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College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student I rejected a student who applied to our PhD program to work with me because she PLAGIARIZED MY PAPER in the personal essay of her application. Who does that?

anonymous , Anna Shvets Report

Final score:

255points

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WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago

Someone who shouldn't be in any PhD program unless it's for Pizza Hut Delivery.

134points

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student I'm a teacher--one of the students I work with just had his acceptance to Stanford rescinded. He's a low-income minority student with an excellent GPA and ACT scores. On paper, he's a score for schools that value talent and diversity. So he got accepted to Stanford.

When he got the letter, he tweeted AT STANFORD saying something like "F yeah, I got in." That prompted them to click on his Twitter and they saw all this F up s*** about misogyny and drug use. They called our school and told us that they no longer were interested in admitting him as a student.

anonymous , Marten Bjork Report

Final score:

249points

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WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago

So he wasn't that bright after all.

169points

Getting accepted to university—especially if it ranks among the top educational institutions in your country or worldwide—doesn’t happen by chance. Hard work really does pay off when we’re talking about applications. It’s a long-term project, too.

In essence, getting into college is similar to applying for a job that you desperately want. Your extracurricular activities, volunteering experience, ambitions, confidence, and charisma all play a vital role in helping you stand out from all the other candidates. The main difference, however, is that obviously grades still play a vital role when trying to get into college. They matter quite a bit, though I’d argue that who you are as a person and your drive hold far more weight when it’s time to make a decision.

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student Super late to the party, but my mom is an admissions counselor (i know i'm sorry i'm not one) but the worst story i've heard from here goes like this: The student was outstanding, top gpa, test scores, good essay, but my mom had never heard of the school. So she does some searching and can't find anything on the school (odd), so she types in the address on google maps. What she finds is an abandoned school, which turns out no one has attended for YEARS. Kid forged the entire application, I thought it was impressive, but she did not. Instant deny.

dersmart , Nitram242 Report

Final score:

206points

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denzoren 3 years ago

Oh wow....maybe there is a degree or field that needs that type of expertise...someone call the FBI or CIA.

67points

anonymous , LinkedIn Sales Solutions Report

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student I rejected another student to our (science) PhD program because he said he "didn't believe in data" during our interview.

Final score:

195points

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Natalie Bohrteller 3 years ago

In which 'science' was he hoping to do his PhD? Astrology?

115points

waikiki_sneaky , Tima Miroshnichenko Report

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student The student came into the admissions office high as hell. Handed in his CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECK which reeked of weed. He was applying to the Child Youth Care program. That guy was an idiot.

Final score:

162points

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Paul K. Johnson 3 years ago

Drugs aren't known for helping people think more rationally.

43points

Your journey toward the university quad doesn’t begin during your last year in high school. No! It starts further back, as soon as you enter through your high school’s gates. What you accomplish over the years can reflect very positively on you or actually harm your chances of getting into a good school.

If you spent the last four years lazing about, odds are, you won’t become a studious and energetic student the moment you start your undergraduate degree. (That’s not to say that people don’t change—they do; however, this takes longer than we’d like.) What you can do, however, is manage your online presence to present yourself in the best possible light.

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student I'm not a college admissions officer, but...

There is a scholarship in my area provided by a business. It's an amazing opportunity and I never thought I would get it. Well, lo and behold I get it. The organization has a representative at my school so I asked her why I got picked. She asked me what I wrote my essay about and I told her. I was at camp one year and I helped a girl with some serious problems.

She then told me that both scholarship people and colleges have gotten to the point that they will turn you down if you write about how the mission trip you went on changed your life. They're sick of it. Freaking everyone goes on a mission trip, sees starving children and suddenly their life is changed. She says that they totally support missions and the things they do, but she also said "If you write about the mission trip you went on, you may go to heaven but you won't go to Havard."

anonymous , Alexander Dummer Report

Final score:

161points

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Samantha Lomb 3 years ago

Utah? Sounds like a lot of Mormons applying cause mission trips aren't super common outside of Mormon and some evangelical communities

29points

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student Just graduated college last summer, worked in the undergraduate admissions office for 4 years as a student ambassador (tour guide, shadow host, etc) and as an admissions counselor's assistant. Worst case i've seen is a kid openly admit in his application essay that he was a habitual cheater throughout high school but it taught him how to become resourceful and think outside the box. I've never seen an application get denied faster.

fiesta_on , RODNAE Productions Report

Final score:

156points

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ra tlau 3 years ago

atleast he was being honest

44points

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student I was on the admission committee at my med school. One time we had an applicant who's personal statement started out saying, in all seriousness, that he wanted to be a doctor because a doctor's white coat or a surgeon's scrubs are aphrodisiacs. It was an insta-denial.

HayleeVZ , JESHOOTS.COM Report

Final score:

154points

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Gossameringue 3 years ago

Now I know what to wear next Valentine's Day

21points

Good grades and a portfolio of philanthropic and extracurricular activities don’t appear overnight out of nowhere. They take time, dedication, and—in my opinion, most importantly—passion. Volunteering at your local soup kitchen will look great on your college application and resume alike, however, don’t do it just because it’s ‘expected’ of you or because you believe that’s how you’ll end up getting into a prestigious higher learning institution. That’s simply lying to yourself about your priorities.

#10

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student Once, one of those college speakers at my high school told us this story when explaining letters of rec to us. One teacher wrote a letter for an extremely good student. She was kind, hardworking, got good grades, ans she also babysat for the teacher, so obviously this teacher had no shortage of good things to say about this student. However, later on, after the letter of rec had been sent in, the college got a call from the teacher, who took back everything she said in the letter and told them to not consider the student. Why? Because she caught the student stealing from her house.

dralcax , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

139points

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Sergio Bicerra 3 years ago

I read this before, thw girl was stealing from the alcohol cabinet the couple had, and from their emergency miney they had in a drawer or something like that. They had her in camera filling her water bottle with their alcohol.

42points

#11

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student Obligatory: "not me, but someone I know" I work in another department at a college, but I've heard some great stories from our admissions counselors. My favorite is one girl who was actually admitted. Then the department's social media person followed her on twitter.

Her profile picture was smoking a blunt in front of a pile of coke. scrolling through, a very graphic picture of her fellating someone.... Yeah, that acceptance letter got pulled REAL quick.

Zoos27 , Ketut Subiyanto Report

Final score:

130points

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Gossameringue 3 years ago

If you're dumb enough to post that stuff on sm, maybe you're not ready for college?

66points

#12

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student I once went and visited a college that my brother was interested in. All of the potential students and parents sat down in an auditorium. The admission officer must of have been having an awful day because he proceeded to go on a full blown /rant. He said "If ANY of you write a college essay about a tragic event in your life, it has to be tragic. An essay about how you moved in your sophomore year of high school to another state and no longer had friends with you, THAT IS NOT TRAGIC. If it is supposed to be a tragedy or huge overcoming then it must be a tear jerker. EVERY TIME I see an essay about overcoming a lame obstacle, it instantly hits the bin."

Needless to say, my brother did not attend.

PvtToucher , mentatdgt Report

Final score:

111points

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Paul K. Johnson 3 years ago

Like this guy would know anything about overcoming a stuck "e" key on my Commodore 64 and my brave battle to make it back into society. How dare he minimize my suffering!

69points

Instead, focus on the causes that you truly care about because you can only fake your interest in something for so long before everyone’s aware of the truth. Perhaps you’re interested in helping protect the environment or advancing a social cause in your local neighborhood. Or you might be into helping shelter animals or even supporting your town’s football team as a quarterback.

Once you find your true passion, you’ll be singing an entirely different tune about your activities beyond the classroom. And no college admission officer will be able to resist your desire to change the world for the better in your unique way. But it has to be genuine.

#13

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student At one admissions presentation I went to for a good school, the admissions officer told us that one student applied to their school with over 100 letters of recommendation. He didn't have good grades but hoped he could get in if he got everyone he knew to write him a letter of recommendation. He was turned down.

MajorasDemise , Pixabay Report

Final score:

110points

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denzoren 3 years ago (edited)

I mean....A+ for effort. Lol. I would have at least interviewed him...maybe he was actually a good student.

74points

#14

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student Our application asks students to explain a challenging experience they have had, and how they have overcome it.

We denied a student because she said she had fantasies about drinking another human's blood, and that she hadn't quite overcome the temptation.

Haephestus , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

110points

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Eppe 3 years ago

Because decent people keep their fetishes burried deep down inside where no one can see them.

12points

#15

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student Copy/pasted from an email I received from a perspective student. Nothing was altered here except for his name being redacted. [EDIT: and school and star basketball player]

"I think u were at my school and u r from [School name]. I have some questions first. I took the act and got a 17 but a 23 in math, what scholrships does that get me? do you have classes with [Star BBall player] ? Hes so dope. I wanna study biochemistery and cure cancer. I really want to go to ur school. But im gonna go on my own terms.

[redacted]"

Needless to say, even at a state school with a near 90% acceptance rate, he was rejected when his application came around.

anonymous , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

109points

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Al Jameson 3 years ago

I'm actually more worried about someone apparently working in a college admissions office who doesn't seem to know the difference between perspective and prospective.

145points

#16

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student My mother does this - at her college, they get so many applicants ever year that it basically comes down to really simple things when rejecting potential students.

When you've got thousands of people vying for a limited number of places, eventually you've whittled down the list to a bunch of equals and you're still left with too many. At that point, it's basically up to the seemingly inconsequential and random choices of your admissions officer.

anonymous , Kelly Lacy Report

Final score:

105points

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Eppe 3 years ago (edited)

Saved the most honest one for last (EDIT: it was the last one when I wrote this ;)

49points

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#17

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student As an admissions director I repeat: if there is an essay STOP QUOTING ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND MARTIN LUTHER KING!

zetaphi938 , Pixabay Report

Final score:

105points

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Bee / she/her 3 years ago

Our college counselor keeps repeating this. Don't use quotes. Ever. They aren't yours, and tell nothing about your personality.

47points

#18

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student I was at a program for the University that I wanted to attend, and they talked to us about CommonApp essays.

They told us the story of this one applicant that mentioned the show Dexter in his essay, and then ended his essay with something along the lines of "I would definitely become Dexter, and kill bad guys". Needless to say, he was rejected

dragid10 Report

Final score:

104points

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Paul K. Johnson 3 years ago

My mom always told me that submitting my murder fantasies would get me accepted into any school I wanted to go to.

45points

#19

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student Had a kid once send in his own worn and slightly smelly shoe along with a note that said, "Hope this helps get my foot in the door."

It didn't.

xtremechaos , Pixabay Report

Final score:

97points

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AnnaBanana 3 years ago

Points for ingenuity?

46points

#20

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student College Financial Aid Counselor here (USA) who works with our admissions staff.

Its common sense but some students don't seem to realize that if you receive federal student aid at one school, other schools can see this on a variety of national databases. The National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) for example.

Several years ago we had high school student with decent grades, selected for additional documents (verification) and completed the process... but... just seemed off.

Well during our awarding process we discovered that she attended prior schools and received aid. Lots. Several years worth. That right there, lying on the admissions app, is enough to get the boot. What was the real shocker - she was 26. She was not only lying about school but here age. She said she was 18 on the app.

She came in to see about her package and we directed her to her admissions adviser. She said "Ok, I'll be right back!" and I said, under my breath "oh-no-you-wont....".

Following up with admissions I asked how it went and the counselor said "Good right up until she started crying and walked out".

So.... TRANSFER STUDENTS - DO NOT LIE/LEAVE OFF INFO ON PRIOR ATTENDED SCHOOLS ON YOUR APP - WE WILL FIND OUT.

remember_mee , Anna Shvets Report

Final score:

90points

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Catlady6000 3 years ago (edited)

I think the term is "career student." I remember a news report on this in the '80s. There were people who had been attending college into their 30s, for general courses.

13points

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#21

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student A close friend of mine works admissions at a prestigious University. His latest story that he told me was of a application that he denied where they got a perfect score on the SAT, but submitted 2 essays with 5 sentences total between the two. My friend considered it a waste of his time and portrayed a lack of effort.

ratk6767 , Michael Burrows Report

Final score:

87points

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Eglė Bukauskaitė 3 years ago

All these posts make me feel that US universities put so much needless effort of useless letters. Kid was confident in his grades and/or other strengths rather that whining something on paper that, according to other posts on this thread, are direct evidence against them or, worse, mocked at.

75points

D S 3 years ago (edited)

Also, plenty of people won´t be great at story telling (doing essays) and that doesn´t mean sh*t for the ability in their field of choice. As I understand in the US they somehow only choose what learn after already being in the university for a while (? ) and if so maybe that´s why they do it this way... but plenty of people in the healthcare fields, the "hard sciences" (Chemistry, Biology, Physics, etc), most engineers, architects and so on will never have to be good on producing essays or articles or wtv to be great at their job. It´s selecting them based on a skill that will never ever matter in any way or form for their ability to do a good job and be a good student.

25points

lara 3 years ago (edited)

I was twenty-three, finished all my course work at junior college: 60 hours, with a 4.0 gpa, I was married and our son was 5. I was applying at the four year college. I filled out a three page form and the last question was "what have you been doing since high school." I wrote "none of your business." I got in.

9points

Evil Little Thing 3 years ago

This is a legit answer though. If I had to read a bunch of bullshit essays, I would feel *so refreshed* not having to read one more. Plus you were clearly capable.

2points

Ileana Sky Aviles 3 years ago

Getting a perfect score in SAT is lack of effort?

8points

Evil Little Thing 3 years ago

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May 3 years ago

Unless you want to study creative writing, I don't see the point of essays. If you want to study physics, what does being able to describe how you overcame the loss of your father have to do with that?

7points

Valisbourne Spiritforge 3 years ago

I understand the point made here, but maybe the applicant thought a perfect SAT score was essay enough for an application?

7points

Leodavinci 3 years ago

It should be.

4points

Paizleypie 3 years ago

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

2points

Yort 3 years ago

Those aren’t essays if they’re that short!

0points

Peter Kelly 3 years ago

One has to hope (but seriously doubts) that this post was written by someone with English as a second language. The middle sentence is the most appalling garbled nonsense!

0points

Id row 3 years ago

That would make me highly doubt their perfect SAT score.

-1point

#22

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student I know for a fact that many universities go on Facebook/Instagram and look at applicants profiles.

mymotheris , Lisa Report

Final score:

85points

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WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago

Businesses do it too and what they see there decides whether you get the job or not. So perhaps you should clean up your social media account and remove those "Party hard" pictures.

47points

#23

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student This one kid wrote a letter about volunteering at hospital and then didn't get cookies one day and said it sucked.

OfficerTwix , Habib Dadkhah Report

Final score:

82points

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Zophra 3 years ago

Well, what type of cookies?

27points

#24

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student An admissions officer at W&M once told me about this student who had submitted a beautifully written essay. It was not only well written but emotional, and spelling- and error-free – overall, a fantastic essay. The admissions officer was just about ready to accept her right there when she saw that at the end of the essay, the student had written, 'And that's why I want to go to UVA.

Metlover , Sora Shimazaki Report

Final score:

75points

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Aahzmandus Pervect 3 years ago

It's so wrong to reject someone's application over this.

14points

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#25

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student My cousin* attended sports science. His grades where all very good. But on the physical exam, it was stated that branded clothes weren't allowed. They had to wear a white T-shirt and black shorts without a brand. He didn't know and was wearing a nike t-shirt, with the logo showing very small on his shirt. He got send away for disregarding the rules. My aunt was there and would get another t-shirt in the store immediately, but they didnt approve. So he didn't attend that universitiy

DiePewDiePie , nasro azaizia Report

Final score:

72points

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Eglė Bukauskaitė 3 years ago

That's cruel :(

61points

tellme_areyoufree , Andrea Piacquadio Report

#26

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student Watching medical school applicants come through my school has been very interesting. I'm not on the admissions team but have been a student interviewer. It's really interesting to see what people will do, even at that high level.

Seeing someone fall asleep during a presentation on the curriculum. Seeing someone get up during a 15 minute talk by the Dean of the school, and go to get things out of their bag. Hearing someone ask if they have to attend the whole interview day.

You would think you wouldn't see these rookie errors at such a high level.

Final score:

70points

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Samantha Lomb 3 years ago

You also have no idea what these people are going through. Maybe someone has a new baby, or came in early from far away or is on medication that makes them sleepy. Maybe the person needed medication or has an anxiety problem. Maybe your directions were unclear if they didn't know they had to attend. Try not to be so judgy

28points

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#27

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student Worked in a graduate admissions office in college. We once turned away a woman who would call the office every day, to ask us questions about the program that we were not able to disclose (average gpa/gmat of class accepted so far, job placement rate - this was a brand new program. the first class hadn't even graduated yet. - for this year, etc.)

Eventually, we rejected her because her resume wasn't as built out as some of our other applicants (I guess this is different for grad school), though we did look at her application with a slight bias...

She flipped a switch and actually came into our office to scream at us.

arctic92 , Anthony Shkraba Report

Final score:

70points

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Mazer 3 years ago

Her switch had been flipped way before she came into your office

12points

JaggedGorgeousWinter , Jeswin Thomas Report

#28

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student I know some schools will reject people if their grades are too high, they have too many extra curriculars etc. The thought being that these students are basically perfect and will probably get into an Ivy League school; what is the point of accepting them if they aren't likely to attend?

Final score:

68points

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Neil Bidle 3 years ago

What if they don't want to go to the other school though and just want to stay local or something? Seems unfair

75points

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#29

College Admission Officers Are Sharing 29 Of The Worst Reasons Why They Didn't Accept A Student A variety of felonies, from armed robbery to manslaughter. On the application is a check box question: "Have you ever been convicted of a crime?" What it doesn't tell you is that not only are you unlikely to be admitted if you check yes, but felony convictions are an automatic disqualification by the "review committee". But the other half of the story is, if you check the no box, it's not like we run a background check on you. So I'm confident there are quite a few convicted felons walking around our campus right now.

anonymous , Kindel Media Report

Final score:

58points

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Eppe 3 years ago

Convicted felons that did their time don't deserve second changes? Applying to college seems like an attempt to turn their life around.

194points

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K Witmer 3 years ago

I wonder if all these applicants would get accepted if they were rich and "donated" to the colleges.

39points

Evil Little Thing 3 years ago

They would.

16points

Demi Zwaan 3 years ago

What a horrible system. Here you just fill in the forms and get accepted, unless it’s for a study with a max number of students. They are going back to luck of the draw for that, too though, so everyone has the same chance. It’s ridiculous to deny students for bad decisions they made (they are KIDS), when they do have the grades to show they can succeed.

21points

Lyone Fein 3 years ago

It takes more than grades to succeed.

0points

D S 3 years ago

Seems like applications in the US are based on subjective perspectives and pettiness levels... jfc

20points

AzKhaleesi 3 years ago

Some of these reasons are so very petty and ridiculous. I feel like I wouldn't even want to go to any of these "prestigious" universities. (read: not living off mommy and daddy's money)

12points

Aliquid A 3 years ago

Well it is a matter of "supply and demand", not just snooty prestige. Harvard has space for 2,300 new students each year... If they receive 55,000 applicants each year, they need to cut it down somehow. And if it is your job to narrow down 55,000 to 2,300, you need to start doing some arbitrary things (unless you have a staff of hundreds to actually take the time to make careful decisions)

0points

Bruce Mills 3 years ago

Is there any other country, (other than USA) that has this system for admittance? From the comments Europe doesnt, Australia just relies on the HSC test results - there are no letters or essays that will change your entry criteria.

9points

Lauren Christie 1 year ago

I mean, there are programs in Australia that take into account letters of recommendation, and there are entry pathways (like creative portfolios) that include essays. But that's not really common.

0points

Tanya MacLeod 3 years ago (edited)

Canada you apply to the schools you want. They gets your transcripts and that’s what they go by. They make sure you’ve taken the courses in high school you would need to enter a program too. Example, for any sciences you would have to taken many and hard science and math classes. It’s a lottery if everyone has the same great grades based on the number allowed in the program.

0points

Ivy la Sangrienta 3 years ago

Not that I've heard, no. Not sure how Canada does it.

0points

Libstak 3 years ago

So if you are a convicted felon who is sincerely trying to reform and create a better future for yourself you will be rejected for being honest about your past but accepted if you continue lying, basically being fraudulent in the system,. That is some serious crap.

8points

Obi Wang Kenobi 3 years ago

Most of these are either sh*t reasons for schools to reject an applicant or just telling don't put dumb stuff on social media.

7points

Troux 3 years ago (edited)

US Society: "Everyone should go to college"....Everyone: *showing up trying to get into college*...US Society, viewing this thread: "Why do they even waste their time?"

7points

JennyLaRue 3 years ago

I'm glad I do this role in the UK, it's much more about your academics and references. A much more level playing field, so students (or parents) don't need to try tricks to get in.

6points

MrOwlAteMyMetalWorm. 3 years ago

Is the admission procedure same for US,CANADA ,UK and AUSTRALIA?I mean I don't get essay writing is given more priority over academic potential?Is this only in America or do other countries have the same unfair judgement?

4points

Lyone Fein 3 years ago

What you call academic potential is about more than getting good grades. In the US, we are concerned with clarity of thought and how that translates into social values.

0points

Joris Rombouts 3 years ago

It seems that if you have done something wrong in adolescent life, you can never be forgiven in your further adult life. Sounds like a ruthless system. As if we didn't make any mistakes in our life. People can change still as they are young and you can always change behaviour (maybe not total personality).

4points

Chich 3 years ago

Never heard of the essay requirement. American?

4points

JennyLaRue 3 years ago

A lot of countries ask for personal statements, but I don't believe they are focused on as heavily during the decision making process as they are in the states.

0points

GirlFriday 3 years ago

I remember the days when a college application consisted of your transcripts, your personal information, your test scores and a check.

4points

K Witmer 3 years ago

That's never been the case for universities in the US. You were always on a acceptance basis

3points

Katinka Min 3 years ago

These 'don't write xyz, we see it all the time' posts really piss me off. These are teenagers, pupils who usually have seen f*ck all of the world. They basically all learn and read the same things at school. Unless they have super quirky parents: Where are they supposed to get all that individuality and originality from??

2points

Dave 3 years ago

The U.S. education system is a money-grabbing, obscene scam. I live in Europe, I was in the student dentist program, where students were doing dentistry on us patients. I asked how much it costs her to attend medical University in one of the oldest university cities in Europe. Her answer, 353 Dollars, which amounts to 4.236 dollars for 4 years. But to round it up, 4.500 dollars. Compare this to the U.S. medical dental school. . . . $251,233 for residents and $321,575 for non-residents. I am not including the cost of living and other costs. But they are just as low. Everything in the U.S. is made for profit. What is beyond idiotic, most people are fine with it too. The epitome of brainwashing is incredible resistance to universal healthcare and affordable, quality education.

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JennyLaRue 3 years ago (edited)

The funniest case I had was revoking an offer because the applicant had overstayed their previous student visa (if they can't abide by the rules at a different institution then we won't risk our visa licence on them doing it again). So they came down to my office to explain that they hadn't overstayed. I was like "you're in my office, still in the country, with no other visa in your passport and your last visa expired 6 months ago". He was adamant he had left on time while still stood in front of me.

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I want cake 3 years ago

That's not really funny tbh

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Sylvia Tomlinson 3 years ago

I’m scared to go to college now. I didn’t think it would be so hard to get applied into a college you’ve been wanting to go to since you were 15. I’m 17 now

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Sylvia Tomlinson 3 years ago

Now I’m really scared to go to college. I didn’t know it would be that hard. I hopefully want to be a massage therapist. I’ll graduate highschool in December. Maybe before but I’m scared to do college now

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Tex 3 years ago

I don't understand the logic for #30. I think it's the way it's phrased. Why do they think the prospective students wouldn't attend class??

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Roald VandeMunt 3 years ago

Another shitshow.

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Helene Cvfgrt 3 years ago

Just a question. With AI, did college build up a algorithm to know what type of student make it through or not?

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Judy Steelman 3 years ago

Wish people would stop using "Needless to say" before they were denied. Good writers can come up with something less trite.

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Soggy Crumpet 3 years ago

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JennyLaRue 3 years ago

But they can level the playing field by increasing the entry requirements and making it far less subjective to one assessors opinion

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K Witmer 3 years ago

I wonder if all these applicants would get accepted if they were rich and "donated" to the colleges.

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Evil Little Thing 3 years ago

They would.

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Demi Zwaan 3 years ago

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Lyone Fein 3 years ago

It takes more than grades to succeed.

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D S 3 years ago

Seems like applications in the US are based on subjective perspectives and pettiness levels... jfc

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AzKhaleesi 3 years ago

Some of these reasons are so very petty and ridiculous. I feel like I wouldn't even want to go to any of these "prestigious" universities. (read: not living off mommy and daddy's money)

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Aliquid A 3 years ago

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Bruce Mills 3 years ago

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Lauren Christie 1 year ago

I mean, there are programs in Australia that take into account letters of recommendation, and there are entry pathways (like creative portfolios) that include essays. But that's not really common.

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Tanya MacLeod 3 years ago (edited)

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Ivy la Sangrienta 3 years ago

Not that I've heard, no. Not sure how Canada does it.

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Libstak 3 years ago

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Obi Wang Kenobi 3 years ago

Most of these are either sh*t reasons for schools to reject an applicant or just telling don't put dumb stuff on social media.

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Troux 3 years ago (edited)

US Society: "Everyone should go to college"....Everyone: *showing up trying to get into college*...US Society, viewing this thread: "Why do they even waste their time?"

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JennyLaRue 3 years ago

I'm glad I do this role in the UK, it's much more about your academics and references. A much more level playing field, so students (or parents) don't need to try tricks to get in.

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MrOwlAteMyMetalWorm. 3 years ago

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Lyone Fein 3 years ago

What you call academic potential is about more than getting good grades. In the US, we are concerned with clarity of thought and how that translates into social values.

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Joris Rombouts 3 years ago

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Chich 3 years ago

Never heard of the essay requirement. American?

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JennyLaRue 3 years ago

A lot of countries ask for personal statements, but I don't believe they are focused on as heavily during the decision making process as they are in the states.

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GirlFriday 3 years ago

I remember the days when a college application consisted of your transcripts, your personal information, your test scores and a check.

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K Witmer 3 years ago

That's never been the case for universities in the US. You were always on a acceptance basis

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Katinka Min 3 years ago

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Dave 3 years ago

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JennyLaRue 3 years ago (edited)

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I want cake 3 years ago

That's not really funny tbh

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Sylvia Tomlinson 3 years ago

I’m scared to go to college now. I didn’t think it would be so hard to get applied into a college you’ve been wanting to go to since you were 15. I’m 17 now

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Sylvia Tomlinson 3 years ago

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Tex 3 years ago

I don't understand the logic for #30. I think it's the way it's phrased. Why do they think the prospective students wouldn't attend class??

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Roald VandeMunt 3 years ago

Another shitshow.

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Helene Cvfgrt 3 years ago

Just a question. With AI, did college build up a algorithm to know what type of student make it through or not?

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Judy Steelman 3 years ago

Wish people would stop using "Needless to say" before they were denied. Good writers can come up with something less trite.

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Soggy Crumpet 3 years ago

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JennyLaRue 3 years ago

But they can level the playing field by increasing the entry requirements and making it far less subjective to one assessors opinion

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