Anonymous
Post 04/18/2025 12:21     Subject: Why do some add nonresponsive bragging info when answering a question
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:To me the less helpful responses are not the bragging ones but the ones unhinged from reality. Like “my kid has a 3.3 uw, 1 AP, wants engineering” and the responses are like “he won’t get in anywhere, start at community college or consider the trades.” Child is then accepted to 9 ABET-accredited schools.

Or responses to posts in late March like “my kid is deciding between Penn St and Ohio St, which is better?” And the response is “They’re both terrible, kid should choose (school the kid never applied to and would never have been accepted).


These people are better off posting on CC where people genuinely try to be helpful. Some annoying posters, but most good. Too snarky here for this.

This is a relatively new (and unfortunate) development for DCUM. College forum used to be helpful and at least civil. Jeff will work to delete obnoxious unhelpful posts if you report them. At least he used to. Those posts may make up the majority now.


Agree w/you. I've stopped posting for the most part.
It also seems dead and lifeless lately around here.
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2025 12:20     Subject: Why do some add nonresponsive bragging info when answering a question
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:To me the less helpful responses are not the bragging ones but the ones unhinged from reality. Like “my kid has a 3.3 uw, 1 AP, wants engineering” and the responses are like “he won’t get in anywhere, start at community college or consider the trades.” Child is then accepted to 9 ABET-accredited schools.

Or responses to posts in late March like “my kid is deciding between Penn St and Ohio St, which is better?” And the response is “They’re both terrible, kid should choose (school the kid never applied to and would never have been accepted).


These people are better off posting on CC where people genuinely try to be helpful. Some annoying posters, but most good. Too snarky here for this.

This is a relatively new (and unfortunate) development for DCUM. College forum used to be helpful and at least civil. Jeff will work to delete obnoxious unhelpful posts if you report them. At least he used to. Those posts may make up the majority now.

Think there is some boredom. For those of us that have spent any amount of time here, it's the same topics over and over.

But I don't think the long-timers are the current snarky lot of posters.
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2025 12:11     Subject: Why do some add nonresponsive bragging info when answering a question
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:To me the less helpful responses are not the bragging ones but the ones unhinged from reality. Like “my kid has a 3.3 uw, 1 AP, wants engineering” and the responses are like “he won’t get in anywhere, start at community college or consider the trades.” Child is then accepted to 9 ABET-accredited schools.

Or responses to posts in late March like “my kid is deciding between Penn St and Ohio St, which is better?” And the response is “They’re both terrible, kid should choose (school the kid never applied to and would never have been accepted).


These people are better off posting on CC where people genuinely try to be helpful. Some annoying posters, but most good. Too snarky here for this.

This is a relatively new (and unfortunate) development for DCUM. College forum used to be helpful and at least civil. Jeff will work to delete obnoxious unhelpful posts if you report them. At least he used to. Those posts may make up the majority now.

Think there is some boredom. For those of us that have spent any amount of time here, it's the same topics over and over.
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2025 11:52     Subject: Why do some add nonresponsive bragging info when answering a question
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:To me the less helpful responses are not the bragging ones but the ones unhinged from reality. Like “my kid has a 3.3 uw, 1 AP, wants engineering” and the responses are like “he won’t get in anywhere, start at community college or consider the trades.” Child is then accepted to 9 ABET-accredited schools.

Or responses to posts in late March like “my kid is deciding between Penn St and Ohio St, which is better?” And the response is “They’re both terrible, kid should choose (school the kid never applied to and would never have been accepted).


These people are better off posting on CC where people genuinely try to be helpful. Some annoying posters, but most good. Too snarky here for this.

This is a relatively new (and unfortunate) development for DCUM. College forum used to be helpful and at least civil. Jeff will work to delete obnoxious unhelpful posts if you report them. At least he used to. Those posts may make up the majority now.
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2025 11:46     Subject: Why do some add nonresponsive bragging info when answering a question
Because people like to talk about themselves.

Those of us who are introverted or perhaps have autism tend to just answer the question as stated.
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2025 11:28     Subject: Re:Why do some add nonresponsive bragging info when answering a question
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Lots of braggarts in this thread.

Tell me, if your kid scored a 1050 on the SAT, and spent their summers sleeping in and playing video games, would you share that "contextual information"? Doubtful.


I would.

I HAVE. Think most are in stunned silence. Occasionally instructed to send to CC or beautician license rather than 4y. Forget em


Haha, yeah. My kid had a 1150 on SAT. I think the suggestion was trade school. Instead, he went to a Big 10 School for business, and now is gainfully employed making $95k/yr, which is pretty good for a recent college grad. At least we think it is. He's still sleeping in and exchanged video games for golf anyway.
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2025 11:25     Subject: Why do some add nonresponsive bragging info when answering a question
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It sounds more to me like they're giving you a bunch of context surrounding the information, and you're choosing to be insecure with it.


+1

Op, those examples that you gave are more context than brag.


Yeah, no.

My DD was one and done for the ACT, but I would never disclose her score (which was great).


Couldn't resist that, right? You're who the OP is talking about.
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2025 11:23     Subject: Re:Why do some add nonresponsive bragging info when answering a question
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Lots of braggarts in this thread.

Tell me, if your kid scored a 1050 on the SAT, and spent their summers sleeping in and playing video games, would you share that "contextual information"? Doubtful.


I would.

I HAVE. Think most are in stunned silence. Occasionally instructed to send to CC or beautician license rather than 4y. Forget em
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2025 11:10     Subject: Why do some add nonresponsive bragging info when answering a question
When you post in a forum that is 100% anonymous, you take what you get. Bragging, shitposts, unwelcome answers, nonresponsive bragging, responsive bragging, comments about schools that you never even asked about.

If you don't like it, go to a forum that is more accountable.

I don't love a lot of the answers, but i have found great sincere advice and commentary from many posters.

No point in complaining about what you cant control.
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2025 11:04     Subject: Why do some add nonresponsive bragging info when answering a question
Anonymous wrote:I’m in the camp of these answers offer helpful context (and I rarely have anything to brag about so it isn’t something I do). Obviously how many times you take the SAT is going to depend on how you do each time. I like the context of why someone took it multiple times. Would also be helpful to see: 3. 1340, 1380, 1490. That shows how much the score can improve.


Agree with this. But I think the OP would think that’s bragging about the improvement.
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2025 10:26     Subject: Re:Why do some add nonresponsive bragging info when answering a question
Anonymous wrote:Because this is anonymous and we can brag here.


There’s truth in this. You’re not allowed to be proud in real life and most avoid topic and downplay if at an elite. Others are allowed to be proud without judgment.
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2025 10:24     Subject: Re:Why do some add nonresponsive bragging info when answering a question
Because this is anonymous and we can brag here.
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2025 10:22     Subject: Why do some add nonresponsive bragging info when answering a question
I know what you are saying.

I get the sense that they want to tell everyone they know but it is uncouth to do that so they let it all out here.
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2025 10:22     Subject: Re:Why do some add nonresponsive bragging info when answering a question
Anonymous wrote:Lots of braggarts in this thread.

Tell me, if your kid scored a 1050 on the SAT, and spent their summers sleeping in and playing video games, would you share that "contextual information"? Doubtful.


My kid's answers are somewhere in the middle, and I would absolutely give them, because I would assume that someone wondering about how many times is wondering about the reasons for the times, and someone wondering about jobs would want to know what type.

So, I'd say

Zero, he did better on the ACT (28) than on SAT practice tests, so we decided to stick with that.

And

Yes, lifeguarding at the pool in our neighborhood.

Anonymous
Post 04/18/2025 10:18     Subject: Re:Why do some add nonresponsive bragging info when answering a question
Anonymous wrote:Lots of braggarts in this thread.

Tell me, if your kid scored a 1050 on the SAT, and spent their summers sleeping in and playing video games, would you share that "contextual information"? Doubtful.


I would.