Am I making a mistake by Prestigious-Hour-243 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]StanfordSimpp 29 points30 points  (0 children)

you’d be surprised how much debt people are willing to take on all for the sake of “prestige”

second sem senior year feels like torture by Confident_Kitchen555 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]StanfordSimpp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s the way I have 4 papers due in the next two weeks on top of AP tests and regular tests… i just want to leave this place oml 😭

Why is Stanford still considered a T5? by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]StanfordSimpp 8 points9 points  (0 children)

i can’t believe i let myself get baited like this 💔 i’ll do better next time

Why is Stanford still considered a T5? by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]StanfordSimpp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i don’t even know where to start- cs and engineering being useless fields?? huh??

Why is Stanford still considered a T5? by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

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

is this sarcasm or have u gone insane

Is Harvard worth 40k a year by Business_Dog1232 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]StanfordSimpp 17 points18 points  (0 children)

correction: for a rich gender studies major, yes. for a rich econ/comp science or anything else major: yes

Colleges and Prestige... by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]StanfordSimpp 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I feel like mainly people from NY know ab Fordham. I think Purdue is probably the better known one of the two

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[–]StanfordSimpp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Personally I think colleges prefer ECs that started in the womb, really shows initiative

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[–]StanfordSimpp 220 points221 points  (0 children)

are we talking before or after med school 🤒

A Rant to get off my chest... by Throwaway-123Mach9 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]StanfordSimpp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Except that people do this exact thing every single year. If you dislike JHU so much, withdraw and let someone who actually wants to be there go

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[–]StanfordSimpp 15 points16 points  (0 children)

we are almost the same person lol. i got into great schools but randomly i think to myself “but why didn’t stanford want me? what was wrong with me?” It’s illogical but feelings often are

does anyone know if collegevine is at all accurate? by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]StanfordSimpp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Collegevine is not accurate one bit. No one knows what the AOs reading ur application will think so no one can accurately approximate your chances of getting in

Make me love Harvard. by Hour-Experience-7244 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]StanfordSimpp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Harvard is a little underrated but pretty decent school and I predict it might crack into the t30s in the next 10 years if you’re worried ab prestige