senior year

And my trio is breaking up

it's painful

[keen granite]

as much as i am nervous im sure everything happens for a reason and their are friendships and maybe relationships that will help us grow in college

[grave osprey]

ull bag a Wesleyan baddie like urself dw

[keen granite]

i’m sorry 🥲 but i promise in the long term it might be for the best

[tough mantle]

Heh I lost my friends too

[keen granite]

this is a time in our life where we transition to meeting new people guys and many people stay in touch with friends after college

especially since ppl are actually mature during college it’s easier

[tough mantle]

I’ll be lucky to make friends in college 😭

[keen granite]

🥹🫡 i hope so

[grave osprey]

lmaoo that's poetic

ull meet more immature people than highschool

[keen granite]

i feel that way too i’m kinda antisocial but i like to think it’ll work out for all of us

[grave osprey]

Esp in frats etc

[grave osprey]

yeah it's awkward to go up to people

[keen granite]

of course i believe it’ll be both ways it’ll prolly be more polarizing

but from the older ppl i’ve asked college friendships > highschool ones

[keen granite]

oh yea 100% 💔

[grave osprey]

can u believe I watched college decision vids to give me the motivation to write essays

[tough mantle]

Yeah what am I supposed to do

Be like

[grave osprey]

and I don't even know where I'm gonna go lmao

[tough mantle]

“Yo my name is Ian and I’m a theatre kid” 😭

[grave osprey]

see if you would come up to me, I would instantly befriend you

[smoky nacelle]

if you like someones vibe or smth it's easier to walk up to them

like start off with a compliment

[grave osprey]

wow peachie you're so cool

[tough mantle]

Yo your shirt is cool

[smoky nacelle]

LOL

[tough mantle]

I like its redness

[grave osprey]

what brand is ur microwave

[keen granite]

that’s understandable tbh i used to like fantasize about being in a college decision vid so i motivated myself

[smoky nacelle]

maybe it's easier for girls 😭

[grave osprey]

It IS so much omg

I'm not even kidding

[keen granite]

i feel like it just happens naturally yk just gotta be yourself

[smoky nacelle]

😔

sorry guys

[keen granite]

whatever you do do not be someone you are not

[grave osprey]

They be like hey girlie and join the pack

[smoky nacelle]

whenever i see a cute girl in a cute fit i tell her i love her and we r friends

[smoky nacelle]

😭

[tough mantle]

Alright time to take this advice

[smoky nacelle]

LOL

[grave osprey]

see I don't have someone to say that to
Every guy in the same crusty ahh shirt and jorts

[grave osprey]

lemme try it on you

Hey Ian cute fit

[tough mantle]

I’m not gay

[grave osprey]

so aren't I doofus

[tough mantle]

But thanks bro

[grave osprey]

but did it work tho

[tough mantle]

Wait you’re a woman?

[grave osprey]

you're basically my guinea pig man

better to try it on you than a genuine irl person

[smoky nacelle]

thats true most guys have lame style

ig it's easier for guys to bond over shared interests/hobbies

[keen granite]

i have cool style 😎

[grave osprey]

yeah you get it

[grave osprey]

no 😭
What I mean was youre my test subject twin

[keen granite]

yes exactly

[grave osprey]

Dw I'm not coming onto you or wtv

[smoky nacelle]

honestly fair

[keen granite]

hoping i get onto the track team for wes

🥲

[tough mantle]

Ohhhh

[smoky nacelle]

shared interests are a great starting place

[smoky nacelle]

🙏

[grave osprey]

what are your hobbies

let's start with that

[grave osprey]

ew running
sorry I don't like running :/

[keen granite]

i just spend like 95% of my time running 😭

[grave osprey]

lMao

[keen granite]

very understandable it’s very polarizing

i hate it sometimes fr

[grave osprey]

no like it's all over the place
mood/weather plays a huge role

[keen granite]

oh yea very true fr

[grave osprey]

what else?

[keen granite]

i love the adrenaline of racing tho

[grave osprey]

okay adren junkie

[keen granite]

i’m really into history, playing games, i like soccer too 🫡

[grave osprey]

love history/games too

[keen granite]

ayeee

[vocal schooner]

Wesleyan is pretty difficult for internationals to get a full ride

[vocal schooner]

By any chance have you visited the Wesleyan campus yet

[quartz kindle]

wdym eary read?

[quartz kindle]

how do you do that?

[glossy lagoon]

Theres a guide on reddit i think

[quartz kindle]

ah ok

i think i finished the list for my 20 commonapp slots if i dont get more

and then i can add more in scoir and applytexas right

[rich robin]

yeah common app is pretty lenient with the limit

[glass hornet]

no joke, i didnt even to any ivy

[rich robin]

i lit just made a support ticket and was like i forgor to add this school to my list

and they added it haha

[glass hornet]

i only got berk today. which i think its going to be a wl

good luck chat for ivy day

7pm et

@hearty summit when is ggt

tell me how it goes, i heard its holistic not stats heavy

[hearty summit]

DONT ABBREVIATE THE GREAT VEORGETOWNS NAME

3pm pst friday tmrw

[hearty summit]

thought its opposite

i looked at commondataset and they have gpa + rigor + sat as most considered while ecs are lower

[glass hornet]

idt so. i wouldn't trust the cds (the chart)

go to college results on reddit

and check on admitted student profile

[tough mantle]

I’m stuck in a room

[tough mantle]

The cds is very trustworthy for Davidson

[glass hornet]

i think it defers by school then. some ppl said its not trust worthy, like the chart for evaluation

[tough mantle]

Oh maybe it isn’t then

I’m not a trustworthy source

Hence why I’m trapped in a room

[glass hornet]

what room

dear room: don't let ian out

[tough mantle]

The library’s closet

[hearty summit]

i just checked and everyone who got into ggt is cracked 😭this does not look hollolistic

[glass hornet]

look closer

[hearty summit]

what does that mean

[glass hornet]

maybe it depends

[hearty summit]

i see ppl with sub 3.8s all getting rej so

[glass hornet]

oh fuck

alr

[tough mantle]

I would’ve gotten flat out rejected from Georgetown

With my 1250 SAT

[glass hornet]

does this make u feel better

[tough mantle]

Was this you?

[glass hornet]

yeah

[tough mantle]

You did better at math than me

Wait you’re a communications major right?

[glass hornet]

yeah

i m deciding between finance and english/comm

i m also thinking abt gender studies, but i might be homeless after i graduate with this major

[obsidian lintel]

Woke ip today and realized I didn’t do the Swat video or get an interview

Like I ddn’t schedule one (ik the intervirws aren’t super important, it’s really just that I forgot the video)

Dang

[tough mantle]

Don’t worry imma be kinda homeless too

[glass hornet]

Is Pepperdine a LAC

Damn this school is pretty

It looks RICH

[steep ivy]

aren’t they in malibu

yeah

[glass hornet]

It’s giving old money

But I m no money

[obsidian lintel]

Just do a double major and internships for that

Or like

There ARE things you can do w/ gender studies

You’ll just have to really pursue those opportunities and network

[rancid flax]

hihi i’m majoring in that next year :) there r a ton of opportunities! a lot of people do law work, social work, public health, medicine, and tons of people do nonprofit work! there are a lot of different paths that the degree can open up for u

@glass hornet ^

[glass hornet]

OMG THANK U

[rancid flax]

if u have more questions feel free to send me a dm

i can send u stuff

uga related as well

[zealous sundial]

is anyone here going to wesleyan flyin’ cardinal overnight program in like the next 2 weeks?

[steep ivy]

real

[fickle tundra]

Guys any college except reed which extended their deadline

[vocal schooner]

What is the date of this

im going to wesleyan on the 10th by myself

[zealous sundial]

april 12-14

[vocal schooner]

oh my

so close

damnit

[karmic socket]

guys is davidson a clear choice over grinnell?

im currently leaning towards attending davidson

[tough mantle]

Davidson

Idk I think they’re both great schools, it depends on how much you like Iowa

[karmic socket]

yea no please not iowa

thats a major reason why im strongly considering davidson

[fickle tundra]

Davidson then

[karmic socket]

davidson is close to charlotte

[tough mantle]

Yayyy a 4th Davidsonian

[karmic socket]

lets gooo! go wildcats!

[dark rock]

From Brown this morning:

I am writing to share that Regular Decision admission decisions will be posted today, March 26 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time and can be viewed by students through the Brown Applicant Portal. Applicants received an email on March 18 with a link to the portal outlining the date and time that decisions will be available.

Brown received 47,937 applications for the Class of 2030, one of the largest applicant pools in University history. Brown will make 1,674 Regular Decision offers of admission to the incoming Class of 2030, in addition to the 890 Early Decision admission offers made in December. The overall admit rate for this year's pool is 5.3%, with a Regular Decision admit rate of 3.8%.

Additionally, 19% of accepted students represent the first generation in their family to attend college. This year’s admitted class comes from 83 nations, 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Mariana Islands and Puerto Rico. The top countries represented outside the United States are China (including Hong Kong), the United Kingdom, Canada, India, and South Korea.

Of the 4,687 applicants to the Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME), 64 students were admitted with a 1.4% admission rate. Of the 856 applicants to the Brown-RISD Dual Degree Program (BRDD), 25 students were admitted with a 2.9% admission rate.

[minor tundra]

Damn only 64

I probs ain't get it

[tough mantle]

Are you going to admitted students day?

[floral coral]

grinnell is better but theyre pretty similar

[floral coral]

im so cooked :(

[tough mantle]

No

They’re in Iowa

They’re already inferior

Ok that’s mean

They’re better than Centre

[glass hornet]

My classmates r lwk kinda ugly

My best friend got into NWU but all they are discussing is how she doesn’t deserve to get in

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

And one kid asked her if Pomona a community college that she got in

[smoky nacelle]

💔

[smoky nacelle]

💔

evil children

[rapid creek]

They’ll get IBMs on Ivy day

Congrats to your friend! Incredibly unfortunate to deal with that but HS is over soon enough

[upper glade]

LMAOO

I'm having a hard time explaining what colgate is

[karmic socket]

unfortunately no 😔

i dont live in the states

cant really make it there so soon

[smoky nacelle]

real ☹️

im having major fomo

[tough mantle]

Oh Ive had multiple accounts of people thinking im going to a community college

[karmic socket]

same i got upset over a lot myself

[minor tundra]

Omg

[minor tundra]

Bro

[karmic socket]

but i always tell myself ppl going to colgate have it worse

to feel better

[upper glade]

real

[upper glade]

lmao

I heard toothpaste 3x today

[glass hornet]

HS is unreal

[glass hornet]

Yeah

I agree Davidson is a community college bc they didn’t let me in

[tough mantle]

L

[glass hornet]

Banned

https://tenor.com/view/meowl-cat-owl-gif-16304756704527773823

[tough mantle]

Jealousy

[glass hornet]

Someone ban him

[tough mantle]

Nah

I’m too cool

[glass hornet]

I asked my counselor today abt centre, she said she would choose centre over Grinnell

💀💀💀

I mean sure

I think Kentucky is better than Iowa

[tough mantle]

Not Danville

Berea is

I like Berea

[smoky nacelle]

i know someone at berea

he likes it

[upper glade]

colgate mogs

[glass hornet]

Colgate gets free toothpaste

Colgate mogs

What the hell is QS ranking

Why is Emory ranked 196th

[loud ocean]

It's just research output

[swift hatch]

ju play behball

[tough mantle]

Rip

[tough mantle]

Nah Berea gives you a free computer

Berea is superior

[upper glade]

does berea have d1 sports

[muted cloud]

dawg they're the size of a twig

no

😭

[upper glade]

https://tenor.com/view/clavicular-asu-frat-leader-frame-mog-gif-14225549858582969667

[tough mantle]

No because they don’t offer scholarships

Because they’re free 😭

[muted cloud]

i was gonna apply there but

eh

i visited them n shit

they're just rlly barebones yo

[glass hornet]

I have Berkeley coming out in 15 min

[tough mantle]

Good luck!!!

[glass hornet]

And I m still stuck on the road

https://tenor.com/view/meowl-owlcat-owl-cat-bye-goodbye-gif-17579581394175547877

[tough mantle]

I’m doing a Davidson trivia night in a couple of hours

[glass hornet]

I couldn’t imagine the UC thread

[glass hornet]

Wait what is that

[tough mantle]

Idk its an accepted student thing

[glass hornet]

https://tenor.com/view/shaquille-o'neal-shaq-67-6-7-gif-5184942973847308913

[tough mantle]

…

[glass hornet]

This is damn good

[minor tundra]

Yummy

[tough mantle]

Did you get Cal?

[glass hornet]

Nah

[tough mantle]

Rip

It’s overrated af anyway

[glass hornet]

My 3.5 gpa fucked me up

[tough mantle]

Expensive

[glass hornet]

https://tenor.com/view/meowl-cat-owl-gif-16304756704527773823

I genuinely would take Davidson over cal

I can’t stand big public schools

Oh wait

Ivies are out

[tough mantle]

Yep

[glass hornet]

I feel like this thread is already dead

Where is everyone

[vast gyro]

hi

[steep ivy]

hi

[vast gyro]

yooo smith is cool

i wish i could go there 🙁

[tough mantle]

My friend got waitlisted from Dartmouth

[smoky nacelle]

lol im bouncing between all the ivy threads rn

[vocal schooner]

Here!

rejected from all ivies

[smoky nacelle]

☹️

[steep ivy]

we lurking

[glass hornet]

I was gonna do that

But it’s too crazy

I m keeping my eye on my friends

[tough mantle]

I feel awful for my friend

[vast gyro]

I'm sure you've all heard this but i promise you, once you start college, none of this matters
SAT, GPA, Acceptances, etc are all irrelevant

[tough mantle]

I really hope

I need a clean slate

[glass hornet]

Umich is my last one

And they are releasing it on the 3rd

Like wtf

[vast gyro]

that's evil

[tough mantle]

They think they’re special

[languid coral]

helloo

[tough mantle]

I feel so shitty rn

[vast gyro]

how's ny

[languid coral]

super fun i do not want to come back to campus lmao 😭

[floral coral]

same lol

i see all these private school kids get in... i just wish my school grade inflated

im at a wonderful school anyways though, i cant be too mad

[vocal schooner]

yeppp

and the RD rate is like 3/100 for all the above shools

lowkey no kick

I quickly sped through all the letters

[floral coral]

i dont really get why carleton let me in tbh

ive been flatout rejected by every other good school

not even a WL

[tough mantle]

Because goatedness

[languid coral]

lmao this was me when i got into williams 😭😭

[cinder kelp]

I got 16 rejections and 1 waitlist kkkkk

[floral coral]

brazilian spotted

[cinder kelp]

Not, I am Portuguese, but close!!

[chrome mural]

its fine carleton is goated

one of the top LAC in the country!!!

[floral coral]

oo wow

i didnt realize portuguese people also wrote laughter like that (although it makes sense)

[tough mantle]

Currently feeling less deserving of my acceptance rn

[floral coral]

mhm

im excited to go :)

i dont get it at all though

[chrome mural]

you can also apply to transfer to NU or UChicago pretty easily now lmfao

[chrome mural]

Nah you deserved it!

[floral coral]

i dont even know if i want to go to the school that rejected me ED

[pallid stratus]

bro

[chrome mural]

yeah that's fair

[floral coral]

super egotistical but they dont deserve me it feels

[chrome mural]

yeah i understand. i hope you enjoy carleton (or get into another one of ur top choices this cycle)

[glass hornet]

Ivies are overrated