<p>I have to credit it for providing such a "wealth of information", but many times, it makes the college admissions process seem 10 times harder... The posts about getting rejected at community colleges with 2200 SAT scores.... it just makes me laugh and confused/bewildered. I see people on CC with 2400 SAT scores and they got rejected by all their schools excpet their safties... This is ridiculous if you ask me. how about you?</p>
<p>Do you think some information on CC is WHY people get rejected from top tier schools, even though others not on CC get accepted to schools with lower stats? I know a girl that was smart but not SO bright, but she’s at NYU right now. I have another friend who’s somewhat above average, and she got accepted at Penn State UP, UMCP, etc.</p>
<p>The smartest kid in my grade…I can’t even imagine him getting rejected from any college, including HSYPM (though I doubt he’ll be applying- he’s solid upper middle class and he says “I hate harvard, with their endowment they can pay the tuition of all their damn students. Screw them for charging to so much.”)</p>
<p>For being so smart, he really lacks common sense (re: harvard endowment)</p>
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<p>That would confuse me, too…if I believed you ever actually saw such a thing on College Confidential. Most community colleges have basically open enrollment. One of my kids was admitted to community college without having graduated from high school or ever taken ACT or SAT.</p>
<p>It’s like every other resource- you have to know how to use it well and to your advantage</p>
<p>@Sikorsky: The OP was exaggerating.</p>
<p>OP: The whole admissions process WILL shock you when you apply. As decisions come rolling by, you’ll see that the whole process and its results will be a big disillusionment. You might be one of the few lucky ones whose dreams will all come true, but the main idea is chances are you WILL be shocked at the results of your friends as well as your own, and chances are that shock will not be a pleasant one.</p>
<p>Exaggerating is kind of an unusual strategy when you’re complaining that you can’t trust what you read on College Confidential.</p>
<p>@sikorsky, Juvenis is correct, I am exaggerating. I don’t really mean “community colleges” but like schools that are like “saftey school” quality. LOL</p>
<p>There’s no way that doesn’t sound arrogant to at least somebody.</p>
<p>Very rarely do I see anything on CC that is flat-out inaccurate. :/</p>
<p>THANK YOU ALL WHO UNDERSTAND ME. </p>
<p>God… some posts are just so discouraging it makes you feel like you’re a worthless piece of trash… some one with that high of an SAT and GPA getting rejected everywhere… jsut makes me think where I’m going to end up…</p>
<p>Well, it’s not about your GPA and test scores, and it never was. It’s about selling yourself. </p>
<p>Read books like Admissions Confidential and the Gatekeepers to understand who your audience is and what they’re seeking to purchase.</p>
<p>And then sell.</p>
<p>As a parent, I think it’s been a hugely helpful resource…as long as I always kept in mind that the ideas and opinions offered represent a VERY specific segment of the “college-info-seeking” population. I didn’t encourage my child to use CC.</p>
<p>Like any open forum CC has it’s good information and bad. I think the good information comes from the people who have experience in the subject matter they are speaking on. I like hearing from admissions officers, parents who have gone through the process of having their children go through the application process, and students who attend the various universities. Like many I think the “chance me” questions to be virtually useless. There are posters whose opinions I have come to respect immensely, others I know I will likely ignore. CC is a good resource, however, one can easily come away with the idea that it’s top schools are the only ones worth considering and that acceptance is likely hopeless, if you gravitate towards only those forums. I’ve gotten very good advise on the financial aid forum, college selection forum, admissions forum, career forum, the individual college forums and my favorite the parents forum. Like “keepingitlight” I never recommended it to my D.</p>