Reddit rules index · read 2026-10-04
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r/ApplyingToCollege is the premier forum for college admissions questions, advice, and discussions, from college essays and scholarships to college list help and application advice, career guidance, and more. A2C supports a welcoming and inclusive environment. Harassment, intimidation, and bullying are not tolerated.
All 10 rules of r/ApplyingToCollege
- Be nice!
A2C supports a welcoming and inclusive environment. Harassment, intimidation, and bullying are not tolerated. Vulgar, derogatory, disrespectful speech is not permitted. This includes, but is not limited to, racism, homophobia, transphobia, and bigotry or discrimination of any kind, overt or subtle. [Remember the human](https://www.reddit.com/r/blog/comments/1ytp7q/remember_the_human/) and follow the [reddiquette](https://www.reddithelp.com/en/categories/reddit-101/reddit-basics/reddiquette). - Admissions-related discussion.
We love to see posts asking questions or creating discussion about all facets of postsecondary (undergraduate) education around the world. If you’re doing this, you should be ok! You are welcome here; this subreddit is not just for highly selective colleges. - No spam or solicitations.
Spam and solicitations are not permitted on r/ApplyingToCollege. This includes surveys and polls, YouTube videos, chat links, and offering services of any kind. For more information on what is not permitted, please click [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/applyingtocollege/wiki/rules). - No chance-me posts.
Chance-me posts, where you provide your information and list of schools and ask about your chances of admission at those schools, are prohibited. - AMAs.
AMA (Ask Me Anything) posts on r/ApplyingToCollege are subject to regulation. For more information about the requirements to host an AMA, please [click here](https://www.reddit.com/r/applyingtocollege/wiki/rules). - No affirmative action discussion.
Posts and comments dedicated to Affirmative Action will be removed. For more information, please click [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/applyingtocollege/wiki/rules). - Do not post personally identifying/sensitive info
Do not post sensitive or unethical information. This includes essays, personally-identifiable information, or questions about lying/cheating the process. - Shitpost Wednesdays
All tongue-in-cheek, fluff, and generic shitposting must be reserved for Shitpost Wednesday. Wednesday is defined in US Eastern Time. - Other posts and comments may be removed at moderator discretion.
For a complete listing of our subreddit's rules, please click [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/applyingtocollege/wiki/rules) - No portal astrology
What the written rules don't show
- Unpublished minimums. Many communities remove posts from new or low-karma accounts through AutoModerator settings that are not on the rules page, often before a moderator sees them.
- Reddit's own filters. Reddit's site-wide spam filters can remove posts from accounts that mostly share links to their own site, in any community.
- The community's norms. Many communities see themselves as peers, not an audience: post where you already take part, and make the post worth reading without the link.
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