<p>false. i wonder if someone actually has his SAT scores etched in his tombstone</p>
<p>colleges hate applicants who fold their application documents in too many places</p>
<p>True. Unless you're applying to the University of Origami. :D</p>
<p>Sending in 22 recommendations is as good as not sending in at all.</p>
<p>True</p>
<p>HYPSM are filled with rich nerds with greasy hair</p>
<p>true :D</p>
<p>ED is more beneficial to colleges than to hs students</p>
<p>true</p>
<p>Community college is the best post-HS education possible</p>
<p>true. it can be for some. it depends on your goals :)</p>
<p>when applying to honors programs, the essays increase in importance</p>
<p>true</p>
<p>Public schools offer an inferior education</p>
<p>false</p>
<p>LAC's are better than universities</p>
<p>Ooh, a tough one. For undergrad, I'd have to say true. </p>
<p>It matters when you turn your application in (before deadline, that is).</p>
<p>partially true. If rolling :)</p>
<p>colleges like relaxed versus formal essay writing for the application</p>
<p>part true</p>
<p>the ivies are overated</p>
<p>imo, true. just the fact that they are ivies attracts ppl.. while the other colleges have to work harder towards their status</p>
<p>colleges have more fund for finaid than they say they have</p>
<p>uhhhhhh....<em>raises white flag</em></p>
<p>people who send gimmicks like valentines card or chocolate candy or kindergarten report card gets an edge in the process because they are deemed 'cute'.</p>
<p>false... but there are always exceptions i s'pose</p>
<p>if a teacher recommendation almost worships an applicant with praises and makes the him/her sound like an infallible genius, the rec loses its credibility</p>
<p>false...I'm sure many recs do exactly that. You could argue the opposite, though.</p>
<p>Applying early action gives an advantage. </p>
<p>banedon- One applicant sent a beautiful canoe to Yale that he had made himself. He didn't get in, and the adcoms fought over who got to keep it. :D</p>
<p>true. not as much as ED though.</p>
<p>Students at some top-prestige schools act very immaturely
(eg Harvard tradition: Must pee on John Harvard statue before graduation, must have sex in the library too, Princeton tradition: For the first snow of the winter, you should run around campus nude) The Princeton tradition was banned however, in 2001 by the administration</p>
<p>True... college is your last chance to be immature</p>
<p>Miami University deserves to be a public ivy</p>
<p>false </p>
<p>public schools give less money to out of staters than private schools do for financial aid</p>
<p>False! For some publics, at least.</p>
<p>Applying to college is supposed to be a stressful experience.</p>
<p>false :)</p>
<p>there are over 200 US colleges to apply to</p>