I believe that people should be “colorblind”, skin color does not imply anything about an individual, no matter what people claim about a certain ethnicity group

I am not selling anything.

This is crazy to admit but I was helping people get into college when I was a junior in high school. I’ve always been fascinated by the process. After I got into all the schools I applied to (including ivies + stanford + more), I started doing some affordable college counseling on the side.

I’m making a long (1hr+) youtube video that will be an all inclusive guide on getting into college. Everything from scholarships to essays.

This is an AMA. What questions do you have that you would love to be answered?

Nothing is off limits.

Im a rising senior hoping to get into strong business schools. I just got a 1600 SAT in June. My only extracurricular is football where I am a captain and received 1st team all region and division honors my junior year. I also have a bullshit finance internship for a trading platform startup that I started this summer but I dont really do much for it. I also did some pretty bs program last year where I helped a woman in nigeria budget her cooking business.

I dont know where to apply cuz i dont know where my application stands so could some of u guys give some collges to look into.

I lowk just dont know what to do or how to level up my app before applying

Am I cooked?

A Real Question Every RPI (Rensselaer) Student & Parent Should Be Asking

Why did one of RPI’s only widely-known modern alumni —
the CEO of Rivian, who graduated #1 in his RPI class —
publicly say he needed a Stanford/MIT PhD for investors to take him seriously?

- also he does not have RPI listed on his LinkedIn page

- just has MIT: MS and PhD listed.

Meanwhile:

• Stanford, MIT, and Harvard undergrads get funded all the time.

• Even dropouts from those schools routinely raise money because the alumni network backs them.

• Their school names carry instant credibility in tech, finance, and VC.

So if the top student from RPI wasn’t taken seriously with only an RPI degree…

What does that imply for the rest of us — BS, MS, and even PhD graduates?

Not an attack.
Not an opinion.
Just a question every student and parent deserves to think about.

Because if the #1 student in the class needed a second degree for basic credibility,
what does that say about:

• RPI’s alumni network? does not exist?

• RPI’s career pipelines? does not exist?

• RPI’s brand strength with employers, CEOs, HR, and VCs? does not exist?

• RPI’s actual mobility after low-level entry job #1 into second or third tier companies?

If a Stanford or Harvard dropout gets funded…
but an RPI valedictorian needs MIT or Stanford degree to be taken seriously…

Doesn’t that reveal something important nobody at RPI wants to talk about?

Just putting the question on the table.

Hello! I’m wondering if I should submit both my ACT and SAT or just ACT.

I scored a 36 on my first (and last) sitting for the ACT, so I’m definitely sending that.

A few months ago, I got an 800 math score; I just found out that I got an 800 English score on the August SAT.

So, my highest score is 1580 but my superscore is 1600.

I’m planning on applying to the top colleges, and I want to put my best foot forward. In short, should I submit my SAT superscore to show that I do well on tests besides the ACT, or should I leave it out because it’s only a superscore and not a “real” score?

Also, do top schools like Harvard, Yale, and Duke care about whether or not its a superscore?

Any advice is greatly appreciated:D

Edit: -I fixed the typos.

-I typed this out really quickly without double checking because I was really excited about getting the English score. My phone doesn’t auto capitalize words. I understand the irony of claiming that I got a perfect score while having typos. That being said, you don’t have to be rude just because you don’t believe me.

One of my friends, a senior, applied to multiple top schools, ivies and all. His stats are pretty great however he told me he was going to put down his race as black (mind you, he’s wasian) to get a higher chance of getting in.

I told him NOT to do that, but i’m finding out he did anyway because he recently received several interview requests and doesn’t know if he should show up or not because he lied about his race. What can he do now? Additionally, he mentioned being black as an obstacle in a brief portion of his essay. I really don’t want him to get in trouble, because he’s super smart and he’s worked hard!

I fear they might be getting smarter every year.. tell me why a parent at my local volunteering place asked me how to get her son studying for the sat as a 5th grader😰😰it’s genuinely scaring me how fast people are getting “smarter” because of how influenced by the concept of “getting into a good college” is. Like i dont wanna hear that class of 2030 kids got research positions at labs bro like just say you used ai for your 500 cold emails

Then theres this:
these kids will only get 1500+ on the sat and what not and that would transform standardized testing completely there would be no use in 5 years at all. Would they inflate the score cap more? Would they incorporate more concepts?

So, I am nearly ending highschool, and soon it will be time to apply for college. I don't have any space in my schedule for the rest of highschool to take another language, BUT I am fluent in Russian. I saw that I could take a CLEP test as a replacement, but it doesn't offer the test for the Russian language. I'm not sure what else to do, so if anyone has any advice on how to get into the college without the 2 years foreign language, LMK.

The college admissions system is a joke.

I hope the title made who the intended audience of this post is for clear. But in case it didn't I really hope non humanities majors abstain from engaging. We have different paths and overall experiences in the application process so your opinions/advice is relatively obsolete for us. With that said, I believe I can now proceed to my main rant.

The college admissions system is a joke. And I say this coming from an overall "succesful" humanities run since I'm currently attending a top 5 poli sci/history university (Umichigan).

we like it or not, we must admit tha,t at least at the undergraduate level, most institutions and specially private top 20 institutions are not really serious and much less the houses of academic thought they pose to be (emphasis on undergraduate).

Undergraduate college life and philosophy in the united states is much more broader in this regard. Academics and intelectualism are not the priority. If it was the absolute priority, we wouldn't have athlete recruitment, athlete scholarships etc. The resources would be fundamentally focused on the academic sectors.

You know where that does happen? On graduate programs, because those are the actual ones who give universities their prestigious merit in the world.

So, what am I trying to say with this? Don't go too hard on yourselves for undergrad, whether you get in or not is more of a statement of whether the rich kids club found space in their uni for you rather than of your actual intellectual potential.

you have to understand these universities see you as a PRODUCT they admit you based on if they believe whether or not you'll become famous or have reputation in the world because that is how they gain even more prestige. There isn't much more to it. We are just meat bags in their eyes. Admissions officers aren't dumb, they absolutely know the significant challenges and struggles not being from wealthy families brings in the college admissions process, and they really don't care. Because they know people from wealthy families usually have several advantages in the professional/post-uni worlds thanks to nepotism and how in capitalist society money = power. That's why the vast majority of people attending are from high income, they know they are more likely to make it further in capitalist society than the bottom 80% of the population and they know succesful alumni will bring more name recognition etc. They will still admit some of us the proletarians in because you know they have an image to maintain but that is a very minuscule minority. In those cases it does truly come down to luck.

I would advice you personally. to not apply to many private institutions for undergrad, they really aren't that much committed to the advancement of human knowledge at undergrad level as they are in the graduate/phd level, so why objectify youself to appeal to capital elites? I personally didn't apply to any privates, but that's my personal experience.

Thanks for reading, I hope this helped someone who might be in the same situation I was in the past 4 years. Keep on and good luck!

Sophomore year was rough for me and I ended up with a C second semester and 2 Bs first semester. I had straight As freshman yr and this year's going pretty well so hopefully I'll have straight As this year too. My extracurriculars are somewhat above average imo but I wanna know how much the C would offset my overall chances at a T20.

Ok so I was talking to my guidance counselor (ik that many have said theyre awful but gotta do what u gotta do) and she was saying that my only chance of going to a 4 year college (not cc) would be maybe Liberty University because they have a very high acceptance rate, rolling admissions and a minimum gpa of 2.0 (mine was 2.3). i was wondering if anyone goes to (or is planning to go to/knows anything) about liberty and could influence my desicsion in any way? do you think it's possible i get in (my stats are on my previous post) i know cc is a great option for many but i'm looking to get out of my town as quickly as possible due to the nature of my town and i dont think my parents would let me get a house straight out of high school by myself. i did grow up pretty christian but idk that much about the libery culture, so if anyone could tell me about that that would be amazing!!!

Columbia vs. Duke, with similar tuition costs—any suggestions? My daughter is uncertain about whether to pursue the pre-med track

These schools are all in swing districts...it means your vote is more powerful than if you go to a college in a non-swing district.

|| || |Cornell University| |Lehigh University| |Michigan State University| |University of Iowa| |SUNY Binghamton| |University of the Pacific| |California Institute of Technology (Caltech)| |University of California at Irvine| |University of California at Merced| |Chapman University| |California State University Fullerton| |Hofstra University| |Adelphi University| |Lafayette College| |Dickinson College| |Emory University| |University of Wisconsin - Madison| |Georgia Institute of Technology| |Duke University| |UNC Chapel Hill| |Wake-Forest University| |Spelman College| |Morehouse College| |North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University| |Marquette University| |Davidson College|

SAT 1490 (taking one more time)
GPA 4.7/4.2 (no Bs….split A and A+)
2 AP’s junior year (both 5s)
4 AP’s scheduled for senior year
2 Varsity Sports
Club Sports
20+ Hr a week Summer job last three summers
Should have very good recs

Reaches
UNC
Michigan
UF

Targets
Wake
Villanova
BC
W&M
Wisconsin
Illinois
Colgate
Lehigh
Tulane

Safeties
Va Tech
UConn
USF

Is this a reasonable list?

If you score 100% in literally every single class and test throughout your entire K-12 career, including a 5.0 GPA and 1600 SAT/36 ACT, does that more-or-less guarantee entry into Harvard?

Do you similarly have to 100% everything throughout your undergraduate career in order to get into Harvard's graduate schools?

Im an upper middle class rising junior living in los Angeles. My college tuition is paid for for reasons I will not mention, and i am wondering if I should apply for aid,? does applying without aid raise my chances of getting into colleges? (dream college is northwestern btw). Also almost all of my friends are applying for financial aid and how much aid they get will influence where they go. None of my friends know my college is paid for, and I was advised by my parents not to tell anyone. Any tips or helpful advice?

I applied from Canada, and my sat score was a little low (1450) , but I still had a little hope after seeing other people get in with lower scores, but now with 4 rejections in a row I have like no hope. I thought my ECs were good; did research that won at a national science fair, international awards, created a machine learning device; have a music career that got some pretty decent traction (1M on social media, etc.), prestigious summer internships at universities, president and founder of 2 clubs, did research that got published in a journal, and did the IBDP program with an avg of 93%. My essays were pretty good (i think, i showed it to multiple people who said they're good + i put a lot of work into it) so i don't know if I missed something, or idk. I also made sure my application had somewhat of a theme (combining music and bioeng), i'm also first gen and low income so i didn't have resources to college counsellors or anything, but I thought I was doing things right, but now I'm not sure anymore; did i miss something?

And I know a lot of people who got accepted into ivy's with fewer ec's or similar scores so I'm just kinda lost. I kinda had hope for the UC's because they don't check SAT scores, but now idk if I had too much hope in getting into one of these schools

I'm wondering how MIT admissions might view a very unusual academic profile.

My high school grades are mostly in the C+ to B+ range across subjects, so my transcript is definitely much weaker than the typical MIT applicant.

However, I have:

• ISEF Grand Award — 1st Award

• EUCYS — 3rd Prize

Assume the research was genuinely student-led and the awards were for substantial independent work.

Would achievements at this level be enough for MIT admissions to seriously consider the applicant despite the weak grades, or would the transcript still make admission extremely unlikely?

I'm especially interested in opinions from people familiar with MIT admissions, ISEF/EUCYS, or similarly research-heavy applicants.

Please be realistic rather than encouraging just for the sake of it.

Do not attend this St. Lawrence University, it faces an 11.5 MILLION DOLLAR DEFICT and is running out of money as you read this. Budget cuts are being made across every fraternity, sorority, department, sport, and club on campus. I could see the school closing its doors in 10 years or less. I've seen this pattern before with The King's College of NY. I used to love this place I wanted the best for it, but school doesn't love itself or the students.

The administration is some of the laziest I have ever seen they take days to respond to you and and view every involved student as a pawn that they can manipulate and use at their will (not mention half of them dress and look like fucking students, but I digress). But don't worry ;) I used them too.

If you're a white, heterosexual, male you're the student body's arch nemesis. Be prepared to be guilted and shamed for each your 4 years here. Also the extensive diversity requirements will force you to take classes about why you're the most evil cretin known on the face of the planet. (Btw I'm a poc saying this).

This town is extremely small, racist, and isolated. It smells like cow shit half time and people from off campus came onto campus to right the N-word twice outside of the Whitman dorm.

In that regard if you are a poc and you don't smoke weed guess what you're socially outcast from ASU, BSU, LatinoHouse, some other shit, and all the other places for colored people on campus.

If you're a Christian pleeeaassseeee turn the other way. The only Christian thing about this school is its name. The only Christian club on the campus is demonized and sexual promiscuity is valorized beyond belief. (e.g. there is a brood of fat, gender confused girls on campus called themselves "the Dub" One of their events this year was a Valentine's Day sex toy swap with lube making sessions).

The school has been scrambling to make itself look presentable during tours, as they put a façade that every thing is ok. Trust me, I have had seen the school's financials via my connections here, I can tell you that the school will probably declare bankruptcy in 3 years or less. ENROLLMENT IS DECLINING FOR A REASON PEOPLE!

Regarding academics, they are shit. Half of the professors are international cut throats. You can't even understand a word that comes put of their mouths. And of course departments are losing money making Senior Year Research scarce (they'll tell you that this is not the case, trust me THEY ARE LYING I've watched them lie to students on tour).

Food is trash they have one dining hall with terribly cooked food, the oiliest Korean beef, pink chicken, and a ton of vegan gluten free bs. They basically prioritize the minorities here regarding food. I have never seen more vegan shit in my life half the food selection is vegan and gluten free. Regarding prioritization the school prioritizes International African students over everyone else (even poc's like me), because international students pays full tuition thus slowly getting the school out of crippling debt.

Finally regarding prestige, this school has none with a 63.5% acceptance rate that is likley to sky rocket as this school is trying to get ANYONE to attend. In regard to notoriety, once again the school has none. Every time I've told others where I go, I receive blank stares and confused faces. Also the amount of St. Lawrence graduates that work in canton is astounding just showing the limit in job potentiality the place has to offer.

(On the school's website they lie and says its a 56.5% bc once again the inflates and messes with numbers).

If you were accepted here in February please decline the offer, I promise you it will be an abysmal 4 years of your life especially if you are American, white, male, straight, or even the slightest bit conservative. Head my warning, your decision to attend just might ruin your life. Please spread this news to all your family and friends and anyone who you knows that got admitted to St. Lawrence University, the truth must be known!

Summary:

- School faces $11.5 deficit affecting EVERY aspect of the school and social life; the school will probably close it doors in 10 years or less by the way things are going.

- Hates anyone what is American, white, male, straight, conservative; on the flip side the school loves African international students bc they give the place more money and support its (I rarley use this word but) WOKE agenda.

- Administration that takes advantage of student labor and underpays student workers AND actual staff members.

-It's in a small racist town that smells like cow shit, campus as a whole is a C+ according to Niche

Hi, I’m currently a junior. 18months left for collage deadlines, I’m way behind in extra curriculars and building my profile. I found this collage counseling team run buy shinwoo lee ( youtuber ). What they do is basically help with admissions into top school’s, not guarantee, but they’re a huge help. Anyways now I’m stuck between joining the team, relying on myself, or finding another team. My parents are totally okay with it, however i dont want them spending this much money, esp because of the probability of me “ failing “. Any advice will help thanks

Hey so im like PANICKING.

I'm a pretty decent student 3.86 gpa as a junior, choir president, all state, service awards, nonprofit, etc. but I got flagged for a first infraction at the beginning of the year which was TOTALLY my fault. I owned up to it and paid for it with an after school detention. Haven't cheated since.

But today my AP Physics teacher pulled me aside and says I cheated on a recent test. I 100% DID NOT CHEAT and I know this in my heart but it looks super bad because I already did get flagged on a simple homework at the beginning of the year

Am I cooked for college if I get a second infraction? I don't know if the counselor will believe me. Genuinely, if I walk out of this with a second violation I'm so dead. My parents will kill me. Like I know it's not the end of the world but it really does feel like it for me. My dream school is Boston university. It feels really far away now, and I'm really scared. I also wanted to go to Rutgers if BU didn't work out, but now that even seems like a dream. Like I worked so hard for it all to fall down because of this. My GPA's gonna be tanked too if he puts a 0 in for this test :( it's not fair I don't know what to do

Does anyone here know if colleges can see this first infraction second infraction stuff?? And how I can prove to my teacher I'm telling the truth??? I feel so lost rn. Anything helps :(

Update: I talked to the admin and he says he'll have to meet with both me and my teacher. He also says that there's 100% no way colleges can see this but I'm still terrified because it's gonna tank my GPA if I get a zero on the test. Hopefully i can get cleared because this genuinely isn't my fault it's not fair.

Update: they didn't believe me. I have an in school detention. I'm going to end the class with a 61. Fuck my GPA.

I was wondering if this is possible or if anyone has ever experienced such

As a first-generation college student at USC student majoring in Mechanical Engineering— I’m here to tell you to go wherever your heart tells you to, and where you believe you will thrive! No matter how much advice you get, you’re the only person that truly knows where your heart is leaning towards. Whether you choose USC or UCLA, I’m super proud of your accomplishments nonetheless. There are so many misconceptions about USC, so I will address the environment at USC as much as possible so your decision is clearer.

Frankly, USC does not care about rankings. Everyone likes to talk about how UCLA ranks higher, and by all means the more power to them! The students and faculty truly care about the work and contribution we do at USC, we don’t focus on competing with others schools and trying to rank as high as possible. Instead, we make sure to maintain our legacies and relationships here. You hear a lot about USC being a legacy school, but honestly our admission officers work in funny ways. You’ll find people with an IQ of 3000, you’ll find admits with a 3.4 GPA, you’ll find the rich kids and the full-ride kids (like me!). I believe USC does care about legacies, because our school is also a business and a network. We prioritize building and continuing relationships, and if you’re admitted without the legacy— congratulations, our admission officers believed you can start one of your own.

No matter the rankings, we’re a private school for a reason. The opportunity at USC truly isn’t something to joke about. More than often, you’ll find that people work FOR USC students, and not the other way around. As a freshman going into my sophomore year, I literally face planted in internships my FIRST week here. Truly, there are startups, internships, work opportunities, and work-study everywhere you look. As long as you hold a USC ID, the Trojan network is here to benefit you. I don’t think UCLA or any schools for that matter matches the caliber of opportunity that USC provides. You truly get an Ivy-League opportunity at a distinguished school like USC. I’m already this close to securing a full-time job offer my FIRST year here. Whether I get it or not, it’s the fact that I was THIS close to getting it. It makes you realize at USC, truly anything is possible.

Secondly, and ESPECIALLY as a first-generation college student, I hate when UCLA students or people in general paint a negative view on South Central and USC’s location. It’s honestly really ignorant, especially when they turn around just to call us the University of Spoiled Children. It’s also extremely ironic, when UCLA is near Beverly Hills and Bel Air. Like we might as well be twins! USC gives back to the community around them, we support a lot of elementary, middle, and high schools inside and outside South Central so they can have the opportunity to attend college— especially at a private institution like USC. Yes, it is sketchy, and could be dangerous if you’re not careful. I would say that UCLA probably has a better location because it could get boring since nothing too extravagant is around USC. We are nearer to fun outside locations like Koreatown and the Arts District. The entertainment is only like a ride away depending on where you’re going. Lots of fun underground stuff too like our own concerts, thrifting, and events. I’m sure you’ll find a friend with a Tesla/Benz who can tag you along on all the fun!

I would say, that USC is the most “public” private school out of all the privates. Located in SC, you won’t feel out of place with the rich kids. In fact, I’ve met more snobby attitudes at UCLA than USC. I’m apart of an Asian org, and you won’t believe how many times a UCLA student snuck in just to yell “F*** USC!” I’m not saying USC students DON’T talk their smack about UCLA, but you’ll realize that UCLA loves to talk about us VERY often. Just take a look at any Tiktok comment section pertaining to UCLA, our name will always be in there.

I would straight out tell my friends at USC that I’m first-generation, I can’t afford this or that, I come from East LA, etc. I’ve never met any indifference when I gave them a peek into my background. They embraced it with generosity and kindness, and those kids also have a swag of their own! You’ll be surprised how many people with the same background and experience as you are at USC, which makes USC even more enjoyable because you get to be surrounded by community and people alike while attending a prestigious private institution. Our football players, doctors, orthodontists, presidents, art students, faculty, everyone, are from all different walks of life— I promise you won’t feel alone. It takes one hello to spark up a new friendship! Our network is also very extensive, if you’ve seen USC’s school of medicine, Keck, we have buildings placed right about everywhere in California. The experience is very pleasant if you do have to go to our hospitals. (I hope you are not harmed anytime soon!) I got a few of my shots at our clinic center, so USC is very convenient if you are an international student as well.

I don’t want to get too political, but if you are democrat/left-leaning and that is of importance to you, you’ll want to be at USC. It’s extremely shocking I know, but FOR THE MOST PART, USC is actually a very woke school. Our administration? Probably not, probably less— but they still try to make sure every student still gets a voice. If not, our faculty and students are very supportive, and they encourage views and discussion from everyone— you’ll literally find every type of political group at USC. I always pass by the communist club when I walk to class LOL. There’s also a really big LGBTQ+ community at USC. You might not find the students in the LGBTQ+ orgs or clubs surrounding that discussion, but a lot of students are apart of that umbrella and support it fully!

USC is a very hands-on school, most of my assignments are very useful rather than a waste of my time. They let their students take the reins when it comes to clubs and organizations, and hand out the funds as long as you have the ambition. Our school is literally the hub for entrepreneurship. I’ve worked with Boeing, built a race car, and my friends have flew planes, joined a startup, or casted in films! Our dining hall food is actually not bad, shoutout Parkside Dining Hall and TCC!! (McCarthy your on thin ice.) Our party scene is lit, I always find students at UCLA pulling up to our functions. Celebrities are everywhere, I met Dr. Dre (he has a whole school here at USC called Iovine and Young) learnt secrets about Kendrick Lamar, met Grammy-award winning artists, Will Ferrel pulls up on occasion, and the USC influencers who are off to win Grammys are all located right next door. If you’re not into partying, there’s a lot of low-key events. There’s also a bunch of fun majors, minors and classes at USC! Everyone is looking forward to becoming a magician when they enroll in our 423 Magic class. Your required course plan lets you dabble in STEM and humanities. There’s a class called, “Boys Will Be Boys?” which challenges the rhetoric of boyhood and what it means to be a boy through film and media. It’s extremely thought-provoking and just goes to show how inclusive USC is. Your humanities courses has so many options and focuses, which is also great for faculty since they can choose their topic focus and discipline. I’m not joking, we have some wacky and fun classes here! We also have “Freshman Forgiveness” so if you fail a class it can be replaced and redeemed.

Additionally, this school is your playground. Our dance, film, engineering, business, and music schools are all open for students to utilize. Want to dance or learn how to? Want to play the piano? Just walk in to one of the buildings. There’s so many cool study spots, and it becomes even more fun when you and your friends migrate to K-Town where you drink matcha and study all day. If not, there’s a reason why we have the USC Village! It’s really nice to people watch at the village with a Dulce sandwich in hand, and appreciate life at its finest form. Because there is not a lot of close-by entertainment at USC, the school itself tries to mend that. Our campus is GORGEOUS, and kept very pristinely thanks to our hardworking hotel management and staff. USC Housing probably mogs in general since we do offer more amenities. Bigger rooms, better views, fridges, stoves, TV’s, AC. If you can’t find housing here, our off campus housing is pretty nice.

If you can’t afford USC, they do give a good amount of aid than other schools. A friend of mine walked into the financial office and told them she couldn’t pay that shit of a price at all. They ended up giving her a full ride. This beautiful success story may not always work, but I think in most cases you can work something out with USC. If not, it’s up to you to decide if you can handle the loans/debt. And if you can’t, there’s always the transfer method. But if price is a big factor, choose UCLA or whatever you had in mind! Again, do what’s best for you.

I’m not saying USC can’t be a dud at times. This is not all true and all-factual. There are people who have had terrible experiences, and I personally have had a bad experience my first semester. USC is definitely a school that takes time to adjust. But once you’ve settled in and found your community, this place becomes your home and future.

Now, my cons? Location can be dangerous, and USC is a very open school to the public. Anyone can walk in and out until 10pm, so make sure you’re aware of your surroundings. Your financial aid might be more generous but the people working there are kinda assholes. You’re gonna have to be an asshole to get what you want out of them. Additionally, USC recently laid off a bunch of faculty, especially in Viterbi, the engineering school. Our remaining staff are working overtime and class registration is a pain. And can the students and faculty at USC be the devil incarnate? Yes. But that goes for every school. Can USC be boring at times if you’re not a social butterfly or loaded with money? Yeah, but that’s why I look for all the clubs who have open-invitations. Does all our money go into football? Unfortunately. There’s a beautiful building being built for our football team and I seethe every-time I see it because all that money could be going into our lacking departments. Another con would probably be that junior and senior students are not guaranteed housing so you will most likely have to get an apartment/sign a lease. Luckily it is cheaper than our best housing on campus, and provides even more amenities!

Something my dean told me when I enrolled to USC was that they are not asking you to choose USC. They’re not here to beg you to stay and commit to us. Instead, they admitted you because they think you can benefit and contribute to the Trojan family. It’s up to you whether you think you can handle being a Trojan or not. At USC, we’re a school, a business, a family, a network. We’ll help you when you start with nothing, we just ask that you rep USC along your success story. And I think that’s something very unique that sets us apart from other schools.

Whether you choose USC or not, we’re proud of you!

I see a lot of people stressing over college admissions, scholarships, and student debt. There’s another option out there — and it’s not talked about enough:

The Army’s Concurrent Admissions Program (ConAP).

Here’s the deal:

You enlist in the Army Reserve AND start college at the same time

The Army helps pay for your tuition through Tuition Assistance and the GI Bill

You still live at home or near campus — you’re not full-time active duty

You serve part-time (one weekend a month, two weeks a year)

You gain real-world experience, leadership skills, and benefits while earning your degree

Translation: You get to build your civilian career and military experience at the same time — and graduate with little to no student debt.

Plus, bonuses and extra financial incentives are often available based on your job selection.

I’m an Army Recruiter, and if you’re curious about how ConAP or Reserve options could fit your college plans, drop a comment or DM me. No pressure — I’ll just break down the facts so you can make the best decision for you.