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

[Anonymous]

Lets have it. The bad and the ugly.

[Anonymous]

1. that you have to go to an ivy or your life will be wasted.

2. that you have to do a million extra curriculars to make your application competitive.

[Anonymous]

Elite colleges dont really require subject tests.

Elite colleges love well-rounded individuals.

[Anonymous]

Going to an elite college is important/will significantly alter the course of your life or career

[Anonymous]

If you feel like you've made a mistake huge your first weekend at college, it's ok to come back home. Noooooo!

[Anonymous]

Colleges will overlook some grades, but look for an upward trend. Sorry, it's called GPA, Not GPA for Freshman year, Sophomore year, Junior year et .

[Anonymous]

That the "elite" institution will offer enough financial aid to cover "need".

[Anonymous]

That if you can get into a given school, the money will work out.

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

That any kid with a GPA below a 3.5 should take a gap year.

[Anonymous]

It doesn’t matter what you major in - NOT TRUE (unless you go to HYPS)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It doesn’t matter what you major in - NOT TRUE (unless you go to HYPS)

HAHA

are you trolling with bad advice on this thread? if so, kudos.

[Anonymous]

1. the debt you'll rack up to get the degree from the elite college/university will be worth it in the end when you get that high-paying job

2. not going to a "known" school means you'll never make it in life and will always just have a job, not a career

[Anonymous]

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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That any kid with a GPA below a 3.5 should take a gap year.

Or should go to community college or possibly find a trade (electrician, plumber, etc).