#  College App Resources 

 



Overview Guide:

- Fair Opportunity Project:
    - [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZKLGoO\_mfwJcx98yHqeOo4GciK78U67D/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZKLGoO_mfwJcx98yHqeOo4GciK78U67D/view?usp=sharing)

**Essays:**

[Hack the College Essay by John Dewis.](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.hackthecollegeessay.com/uploads/1/0/9/5/109505679/hack_the_college_essay_2017.pdf&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNF5AtyXyt3tWnMpmv1ecd_AX5ZbIw) (This is the one external source I've added so far, because it's worth it. It's endorsed by many of the other people included in this post).

The [u/ScholarGrade](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/u/ScholarGrade/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNE1Ft3ZTH-mkGYn82T9Cw2D1jVB2g) Essay series (and his extras!):

- [Part 1: How To Start An Essay, "Show Don't Tell," And Showcase Yourself In A Compelling Way](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/baotoj/the_scholargrade_essay_series_part_1_how_to_start/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGDIhx9qeVEEIRl0OpphTHerXiyrw)
- [Part 2: Throw Away Everything You Learned In English Class](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/bdyf1d/the_scholargrade_essay_series_part_2_throw_away/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEMYOf02Krb79x9MRqANNOTUt0cIw)
- [Part 3: Conquering the "Why \[School\]" Essay](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/bgvslr/the_scholargrade_essay_series_part_3_conquering/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNF2x4B3_RSScSOfgj8V9AZxIozYDA)
- [Part 4: What Makes An Essay Outstanding?](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/bkg10a/the_scholargrade_essay_series_part_4_what_makes/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNH2W0Vvao8MDlblvcJmu5KRBHbgxw)
- [What to do when you're over the word count](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/9dp4u7/what_to_do_when_youre_over_the_word_count/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGaLl_2JN7FvnwIGbwO6BaI5nl7Jg)
- [What to do when your essay is too short](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/aefjas/what_to_do_when_your_essay_is_too_short/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGNmQxW23g1TU8mggt0KRols7zjsA)
- [How To End An Essay Gracefully](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/8upen2/how_to_end_an_essay_gracefully/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEnoCxOO0bVbYApaHrfItlCqE4WIg)
- [Proofreading Tips](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a9vfov/if_youre_wondering_what_an_acceptance_letter/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGvuL2zpu-TtaYTwdc2matacvxXiw)
- [If You Don't Have a First Draft Yet, Don't Read This](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/9zg9sc/if_you_dont_have_a_first_draft_yet_dont_read_this/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGnEmeqiCdD8hj81iN-rhExqoU6zg)
- [Help with Essay Topics](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/cgwexx/help_with_essay_topics/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEqPermtEijHxybcjkTGSxCt2rpQg)

[35+ Best College Essay Tips](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/college-essay-tips&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHgV7wVRxOvcwEJEnUe0neu7ntdZA)

[5 High Schoolers and Their College Application Essays About Work, Money and Social Class - The New York Times](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/11/your-money/college-essay-topic-money-social-class.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHWd_lljDW4s1pRFlBfGQEUFUn1Ew)

[Top 41 Common App Admissions Essays - Study Notes](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.apstudynotes.org/common-app/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEQBzc5pBp6aG2Wuun4iDVA9luLmQ)

[**WilliamTheReader: What Your Essay Looks Like From the Other Side + Crucial Essay Advice : ApplyingToCollege**](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a8zz9n/williamthereader_what_your_essay_looks_like_from/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHbiTEFXLilmvGQOxZxQGhJD-JsOg)

[u/BlueLightSpcl](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/u/BlueLightSpcl/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNE_NA3x9MFXWUgMpaIpbbLoRtAHeg):

- [A few thoughts on starting your college essays](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/99oryw/a_few_thoughts_on_starting_your_college_essays/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNF_EbvWE-KNmuBzkxh7uZT61BO-MQ)
- ["What common errors do you see applicants make when writing their essays?"](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/9b7uow/what_common_errors_do_you_see_applicants_make/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNE79LZITdysmTEAdJRl8xska-Nkvw)

[u/WilliamTheReader](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/u/WilliamTheReader/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHH7iXJEXCPLq3QFvri8WcoTknxig):

- [5 Most Overdone Essays and How to Avoid Them](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/cezbly/5_most_overdone_essays_and_how_to_avoid_them/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGtsodl-Ml51NafIwpeq6fVitLGnw)
- [What Your Essay Looks Like From the Other Side + Crucial Essay Advice](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/a8zz9n/williamthereader_what_your_essay_looks_like_from/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHbiTEFXLilmvGQOxZxQGhJD-JsOg)

[u/novembrr](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/u/novembrr/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNE9k6MpxcISUuWKKIvUh9hsq6RDvQ): [When you're over the word count and can't for the life of you cut your essay down...](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/7n6yez/guide_by_novembrr_when_youre_over_the_word_count/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNETMzwuhv5X7ZZWjf5uLvmeyKnc1w)

[u/steve\_nyc](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/u/steve_nyc/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFiN9mZm_4f51NRbh40mh11KLF0cA): [5 Steps to Starting Your College Essay](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1o31s4/5_steps_to_starting_your_college_essay/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEM2oUL7o8jjPkcaqTVXMozGhecQg)

[u/mistermcneil](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/u/mistermcneil/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFEMOTDohEJKSXJsetkuob3qm7y2A) (admissions consultant): [My World-Ending Guide to the College Essay](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/95hbdn/my_worldending_guide_to_the_college_essay/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGYhBqTZ6vkGofAijbed-1rQk3Geg)

[u/Jidawg](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/u/Jidawg/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNE7i7c7Pg6n6m3cv1YLkgPPR8zZ1A): [Tips About Writing Multiple Supplements from a Sophomore @ Dartmouth](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/99o95b/tips_about_writing_multiple_college_supplements/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEQoffyfsi3bYsPiAgcDRKYM_l6vw)

[u/G0mega](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/u/G0mega/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGgKCoYDS7x6l6VXirScNTuUpegfw): [Last Minute "Why X" and Supplement Advice from a Brown sophomore](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/ab9f9f/last_minute_why_x_supplement_advice_from_a/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEb0gOS7hrnXOEDKp9PlIAU8c4zUQ)

[u/PhAnToM444](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/u/PhAnToM444/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHOLHbJBAx6i1iTYFFFvlq_vgEB0w): [An analysis of why the "mundane topic" seems to work so well for college essays](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/97x25e/an_analysis_of_why_the_mundane_topic_seems_to/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNH4E9DU1iRCMCVlrNfuoPDUZXMiMg). (Even if you're not writing a mundane essay, you can bring those same components into your own essay).

**Activities Section:**

novembrr's activities series is so useful:

- [Stuck on your activities list? Novembrr can help.](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/6uig01/stuck_on_your_activities_list_novembrr_can_help/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFTEbMtCNgfzYJI9BfRLiyEK8tREQ) (Comment replies give helpful examples of how to phrase ECs)
- [How to write your Common App and UC Activities Lists](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/6lx32y/how_to_write_your_common_app_and_uc_activities/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEe-x4kToSE7m9-l4rHXd19TvBoiA)
- [What you should do if you have no ECs](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/6eg8jq/what_you_should_do_if_you_have_no_extracurricular/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEv9cF-VKXdjj4CL2oydjdrINT2rw)

[u/MrsScholarGrade](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/u/MrsScholarGrade/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGdOrlMwmBaPLpfn7X8NAAydS44-A)'s series is new, and I hope I'll be adding more of her great work:

- [What counts as an EC, anyway?](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/cls7c1/faq_what_counts_as_an_ec_anyway/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNE9a6I9QCsRTdlmsmfkfM-fNRnMfA)
- [Activities and Awards: Making the Most of Your Character Count](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/cky9bl/activities_and_awards_making_the_most_of_your/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEYvNd_M5wsQcbt9MpqOYuV3397VA)

[This post](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/bydczc/list_of_competitions_and_programs_to_pursue_to/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHbzonUm8V5AfmqhPVTuzqbivQlEg) links several resources to find competitions/programs for your ECs or to find ECs based on your academic interest! I don't think you should be basing your activities on prestigious awards, but if you *are* doing something and you want to find ways to get more involved or get rewarded, this is a good resource.

**LORs:**

steve\_nyc: [How to Ask Teachers for College Recommendation Letters](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1nqrwp/how_to_ask_teachers_for_college_recommendation/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHzkAXO8JccouYgimma8Qk4s6ojRQ)

novembrr: [The secret to having excellent LORs](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/6damac/the_secret_to_having_excellent_letters_of/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGsXbPIX1h58dvCRotD3Ipkv9qqDg)

ScholarGrade: [How to get top LORs that stand out from the stack](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/bw5h8u/rising_seniors_now_is_the_time_to_ask_about/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNH0-GTf65jr2An0jEUlrc9OcB7zXg)

**AP Score Reporting:**

novembrr: [When AP Scores Matter and When They Don't (in my experience as an admissions reader at Berkeley and UChicago)](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/c9vmfk/when_ap_scores_matter_and_when_they_dont_in_my/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGe5xsoBvMuCn2KF7jCMCoqyKq5Kw)

[u/admissionsmom](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/u/admissionsmom/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHPLqHH8YegWBgK6z6ilXA7Iskgvg): [Let's Talk about your AP Score](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/c9gydl/lets_talk_about_your_ap_scores/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEGI_eZ5dbGugU5LZzF1HKPFFBvJw)

**Interviews:**

ScholarGrade: [There have been many questions about interviews. Here's my guide](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/9ujnzd/there_have_been_many_questions_about_interviews/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFxzYCoiP91_d5U4ZThzEb82h7xQA)

WilliamTheReader: [Interview Tips!](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/admjvg/williamthereader_interview_tips/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFySzrPrG2KSuJuK6dVv0ApsBl_Hw)

novembrr: [How to prepare for an interview: a guide by Novembrr, former UChicago admissions reader & alumna interviewer](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/adyj6n/how_to_prepare_for_an_interview_a_guide_by/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEq2zTtWKrZNArMpJg-90lhhSmiQQ)

admissionsmom: [Up Close and Personal: The Interview. Here's My Cheat Sheet](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/aclutj/up_close_and_personal_the_interview_heres_my/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGI_KmlXB-V0fW_VZtrJSMtE3cmGw)

**AMAs about Admissions**

BlueLightSpcl's AMA Series: Former UT-Austin Admissions Counselor, Author of Your Ticket to the Forty Acres, and A2C's First Moderator.

- [June 2019](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/bww0u1/i_am_kevin_martin_former_utaustin_admissions/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHflgQsSBeFOguV9TyvSqEYiTNtOg)
- [June 2018](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/8nwsnz/im_kevin_martin_former_undergraduate_admissions/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNG4_QoESvW3JWQLnsfzwUhnVw4z_Q)
- [July 2017](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/6h0dy1/iama_former_undergraduate_admissions_counselor/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFl_WqU3vJJ0HvwBL-eF7-BpF_2pQ)
- [October 2016](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/55j4p5/iama_former_undergraduate_admissions_counselor/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHoUW5whzrOGS7j73DGysn82iy7eg)
- [June 2015](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/teenagers/comments/3icqle/i_am_a_former_undergraduate_admissions_counselor/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHifCQg0rEPE0DfqmXr7FODlXMx8g)
- [June 2015 on other sub](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/UTAustin/comments/3f78l3/what_are_my_chances_how_do_i_apply_receive/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHHdOQxEjCzd65M2oaKgHw0uKXTTg)
- [June 2015 on other other sub](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3b3hwm/iama_former_undergraduate_admissions_counselor/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGnPkOBOzVqgRDZfMHyqwxbQHdhsA)
- [November 2011 while employed for UT](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/nz96p/iama_college_admissions_essay_reader_and/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFLG1BMkuFdV2D3P3wjtRGzasseBg)

Steve\_nyc's AMAs: **College Admissions Counselor and Founder of A2C:**

- [From 2016](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/3nyvpv/iama_college_admission_counselor_mod/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGekhy37HvDcjCSeECZ1eVi_NRXyg)
- [From 2015](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/3d2dji/iama_creator_and_moderator_of_rapplyingtocollege/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNERDIobjijkUSEwbomb1wi4ano7gw)

WilliamTheReader's AMA: [Top 5 USNews University Alum, Worked in Alma Mater's Admissions Office, Part-Time Elite Admissions Consultant](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/9f8zl3/ama_top_5_usnews_university_alum_worked_in_alma/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEMg_C6tJnk5TF1Yc-6mN3NfFtkbg)

[Ethan Sawyer: the College Essay Guy's AMA](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/9i177k/im_ethan_sawyer_the_college_essay_guy_and_ive/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGhm_i1VmnBNHGliO79rTdpjJR8-A). He wrote the first essay guide I shared.

Copied from steve\_nyc (big shoutout here):

**Admissions Officers:**

- [Former Cornell admission officer, Nelson Ureña](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/3fmqfm/hi_im_nelson_ure%C3%B1a_i_am_a_former_admissions/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFspYy9__Hc18FSLvZI7VaJYnIwTA)
- [Current Reed admission officer, Milyon Trulove](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/40ypsw/im_milyon_trulove_vice_president_and_dean_of/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGxj8Qql-6Md0ypTCwNwEvJ-ng8SQ)
- [Accepted to all 8 Ivy Leagues, Kwasi Enin](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/3glxso/im_kwasi_enin_and_i_was_accepted_to_all_8_ivy/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGQjVkY_-QDiPX4XKzH4t04O_qceQ)
- [Helps colleges create interview questions, David Singh](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/3tgb4m/i_help_top_ivy_league_and_globally_ranked_schools/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEadruwuqgQOgGgtgBNLMBwj0W1AA)
- [Works in admissions at major research university in the South](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/41rpis/i_work_behind_the_scenes_in_admissions_ama/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNE8R5yvJdWl4ed32k7WIzM_rmhU3g)
- [Current admission officers at Guilford, small liberal arts college](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/46l26p/ama_with_a_small_liberal_arts_college/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHTe3VXAJjstMCIo7C40rW0WJNwjw)
- [Duke alumni interviewer](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/37bqr1/ama_duke_alumni_interviewer/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHA5EH62uTGubTggC9rbujehX7APg)
- [Admissions student employee](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/33ikuu/ama_undergrad_admissions_student_employee/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGLH3xyJ62eO_jwI2zAvuGAQ1U_kw)
- [Admission officer (anonymous)](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/3mpf59/im_a_college_admissions_officer_ama/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNH_paWQbM5fEcnWGzQowmjIAxn-Ew)
- [Helps international students get into American colleges](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/446f6c/i_help_international_students_get_admitted_to/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGiSE4QQNs8aDDcr_GTezqfdZrDoA)
- [Insider Perspectives from a Highly Selective Admissions Office](http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/625983.page&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFYJBAuZp_Bl4u5q0UyLtIvxaX0FA)

**Admitted Student AMAs:**

- [Columbia grad (graduated HS at 15, Columbia at 19)](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/3e9keu/i_am_a_student_who_graduated_from_high_school_at/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFBRQ0OaycP_pfCJgZRX4284vnEJQ)
- [NYU grad](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/3a1hxd/i_am_a_nyu_stern_graduate_08_ask_me_anything/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGxWub4IRSzsjLkjFw2ywti4OBLQw)
- [Harvard student](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/386wyz/iama_harvard_student_who_just_finished_her_junior/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGPJ_--xtYRNS5hsdQwKwdcvVpgOg)
- [Stanford student](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/3pdp6j/im_a_stanford_student_ama_especially_for/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEtm8SXD-zcNcSLLWx7PYsOHY7QNg)
- [Cornell student](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/3992no/i_overcame_the_odds_and_got_into_a_cornell_a_top/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNF3_HlBE1E-icXF9EXjikRCzmF5jA)
- [Johns Hopkins student](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/3g0uts/i_just_finished_my_freshman_year_at_johns_hopkins/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGYHYn3zCj57-kPLmaeR2Z56Wh_aQ)
- Michigan student: [1](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/3bmzhc/iama_rising_freshman_at_the_university_of/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHDJt6uuTJEzCypfhbEGhRi4Bp4Hw), [2](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/3qac4b/iama_current_freshman_studying_in_the_university/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHuKixcUwBrW3tTxWYEvmue2FGORA)
- [Boston College student](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/37imj2/ama_about_boston_college/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFezd56sYg472bLzgCD8gqAyFVAuQ)
- [Northeastern student](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/3au9du/im_a_rising_northeastern_university_freshman_ama/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFBCqKdErql-yhu0EkTG8enlhuMoQ)
- [Cornell student](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/3kh436/ama_current_freshman_at_ivy_league_school/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNE5sd6uca5evW7EOtgNudAZQTp3MA)
- [Transferred to top 20 national university](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/3cteko/i_transferred_from_a_state_flagship_to_a_us_news/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFvmONoL0i-Y3XblOoXj8HTKxiL9w)
- [Got into UC Berkeley](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/3hinp7/i_am_an_incoming_uc_berkeley_freshman_ama/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNH92WNZfRjyK3FGQj90-pbv0uiPmA)
- [Got into Davidson College](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/3cgsrx/i_got_to_a_top_liberal_arts_college_ama/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEZ7xGqdYCTNe5FQ_BQkdMI2e-Bkg)
- [Got into University of Missouri](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/346ydq/iama_high_school_senior_who_will_be_attending_the/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHIL7i2ZD_0trI8NjLLPxWZemXJDg)
- [Got into several top 50 schools](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/350bir/iama_a_high_school_senior_who_will_be_attending/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNG2c_0aCxvNWWu7KTz58ijatVdy6w)
- [Helping students get college degree abroad](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/3enmep/i_help_people_mainly_americans_get_their_full/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFhDd7PR_Mz97Krcr7k4F4PaSvKvA)

**Information on Colleges**

[College Lists Wiki / Common Data Sets](http://www.google.com/url?q=http://collegelists.pbworks.com/w/page/30192726/Common%20Data%20Sets&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFarVYvj7ukFJD5tW_Kr28zVWptPQ)

[Big Future - College Search - Find colleges and universities by major, location, type, more.](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNF4Il3I9CsZLNCQVqnHk_Gl260zhw)

[College Information - Peterson's - The Real Guide to Colleges and Universities](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.petersons.com/#/sweeps-modal&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEYV0inoP4Xh0lfSJbIRB_XOoKsFw)

[COMPLETE LIST OF 2019 FLY-IN AND DIVERSITY PROGRAMS - College Greenligh](http://www.google.com/url?q=http://blog.collegegreenlight.com/blog/college-fly-in-and-diversity-programs/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHycP5gJbG8sYJuP2ef22meBdDinQ)

**Questions to Ask**

[14 Insightful Questions to Ask College Admissions Officers — Elite Educational Institute](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.eliteprep.com/blog/2017/12/16/14-questions-to-ask-admissions-officers&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGtstoo3jwAKdgdqJqks_BOMVCD0A)[ Admissions Mom](http://www.google.com/url?q=http://admissionsmom.college/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNG27-ozpD5Cqh4TrVactnhueU36ww)

**College App Guides**

[**https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/wiki/index**](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/wiki/index&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNH8881-fu02_s2_79f9TpF2dCwapA)

[Getting Into Your Dream College: A Master Guide | Commonlounge](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.commonlounge.com/discussion/ef5b74cab54a4247a9b56d92438d8cc9&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEDPgCdi-F362nMsK7q_m-ypuHuLA)

[Admissions Reflections from the Class of 2022 - Google Docs](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DQVg-73BBElktX0DwjXuQF_LRN6IuMg3Y_ve62VTXMI/edit)

[How to Apply to College Video Course Series](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.collegeessayguy.com/how-to-apply-to-college-subscription#Register&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEz74FA8T2ptlJLi9KzsGP4gwaI9w)

[Applying to college infographic.png - Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzozijX6hEPGVE5xZlhJeVFXRTg/view)

[https://www.fairopportunityproject.org/#guides](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.fairopportunityproject.org/#guides&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHfdflJRXisgzCUnnTOxzx3SHkBYg)

**College App Advice**

[r/A2C Class of 2023 Profile - ADVICE - Google Sheets](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1W2EpB_f04Y9noEFtTIdD0xd0POCmcs6AMot7Xe3t8hU/edit#gid=93289155)

[Growth Mindset](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiiEeMN7vbQ)

**Information from and about Top School Applicants**

[Real Safeties, Matches, and Reaches From the Class of 2022- Domestic - Google Docs](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VeyIIioFSHd5uI_-ALNO-P8XvC_e-OgUD2v3hvC6gss/edit)

[Real Safeties, Matches, and Reaches from the Class of 2023 \[25 Applicant Profiles + Admissions Advice\]](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/ccb8g9/real_safeties_matches_and_reaches_from_the_class/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHpv48QUJY9RdCG9VOGq-NE5hG-JA)

[/r/ApplyingtoCollege Survey Respondents](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://i.imgur.com/0uyLhN1.jpg&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGCMD1HpqIUP7kYLCpgY9DVIuGHcw)

**Scholarships**

[**College based**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fio0lkhpbg1TaMmDzteHv2oMl9jw99yKogeC8Dvi3y4/edit?usp=sharing)

[Find College Scholarships - Niche](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.niche.com/colleges/scholarships/?matches=your-matches&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNELA_pblozSijEilMgNlZvOTPBUoQ)

[Scholarship database | DAAD Office New York](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.daad.org/en/find-funding/scholarship-database/?type=a&origin=44&q=&status=1&subjectgroup=0&action=filter&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGlaF7zSnDLhNk-bAu6KnO1RSjXeA)

**Summer Opportunities/Internships**

[Summer Programs | MIT Admissions](http://www.google.com/url?q=http://mitadmissions.org/apply/prepare/summer&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEpa3TesZBs3UQWW2joxBexQLEPLQ)

[**Research Internships - Montgomery High School STEM Board**](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sites.google.com/a/mtsd.us/stem-board/summer-research-and-stem-opportunities/research-internships&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNF4IK7SxBcY7PNlhnFN08jFsh8kkA)

[**High School Internships**](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://people.rit.edu/%7Egtfsbi/Symp/highschool.htm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEV3LCv6RIWiCXd2AvPwwGMeTb2Tg)

[**\[Megathread\] Summer Programs : ApplyingToCollege**](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/7ll3d4/megathread_summer_programs/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGprnp5PixopfSW7WZGnzbpwAF9wA)

**Excel Organizers:**

[Top 40 (US News) Colleges Application Organizer - Google Sheets](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xr3OUSWphDRAmU2dVOhru_9VcAhe97kNy6loYslXJig/edit#gid=2141545338)

[College Application Organizer - Google Sheets](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZVnY9ebLUkYrbCeJZuo73ihKYwWYaMhx7QY1AZqG0qs/edit#gid=980758040)

[college application organizer - Google Sheets](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12h6FU2Wi5b2KNUvzzn5E4Av53ZVjHPlplYoP5kvsT3Y/edit#gid=2141545338)

**Criticisms of college**

[Estimating the Payoff to Attending a More Selective College: An Application of Selection on Observables and Unobservables](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nber.org/papers/w7322&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHi6tCVqBMwCU3DoxxpmL4paqT9-w)

[Does It Matter Where You Go to College? - The Atlantic](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/12/does-it-matter-where-you-go-college/577816/&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGTAJc722jl6JLIujh994zjHW7IAQ)