This What Are My Chances thread is one of the single, most worthless threads to ever exist on the Internet. Since everyone who posts has great grades and ECs, everyone becomes stressed out by the top students who post here. I have never seen a response that said “great chance!” Or “you’ll get in” because everyone wants to go to the most selective colleges and therefore they have little more than a crapshoot of getting in past a certain point. It’s always “your ECs are weak” or “get a stronger SAT score” which makes posters even more stressed and feel bad that they aren’t incredible top-of-the-world exceptional. The “chances” aren’t even remotely accurate, and this thread all around serves to make people feel bad about themselves and their accomplishments. Does anyone else feel this way?
Yes, I agree with all of that. Sadly, people can’t help but participate in the thread because they’re nervous about college admissions (myself included). Sometimes useful advice is provided though.