College Confidential

a website where try hards can brag about their stats and over exaggerate them. also a place where b-tthurt people that didn’t get into their dream school can bash on other people and say that they have no chance of getting into said school.
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sat: 2390 – 790 math (stupid bubbling mistake) <- (looooool, sure.), 800 cr/w unweighted gpa: roughly 3.98 or 3.97 (4.7 weighted gpa) - 12 aps + mvc/diffeqs by graduation uc gpa: probably 4.5 or whatever the maximum is (i have 8+ semesters of ap, all as) subject tests: 800 math ii, 800 physics essays: should be decent ecs: science league (top 10% award), president of mu alpha theta, potentially officer in fbla, potentially officer in science honor society, member of spanish honor society, awards: fbla 1st at states(potentially nationals award in summer), semifinalist at a statewide business idea compet-tion, nmsqt (nearly certain), silver key in ne region for scholastic art/writing, congressional award bronze medal will i get in?!?! brownb-tthurt: good chance! all academics and no character, perfect! cornellbound: you don't stand a chance. your ec's are weak. harvardisbae: you are well academically but also an inconsiderate person with no character, good chance! -note all the "potential" - over exaggerating. 10 more definitions among the worst websites on the internet. a place to go where you can read about snotty geniuses who feel the need to brag in the ultimate attempt to make the "average high school student" feel pity on the themselves. an absolutely awful website that privileges and celebrates the ivy league-potential student, while completely forgetting about everyone else. jonathan from new york: h-llo, my name is jonathan from new york. i was wondering if i could get into any college in the entire universe with these -sh-tty- grades and these terrible credentials. will someone please help me!? here goes: 5.0 gpa (on 4.0 scale); 1600 sats; partic-p-ted in every club in my high school; started 12 new clubs/became club president of each respective one; was valedictorian of my cl-ss; partic-p-ted in community service; volunteered all over the place; held jobs at 8 different workplaces; wrote an amazing college application essay; teachers wrote excellent recommendations about me/sent those to the colleges; partic-p-ted as captain of every available high school sport team; played 4 different instruments/played in jazz band/orchestra/marching band/symphony band/choir... oh yeah, and my high school is ranked #1 in the entire country.... what are my chances people!?!? help me!! i'm just so worried, and i probably won't even get into the nearby community college!! heeeeeelllpppp!!!! me: you ignoramus!!! a "college help forum" that breeds elite nerd factions. everyone wants to know their "chances" of getting into a certain ivy school, but everyone knows that if you don't have an inspiring life story you can't get in in the first place. another day at college confidential... thread t-tle: chances iluvphysics: hey everyone, i want to know my chances of getting into the university of chicago. someone please tell me if these are remotely good enough? caucasian male, 5.1 gpa freshman year 5.2 gpa soph-m-re year 5.5 gpa junior year (weighted with extra summer cl-sses) 2400 on the sat, 36 on the act (re-took them 6 times) president of debate club, french nhs, science nhs, national honor society, cl-ss vice president, treasurer for spanish nhs, art nhs, member of almost every club at school did basketball, tennis, and track all four years, winning excessive awards and breaking more records than i have fingers, worked 3 jobs and was promoted my senior year to leadership positions in all of them, recieved the governor's teen award mayor's top 10 award national merit scholar and numerous other academic awards, did 5000+ hours of community service, won the national physics bowl championship 4 years in a row so will somebody please tell me if i have the faintest chance of maybe getting in? gradezarecool: i think you have a very strong chance of getting in, just like me. mathdude101: and me! socratessquared: me, too. we'll all get in. thread t-tle: chances chucknorris51: hey guys, i want to get into the university of chicago. can someone help me out? white dude from colorado, 3.85 gpa freshman year 3.65 gpa soph-m-re year 4.06 gpa junior year (all weighted) did 70 hours of community service played tennis on jv for 3 years member of gaming club, french nhs, science nhs got a 30 on my act worked a paper route for 4 years thanks gradezarecool: you have no awards?? no chance of getting in. you need at least a 36 on the act to even qualify. mathdude101: omg, are you kidding me?? not a chance. how could you even think of qualifying? socratessquared: wow, you're really stupid. chucknorris51: well, i did survive arm cancer when i was 4 years old and have been recovering all my life, even learning to play the guitar and tennis. what sets you guys apart? gradezarecool: my extracurriculars. mathdude101: my extracurriculars. socratessquared: my extracurriculars. chucknorris51: i see. so you really think i have no chance? gradezarecool: no chance!! mathdude101: no way!! socratessquared: i have a tiny p-n-s!! i mean, no way!! chucknorris51: hah. r-t-rds. a place for trolls who want to make everyone feel bad with bogus accomplishments. sample post: ap's soph. year world history 5 chemistry 5 french lang 5 euro history 5 (self-study) junior year eng. lit 5 biology 5 span lang 5 eng. lang 5 music theory 5 (self-study) us history 5 calculus ab 5 computer science 5 (self-study) senior year physics b physics c e&m and mechanics (self-study) env. sci (self-study) calculus bc statistics (self-study) us gov. comp gov latin virgil (self-study) j-panese psychology human geography (self-study) i only took 5 ap cl-sses senior year, earned a 34 on the act, 2290 on the sat, earned a million awards, have 3,219 community service hours, gave a speech in front of 100,000 people, earned a plaque from my counselor for writing the best application essay he's ever seen, got 780 or better on each of the 16 subject tests i've taken. i have a 4.99 gpa, and i am #2 in my cl-ss of 933 (it's a big school and it's compet-tive) and i'm an internet troll. i have no chance into any college at all! will colleges care if i didn't take that many ap cl-sses? and that i have bad scores? tell me! i don't want to be a loser. i have no chance at all!!!!!!!!!1!!!!!1111omg1!!!roflz!!!!1!!!!!! proper reply: if you think a 34 on the act give you no chance into any school, you might be as smart as christian weston chandler. even the perfect student doesn't take that many ap tests, let alone earns all fives. post 2 on college confidential here's what i will do senior year: maintain my 5.00 gpa speak at my graduation apply to all the ivy league schools, stanford (match), mit (match), caltech, northwestern (safety), and oxford get accepted into all of them earn $245,000 in scholarships become editor-in-chief in every publication at my school go to tuscany for spring break with my gf since preschool break 17 or more school athletics records become national track and field champion again play at carnegie hall become state tennis champion for the fifth year in a row take 7 ap courses in school and self-study five get 5's in all of those ap exams become the national ap scholar get some plaque for some award that i don't think exists write the advice book "if you aren't in the top 2% in your cl-ss, have a 2100 on the sat, and earn several 5's on your ap exams, you will die alone and live a miserable life on the street" own an ipad and make $2,000,000 off making apps proper reply: how is all this possible? the worst website on the web where snooty genius f-cktards come to brag about themselves to make the other 99.99% population of high school students feel like sh-t. college confidential forum: help me!! i have no chance for anything!!! rank 1/1098 5.00 gpa weighted 4.00 gpa unweighted 50 ap cl-sses, all a's 2400 sat 36 act 800 sat ii chemistry 800 sat ii us history 800 sat ii physics varsity tennis (9,10,11,12) varsity basketball (9,10,11,12) varsity football (9,10,11,12) 500 hours of community service research internship at stanford & mit american math league champion 500+ awards cured cancer, aids, and ebola help me i hav no chances at all!!! a website where pretentious nerds troll all day about high school/college and make other people who read their posts want to crawl in a hole. pretentiousdouche09: hey everyone on college confidential, my name is cornelius. plz chance me for admittance into ivy league; i want to go to harvard!!!1!! stats: 4.75 gpa (weighted) 2400 sat, 36 act (both one sitting) aps- 5's in chemistry, biology, physics b, physics c, calculus bc, english language, english literature, psychology, environmental science, world history, u.s. history, spanish, french, chinese, latin, statistics, microeconomics, macroeconomics. i could have totally taken italian also if i had enough room in my schedule >.< i don't feel like listing my ecs, but here's a brief run-down: -cl-ss prez, vp, secretary, and treasurer all at the same time for 4 years -piano: performed at carnegie hall 9x, played at white house -spent summer in africa to build houses for the poor; found the cure for aids while there -internship at harvard medical center -volunteered at soup kitchen 1000 hours -3 jobs -created 4 clubs at my school, president of 12 others -varsity track, swimming, and tennis (captain for all three) -national merit finalist -won intel -attended biology, physics, and chemistry olympiad study camps -usamo 3x i'm kinda nervous right now-should i do more ecs? improve my gpa??? i'm freaking out!!!!!! zombislayr5000: that's so weak! i have like 10x more ecs than you! pretentiousdouche09: noooooooooooo! an online forum with elitist and nerdy, overachieving students who are constantly worried about whether they will get into a top-ranking school a (hyped-up) example of a post on a forum in college confidential: op: h-llo everyone at college confidential! my name is superachiever5000. anyways, what do you think of my chances for the ivies, duke, nyu, and washington university in st. louis? i have a 4.99 gpa and a perfect sati, with eight satiis (including french, german, spanish, and chinese) each at 770 or above. i'm just worried that i'm not special enough. i'm president of the entire freakin school and have volunteered more than 500 hours at the local shelter and pound. i play the piano and the violin. i haven't had that many awards, but i did win the international math compet-tion. also, one summer i found the cure to aids. do you think i have a chance to get into my selected schools? reply1: you have a shot! go for it! reply 2: i'd say match for the ivies, match for wustl, but high reach for nyu just cuz... reply3: no way, reply2! i'd say op with those stats will get in anywhere! op: thanks guys for the encouragement! anyone else? wish me luck! the forum where overachievers go, where people will do anything to get into top 15, where people self-study aps, brag about their acceptances/rejections, and complain of getting 790. that dude's going to self-study ap physics c, ap chemistry, ap microeconomics, and is going to retake his 790 on the sat ii chemistry. he must have gone to collegeconfidential!