<p>r u kidding me?
of course they r! A REALLY COMMON misconception</p>
<p>personal preferences are important to choosing colleges(like food, social life, location etc.)</p>
<p>true :D</p>
<p>having a select (less than or equal to 10 colelges) group of colleges to apply to is better than applying to 25</p>
<p>...false. :D</p>
<p>when celebrian25 walks into any interview with any adcom at any school, they will jump up and say, "Hey! I know you! You're the one with ~7800 posts!"</p>
<p>true!!! :D and she'll admitted as a "recruited adcom" ;)</p>
<p>a fresh ivy graduate has a better chance at high-paying employment than other college graduates</p>
<p>Obviously false. Everyone knows Ivy grads are mostly homeless unemployed guys.</p>
<p>A college that is "need-blind" does not take your financial situation into account when either making an admission decision or when creating a financial aid package</p>
<p>false... how do you prepare a finaid package without taking financial situation into account??</p>
<p>financial aid is a very complex subject</p>
<p>true. that's why they have courses on finance in universities. (lame, i know)</p>
<p>adcoms read apps while in the toilet because the smell makes them make better decisions.</p>
<p>fAlSe... i thought of a lame remark but i'll let it pass</p>
<p>if an (ivy worthy) applicant doesn't show any interest in a mediocre university and YET applies ED, the college will accept him/her</p>
<p>absolute false. nobody wants a 1.0 GPA applicant.</p>
<p>the dean can nullify a whole committee's decision on an applicant.</p>
<p>true :D</p>
<p>college costs money</p>
<p>So true...</p>
<p>College is worthless?</p>
<p>for some it is, so true! :D</p>
<p>college admissions at selective schools aren't as random as many think</p>
<p>I think it is pretty random, which makes it all the more frightening...:(</p>
<p>Sending in a picture of yourself in a Harvard shirt with your Yale application will automatically get you rejected?</p>
<p>ummm.. im gonna say true..</p>
<p><em>true story</em> ummmm yea i screwed up so heres a question
putting the wrong university name in your essay guarantees you rejection...</p>
<p>True...at least in the horror stories I've heard.</p>
<p>A school is less likely to admit you if they've never admitted anyone from your school before.</p>
<p>true.</p>
<p>if you've been admitted in the past, you'll be admitted again when you re-apply.</p>
<p>false</p>
<p>If a college says standardized tests are optional then they dont use them in admissions</p>
<p>False. I think everything you send them is considered.</p>
<p>Sending art supplements to schools without art majors is still useful.</p>
<p>true. :)</p>
<p>sending in a naked picture of yourself is a good idea</p>
<p>true, but only if you're going into the porno business</p>
<p>adcoms do their job better when completely smashed</p>