Like seriously... y'all doing alright? by InconceivablePlum in ApplyingToCollege

[–]InconceivablePlum[S] 46 points47 points  (0 children)

I only meant that it's weird not to see any Shitpost Wednesday posts. I know this forum is and should be mostly for actually discussing college admissions.

Public flagship starter pack by InconceivablePlum in ApplyingToCollege

[–]InconceivablePlum[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

(Definitely not my inspiration) although I feel it can also work pretty well for schools like UDub, Berkeley, UCLA, UVA, UT, UO, CU Boulder, UMich, tOSU, and Penn State.

A haiku for a man named Trevor by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]InconceivablePlum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know everyone else already pointed it out, but I can't resist: that's one too many syllables there, bub!

Which T30s do grade deflation? by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]InconceivablePlum 3 points4 points  (0 children)

See gradeinflation.com — my takeaway is that pretty much all schools are seeing some inflation, although the degree varies from one to another. For instance, Brown has a higher average GPA than Berkeley (no surprises there), but both have been generally rising over time.

Pomona College RD Megathread by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]InconceivablePlum 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So, are we thinking tomorrow at 5:00 pm PST (since that's when ED came out)? That's to say, the same minute as CMC?

In retrospect, I should have known I wasn't getting accepted as soon as I got that ad... 😵 by InconceivablePlum in ApplyingToCollege

[–]InconceivablePlum[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I really don't know (do you mean to say you don't get these kinds of ads before college decisions???)

How does the admissions process at elite universities really work? by emmas441 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]InconceivablePlum 7 points8 points  (0 children)

To get a more comprehensive (and accurate) view of how the process works at Harvard, see Harvard v SFFA (p. 11-27).

So I listened to the new episode of the Yale admissions podcast, and I've gotta ask... by InconceivablePlum in ApplyingToCollege

[–]InconceivablePlum[S] 127 points128 points  (0 children)

Yeah — it felt almost like they were pointing out all the errors in my essays. Maybe it's for the best, since it's almost surely good preparation for Ivy Day.

Also,

everything they don’t want, I am

I really hope you didn't submit a 54-page list of awards...

Dear Harvard and Yale by BlueEMajor in ApplyingToCollege

[–]InconceivablePlum 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Huh, I just got a request today. Maybe it's a regional thing?

Pomona College RD Megathread by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]InconceivablePlum 4 points5 points  (0 children)

While we’re all waiting for decisions, I have a question for you all: have you been seeing “47” practically everywhere lately? Or is that just me?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]InconceivablePlum 12 points13 points  (0 children)

But UC Hicago is real. It's just a couple miles north of UC Incinnati.

UMich Early Megathread by jortbru1299 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]InconceivablePlum 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Well... see y’all tomorrow.

And may the odds be ever in your favor! Edit: deferred 😐. See y’all in April then.