Anxious college hopefuls look for reassurance online

Source: L. A. Times Posted By: pilot008 5521 days ago

Community college student Colby Seymore has gone online 26 times in the last three weeks, begging other students to rate his chances of transfer to UCLA or UC Berkeley.

With admission decisions from top institutions due in coming weeks, Seymore's chat room postings have become increasingly panicked: "I am antsy and have to know!! HELP?" and "I have the right grades . . . right?"

In a twist on the college admissions frenzy, thousands of students like Seymore are putting their test scores, grade-point....

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