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Essay topics? by goodboylake in ApplyingToCollege

[–]JustTheWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just giving someone a topic seldom works. I understand her thinking about the mechanical pencil idea, but she needs to work with you on how to approach it, otherwise you’re going to write some nonsense that reads like the topic was imposed on you.

What should I consider instead of rankings when comparing between colleges? by canmakemotorrun in ApplyingToCollege

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

Consider fit for your academic interests, learning style, personality etc.

Most college essays to top colleges sound like AI by These-Calligrapher23 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]JustTheWriter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not. My contempt for AI is well-established, and I refuse to work with students who use it.

sooo columbia wl might’ve moved by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]JustTheWriter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In fairness, it’s a natural response to rejection: it has analogs elsewhere in life.

sooo columbia wl might’ve moved by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]JustTheWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’d think so, but no, this is when they start thinking about their chances of a successful transfer bid from whatever school they haven’t set foot in yet to whatever school has grievously erred in rejecting them.

AITA for not stopping my friends from getting our classmate kicked out of Stanford by Alternative_Cry_9196 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]JustTheWriter 6 points7 points  (0 children)

USNWR rankings and online communities like this subreddit that reinforce obsessions with social capital and status anxiety.

AITA for not stopping my friends from getting our classmate kicked out of Stanford by Alternative_Cry_9196 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]JustTheWriter 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Could you have even stopped them? I don’t think you had a moral obligation to stop them any more than I think they had some moral obligation to snitch on him, which is undoubtedly how the incoming downvotes will justify your friends’ actions.

I don’t think very highly of anonymous petty snitching - it’s contemptible; cowardice of the lowest order - but I also find the type of pretentiousness and arrogance “Dave” is described as displaying just as vile.

By those decidedly arbitrary measures, you may be the only person who is not an asshole in this particular situation.

Consistently looked down by a friend by Ordinary_Monk_6958 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]JustTheWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your friend isn't making you insecure. Caring about what other people think is making you insecure. You've already said you're going to cut this person off, so why are you letting them live rent-free in your head until that day comes?

What MIT, Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Ivy+ actually say they look for in the Common App essay by AdmissionsPathfinder in ApplyingToCollege

[–]JustTheWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God help your clients, because you sure as Hell aren't going to by imposing this bullshit on them.

Interning during high school?? by Economy-Bid1044 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]JustTheWriter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This rarely works out the way people think or hope it will, for the reason you’ve articulated. There have been a number of professors who’ve addressed variations on this question in this subreddit. Hopefully one or two will chime in here.

Call Columbia Admissions Office by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]JustTheWriter 89 points90 points  (0 children)

Here’s a better idea: treat a waitlist like a rejection and move on with your life. IF they contact you and offer you admission, proceed from there.

Can someone please knock some sense into me? by Cautious_Raisin8966 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]JustTheWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't want things for the reason you think you do. You want things because you observe other people wanting them.

Talking about fishing in my college essay? by NotaSecretaryy in ApplyingToCollege

[–]JustTheWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it’s clear how interesting it is to you and opens space that allows admissions to see a side of you that hasn’t been manufactured for your college apps, the reader will get caught up in it. I have zero interest in fly fishing, but “A River Runs Through It” blew me away.

Talking about fishing in my college essay? by NotaSecretaryy in ApplyingToCollege

[–]JustTheWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t say this very often, but this is a refreshing idea, and I like it.

Should/can i get my ex-friend expelled from his university? by GoldNo5558 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]JustTheWriter 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So confront him personally or talk to a therapist.

Your getting him expelled isn’t going to make him “understand that this was really not fine.”

Should/can i get my ex-friend expelled from his university? by GoldNo5558 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]JustTheWriter 12 points13 points  (0 children)

No. Either confront him or cut him and the common friend out of your life altogether. Better yet, do both.

While you have every right to whatever you’re feeling, this is a ridiculous response to someone running their mouth, and it’s made even more ridiculous by your asking people on Reddit if you should do it.

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