Chance me - t20 CS colleges

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Submit it ASAP or NOW!

I have personally had former students say that they were unable to submit their applications because the UC system crashed. It always seems to crash.

We always advised students to submit by Nov. 15th. If a student submitted by Nov. 15th, and there was an issue, those students were prioritized for help because they followed the instructions and had their act together. (The counselors had virtual and RL posters, fliers, announcements, contests for swag, with Nov. 15th submission ads.)

The students from California tend to have this week off, and some have procrastinated until now. The UC’s try to have technical advances in place because they are always overwhelmed on Nov. 30th, with hundreds of thousands of applicants from every city, state and country.

Also, if there are issues on the app, the university IT people can answer and debug some issues, but NOT NEXT WEEK because they will be overwhelmed and will not be sympathetic if you’ve waited until the last minute.

You will be waiting a long time for help from your school counselors. They wont be in a hurry to meet with you nor your parents because they will be overwhelmed by appointments that have filled up their schedules.
We used to have lines outside the doors of the counseling offices during the last week of November. All 8 counselors and their assistants were swamped.

You can’t get in if you don’t apply with time. In the case of California publics, if you wait, you may lose your application in the “crash”.

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I will just chime in to say that my son is in the process of finishing and submitting his app today, and the web site is already acting a bit flaky. I can easily imagine that it will be worse right around the deadline. Best to finish the app this week and submit… don’t wait until next week.

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yes, i plan to submit tonight

based on what i’ve heard though, i’d be surprised if i get into these programs lol

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California public universities do not use counselor reports or recommendations for frosh admission.

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Then do not waste others money and resources in college. Go start your business.

College is not for everyone. Yolo or maybe reincarnation is a thing…either way, tell your parents they can retire a little sooner than they expected to.

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or on the chance i get into something i can have a business and a college degree lol

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Yes, if you want college you need to expand your list and open your mind. T20 or no college is not logical. There are plenty of great colleges that may allow you to grow and start a business. Maybe look for some unique entrepreneurial/tech programs.

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