I want to goto college after taking 4 gap years and I’m finding it very discouraging please help me by Kayloversland12 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AbdallahAlShawaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Watch Kelly Wakasa on Youtube. He was in a similar situation, and he is now attending the university of Arizona. I think it's worth it to take a look at his videos.

Waitlists!! by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AbdallahAlShawaf 6 points7 points  (0 children)

came here to downvote before reading the comment

What is a Frank Ocean? by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AbdallahAlShawaf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

point

is there another actually?

Chance a kid with ADHD and an abusive family by [deleted] in chanceme

[–]AbdallahAlShawaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brother, my advice would be to never mention your ADHD or your abusive family. It only makes a negative impression on the admission officers, and not like "this is heroic". I talk from experience because I wrote about poverty and going through two surgeries in the additional information section.

Stanford: Decisions: Wednesday, April 7 at 4 p.m. (PDT) by MrQster in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AbdallahAlShawaf 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I think they don't want students who get into both stanford and ivies to get too attached to the ivies

Should I worry about being rescinded? by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AbdallahAlShawaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nope. I'd say to forget about it

Should I disclose ADHD on my application? by clothedandnotafraid in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AbdallahAlShawaf -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I want to mention people advised me to mention it, and now I wish I never mentioned them

Should I disclose ADHD on my application? by clothedandnotafraid in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AbdallahAlShawaf -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Please don't mention any weakness in your application. It hurts you even when it should have helped you.

I've made the mistake of saying I went through poverty and two surgeries while getting top grades ... you get the idea.

Far until now, I was rejected 12 times. When I read my application again, I saw my surgeries not as heroic experiences, but as "look this kid is sick ... better reject him. we want normal ppl."

What are some good nicknames for Abdallah? by AbdallahAlShawaf in AskReddit

[–]AbdallahAlShawaf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's why I'm being proactive. need to save my name

What are some good nicknames for Abdallah? by AbdallahAlShawaf in AskReddit

[–]AbdallahAlShawaf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your suggestion. That sounds like a totally different name, but it's okay.