College Applicants Fear Rejection Due to Grades

“For the UChicago supplement that you have to upload, what format should I use (double-spaced, size 12 font etc.)? My essay is around 510 words submitted by /u/Aromatic_Tadpole_424 [link] [comments]”

“I want to apply to cmu engineering undecided but my ecs are kinda mid and a bit over the place so I'm relying a bit on essays. How much it can hurt my chances compared to selecting a specific major? submitted by /u/flyxingfinxch [link] [comments]”

“specifically for the university of michigan ive indicated 3 areas of interest (all within the same college) but im not sure if putting more is a bad sign or would help my chances submitted by /u/strawbrrrycoldfoam [link] [comments]”

“Would a B and a B+ in junior year eliminate my chances at t20 schools (including UChicago ED0 that I'm still waiting on)? For context (my guidance counselor wrote this + i wrote this + maybe one of the teachers that's writing a rec for me that I got a B+ in), my mom has cancer so I spent a lot of time taking care of her, attending doctors visits, and picking up additional responsibilities, so my grades in two classes slipped a bit. I go to a very competitive public high school and I take”

“I'm currently a high school senior who is applying to the University of Chicago as an early decision, but I'm really struggling to write some good essays, specifically the "Why UChicago" essay. I've looked up some examples of past accepted essays and they all have a similar theme of engaging in discussion about something while on campus, but I don't have a similar story to that at all. I'm attempting to write about their student leadership and friendly environment b”

“Very simple question and apologies if it comes off as overly perfectionist or smth. I’m gunning for ivies (RD) and some EA options that offer scholarships so my deadlines are spread basically from Nov 1st to Jan 1st. As yall know it’s late August, and my issue is that I haven’t done much with essays. My resume, gpa, sat, letters of recommendation, are all relatively if not totally complete, with only some pretty minor ec work left to do, but I really only have a ROUGH commonapp draft and no supp”

“I’m a senior applying for UCs and I’m currenrly creating my topics for the PIQs. In my junior year I had a lot hardships (physical health, mental health, and other circumstances)that caused my grades to not be as good (still got mostly As but still some Bs and Cs. My school is very competitive though so it’s not good looks.) They have an additional information section where you can write about stuff like that, but i’m wondering if it’s good or bad to talk about that again in a PIQ. Like if I wro”

“i finished my personal essay but it's 250 words, will that be a problem ?? i don't know how to make it longer edit: does it need to connect to my major? i saw a lot of the ones on tiktok being major focused. submitted by /u/pr1despr1de [link] [comments]”

“I got admission to UChicago and I’m super excited. In my fall of my senior year I got 2 F’s in some stupid gen ed classes (my mom passed). Next semester I retook both and passed both. They’re asking for final transcripts now and I’m super scared I’m gonna get rescinded submitted by /u/Prestigious_Living17 [link] [comments]”

“Hi guys I LOVE UChicago and its my dream school. That being said my school counselor told me its not really going to happen. My gpa is a 3.9/4.3, my ECs are good lots of leadership and impact and I think I can write a good essay. Im international applying for data science. I know its a far reach but any guidance on how I should approach this? submitted by /u/SuspiciousBasis1674 [link] [comments]”

“I moved to the states right before high school, and took way longer than I should to adjust (freshman and sophomore yr), resulting in several Bs. My gpa has an upward trend (4.0 jnr year), should I use the additional info section to explain it? submitted by /u/gimmechipotle1234 [link] [comments]”

“So basically I am in the process of writing my 4 UC PIQs but I don’t see myself writing any of them on my biggest extra curricular (a strong point in my app). I feel like I would write the other topics better, but would this be seen as a red flag? submitted by /u/Dapper_Emu_8081 [link] [comments]”

“I’m a rising senior and Georgetown is one of my top choices and I’m heavily considering applying early, but I’m worried about having too many test scores. I’ve taken a total of 5: - ACT in Sophomore Year (32) - ACT Junior Year (32 but much lower math score) - SAT May of Junior Year (1360) - SAT this June (1440) - ACT this July (34) I’m planning to apply regardless, but I’m either going to EA here or ED to Columbia for PoliSci, so I can maximize my chances of getting in, but I want some advice cu”

“I wanna pursue an applied math + CS double major in college, but am I able to indicate that on my college apps? Or do I have to put one major as my first choice and the other major as my second choice? I'm asking because my ec's and awards are kind of a combination of math/cs related stuff, and I dont want the cs-related stuff to look irrelevant if i indicate math as my first-choice, or vice versa. submitted by /u/Unlucky_Counter2947 [link] [comments]”

“hi! i'm applying through georgetown's independent portal rather than the common app, and it has a place for ap scores but no ib? do they accept ib scores in their application or no? submitted by /u/helloib_ [link] [comments]”

“I'm a rising junior in high school and starting to think very seriously about college/my future. My main interests are Political Science/International Relations/Global Studies and English/History/Humanities. I definitely plan to minor in Spanish, but as for the other two groups of things mentioned above, I'm a little stuck. I know that I don't need to figure it out yet, but I do want to declare a major when applying to colleges even if I change later. I also have just been thinking a”