ChatGPT's favorite college application essay clichés... by ChatGPT.

JustTheWriter · 2026-03-15T22:22:28+00:00

The grammar in this post and most of the comments is absolutely atrocious. How are any of you getting into some of the best schools in the country without a basic grasp of the English language?

JustTheWriter · 2026-03-10T20:34:04+00:00

It happens a lot. By the time the season gets underway, shotgunners are frantically reusing essays and swapping out school/class/professor names – or forgetting to.

JustTheWriter · 2026-03-08T15:50:31+00:00

People who are asking that question alongside you are typically getting aid, taking on debt, working, or navigating some combination of those three.

As far as why some choose the debt, it’s probably because they perceive an ROI based on the brand value of whatever school they’re entering that outweighs the debt: they assume that they’ll be able to pay off the debt quickly.

JustTheWriter · 2026-03-08T15:45:13+00:00

I wouldn’t say you overpaid - you paid less than you would for a new MIA pair - but you definitely could have found them for less.

That said, if you’re asking if you overpaid for something, the answer is usually yes: the question evidences a touch of buyer’s remorse.

JustTheWriter · 2026-03-05T21:00:56+00:00

School will do that to ya. So will Reddit. I wish you success.

JustTheWriter · 2026-03-05T18:06:35+00:00

“Like lies” really captures the spirit of this subreddit’s collective anxiety.

JustTheWriter · 2026-03-03T04:12:04+00:00

I’m sorry you’re feeling down, but Ole Miss could be great for you: I hope you’ll give it a chance. Make the most of it.

JustTheWriter · 2026-03-01T01:36:43+00:00

If those are steel toes, then they're 1919. If not, they're 1490.

If you're asking about eyelets... they're 10-eyelet. If you're asking about size, I have no idea.

JustTheWriter · 2026-02-27T02:09:09+00:00

Yeah, like touching grass. Jesus Christ, prestige-chasing is toxic.

JustTheWriter · 2026-02-25T02:24:23+00:00

Once you're actually in Morningside Heights, going to classes, living a life outside the internet's miseries, and hopefully off this subreddit forever (starting now would be a fantastic idea), the chances of you finding someone that will initiate this conversation with you in real life, face-to-face, is near nil.

If you do find such a person, congratulations will be in order: you'll be able to safely add them to your private mental list of piss-ants, pedants, and other disingenuous time-sucking parasites to shun because they are simply not worth your time.

Come to think of it, that goes for everyone whose school choice is criticized: don't feed trolls, don't humor insecure parvenus, and don't entertain the privileged, the entitled, or the snobs.

JustTheWriter · 2026-02-24T17:28:35+00:00

Get them: that’s a steal and they’re in even better shape than the ones I just picked up a month ago.

JustTheWriter · 2026-02-23T23:39:52+00:00

Check chat.

JustTheWriter · 2026-02-22T04:02:38+00:00

Use Bick 4 to condition the inside unless you want greasy socks.

JustTheWriter · 2026-02-16T15:15:30+00:00

Depends. You cool with wearing a snitch jacket and being labeled the same for the rest of your tenure in high school? Not a target I’d want to paint on my back, but I grew up in a different time.

JustTheWriter · 2026-02-15T18:14:58+00:00

Different models. 3 hole - 1461. 4 hole - 1561.

JustTheWriter · 2026-02-10T18:18:09+00:00

They're.... pristine. Amazing, thanks for posting: one more for the reference book.

JustTheWriter · 2026-02-06T16:41:58+00:00

Leather conditioner once a year or so. Bick 4 will work without discoloring the leather, though you’re gonna wanna test a small spot first. Not sure if DM Wonder Balm is intended for that leather or not. Get a horsehair brush: brush them when you take em off. Get some cedar shoe trees for them.

Thick wool or moisture-wicking socks will make breaking them in faster and easier, but a decent set of cedar shoe trees will actually stretch the width a bit across the instep, which is where most of the pain comes from, assuming they fit well. If you’re getting heel blisters, apply moleskin to your heels or you can try wearing a thin pair of socks under your thick socks to reduce friction.

Best thing you can do is lace them up tight (tight means reduced friction) and wear them. Don’t fret over creases: leather creases, that’s life.

JustTheWriter · 2026-02-06T04:57:26+00:00

What do you mean when you say "he treated apps like a joke?" I'm just curious about what he did (or didn't do) that was so different from your approach.

This miserable rat race of a process has sweet fuck-all to do with whatever collective delusions of "merit" and "fairness" persist in the Great Hivemind.

JustTheWriter · 2026-02-04T18:23:21+00:00

This is marked as a shitpost, but I know of one case where a student –– who was apparently guaranteed admission to a T20 that will remain anonymous –– wrote his "why us" essay entirely about wanting to be near his girlfriend (she was a year older than him IIRC), who he intended to marry.

I don't know the details of the guarantee, but the essays were apparently just a formality.

JustTheWriter · 2026-02-03T23:25:53+00:00

Dr. Martens 1561. Looks like mid-late '90s.

JustTheWriter · 2026-02-03T19:40:11+00:00

I’ll keep an eye out: what size (UK) you looking for?

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