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Anonymous wrote:^^

I'd also say that A2C isn't always the best place if you want reliable information. Tons of speculation or people feeding each other things they've heard but might not necessarily be true, especially in the case where anyone and everyone can post whatever they want

IMO best to ask people that you know have already gone to X college.

A local Virginia based nonprofit hosts live Q&As with these students for free (speakers also are there voluntarily, they aren't paid to shill prep courses or anything like that), but they don't have a discussion board.

https://www.educators4impact.org/

+1 Agree. Ask around in person - friends, neighbors, family, etc. are the only reliable sources.

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 So much of their advice would be outdated or they’d be guessing just as much as the next person.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.

You don't know anyone else with current college admission info? No families with a kid one or two years different than you? Friends? Cousins? Neighbors?

At least on CC I came across alumni who volunteered regularly at their schools, interviewed a lot of kids for many years, saw admits from multiple kids classes at a feeder type private, etc. and who really understood their institutions. A lot of them are gone but their posts are still there.

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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.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^

I'd also say that A2C isn't always the best place if you want reliable information. Tons of speculation or people feeding each other things they've heard but might not necessarily be true, especially in the case where anyone and everyone can post whatever they want

IMO best to ask people that you know have already gone to X college.

A local Virginia based nonprofit hosts live Q&As with these students for free (speakers also are there voluntarily, they aren't paid to shill prep courses or anything like that), but they don't have a discussion board.

https://www.educators4impact.org/

+1 Agree. Ask around in person - friends, neighbors, family, etc. are the only reliable sources.

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.

You don't know anyone else with current college admission info? No families with a kid one or two years different than you? Friends? Cousins? Neighbors?

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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.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^

I'd also say that A2C isn't always the best place if you want reliable information. Tons of speculation or people feeding each other things they've heard but might not necessarily be true, especially in the case where anyone and everyone can post whatever they want

IMO best to ask people that you know have already gone to X college.

A local Virginia based nonprofit hosts live Q&As with these students for free (speakers also are there voluntarily, they aren't paid to shill prep courses or anything like that), but they don't have a discussion board.

https://www.educators4impact.org/

+1 Agree. Ask around in person - friends, neighbors, family, etc. are the only reliable sources.

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.

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?

Anonymous wrote:^^

I'd also say that A2C isn't always the best place if you want reliable information. Tons of speculation or people feeding each other things they've heard but might not necessarily be true, especially in the case where anyone and everyone can post whatever they want

IMO best to ask people that you know have already gone to X college.

A local Virginia based nonprofit hosts live Q&As with these students for free (speakers also are there voluntarily, they aren't paid to shill prep courses or anything like that), but they don't have a discussion board.

https://www.educators4impact.org/

+1 Agree. Ask around in person - friends, neighbors, family, etc. are the only reliable sources.

^^

I'd also say that A2C isn't always the best place if you want reliable information. Tons of speculation or people feeding each other things they've heard but might not necessarily be true, especially in the case where anyone and everyone can post whatever they want

IMO best to ask people that you know have already gone to X college.

A local Virginia based nonprofit hosts live Q&As with these students for free (speakers also are there voluntarily, they aren't paid to shill prep courses or anything like that), but they don't have a discussion board.

https://www.educators4impact.org/

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.

Anonymous wrote:SkiEurope has middle manager syndrome. Except at least middle managers are getting paid.

That’s perfect.

All the moderators jump in quickly to cut off conversation flows. “Start a new thread”.

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Anything that is anonymous is a no-go for me. Too many sour grapes.