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Anonymous wrote:I see the A2Cers are calling out the Reddit mod for giving bad test score advice.

CC may be dead, but there are nuggets of gold in those archives. Helped both my kids a lot. I would be very wary of any of the application advice on A2C.

What kind of advice was the Reddit moderator giving?

I only saw it once or twice but it seemed like mod was giving blanket advice to everybody, like don’t report if the score is under 25%, but Dartmouth made it clear that it views scores in context, and some kids from underprivileged backgrounds would have gotten in if they had submitted a strong but lower than Ivy average score. I feel badly for kids who may have taken that advice to their detriment.

He was giving blanket advice, yes, and if I recall, he wasn't even referring to 25th percentile, which was newer advice for the current admission season. But, some advice commonly found here at DCUM was worse (don't submit a 1480, 1500, etc to top schools).

[Anonymous]

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But how would they know? So much of their advice would be outdated or they’d be guessing just as much as the next person. Most people don’t follow admissions that closely.

That's why I recommended Educators 4 Impact. Their guest speakers are usually current college students (often sophomores and juniors)... on the admissions end of things, you can find out what "target level" or ideal applicant *looks like* (not necessarily saying that you have to follow their path exactly), but more importantly you can ask important questions about what life on campus is like... housing... food, the surrounding area, etc. The Q&A nature of their events is very helpful for that kind of thing.

Stop spamming. I looked so you don't have to. Nothing interesting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I see the A2Cers are calling out the Reddit mod for giving bad test score advice.

CC may be dead, but there are nuggets of gold in those archives. Helped both my kids a lot. I would be very wary of any of the application advice on A2C.

What kind of advice was the Reddit moderator giving?

I only saw it once or twice but it seemed like mod was giving blanket advice to everybody, like don’t report if the score is under 25%, but Dartmouth made it clear that it views scores in context, and some kids from underprivileged backgrounds would have gotten in if they had submitted a strong but lower than Ivy average score. I feel badly for kids who may have taken that advice to their detriment.

He was giving blanket advice, yes, and if I recall, he wasn't even referring to 25th percentile, which was newer advice for the current admission season. But, some advice commonly found here at DCUM was worse (don't submit a 1480, 1500, etc to top schools).

+1. There is often incorrect information about one school in particular, on DCUM. It seems to be sour grapes, but it is really taken to puzzling extremes, with over the top frequency. I am shocked it is allowed.

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Anonymous wrote:Sadly, DCUM. I know CC has great content, but I have a difficult time navigating it. It’s not user friendly at all. Reddit seems like student-based, which I want to honor and not ruin with parental BS.

Think there are more crackpots on DCUM. CC have folks that don't know how to Google or navigate a school's website then ask to most ridiculous questions.

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Anonymous wrote:SkiEuope is a she???

Pretty sure that this is correct. There are strong indicators based on that person's activity. Claims to be an alum of two outstanding schools even though her responses do not appear to be from an educated person (every question or issue has an absolute, clear-cut answer which is the opposite of what higher education teaches us). Seems clear that this mod has never worked in the real world during her life.

The mods are a distinguishing factor. Some are overbearing and some are kind and reasonable.

SkiEurope is a he, and I think you're correct he's never worked a real job ever.

Here's a 2015 thread on Ivy Day when he was applying from prep school to college
https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/sending-good-thoughts-to-skieurope-on-ivy-admissions-day/1690463

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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But how would they know? So much of their advice would be outdated or they’d be guessing just as much as the next person. Most people don’t follow admissions that closely.

That's why I recommended Educators 4 Impact. Their guest speakers are usually current college students (often sophomores and juniors)... on the admissions end of things, you can find out what "target level" or ideal applicant *looks like* (not necessarily saying that you have to follow their path exactly), but more importantly you can ask important questions about what life on campus is like... housing... food, the surrounding area, etc. The Q&A nature of their events is very helpful for that kind of thing.

Stop spamming. I looked so you don't have to. Nothing interesting.

Thank you. They were pushy with that website!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SkiEuope is a she???

Pretty sure that this is correct. There are strong indicators based on that person's activity. Claims to be an alum of two outstanding schools even though her responses do not appear to be from an educated person (every question or issue has an absolute, clear-cut answer which is the opposite of what higher education teaches us). Seems clear that this mod has never worked in the real world during her life.

The mods are a distinguishing factor. Some are overbearing and some are kind and reasonable.

SkiEurope is a he, and I think you're correct he's never worked a real job ever.

Here's a 2015 thread on Ivy Day when he was applying from prep school to college
https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/sending-good-thoughts-to-skieurope-on-ivy-admissions-day/1690463

oh LOL. I thought he was a 55 year old man. But he's a 25 year old man. Wow

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SkiEuope is a she???

Pretty sure that this is correct. There are strong indicators based on that person's activity. Claims to be an alum of two outstanding schools even though her responses do not appear to be from an educated person (every question or issue has an absolute, clear-cut answer which is the opposite of what higher education teaches us). Seems clear that this mod has never worked in the real world during her life.

The mods are a distinguishing factor. Some are overbearing and some are kind and reasonable.

SkiEurope is a he, and I think you're correct he's never worked a real job ever.

Here's a 2015 thread on Ivy Day when he was applying from prep school to college
https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/sending-good-thoughts-to-skieurope-on-ivy-admissions-day/1690463

oh LOL. I thought he was a 55 year old man. But he's a 25 year old man. Wow

With a strong interest in women's fashion. Is looking forward to having a baby. Respectfully, this person may be transitioning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SkiEuope is a she???

Pretty sure that this is correct. There are strong indicators based on that person's activity. Claims to be an alum of two outstanding schools even though her responses do not appear to be from an educated person (every question or issue has an absolute, clear-cut answer which is the opposite of what higher education teaches us). Seems clear that this mod has never worked in the real world during her life.

The mods are a distinguishing factor. Some are overbearing and some are kind and reasonable.

SkiEurope is a he, and I think you're correct he's never worked a real job ever.

Here's a 2015 thread on Ivy Day when he was applying from prep school to college
https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/sending-good-thoughts-to-skieurope-on-ivy-admissions-day/1690463

oh LOL. I thought he was a 55 year old man. But he's a 25 year old man. Wow

With a strong interest in women's fashion. Is looking forward to having a baby. Respectfully, this person may be transitioning.

Omg

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SkiEuope is a she???

Pretty sure that this is correct. There are strong indicators based on that person's activity. Claims to be an alum of two outstanding schools even though her responses do not appear to be from an educated person (every question or issue has an absolute, clear-cut answer which is the opposite of what higher education teaches us). Seems clear that this mod has never worked in the real world during her life.

The mods are a distinguishing factor. Some are overbearing and some are kind and reasonable.

SkiEurope is a he, and I think you're correct he's never worked a real job ever.

Here's a 2015 thread on Ivy Day when he was applying from prep school to college
https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/sending-good-thoughts-to-skieurope-on-ivy-admissions-day/1690463

Where did he go???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SkiEuope is a she???

Pretty sure that this is correct. There are strong indicators based on that person's activity. Claims to be an alum of two outstanding schools even though her responses do not appear to be from an educated person (every question or issue has an absolute, clear-cut answer which is the opposite of what higher education teaches us). Seems clear that this mod has never worked in the real world during her life.

The mods are a distinguishing factor. Some are overbearing and some are kind and reasonable.

SkiEurope is a he, and I think you're correct he's never worked a real job ever.

Here's a 2015 thread on Ivy Day when he was applying from prep school to college
https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/sending-good-thoughts-to-skieurope-on-ivy-admissions-day/1690463

oh LOL. I thought he was a 55 year old man. But he's a 25 year old man. Wow

With a strong interest in women's fashion. Is looking forward to having a baby. Respectfully, this person may be transitioning.

Omg

SkiEurope! We hardly knew ya!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SkiEuope is a she???

Pretty sure that this is correct. There are strong indicators based on that person's activity. Claims to be an alum of two outstanding schools even though her responses do not appear to be from an educated person (every question or issue has an absolute, clear-cut answer which is the opposite of what higher education teaches us). Seems clear that this mod has never worked in the real world during her life.

The mods are a distinguishing factor. Some are overbearing and some are kind and reasonable.

SkiEurope is a he, and I think you're correct he's never worked a real job ever.

Here's a 2015 thread on Ivy Day when he was applying from prep school to college
https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/sending-good-thoughts-to-skieurope-on-ivy-admissions-day/1690463

Where did he go???

Andover/Penn

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:CC redesign killed it but hostile environment against donut hole parents didn't help either. Reddit is for kids. DCUM is more donut hole tolerant.

THIS. The audacity of CC people giving unsolicited financial advice drive me away more than the tragic redesign.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: I like this one for all of the made-up troll scenarios.

Kid got into Harvard ED but their dream is our local Community College. Which one would you choose for them, DCUM? I think they are *just* above average to average compared to their classmates at their Big 3.

Their stats are: 5.6 weighted, 35 APs (all 5's), SAT 1600, three varsity sports, captain of the robotics team, editor in chief of the student newspaper, 4,567 service hours (towards a cause they LOVE and isn't typical - made for a great essay!), VERY SPIKY EC (so spiky it would poke you if you touched it), 16 national awards, congressional recommendation.

Their father is very concerned and has already said he won't fund any college education that isn't a triple major Ivy League education. How can I bring them both back to center?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:CC redesign killed it but hostile environment against donut hole parents didn't help either. Reddit is for kids. DCUM is more donut hole tolerant.

Any discussion of donut hole families on DCUM brings minimum 10 pages of judgement and you should have made better life choices to afford 680K in college costs at a private college for two kids no matter the details of where you live, expenses, performance of investments, when you started making the salary. Even an inquiry of “how does”, “should I “ is soundly rebuked. Trying to figure out how cc is more hostile.