So I’m a rising high school senior who is stressed silly about applications and have already started working on essay topics. I feel pretty good about my “What inspires you?” essay for Yale but I was hoping to have some other people review it. Would anyone be interested in me PM-ing you so you can skim it? I don’t want the plagiarism police to come after me
For starters, change your username so it’s not your real name
When you first create an account on College Confidential, you have to create a username. By default, if you use your Google or Facebook account, your username will include your first and last name. That is not recommended on CC, so here’s how you can change it:
1. Click on your profile circle in the upper right. Click the little person icon.
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2. Click on Preferences.
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3. Click the little pencil next to your username.
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If you don’t see a pencil, it means you are out of the initial 60 day window to change your username. Send a private message to an admin (like me), or email admin@collegeconfidential.com to request a username change. Be sure to include what you would like it changed to.
4. Enter your new username and click “Change”
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All done!
What if I’m outside of the window to change my username?
If you have an…
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Done, thank you for the heads up!
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