College Confidential
Among the worst websites on the internet. A place to go where you can read about snotty geniuses who feel the need to brag in the ultimate attempt to make the "average high school student" feel pity on the themselves. An absolutely awful website that privileges and celebrates the Ivy League-Potential student, while completely forgetting about everyone else.
Jonathan from New York: Hello, my name is Jonathan from New York. I was wondering if I could get into any college in the entire universe with these *shitty* grades and these terrible credentials. Will someone please help me!? Here goes: 5.0 GPA (on 4.0 scale); 1600 SATs; participated in every club in my high school; Started 12 new clubs/became Club President of each respective one; was Valedictorian of my class; participated in Community Service; Volunteered all over the place; Held jobs at 8 different workplaces; Wrote an amazing College Application essay; Teachers wrote excellent recommendations about me/sent those to the colleges; participated as Captain of every available high school sport team; played 4 different instruments/played in Jazz Band/Orchestra/Marching Band/Symphony Band/Choir... Oh yeah, and my high school is ranked #1 in the entire country.... WHAT ARE MY CHANCES PEOPLE!?!? HELP ME!! I'm just so worried, and I probably won't even get into the nearby Community College!! HEEEEEELLLPPPP!!!!
ME: You ignoramus!!!
ME: You ignoramus!!!
College Confidential
A place for trolls who want to make everyone feel bad with bogus accomplishments.
Sample post:
AP's
Soph. year
World History 5
Chemistry 5
French Lang 5
Euro History 5 (self-study)
Junior Year
Eng. Lit 5
Biology 5
Span Lang 5
Eng. Lang 5
Music Theory 5 (self-study)
US History 5
Calculus AB 5
Computer Science 5 (self-study)
Senior Year
Physics B
Physics C E&M and Mechanics (self-study)
Env. Sci (self-study)
Calculus BC
Statistics (self-study)
US Gov.
Comp Gov
Latin Virgil (self-study)
Japanese
Psychology
Human Geography (self-study)
I only took 5 AP classes senior year, earned a 34 on the ACT, 2290 on the SAT, earned a million awards, have 3,219 community service hours, gave a speech in front of 100,000 people, earned a plaque from my counselor for writing the best application essay he's ever seen, got 780 or better on each of the 16 subject tests I've taken. I have a 4.99 GPA, and I am #2 in my class of 933 (it's a big school and it's competitive) and I'm an internet troll. I have no chance into any college at all! Will colleges care if I didn't take that many AP classes? and that I have bad scores? Tell me! I don't want to be a loser. I have no chance at all!!!!!!!!!1!!!!!1111OMG1!!!ROFLZ!!!!1!!!!!!
Proper reply: If you think a 34 on the ACT give you no chance into any school, you might be as smart as Christian Weston Chandler. Even the perfect student doesn't take that many AP tests, let alone earns all fives.
Sample post:
AP's
Soph. year
World History 5
Chemistry 5
French Lang 5
Euro History 5 (self-study)
Junior Year
Eng. Lit 5
Biology 5
Span Lang 5
Eng. Lang 5
Music Theory 5 (self-study)
US History 5
Calculus AB 5
Computer Science 5 (self-study)
Senior Year
Physics B
Physics C E&M and Mechanics (self-study)
Env. Sci (self-study)
Calculus BC
Statistics (self-study)
US Gov.
Comp Gov
Latin Virgil (self-study)
Japanese
Psychology
Human Geography (self-study)
I only took 5 AP classes senior year, earned a 34 on the ACT, 2290 on the SAT, earned a million awards, have 3,219 community service hours, gave a speech in front of 100,000 people, earned a plaque from my counselor for writing the best application essay he's ever seen, got 780 or better on each of the 16 subject tests I've taken. I have a 4.99 GPA, and I am #2 in my class of 933 (it's a big school and it's competitive) and I'm an internet troll. I have no chance into any college at all! Will colleges care if I didn't take that many AP classes? and that I have bad scores? Tell me! I don't want to be a loser. I have no chance at all!!!!!!!!!1!!!!!1111OMG1!!!ROFLZ!!!!1!!!!!!
Proper reply: If you think a 34 on the ACT give you no chance into any school, you might be as smart as Christian Weston Chandler. Even the perfect student doesn't take that many AP tests, let alone earns all fives.
Post 2 on College Confidential
Here's what I will do senior year:
Maintain my 5.00 GPA
Speak at my graduation
Apply to all the Ivy League schools, Stanford (match), MIT (match), Caltech, Northwestern (safety), and Oxford
Get accepted into all of them
Earn $245,000 in scholarships
Become editor-in-chief in every publication at my school
Go to Tuscany for spring break with my gf since preschool
Break 17 or more school athletics records
Become national track and field champion again
Play at Carnegie Hall
Become state tennis champion for the fifth year in a row
Take 7 AP courses in school and self-study five
Get 5's in all of those AP exams
Become the National AP Scholar
Get some plaque for some award that I don't think exists
Write the advice book "If you aren't in the top 2% in your class, have a 2100 on the SAT, and earn several 5's on your AP exams, you will die alone and live a miserable life on the street"
Own an iPad and make $2,000,000 off making apps
Proper reply: How is all this possible?
Here's what I will do senior year:
Maintain my 5.00 GPA
Speak at my graduation
Apply to all the Ivy League schools, Stanford (match), MIT (match), Caltech, Northwestern (safety), and Oxford
Get accepted into all of them
Earn $245,000 in scholarships
Become editor-in-chief in every publication at my school
Go to Tuscany for spring break with my gf since preschool
Break 17 or more school athletics records
Become national track and field champion again
Play at Carnegie Hall
Become state tennis champion for the fifth year in a row
Take 7 AP courses in school and self-study five
Get 5's in all of those AP exams
Become the National AP Scholar
Get some plaque for some award that I don't think exists
Write the advice book "If you aren't in the top 2% in your class, have a 2100 on the SAT, and earn several 5's on your AP exams, you will die alone and live a miserable life on the street"
Own an iPad and make $2,000,000 off making apps
Proper reply: How is all this possible?
College Confidential
A "college help forum" that breeds elite nerd factions. Everyone wants to know their "chances" of getting into a certain Ivy school, but everyone knows that if you don't have an inspiring life story you can't get in in the first place.
Another day at College Confidential...
Thread title: Chances
iluvphysics: Hey everyone, I want to know my chances of getting into the University of Chicago. Someone please tell me if these are remotely good enough?
Caucasian male, 5.1 GPA Freshman year
5.2 GPA Sophomore year
5.5 GPA Junior year
(weighted with extra summer classes)
2400 on the SAT, 36 on the ACT (re-took them 6 times)
President of Debate Club, French NHS, Science NHS, National Honor Society, Class Vice President, Treasurer for Spanish NHS, Art NHS,
Member of almost every club at school
Did Basketball, Tennis, and Track all four years, winning excessive awards and breaking more records than I have fingers,
Worked 3 jobs and was promoted my Senior year to leadership positions in all of them,
Recieved the Governor's Teen Award
Mayor's Top 10 award
National Merit Scholar
And numerous other academic awards,
Did 5000+ hours of community service,
Won the National Physics Bowl championship 4 years in a row
So will somebody PLEASE tell me if I have the FAINTEST chance of MAYBE getting in?
gradezarecool: I think you have a very strong chance of getting in, just like me.
mathdude101: And me!
SocratesSquared: Me, too. We'll all get in.
Thread title: Chances
chucknorris51: Hey guys, I want to get into the University of Chicago. Can someone help me out?
White dude from Colorado,
3.85 GPA Freshman year
3.65 GPA Sophomore year
4.06 GPA Junior year
(all weighted)
Did 70 hours of community service
Played tennis on JV for 3 years
Member of Gaming Club, French NHS, Science NHS
Got a 30 on my ACT
Worked a paper route for 4 years
Thanks
gradezarecool: YOU HAVE NO AWARDS?? No chance of getting in. You need at least a 36 on the ACT to even qualify.
mathdude101: OMG, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? Not a chance. How could you even think of qualifying?
SocratesSquared: Wow, you're really stupid.
chucknorris51: Well, I did survive arm cancer when I was 4 years old and have been recovering all my life, even learning to play the guitar and tennis. What sets you guys apart?
gradezarecool: My extracurriculars.
mathdude101: My extracurriculars.
SocratesSquared: My extracurriculars.
chucknorris51: I see. So you really think I have no chance?
gradezarecool: NO CHANCE!!
mathdude101: NO WAY!!
SocratesSquared: I HAVE A TINY PENIS!! I mean, NO WAY!!
chucknorris51: Hah. Retards.
Thread title: Chances
iluvphysics: Hey everyone, I want to know my chances of getting into the University of Chicago. Someone please tell me if these are remotely good enough?
Caucasian male, 5.1 GPA Freshman year
5.2 GPA Sophomore year
5.5 GPA Junior year
(weighted with extra summer classes)
2400 on the SAT, 36 on the ACT (re-took them 6 times)
President of Debate Club, French NHS, Science NHS, National Honor Society, Class Vice President, Treasurer for Spanish NHS, Art NHS,
Member of almost every club at school
Did Basketball, Tennis, and Track all four years, winning excessive awards and breaking more records than I have fingers,
Worked 3 jobs and was promoted my Senior year to leadership positions in all of them,
Recieved the Governor's Teen Award
Mayor's Top 10 award
National Merit Scholar
And numerous other academic awards,
Did 5000+ hours of community service,
Won the National Physics Bowl championship 4 years in a row
So will somebody PLEASE tell me if I have the FAINTEST chance of MAYBE getting in?
gradezarecool: I think you have a very strong chance of getting in, just like me.
mathdude101: And me!
SocratesSquared: Me, too. We'll all get in.
Thread title: Chances
chucknorris51: Hey guys, I want to get into the University of Chicago. Can someone help me out?
White dude from Colorado,
3.85 GPA Freshman year
3.65 GPA Sophomore year
4.06 GPA Junior year
(all weighted)
Did 70 hours of community service
Played tennis on JV for 3 years
Member of Gaming Club, French NHS, Science NHS
Got a 30 on my ACT
Worked a paper route for 4 years
Thanks
gradezarecool: YOU HAVE NO AWARDS?? No chance of getting in. You need at least a 36 on the ACT to even qualify.
mathdude101: OMG, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? Not a chance. How could you even think of qualifying?
SocratesSquared: Wow, you're really stupid.
chucknorris51: Well, I did survive arm cancer when I was 4 years old and have been recovering all my life, even learning to play the guitar and tennis. What sets you guys apart?
gradezarecool: My extracurriculars.
mathdude101: My extracurriculars.
SocratesSquared: My extracurriculars.
chucknorris51: I see. So you really think I have no chance?
gradezarecool: NO CHANCE!!
mathdude101: NO WAY!!
SocratesSquared: I HAVE A TINY PENIS!! I mean, NO WAY!!
chucknorris51: Hah. Retards.
College Confidential
The worst website on the web where snooty genius fucktards come to brag about themselves to make the other 99.99% population of high school students feel like shit.
College Confidential Forum:
HELP ME!! I HAVE NO CHANCE FOR ANYTHING!!!
Rank 1/1098
5.00 GPA Weighted
4.00 GPA Unweighted
50 AP Classes, All A's
2400 SAT
36 ACT
800 SAT II Chemistry
800 SAT II US History
800 SAT II Physics
Varsity Tennis (9,10,11,12)
Varsity Basketball (9,10,11,12)
Varsity Football (9,10,11,12)
500 Hours of Community Service
Research Internship at Stanford & MIT
American Math League Champion
500+ Awards
Cured Cancer, AIDS, and Ebola
HELP ME I HAV NO CHANCES AT ALL!!!
HELP ME!! I HAVE NO CHANCE FOR ANYTHING!!!
Rank 1/1098
5.00 GPA Weighted
4.00 GPA Unweighted
50 AP Classes, All A's
2400 SAT
36 ACT
800 SAT II Chemistry
800 SAT II US History
800 SAT II Physics
Varsity Tennis (9,10,11,12)
Varsity Basketball (9,10,11,12)
Varsity Football (9,10,11,12)
500 Hours of Community Service
Research Internship at Stanford & MIT
American Math League Champion
500+ Awards
Cured Cancer, AIDS, and Ebola
HELP ME I HAV NO CHANCES AT ALL!!!
College Confidential
A website that is supposed to help high school students and their parents with getting into university and how to manage courses while there, but is flooded with insecure people who act elitist and belittle others based on their mediocre GPA, SAT/ACT scores, etc. If you have a 3.3 GPA, you are seen as a loser similar to someone begging for money on the freeway overpass. Most believe if it's a tactic to get people to become hopeless so they don't apply to the Ivy League and have them get an easier chance of getting in.
User: I have a 3.3 GPA, 1250 SAT and 30 ACT, along with being the president of the Hockey club, 5 AP courses taken with 3 4's and 2 5's, and have over 100 hours of community service. What are my chances of getting into San Diego State?
Idiot on College Confidential: You are more likely to mop floors at McDonald's then get into SDSU with those stats kiddo. Have you considered community college?
Idiot on College Confidential: You are more likely to mop floors at McDonald's then get into SDSU with those stats kiddo. Have you considered community college?
College Confidential
A website where try hards can brag about their stats and over exaggerate them. Also a place where butthurt people that didn't get into their dream school can bash on other people and say that they have no chance of getting into said school.
College Confidential
Asian
Male
Can pay full OOS tuition
SAT: 2390 - 790 Math (stupid bubbling mistake) <- (LOOOOOOL, SURE.), 800 CR/W
Unweighted GPA: Roughly 3.98 or 3.97 (4.7 Weighted GPA) - 12 APs + MVC/DiffEqs by graduation
UC GPA: Probably 4.5 or whatever the maximum is (I have 8+ semesters of AP, all As)
Subject tests: 800 Math II, 800 Physics
Essays: should be decent
ECs: Science League (top 10% award), President of Mu Alpha Theta, potentially officer in FBLA, potentially officer in Science Honor Society, member of Spanish Honor Society,
Awards: FBLA 1st at States(potentially Nationals award in summer), Semifinalist at a statewide business idea competition, NMSQT (nearly certain), Silver key in NE region for Scholastic Art/Writing, Congressional award bronze medal
WILL I GET IN?!?!
BrownButthurt: Good chance! All academics and no character, perfect!
CornellBound: You don't stand a chance. Your EC's are weak.
Harvardisbae: You are well academically but also an inconsiderate person with no character, GOOD CHANCE!
*note all the "potential" - over exaggerating.
Asian
Male
Can pay full OOS tuition
SAT: 2390 - 790 Math (stupid bubbling mistake) <- (LOOOOOOL, SURE.), 800 CR/W
Unweighted GPA: Roughly 3.98 or 3.97 (4.7 Weighted GPA) - 12 APs + MVC/DiffEqs by graduation
UC GPA: Probably 4.5 or whatever the maximum is (I have 8+ semesters of AP, all As)
Subject tests: 800 Math II, 800 Physics
Essays: should be decent
ECs: Science League (top 10% award), President of Mu Alpha Theta, potentially officer in FBLA, potentially officer in Science Honor Society, member of Spanish Honor Society,
Awards: FBLA 1st at States(potentially Nationals award in summer), Semifinalist at a statewide business idea competition, NMSQT (nearly certain), Silver key in NE region for Scholastic Art/Writing, Congressional award bronze medal
WILL I GET IN?!?!
BrownButthurt: Good chance! All academics and no character, perfect!
CornellBound: You don't stand a chance. Your EC's are weak.
Harvardisbae: You are well academically but also an inconsiderate person with no character, GOOD CHANCE!
*note all the "potential" - over exaggerating.
College Confidential
a place where trolls abound
college confidential sample post:
OP: discussion board for ppl who got 2400 on the SAT!
responder #1: this was my first time taking the sat. i got 2400 with no prep, plus my calculator broke halfway through so i had to do the rest of the math section by hand omgggg im so glad i did well!!
responder #2112: 2400 club unite!
me: trolls. there aren't even 2000 people a year who get 2400s.
OP: discussion board for ppl who got 2400 on the SAT!
responder #1: this was my first time taking the sat. i got 2400 with no prep, plus my calculator broke halfway through so i had to do the rest of the math section by hand omgggg im so glad i did well!!
responder #2112: 2400 club unite!
me: trolls. there aren't even 2000 people a year who get 2400s.