r/CollegeAdmissions is a subreddit with 21k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses college, admissions, umich, struggling, and high school.
This subreddit is for anyone who is applying to college (USA only), and for anyone who has advice to share. It concerns College Admissions in USA alone
Popular Themes in r/CollegeAdmissions
#1
Advice Requests
: "Read this before Common App Opens"
40 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "My state university pisses me off"
3 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "Harvard student offering college application/essay help – $25/hr"
1 post
#4
News
: "UC San Diego illegally uses race in admissions, Trump’s Justice Department alleges"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/CollegeAdmissions
#1
College
7 posts
#2
Admissions
6 posts
#3
Umich
: "Chances at Umich?"
4 posts
#4
Struggling
3 posts
#5
High School
3 posts
#6
Uc
: "Chance Me: Theater Major — Uc + Reach Schools"
3 posts
#7
Cornell Ed
: "Chance me for T20 + Cornell Ed"
3 posts
#8
Counselor
2 posts
#9
Common App
: "The Common App is officially open, but don't stress. You have plenty of time."
2 posts
#10
Uci
: "Uci or umich (which one is better for me???)"
2 posts
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+8k members(58.6%)
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Last updated: August 13, 2026