College Misconceptions

These college articles were really intriguing and corrected a lot of misconceptions I had mainly on submitting a college application and being accepted. I read the “The 3 most common college application mistakes” by Miranda Foreman first, which will help me a lot with writing an honest and informative essay about myself for college soon. I plan on going to UTSA and though I know the acceptance rate is somewhat high I think it would still be beneficial to write a good college application as there is a possibility I could get financial help or impress them somehow. I was not aware that trying to write too many things in my college application essay could draw away from its impact on them. I am behind when it comes to community service and extracurricular …show more content…
This article definitely made it clear that colleges struggle somewhat when judging scores and grade point averages. The skepticism involved when judging SAT scores, GPA due to grade inflation, and essays due to ghostwriting was interesting. I also wish I had known sooner that recommendations were generally seen. I had already known that SAT scores were seen as a little unreliable owing to the fact that it just seemed ridiculous how one standardized test could judge how ready you are for college disregarding any possible test anxiety, wealthy people having the privilege of being able to pay for expensive prep classes, and it not always completely reflecting typical high school curricula. I am happy to hear that AP classes are considered reliable though despite some colleges denying some people from skipping college level courses even if they excelled in them. Lastly, I was already aware of people being able to get into college regardless of if they meet academic qualifications based on how wealthy, talented, or powerful their parents are but it was a little disappointing to have my preconceptions on the flaws of college admission systems