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Content warning: I do not plan to go in-depth on any particular topic, but I will be addressing many, many topics by name that may be inherently difficult to read… Read More »Do not write about mental health or any of the other following topics in your college application

Pre-Med is not a major. Bio is a major. Or Chemistry. Or Bio-Chem. I guess if you’re working with Soloman or Bentham, theatre can be a major, too. But you… Read More »Pre-Med is not a major

I am a shameless rankings whore. (DALLAS COVERED LETS GOOOOOOOOOO) Shameless. I have a little excel spreadsheet with every school I use to keep notes in. Call it my “Nuclear… Read More »Introducing! The 2021 Ma-T50: My take on college rankings

I’m really sorry if you didn’t get into the school or schools you wanted. I’m sorry because I know how hard you worked. Fuck this shit about *entitlement* or whatever;… Read More »Not getting into the school you want fucking sucks and I’m sorry if that happened to you

Every year, thousands of college-bound seniors leave their advice for the upcoming junior class. This advice tends to take two forms: Uhhhhh “Start early” I think I’ve covered one. But… Read More »It is currently “early,” which means if you want to “start early,” you need to start now

Here is an unorganized list of every opinion and piece of advice I have as related to college application stats. (COLLEGE WITH MATTIE SEASON 2 LET’S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!) Stats superduper matter.… Read More »You want to have one B and a 1550

Hi! My name’s Mattie Culkin. I’m a private college consultant located in the Bay Area. I post here on Reddit and my website (CollegeWithMattie.com) about college admissions. I’m hopeful I’ll… Read More »My take on “Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal” as a fellow College Admissions Consultant

2020-21 UChicago Supplement Question 1 (Required) How does the University of Chicago, as you know it now, satisfy your desire for a particular kind of learning, community, and future? Please… Read More »I wrote an original essay for every 2020-2021 UChicago Prompt. Here you go.

Hi! It’s February! I took two weeks off after I finished with students on Dec 30, and it was really bad! A joke I like is that there is nothing… Read More »East Coast kids VS Bay Area kids