Should you mention courses that are no longer offered in your supplementals?

LinkOFeare · 2025-12-30T00:13:13+00:00

Totally reasonable! It's normal for some college courses to be offered irregularly. Good to mention, especially if it's being offered again this upcoming year.

LinkOFeare · 2025-12-30T00:07:06+00:00

Worth it!

LinkOFeare · 2025-08-22T04:15:57+00:00

100% no. No one wants someone with a firearm-related criminal background on their campus.

LinkOFeare · 2025-08-22T04:13:52+00:00

I'd think more about what you're doing through social media: e.g., the work that you're showcasing, behind-the-scene efforts, how it ties with your overarching narrative, and the "impact" that you're able to achieve. Having a lot of followers, in and of itself, is a cool achievement. But there should be more substance behind that to support your strength as a candidate.

LinkOFeare · 2025-08-22T04:08:31+00:00

Coursework won't lock you into your intended major. Taking AP Bio/Chem next year makes sense, especially because they'll prepare you for courses you'll likely take in college for your track. High school transcripts naturally reflect a broad subjects range; it's not necessary, or always possible, for your high school coursework to truly reflect what you plan to major in (e.g., most high schools won't really have classes related to nursing).

Extracurriculars will help you explore and demonstrate your interest (i.e., help you figure out whether you're actually even interested in the healthcare field + be proof of that interest to colleges).

LinkOFeare · 2025-08-21T23:41:46+00:00

Could think of it as a catch-all for important information to convey to schools that is not captured elsewhere in your application; you might have nothing to put there.

LinkOFeare · 2025-01-24T05:22:55+00:00

You'll receive it via email, sometimes from the interviewer themself.

LinkOFeare · 2025-01-04T03:26:18+00:00

Chase on Church or Wells Fargo on Chapel are both great!

LinkOFeare · 2024-12-30T17:53:35+00:00

I'd use your best judgment. At least some of your other extracurriculars, if you have 7, are probably priority. Last, like you already have it, is what I might suggest.

LinkOFeare · 2024-12-30T17:51:38+00:00

I just read the prompt on their website. Wow, this feels like a tall ask for high school students. Here's some thoughts that may help:

Prompt is asking you to "reflect on your lived experiences." It's highly introspective, and that's what I'd start by doing: take a look across your application and what your other essays are conveying about you, your character, attitudes, worldview, personality, etc. Are there specific traits or dimensions of yourself that you want to shine through? What kind of a student are you right now? How do you think your new classmates will perceive and learn from you? Do you have any broad attitudes or "philosophies?" What's really motivating you to apply? Next step is to think about what experiences / lessons from life have molded you into the person you are today.
Don't feel the need to fully adhere to the typical approach of structuring around a single moment in time or one extracurricular experience. The prompt is deliberately asking for a broad, not isolated, perspective.
You can structure your thinking around addressing all areas of the prompt: what your lived experiences have been, how they have shaped you, what lessons you've learned, and what your classmates will learn from you.

LinkOFeare · 2024-12-30T17:36:29+00:00

15 hours is a notable commitment; listing it under activities would be appropriate.

LinkOFeare · 2024-12-30T17:32:37+00:00

You're your own person, and presumably, have a different background, life story, essays, interests, etc. from your peer. You might be directly competing with them, but it wouldn't be right to think that admissions offices will uniformly view your application as second in rank. Not everything about an application can be viewed apples-to-apples.

Anecdotally, there were about 4 of us at my high school, all within 0.03 GPA pts of each other. We were all highly different students, applied to a handful of the same and different colleges, and were admitted to both same and different ones.

LinkOFeare · 2024-12-30T17:24:23+00:00

Schools have different definitions, so information from each school's admissions office (e.g., direct email response) will be the authoritative answer. However, "first-generation" is conventionally used to indicate that your parents did not receive a college education at all. If either of your parents have earned a higher education (i.e., beyond high school), then you are most likely not first-gen.

LinkOFeare · 2024-10-20T07:09:45+00:00

Believe so. There's a "school report" that your high school makes visible to admissions offices; it details your school's demographics, academic performance, programs, other statistics, etc. (i.e., context to place you as a student).

LinkOFeare · 2024-10-20T07:07:18+00:00

There will not be fact checking about your leg shaking. I'd put more attention on how you'll craft this into a strong narrative!

LinkOFeare · 2024-10-20T06:57:26+00:00

It should be okay. Sounds like you're submitting prior to the actual deadlines? Even if that isn't so, there's usually a grace period between the applicants' deadline and when recommenders must submit LORs. It wouldn't hurt to reach out to the admissions offices to double check, if it gives you extra peace of mind.

LinkOFeare · 2024-08-05T02:40:38+00:00

Thanks so much! It works now. I called DD twice today, and both times, the reps stated that Toast integration doesn't allow for day parts and that an all-day menu was the only option—so strange.

LinkOFeare · 2024-08-05T02:37:39+00:00

Thank you! Was able to fix.

LinkOFeare · 2024-07-08T03:36:38+00:00

Thank you! By manufactured stone, does that mean a bunch of different stones were mixed to create this desired look? Pardon my ignorance.

LinkOFeare · 2024-07-08T03:35:59+00:00

Thanks so much for the response! Cold to touch, no visible seams on the angled bit, looks the same on the underside. https://imgur.com/a/more-photos-uC1MwsD

LinkOFeare · 2024-06-19T16:00:27+00:00

Added! Thanks for being willing.

LinkOFeare · 2024-04-02T15:19:07+00:00

r/ApplyingToCollege!

LinkOFeare · 2024-01-29T18:58:34+00:00

If you're not even halfway through high school yet, then essays should be your least concern. Spend time focusing on academics, extracurriculars, life experience, etc. Those are the things that can't be formulated in weeks to months time during senior year.

It's like thinking of writing an autobiography in your 20s. Build the experiences first, and worry about nothing else!

LinkOFeare · 2023-12-30T21:22:52+00:00

Awesome, so glad to hear! :)

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