I feel like an addict for sure. I’ve quit going to every other msg board I used to frequent. But what I like is that everyone on here is pretty darn intelligent, even if I don’t always agree with them.
I think I’ll stop coming on CC for the month of April, which is when there are a billion threads about a) depressed students who were rejected, and b) WHERE SHUD I GO???/slash//
my god…so true. All I think about at night is how I’ll get more posts on CC…
Unfortunately I do feel a little like a crack dealer right now . . . I was at an NCAA game yesterday, when my phone buzzed, and it was my D asking me if I’d seen on CC that people were posting the receipt of merit awards for which she had competed. At a minimum I feel like I’m responsible for the loss of a last weekend of innocent optimism for her.
I wish I could quit you… DX But seriously, I’ve become such a junkie for this forum. Oh well, at least it can’t get me high or pregnant.
I come here for the social connection. People on CC often share my values and concerns. Not true for my friends, many of whom have no children or quite grown children.
The day I hear from all of my colleges, send in my deposit, and move in - will be the day I go cold turkey.
College Confidential:
As addictive as crystal meth, but better for your teeth.
i got shown CC during ap enviornmental sci beginning of senior year… started by just trying to find out my chances, and now im still on over a year over. i know things about colleges that my friends have no idea where it comes from. my mom thinks she knows more about college admissions than me. little do they know i am a CC addict. PERFECT procrastinating tool
Premed123, my son’s words exactly!
I am quite taciturn by nature – but after my first taste of CC, I cant get me to shut up! It has been more than a year now. <em>Shakes head sadly</em>
CC has turned me into an insomniac!!
Eh, I think the Chicago Trib readers are now tipping the server to “busy” status. I think Roger needs to double the RAM again 
The forum seems pretty zippy from here, coopjust…
RE: #36 I actually have given up CC for Lent the last 3 years. . .just to prove I’m not really addicted.
RE: #45 LOL–Guess what happened to me this year while I was giving up CC for Lent?
That’s weird. Last night I was waiting 30 seconds a refresh with a “server is busy, please try again later”. During the day it’s really, really fast…
While CC HAS been incredibly helpful–a wealth of information!–there is a downside. It has been very hard watching kids get letters/calls/e-mails from their favorite programs while NOTHING arrives at our house. Sometimes I think it might be better NOT to know when those notices start coming out. On the other hand, there are always folks to commiserate with, and the happy news is fun to share!
I use to quote NPR, now it’s CC. It’s even more “up to minute” fun stuff to talk about.
lol…
HelpMeGetIn just sent me this link, and I was just like “Why did you send this to me?”
It gave me a little thrill to see my name in print. 
That article was great…so, so true. At first when I found it I came on maybe once a day…now it seems I’m always on.