Worst College Advice you have heard, that you know is untrue

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
sure, a mediocre GPA and SAT isn't going to get your app read, but once you get over the first cut, your essay does become a factor. admissions committees typically assign 2-3 readers to each app (this is for the apps that make the first cut).

Yet more admissions bullshit they leak into the mainstream. This is fake.

The admissions readers may consist of current students, faculty wives, parents of existing students, etc. They are given a rubric but they are not actually highly skilled admissions consultants. They might not recognize which summer music camp is most competitive and well-regarded, which competitions are actually fake, the significance of a magnet school., etc. All that stuff that you lost sleep over! Completely overlooked on the application!

[Anonymous]

“You can get thousands of dollars in scholarship money from scholarships no one bothers to apply for!” Not real and chasing this myth is a massive time suck.

And that college is cheaper for minorities. This myth is so pervasive and harmful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pretty much 90% of everything in this entire forum, and 60% of everything on CC.

The most prolific posters on College Confidential are flyover state rubes with average ambition kids. It's a depressing place once you realize most of those nuts don't even have kids in high school or college (anymore), they just keep posting awful advice over and over and over.

Also, a lot of the smart "kids" are larping helicopter moms pretending to be their kid.

Weird site that hit its peak usefulness over a decade ago.

I agree! Although I did learn a few things there, it was like that week after my kid swallowed a magnet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pretty much 90% of everything in this entire forum, and 60% of everything on CC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“You can get thousands of dollars in scholarship money from scholarships no one bothers to apply for!” Not real and chasing this myth is a massive time suck.

And that college is cheaper for minorities. This myth is so pervasive and harmful.

Speak for yourself. My daughter got loads of money this way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“You can get thousands of dollars in scholarship money from scholarships no one bothers to apply for!” Not real and chasing this myth is a massive time suck.

And that college is cheaper for minorities. This myth is so pervasive and harmful.

Speak for yourself. My daughter got loads of money this way.

Didn't the college just deduct it from fin aid?

[Anonymous]

It doesn't matter what you major in/pick a major you love

[Anonymous]

That everyone should go to college..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Guidance counselor: Your son should go to Rutgers.
Son: I hate New Jersey and will never live there.
GC: Really, he'll love it.
Son: If you make me go there, I will be forced to hate you and cut you out of my life
Me: He's pretty clear that he is not interested
GC: He should really go to Rutgers. He won't get into a better school.

Yeah, Stanford called. He went. He thrived. He graduated. He still hates New Jersey.

Have you posted about this before? I feel like I remember seeing something like this a while ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“You can get thousands of dollars in scholarship money from scholarships no one bothers to apply for!” Not real and chasing this myth is a massive time suck.

And that college is cheaper for minorities. This myth is so pervasive and harmful.

Speak for yourself. My daughter got loads of money this way.

Didn't the college just deduct it from fin aid?

We did not qualify for financial aid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pretty much 90% of everything in this entire forum, and 60% of everything on CC.

The most prolific posters on College Confidential are flyover state rubes with average ambition kids. It's a depressing place once you realize most of those nuts don't even have kids in high school or college (anymore), they just keep posting awful advice over and over and over.

Also, a lot of the smart "kids" are larping helicopter moms pretending to be their kid.

Weird site that hit its peak usefulness over a decade ago.

I agree! Although I did learn a few things there, it was like that week after my kid swallowed a magnet.

Flyover state rubes? God, I hate people like you.

[Anonymous]

Unhooked perfect students with all boxes checked have a chance at the elite schools.

[Anonymous]

Sign up for a SAT class - don't get a tutor, you'll be fine.

*If you are a poor test taker, or already a great test taker (>1400), you're wasting your time in a class. Go straight to the tutor.

[Anonymous]

Your grades don't matter in college.

[Anonymous]

That it's okay to take a random minimum wage job during the summers while in college.

Total crap. Every job matters. Apply and get jobs that will get you resume lines and experience to qualify for post-graduation jobs. Don't waste your summers.