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, struggling, high school, and counselor.
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"
56 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Is my life over?"
3 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Want to build something to help students applying to college"
2 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "Built an AI tool for realistic school matching and timelines, waitlist open"
2 posts
#5
News
: "UC San Diego illegally uses race in admissions, Trump’s Justice Department alleges"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/CollegeAdmissions
#1
College
12 posts
#2
Admissions
6 posts
#3
Struggling
3 posts
#4
High School
3 posts
#5
Counselor
2 posts
#6
Admissions Emergency
2 posts
#7
Applications
1 post
#8
Waitlist
1 post
#9
Publication
1 post
#10
Uc
1 post
Member Growth in r/CollegeAdmissions
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+8k members(58.8%)
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Last updated: July 22, 2026