Anonymous
12/01/2025 13:34
Subject: I am 24, and I wish I did high school and college differently
Anonymous wrote:I have so many regrets, especially with what I know about college admissions now. If I knew these things much earlier, I could have become a much more competitive applicant. But it’s too late now, and I have to live with it
You are TWENTY-FOUR. An INFANT basically. It's not too late for a damn thing, and this attitude can follow you your whole life until you're 80 and it actually is too late.
So - what you learned is, 1) Set goals in advance. 2) Do your legwork ahead of time. What's going to matter? What's going to be important? Knowledge about the system you're in is valuable. 3) Hard work pays off! The world is a competitive place. If you want to achieve your goals, it's going to take action.
Sounds like four VERY valuable lessons that apply right now, in your present and future. So, what do you want next? (lesson #1, above) You want to go to a really great graduate school? Well, start doing your research (lesson #2) - what do you need to do to get there? Then start cracking (lesson #3).
Or maybe you just want a better job. Okay. Doing what? What experience do you need to get it? How can you get that? Better getting going.
If you're using these lessons to look back, not forward, then you didn't learn anything and you're just a whiny baby.
Anonymous
12/01/2025 13:27
Subject: I am 24, and I wish I did high school and college differently
You and mostly everyone, OP. The ultra-packaged applicants are very rare, actually. DCUM is a rarified atmosphere. Most people don't live like this.
You'll have to get over yourself, because it won't be the only thing you regret in life. All this is part of growing up and maturing.
Anonymous
12/01/2025 13:24
Subject: Re:I am 24, and I wish I did high school and college differently
Competitive people are born competitive; they are that type pf person. You are fine not being over aggressive type, just be diligent and efficient at whatever you are doing.
Anonymous
11/30/2025 09:54
Subject: Re:I am 24, and I wish I did high school and college differently
Anonymous wrote:ok- ill bite. what exactly would you do differently but also I really hope you are a troll b/c being a 24 year old posting this here on sat. night is sad.
+1. Your biggest regret should be that you're posting on DCUM on a Saturday night. 24 is too young to die like this. Get out and live.
Anonymous
11/30/2025 09:48
Subject: I am 24, and I wish I did high school and college differently
Anonymous wrote:I have so many regrets, especially with what I know about college admissions now. If I knew these things much earlier, I could have become a much more competitive applicant. But it’s too late now, and I have to live with it
That’s life. On the other hand, even if you could time travel back, the outcome would still be unknowable!
Anonymous
11/30/2025 05:50
Subject: I am 24, and I wish I did high school and college differently
Grad admissions is nothing like undergrad
Anonymous
11/30/2025 05:49
Subject: I am 24, and I wish I did high school and college differently
Anonymous wrote:My advice is to put that behind you.
If you haven't gone to grad school yet, you can use some of the same tactics to get into a "better" grad school.
But you'd be best served by figuring out how to optimize your career. It lasts a lot longer than undergrad.
Anonymous
11/30/2025 02:58
Subject: I am 24, and I wish I did high school and college differently
Anonymous wrote:You need to let it go. The time has passed. Everyone would do some parts of their past differently with current knowledge. Move on.
Not true. Many people have zero regrets
Anonymous
11/30/2025 02:26
Subject: I am 24, and I wish I did high school and college differently
Anonymous wrote:I have so many regrets, especially with what I know about college admissions now. If I knew these things much earlier, I could have become a much more competitive applicant. But it’s too late now, and I have to live with it
You can become competitive from now on if you know what you want _for the right reason_
Anonymous
11/30/2025 02:17
Subject: I am 24, and I wish I did high school and college differently
You need to let it go. The time has passed. Everyone would do some parts of their past differently with current knowledge. Move on.
Anonymous
11/30/2025 02:13
Subject: Re:I am 24, and I wish I did high school and college differently
ok- ill bite. what exactly would you do differently but also I really hope you are a troll b/c being a 24 year old posting this here on sat. night is sad.
Anonymous
11/30/2025 02:09
Subject: I am 24, and I wish I did high school and college differently
Anonymous wrote:Are you a college admission consultant?
No
Anonymous
11/30/2025 01:56
Subject: I am 24, and I wish I did high school and college differently
My advice is to put that behind you.
If you haven't gone to grad school yet, you can use some of the same tactics to get into a "better" grad school.
But you'd be best served by figuring out how to optimize your career. It lasts a lot longer than undergrad.
If you haven't gone to grad school yet, you can use some of the same tactics to get into a "better" grad school.
But you'd be best served by figuring out how to optimize your career. It lasts a lot longer than undergrad.
Anonymous
11/30/2025 01:44
Subject: I am 24, and I wish I did high school and college differently
Are you a college admission consultant?
Anonymous
11/30/2025 01:36
Subject: I am 24, and I wish I did high school and college differently
I have so many regrets, especially with what I know about college admissions now. If I knew these things much earlier, I could have become a much more competitive applicant. But it’s too late now, and I have to live with it