<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>April is upon us, and that only means that it's time for the second cycle of college admissions! These colleges take even less applicants than the Ivies. How are all your applications going guys? I'm lucky to be an accepted student. ;)</p>
<p>I thought I’d be going to my trusty community college of the right hand for forever! But luckily I manned up and submitted my applications. Luckily I got accepted right away ;)</p>
<p>Sadly I didn’t get any benefit packages.</p>
<p>It should be that time of the month pretty soon, hopefully I get accepted before then.</p>
<p>Yea I had to decide on what to do for a while. The thing is with community colleges, you can always get right back in if you pull out. It isn’t the same with some of the other big student body universities. </p>
<p>Unfortunately for me, I might have to be a super senior this year. I actually applied as a junior but decided to go back to my high school. Do you know your guys’ release upon graduation?</p>
<p>College seems so fun though, I wish it would never end.</p>
<p>But as for you Bantal, sometimes it’s better to wait for your opportunities to open up rather force yourself into a place that doesn’t necessarily fit you.</p>
<p>bazooka, I wouldn’t necessarily agree with that. Sometimes, you just have to learn to love it, even if it is forced.</p>
<p>Yea I definitely agree with Beat. He knows how it’s done. Pick a particular area and focus in it. You can touch other areas and get a taste for them, but it’s best to concentrate on one. Unless you’re one of the few who can do a double major of course. I’ve heard of people who got jobs on the side too-- multiple jobs on the side, actually.</p>
<p>There’s one thing I’d like to qualify though: people say you have to submit to your college, but it’s really the other way around. Have your college submit to you. Of course, there are binding agreements that really tie a guy up, but it’s best to keep the mouth shut and endure. That’s how education works sometimes.</p>
<p>Yes, regarding that idea of submitting to your college, perhaps you could enlighten me a little more about this dominating aura colleges seem to hold over us, bantal. It’s like the education system is just trying really hard to push on us, essentially to screw us, but I like the idea of just flippin’ it over and going at it hard against them. So what if that barrier between you and the college rips when you’re just going at it? It shows you’re willing to commit 100% to the institute and really get in there and go at it</p>
<p>In today’s society, the institution happens to dominate the student in control of his or her destiny, a drastic change from what has happened in the past. I think that the impacts of the civil rights movement of the 60s are beginning to be felt in the educational system we have today. But what can you do about it? Elite institutions have much more suitors than they ever want to admit into their special ring of honor.</p>
<p>True as that may be, I don’t fully believe the student is helpless. They can certainly boost their chances of getting lucky. Strategies include making yourself stand out from the rest, really emphasizing the SIZE and SCOPE of your accomplishments, and the playing the race card tends to get them riled up as well.</p>
<p>Of course, hooks always help the applicant’s chances. Being a first generation college student or a legacy applicant is a boon to a student’s resume. And always, money is always a huge factor in admissions. But otherwise, you’re basically just playing slots; the more games you play, the more chances you have of scoring.</p>
<p>Monsieur Bazooka, I think you meant to say it’s a crapshoot.</p>
<p>Nah I see it more as slots, bantal. I mean, you always have many options, but a mediocre chance at each one. A crapshoot would imply you’re getting absolutely NO bang for your buck. Admission may be difficult and often based on a whim, but if you put the coin in the slot on your lucky day, you might just get to keep your prize.</p>
<p>Maybe it’s just me but… what the heck is this thread even talking about?!</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure it’s an overly extended metaphor.</p>
<p>An extended metaphor?</p>
<p>Have you not taken an English class, my good sir. This is clearly not an extended metaphor, but rather an example of extended figurative language.</p>
<p>You english types and your overanalysis, we’re just discussing the oppressive and confining relationship that exists between college admissions and us. It’s like they don’t even WANT us, and we’re just lusting after them. But I bet they secretly need us, even their money and prestige would be nothing without us. I bet they want us as much as we want them</p>
<p>datderecollege, are you aware that there are people in this world that have a severe medical condition which causes them to be that way? My mother for instance is one of those people. She is a truck driver that has bad knees and a bad back from driving the truck but you probably do not care about that case either. Oh well I am not one of those people I am 6’4" 245lbs and I exercise every day. I would love to see you say something like to my mother in front of me. Probably never happen though you are probably just an internet tough guy. I doubt very seriously you would say that to someones face. Just my thought.What do you think. Oh I am sorry you probably do not have a brain. I on the other hand will be happy to buy you a plane ticket to come here and see if you have the nerve to say that to someone I know.</p>
<p>Do you have any advice for prospective applicants who may have too large of resumes such that the admissions committee aren’t able to completely fit them in their time slot? I have had this problem in the past, but I’ve always ended up having to take a back door approach. Although this can makes things interesting and even exciting, I feel like a more conventional application will make me more marketable to a much wider, or rather, tighter, range of universities.</p>