<p>Is it just me or does it seems to me that chances and expectations to get into top schools seem kinda inflated on college confidential.</p>
<p>That's how the site started - a place to get info on getting into top schools. Which doesn't mean everyone here is a student - or parent of a student - interested only in the elites. My own DD is at a school not even listed in the 'colleges' section of this site. And we're OK with that ;)</p>
<p>CC is what it is accept it.</p>
<p>without CC i wouldn't have known anything. seriously, i want to thank everyone on CC for helping me out.. </p>
<p>unlike my friends' parents, my parents weren't there to check my application essays, but you were..</p>
<p>i know now "people" and their stats about the colleges and not just what the school tells you...</p>
<p>i knew when to sign up for ACT/SAT and how many times was good enough..</p>
<p>there was actually a person to comfort me when i was freaking out about decision letters..</p>
<p>in reality, CC was my parents with all the answer to college..</p>
<p>Stats on here are inflated in both respects: 1) they are often exaggerated/entirely made up, and 2) they do not represent the general population--just the general population applying to elite schools. And even that is debatable.</p>
<p>But at the same time, as katliamom said, CC is meant to cater to those applying to elite schools. It certainly contains info on less elite schools, too.</p>
<p>inflated or not, CC has helped answer so many questions of mine that it's become a great place to check for information. i just try to keep in mind that not everybody's a 2400, 5.0 GPA person and i just try to be the best at what i can be.</p>