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In most countries students apply to just 1 or 2 colleges. Because college admissions are predictable in other countries. In the US students apply to a dozen or

In most countries students apply to just 1 or 2 colleges. Because college admissions are predictable in other countries. In the US students apply to a dozen or more colleges, and each college requires custom essays. Then these applications go through "holistic reviews". In reality, because of the huge volume of applications, colleges spend 6 to 8 minutes reviewing each application, and the reviewer is often an inexperienced 22-year-old graduate student. The system of "holistic reviews" and unpredictability was introduced to control the number of Jewish people being admitted to top universities. More here: https://circles.page/5680a56b5c28af0998656e09/College-Admissions-in-the-US https://circles.page/5680a56b5c28af0998656e09/College-Admiss...

rejectedandsad 5y ago
It's literally the same in America. What you're seeing is the "dream hoarder class" lashing out. These are elites that seem to have nothing but contempt for normal folks like me and I'm tired of it. At my high school most people didn't apply to more than 3 schools (1 or 2 less selective state schools + 1 flagship). I only applied to 4 and only actually had a chance at the two I got into. The undergrad I graduated from didn't require an essay or anything, just SAT scores and GPA. Even my flagship university - a public Ivy - effectively just judges in-state applicants using a GPA/SAT grid system. I'm not alone in this, my university has about 40,000 students enrolled today.
- flowerlad 5y ago
  So your college didn't require an essay. Is that the rule or the exception in the US? Nearly all colleges require essays. Your college may not have used "holistic reviews" but nearly all colleges in the US do.
plandis 5y ago
I don’t know if it’s changed but when I was applying for colleges in 2007 many of them used the same application process called the “common app”. Any university using that meant you only had to fill out information once, including essays, and then you could send out the same application to multiple universities.
- flowerlad 5y ago
  The common app is still in use, but most colleges require additional essays.

rejectedandsad 5y ago

It's literally the same in America. What you're seeing is the "dream hoarder class" lashing out. These are elites that seem to have nothing but contempt for normal folks like me and I'm tired of it. At my high school most people didn't apply to more than 3 schools (1 or 2 less selective state schools + 1 flagship). I only applied to 4 and only actually had a chance at the two I got into. The undergrad I graduated from didn't require an essay or anything, just SAT scores and GPA. Even my flagship university - a public Ivy - effectively just judges in-state applicants using a GPA/SAT grid system. I'm not alone in this, my university has about 40,000 students enrolled today.

flowerlad 5y ago
So your college didn't require an essay. Is that the rule or the exception in the US? Nearly all colleges require essays. Your college may not have used "holistic reviews" but nearly all colleges in the US do.

plandis 5y ago

I don’t know if it’s changed but when I was applying for colleges in 2007 many of them used the same application process called the “common app”. Any university using that meant you only had to fill out information once, including essays, and then you could send out the same application to multiple universities.

flowerlad 5y ago
The common app is still in use, but most colleges require additional essays.