How is applying to 20+ schools risking his whole future? He didn't need safeties he clearly was going to get into a few. Plus he snuck Purdue in there haha one of these things is not like the others
@@Bobhotdog1something working out in the end doesn’t mean it wasn’t a risk. You also might have noticed he got rejected from a school with a similar acceptance rate to Purdue
The problem is for ivies is that every single person applying has a near perfect sat, perfect gpa, athlete and a bunch of extracurriculars. The bigger issues it that theyre all the same extracurriculars so theres nothing particularly eye opening to the ao since they've seen so many applicants that have the exact same stats. You need to think outside the box and put activities on your resume that reflect to the real world and real accomplishments that match with your major.
SAT is pretty easy overall but the english part is where ppl from my country f*ck up like I got 780 math but only 670 in English. while few ppl here get 800 in math but again 600~700 in English so its better to not judge someone from SAT
Probably due to the essays, he probably had quantity over quality. That might be why he said he regretted doing like this, he probably would have done better with fewer to focus on and the safeties to help with stres.
If you’re a senior reading this: the reason you shouldn’t tie your self esteem to college admissions isn’t for your mental health, IT’S BECAUSE IT DOESNT MEAN SHIT. As an intl student, I was accepted everywhere I couldn’t ask for finaid (including UC Berkeley), and rejected at every other school, including some ranked much worse. Some things are unfair, or random: it sucks but no matter where you go, I trust you’ll make the most of it and prove these colleges wrong.
The worse schools rejected you because of yield protection. They probably recognized that you were the type to get into Berkeley, and if you did, there's no shot you would respond to _their_ offer.
@@AaryanSajwani lmfao so confidently wrong. their acceptance rate is artificial, just look at their average stats and SAT. they get so many applicants because they have no essay requirements, so u can just apply on a whim
@@AaryanSajwani you're just wrong. u dont need an essay for northeastern so they get nearly a hundred thousand applicants who apply on a whim yet have no chance of admission. There are other factors as well but u can just look that up
Hard Truth: Majority of College decisions are based on how much space the college has for the specific major u want to take, regardless of the applicant’s achievements and abilities (Space is the deciding factor).
Some colleges also reject people because they think that person will probably be offered something better and would rather accept someone they think would actually come
THIS THIS THIS!!! i applied comsci (lowkey dont do this btw comsci is fucked rn) and got rejected from everything except uci and ucsb… but i stg after going to uci for a full year and meeting a LOT of stupid people outside my major… big time regret right here
3.7 gpa is fine. What's important is having at SAT score in or above the 25 percentile of the school to meet the benchmark and most importantly, having coheisve and dynamic ECs/Essays. A large portion of getting into a top university is luck. @@tusk4339
Honestly I respect you sharing this. I actually filmed a college reaction video but decided to delete all the footage after my results. Got into 6/19 schools (mostly safeties and targets), waitlisted from 2, rejected from the other 11. I obviously reached, but it's not like I was unqualified for any of the schools I applied to. In the end tho, it doesn't matter! Hope you enjoy NYU, I have a friend going there! Lets put this admissions stuff behind us and just look towards the future!
i was so worried about this in high school. im in my masters program now and it literally doesnt mean anything where you end up. everyone can end up at the same place. you got this!
yeah but wouldnt getting into a good college make it a lot easier to end up in a high place in the future? Im currently applying to colleges and stressing out about my college apps lol. Any advice? Thanks!
@@GauravGupta001 if ive learned anything theres not really such thing as a “good” college, as long as its accredited and its where you wanna be! you can make it as far as you dream as long as you apply yourself in your studies and make the most of your time as a student. before i got to my masters program i considered myself better than others but the truth is everyone is coming from different places and countries and we are all just trying to set up the next generation of work force and get by in life. just remember that whatever happens to you, you will be alright. life is short. ❤️
@@GauravGupta001 Dont worry too much about perstige, obviously get into a good school but remember to compare the classes for your major at each school. I went to USF the third-best school in Florida, but for my major, UCF, a lower-ranked school is better. UCF has teaches my major better.
i did the exact same thing you did on ivy day - just kept on going to the next college decision😂😂 your stats are pretty cracked too and i got zero clue what these colleges want 😭😭 all the best at NYU Tandon😁
i applied to 7 (2 reach, 2 challenge, and 3 safety) schools and almost lost my mind through the application process and waiting for the letters. I have MAD respect for you on getting through all of the apps and decisions and taking everything in stride. Be proud of yourself and work hard no matter where you end up. Don't think of your next steps and time to prove schools wrong, think of it as proving the schools right for accepting you. Best of luck brother youll do great!
College freshman here. To any high school seniors reading this, my entire college application process was a huge dumpster fire that felt almost eternal. It was such a nightmare that I’d often find myself saying “when can I stop having my life on trial” because I was so done with all of it just keep going even though it probably sucks immensely know that at some point the process does end.
Thank you for sharing this, the highs and the lows. A little late for me to really embrace the message at the end to shoot your shot but while I will be going to a school I consider a safety I take some solace in knowing it is the right place for me as long as I make it so. Thank you for the moment of reflection and the opportunity to glance into another's life. You'll definitely go far, and of course congratulations.
i watched this a few months back and this got recommended to me again and I just want to thank you bro. This video played a HUGE role in helping me believe in myself and that I can get in without having a totally crazy app like so many here. I got 3/5 of my EA's(ED rejected lol) and I applied to all dream schools for RD, honestly your line of not being afraid to shoot my shot really stuck with me. Hoping for the best now
@@StanleyHir thanks a lot and I guess I didn't mention it but your app is actually absolutely insane and tbh some of those decisions didnt make a lot of sense but guess it doesn't matter much now does it?
Yoo congrats on the acceptances! UIUC’s acceptance rate overall was 45% last year and for engineering it was like 23%. So don’t be too bummed you got a lot of good schools to choose from:)
An upcoming sophomore here in college. Im desperately want to transfer to that school badly. I'm trying to major biology there, so hopefully, I get accepted into that school as a transfer applicant. edit: Submitted my application for spring transfer ^^
This bro did everything on hard mode. Mad respect tho cuz he not *ONLY* got into some amazing schools, but he had the cajones to post his Ls and not take himself too serious. Still, Easy Mode would have been to select the least impacted STEM majors and then change your major your freshman year. This strategy helped me get into 3/5 UCs I applied and my stats were no where near impressive as his. For context, I applied under Applied Mathematics and then switched to Financial Mathematics. I believe the same thing can be done for Comp Sci, just go under Informatics or Information Systems. These majors are usually under the same school (e.g., of Engineering or Letters & Science). For some schools if it’s under the same department, you may even be able to keep the same advisor. The problem with public universities these days is that they require you to know the ins and outs. Even in university, you’ll have to be strategic about courses and time management to get the best GPA. I found myself not risking my GPA for more interesting/relevant classes in the fear of getting a B+. I wish the system would allow for some more intellectual curiosity and make courses hard-but not so that you have to weed through them to get to the finish line.
This is cool to see. I was not the book smart kid in HS (graduated 2011). My brother was, and I had the street smarts. Went to college for 2 years, dropped out, joined the military, went back and finished undergrad, just finished grad school, working on applying for a applied doctorate. Our paths are always different, and seeing yours makes me curious how my 2 kids will end up 15-ish years from now. Good luck to you, Stanley.
this video made me feel so much better on college applications. Many videos I have been watching all having crazy ecs, awards and perfect gpa/sat, but ur stats/ecs made me feel related and not stress out bc of this process.
Bro I just stumbled across this video. It’s crazy to see someone from hellville making content. I was class of ‘15 from Hamill. I went through a similar experience with rejections from my top choices. Ended up at a small liberal arts school I dropped out of my second year, transferred to a small school in California. Got my degree, got my master’s, and past couple of days just got acceptances from UCLA, Penn, and USC. Keep your chin up and keep working! Genuinely apply your heart to your work and the results will speak for itself.
hey man, just my two cents as a fellow applicant this year. heard a lot of research and data to point out that during this year, almost every single college has received near double the amount of applicants they would have had under normal circumstances, and I can only assume that this can be attributed to the entire world moving out of lockdown. this surge forced a lot of universities into really tough decisions - which they kept postponing (considerably more deferrals and waitlists) so if anybody didnt get into some universities that they really wanted to this year, dont worry about it dude. dont downplay yourself. side note congratulations to you, Stanley on some great admits! hope everyone has fun in whatever endeavour they pursue!
I'm actually applying to those school you applied currently. Love your sincerity and honesty In your video. Congratulations on your NYU journey. Wish me luck.
UIUC rejection is crazy...you're more than qualified to go, I live in Illinois and a bunch of people from my school go there every year with stats that are a quarter of yours. Loved the video, all the best at NYU!
the engineering acceptance rate is low for UIUC, and I wouldn't be surprised if CE was a little lower (given that CS is like 6%). Other non-engineering related majors are far easier to get accepted to UIUC for, so I would guess that the people from your school might mark other intended majors
@@asterparsic3693 yeah, definitely. We still send quite a few people to various engineering majors each year, but overall in state is still quite a bit higher than oos so I can see how that happened
@@cupcakeplusher I'm actually also from IL and UIUC is always in the top 10 places that seniors from my school go every year after graduation so yeah they definitely prioritize in state
I'm going to UIUC out of state for engineering (actually typing this from my dorm right now!), engineering school is surprisingly pretty competitive! I'm not sure if out of state vs in state makes a difference, I'm guessing it does because it's a state school
@@asterparsic3693 Just for some perspective, I'm currently a freshman at UIUC from NJ. From my school, actually not that many kids even apply or know about it. In NJ, people are more focused on GA tech than UIUC, so it's a pretty obscure pick
applying to colleges like this is so tough. had a friend i went to high school with he applied to upenn wanted to goto wharton. dude checked all the boxes, student body president, all american wrestler and rower, graduated top of class with a perfect GPA, got a perfect score on his act's took all ap classes got 5's in all of them (perfect score) and was still rejected. ended up going to uva honors college full ride so he did ok but its crazy how brutal the competition is with these schools
@@Sometimesiwanttoreadbut legacy students should be a small minority so it really is applying for college is fiercely competitive. It wasn’t close to this competitive 30 years ago.
AYYYYYY!!!! Hopefully I'll see you at NYU this year from another incoming freshmen. This just shows admissions are super randomized 'cause your stats were fire bro. GO VIOLETS!!!!
A few years ago I was rejected from Duke and UNC, I decided to go to Appalachian State and I never regretted a single moment. Any college you choose will be a fantastic experience, Good luck.
my dad always said its not where you go, its what you do when your there. i Went to Alabama and i have a much better job/career than most of my friends who went to schools like unc, duke, uva ect....
Just found your channel and subscribed. I don't know how you don't have more subscribers your personality is just so enjoyable. Hoping you the best with your channel!
1:40 Dang bro was really playing the Minecraft music and got so surprised he dropped an item XD. Best of luck on your college apps man, we're all anxious right here with you
Congrats bro, although from what I’ve seen the best thing to do is try your best to get into only a couple of schools. You were obviously smart enough for all these schools you applied to, but so is the majority of people applying. What gets you in is showing a lot of interest in a University and writing a good essay, etc. Especially with many schools going test optional, the best bet for anyone looking to go to college is to invest a lot into a school you really love and theoretically have the grades to get into. Schools don’t want to accept people who are just trying to get into any top-level university, they want people who are interested in them specifically.
College admissions are so freaky. Guy from my school got into UChicago for Poli Sci with similar caliber extracurriculars and worse grades and SAT. Another guy got into UIUC for EE with worse extracurriculars, stats and grades overall.
This was a great experiment bro. Ty for sharing. Btw you had an exceptional resume so I'm shocked you didn't get in to those Ivy's... But you know what, you will far succeed all of that in the future. Now go do big things in NYU!
I only applied to 2 colleges and was luck enough to be accepted into my school of choice and deferred to the Spring semester when. My mind set was "either I get in or I guess i'm taking a gap year to figure something else out." I am now in my last year of college. I wish you the best of luck!
This really shows the shitty confusing college system that somehow rejects a student from UIUC but gets them into Boston and Tufts. mentally damaging fr
hey you'll do good in high school if ur interested in highly prestigious schools tho pls try to challenge urself and take lots of ap + advanced classes ! i made the mistake of taking regular classes because im a generally lazy person but now im planning to tale all ap in my remaining jr and senior years to make up for it 😭😭goodluck tho!
Great college reaction video! I noticed that none of the UC's you applied to accepted you. From what I've known, they favor more students from California(not entirely sure if you are from there). For example from my school, UCLA and UCB both accepted 30+ students. Top 10 basically guaranteed admission, and for others they have a well rounded background. Rumor has it that the UC System in general is a coin flip system. I know this info doesn't mean anything to you anymore, so what matters is to keep that rhythm going at NYU!
Man I'm stressing so hard because I want to go to UC Irvine or UC San Diego but I have a 3.7gpa I don't have high hopes but I'm also afraid of letting my parents down
@@tusk4339focus hard on essays and extracurriculars. Good luck. You could also apply for a less demanded major related to the major you want and then transfer to the major you want as a college freshman
@@Tinaxo2 hi, i'm an international student too! what program are you applying for? make sure you show you've done your research about NYU by being rlly detailed about what you want out of the program in your personal statement.
I got into Georgia Tech and flunked out anyways, then I just went back home to NJ and went back to Rutgers lol. Should've just done it from the start, following my parents' lofty dreams instead of my own, where we could've saved so much money and I would have had the same career path I do now anyways. Everything happens for a reason.
i applied for ~9 universities… my mentality was its the best or nothing and i thought my stats were solid, so i did some ivys + stanford + ucs… this video was very relatable 😭😭😭
I’m shocked. I could see the disappointment in your face. With your stats, you should have been accepted to more of those schools. But you’ll do well in the future; you’ve got the smarts and a nice easygoing personality. NYU is a great school and maybe you’ll meet some of the New York RUclipsrs. Good luck.
A 1560 SAT, 4.25 weighted GPA and 8 AP classes with nothing but 4s and 5s has officially netted me a college acceptance rate of... 14%. What I have learned is that it's pretty clear what you did in high school has almost no impact on what colleges accept you.
I'm honestly surprised that GT didn't accept you. I know so many people with worse stats and extracurriculars who were accepted for engineering majors. The only things I could think of that caused so many rejection was the lack of AP classes, since that is considered to be the most rigorous high school course level. I don't think not having a weighted GPA made much of a difference since most colleges calculate each applicant's GPA themselves now, but another problem could have been your essays. From what I know, universities look for personality traits and goals in you writing that match their university. Like you really have to do research about eat university to see what they have that others don't that you think you be very beneficial to your education. Other than that, your stats were FLAWLESS.
I think most colleges will look heavily into essays and regions. Colleges in your state/region will be more likely to accept you because it's more likely you will actually move to their school. If you apply to a random college from across the country, they might reject you without even looking further. Colleges want people that fit with their vision/personality. Applying to too many colleges is detrimental, as you need to do a LOT of research to know what they are looking for. I did 6
Stanley, I would love to hear how you managed to maintain such a positive attitude throughout the video. I am waiting on a school decision right now that would probably crush me if I get rejected. Any advice or tips?
many ivy leagues aren't looking for "well rounded" people, they're looking for someone who is exceptionally good, or "the best" in one field. They can be great in every subject, but they're looking for a spike in one subject that the student is passionate about. A way to show that spike is to compete in competitions regarding that subject and winning, starting a club or an organization surrounding that subject, etc. Even with that said, this guy had incredible stats and the selectivity of ivies is honestly stupid (though i assume the sheer amount of schools he applied to affected his essay quality).
@@cheeseandmilk most ivy leagues are actually racially biased AGAINST east Asians, its just that most EA applicants have far better scores and stats when compared to white or applicants of another race.
My college experience went pretty similar. I applied 1 safety and got into 3 schools out of the 16 I applied. Those being my safety(UTD), the school im attending UT Austin for the CSB Honors Program(~6%), and Hopkins(Have no idea how i got in ...)
I also applied to 0 safeties with a mediocre GPA until my third year of high school and a 1290 SAT (which I obviously didn't submit), but stood out with my essay, extracurriculars, and international highschool education (despite being a US citizen). So far I've gotten into the University of Virginia, UCSD, but rejected by UCLA and University of Florida. Not bad at all! 😂
I think most colleges will look heavily into essays and regions. Colleges in your state/region will be more likely to accept you because it's more likely you will actually move to their school. If you apply to a random college from across the country, they might reject you without even looking further. Colleges want people that fit with their vision/personality. Applying to too many colleges is detrimental, as you need to do a LOT of research to know what they are looking for. I did 6 non-safety colleges, 3 in state and 3 out of state, Clemson, USC, and Furman in state, GT, Vanderbilt and UNC out-of state. I have a 1350SAT, 3.7gpa and 4.5wgpa. I did some community service, student of the year and led youth group at school, certainly not as impressive as yours. However, I spent weeks researching each college, watching vlogs from each, reading their website and their socials. I was accepted and granted full ride at all in state, and covered most of the out of state colleges.
@@changes777 yes I got accepted into all of them. Furman gave a 55k per year scholarship, USC and Clemson gave me 15k and 20k each (plus about 15k in state and federal scholarships/grants), Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech didn't give me any scholarships but agreed to give me in-state tuition if I did 4 years with them. I rejected Furman because I would have to live in dorm all 4 years, which they were not flexible ( I already knew this policy, since I did my research, and I also knew they where not great). I ended up staying in my city and finishing my 2 years of community college, and reached an agreement with USC they would honor all my credits when I transfer next year ( if you want to transfer, MAKE SURE you get this confirmation IN WRITING, signed if possible. They will try to wiggle off and make excuses to not honor their transfer agreements, as the more credits you have to take with them, the more $$$ ( happened to two buddies of mine))
@@CesarMartinez-wi7wc yes i would be glad, like how did you do your research exactly?…what did you look for mostly to use on your essays?… and how could i do it myself?
i was really surprised so many school rejected you. my kid is in K now, and if he ends his highschool with your stats i will be over satisfied. I think this was kinda racial bs. if in a fair game, you should get greenlights from stanford and harvard.
Congrats on getting in! Your course load and how well you did in them is a big plus. Your SAT scores are solid - pretty much what any college would want. Bu your GPA could be a tad bit better (3.9-4.0). Your extracurriculars and race are what caused rejections/deferrals/waitlists where's your spike all of your extra curricular's are solid but your missing something unique tens of thousands of people are captain of a school sports team and almost every applicant is part of some club. Anyway, I don't mean to discredit any of your hard work, best of luck at NYU!
This is crazy, we're like the same person with hobbies and stats and got the same decisions (im class of 24') just I scaled down and didn't apply to as much 😭 Northeastern NEU.in, Cornell and UCLA and CMU waitlist... I just got a bit luckier on the UCs though sweeping Santa Barbara Irvine Davis... everything else scarily same
Jeez. I wonder why all those schools rejected you... Perhaps they didnt want someone "oriented" in academics and sports and extracurriculars. Keep your head up high and keep figtin and never take no for an answer and always demand a spot on the top.
He has decent stats, but I wouldn't say they're particularly extraordinary. One main theme I see is that his stats don't really show who he is as a person or his passions since they're kind of just all over the place which is usually a factor that makes applicants stand out
@@Pyrolite what if he has multiple passions? just curious, but if you did have multiple passions, how would you voice that or should you just stick to one that really means the most to you?
@@spoiledeggnog It obviously varies on person to person but if you are torn between multiple passions, try to find an overlap that can integrate those passions together. For example if you're interested in music and technology, you could develop a music application or design a site that teaches other people music
bro really risked his entire future for a yt video 💀gotta admire the dedication lmfaoo
How is applying to 20+ schools risking his whole future? He didn't need safeties he clearly was going to get into a few. Plus he snuck Purdue in there haha one of these things is not like the others
yea lol, I think Purdue counts as a safety doesn't it?@@Bobhotdog1
@@Bobhotdog1something working out in the end doesn’t mean it wasn’t a risk. You also might have noticed he got rejected from a school with a similar acceptance rate to Purdue
@@Bobhotdog1Purdue isn’t a safety for engineerring
@@Bobhotdog1deadass lmao i was like isn’t their acceptance like 70% 😂
his grades were perfect, and was also an athlete！ It does not matter how many schools rejected him, he will shine in the future I MEAN 1550 SAT!!!
The problem is for ivies is that every single person applying has a near perfect sat, perfect gpa, athlete and a bunch of extracurriculars. The bigger issues it that theyre all the same extracurriculars so theres nothing particularly eye opening to the ao since they've seen so many applicants that have the exact same stats. You need to think outside the box and put activities on your resume that reflect to the real world and real accomplishments that match with your major.
@@generalzova921 exactly event admissions science said that too impact is important
SAT is pretty easy overall but the english part is where ppl from my country f*ck up like I got 780 math but only 670 in English. while few ppl here get 800 in math but again 600~700 in English so its better to not judge someone from SAT
No the problem is Affirmation action a Black person took his spot. @@generalzova921
Probably due to the essays, he probably had quantity over quality. That might be why he said he regretted doing like this, he probably would have done better with fewer to focus on and the safeties to help with stres.
If you’re a senior reading this: the reason you shouldn’t tie your self esteem to college admissions isn’t for your mental health, IT’S BECAUSE IT DOESNT MEAN SHIT. As an intl student, I was accepted everywhere I couldn’t ask for finaid (including UC Berkeley), and rejected at every other school, including some ranked much worse. Some things are unfair, or random: it sucks but no matter where you go, I trust you’ll make the most of it and prove these colleges wrong.
The worse schools rejected you because of yield protection. They probably recognized that you were the type to get into Berkeley, and if you did, there's no shot you would respond to _their_ offer.
bor casually gets into northeastern and doesn't even twitch his mouth mucsles
because northeastern isnt as competetive as u think it is
@@pieman1712 Buddy, Northeastern's acceptance rate is below 6 percent, tf are u on abt
@@AaryanSajwani lmfao so confidently wrong. their acceptance rate is artificial, just look at their average stats and SAT. they get so many applicants because they have no essay requirements, so u can just apply on a whim
@@AaryanSajwani their acceptance rate is artificial. just look it up online, i dont have the time to explain to a troglodyte
@@AaryanSajwani you're just wrong. u dont need an essay for northeastern so they get nearly a hundred thousand applicants who apply on a whim yet have no chance of admission. There are other factors as well but u can just look that up
Hard Truth: Majority of College decisions are based on how much space the college has for the specific major u want to take, regardless of the applicant’s achievements and abilities (Space is the deciding factor).
Some colleges also reject people because they think that person will probably be offered something better and would rather accept someone they think would actually come
THIS THIS THIS!!! i applied comsci (lowkey dont do this btw comsci is fucked rn) and got rejected from everything except uci and ucsb… but i stg after going to uci for a full year and meeting a LOT of stupid people outside my major… big time regret right here
@slenusrenus I want to go to UCI so bad, is there any chance I could get in with a 3.7?
3.7 gpa is fine. What's important is having at SAT score in or above the 25 percentile of the school to meet the benchmark and most importantly, having coheisve and dynamic ECs/Essays. A large portion of getting into a top university is luck. @@tusk4339
@@tusk4339you do clubs or any activities that would make you appealing to the college?
I’m surprised those schools rejected you. I think you’ll do really well in college.
I agree! I wish him the best of luck 👌
@@freeshavac-ado6704 For CS/Engineering Purdue is not a safety
If you take a look at his race it’s not that surprising lol
@@freeshavac-ado6704wtf?
@@freeshavac-ado6704someone doesn’t know what affirmative action is
A college reaction that's not years old???? YEAHHH
I like how the first acceptance he's like "WOOOO" and every acceptance after is 😐
Honestly I respect you sharing this. I actually filmed a college reaction video but decided to delete all the footage after my results. Got into 6/19 schools (mostly safeties and targets), waitlisted from 2, rejected from the other 11. I obviously reached, but it's not like I was unqualified for any of the schools I applied to.
In the end tho, it doesn't matter! Hope you enjoy NYU, I have a friend going there! Lets put this admissions stuff behind us and just look towards the future!
19? How much did that cost
Hi just curious, where did you end up going?
i was so worried about this in high school. im in my masters program now and it literally doesnt mean anything where you end up. everyone can end up at the same place. you got this!
yeah but wouldnt getting into a good college make it a lot easier to end up in a high place in the future? Im currently applying to colleges and stressing out about my college apps lol. Any advice? Thanks!
@@GauravGupta001 if ive learned anything theres not really such thing as a “good” college, as long as its accredited and its where you wanna be! you can make it as far as you dream as long as you apply yourself in your studies and make the most of your time as a student. before i got to my masters program i considered myself better than others but the truth is everyone is coming from different places and countries and we are all just trying to set up the next generation of work force and get by in life. just remember that whatever happens to you, you will be alright. life is short. ❤️
@@GauravGupta001 Dont worry too much about perstige, obviously get into a good school but remember to compare the classes for your major at each school. I went to USF the third-best school in Florida, but for my major, UCF, a lower-ranked school is better. UCF has teaches my major better.
Watching this was an emotional rollercoaster. Good luck with college!
i did the exact same thing you did on ivy day - just kept on going to the next college decision😂😂 your stats are pretty cracked too and i got zero clue what these colleges want 😭😭 all the best at NYU Tandon😁
They just want someone who can throw a ball well, has found the cure to cancer, or is a legacy. Not that difficult
@@letti4285 Pretty much.
they are racist and against sports he played sports and is asian and has below a 4.0 there was no shot it’s unfair
i applied to 7 (2 reach, 2 challenge, and 3 safety) schools and almost lost my mind through the application process and waiting for the letters. I have MAD respect for you on getting through all of the apps and decisions and taking everything in stride. Be proud of yourself and work hard no matter where you end up. Don't think of your next steps and time to prove schools wrong, think of it as proving the schools right for accepting you. Best of luck brother youll do great!
Hmmm
College freshman here. To any high school seniors reading this, my entire college application process was a huge dumpster fire that felt almost eternal. It was such a nightmare that I’d often find myself saying “when can I stop having my life on trial” because I was so done with all of it just keep going even though it probably sucks immensely know that at some point the process does end.
Thank you for sharing this, the highs and the lows. A little late for me to really embrace the message at the end to shoot your shot but while I will be going to a school I consider a safety I take some solace in knowing it is the right place for me as long as I make it so. Thank you for the moment of reflection and the opportunity to glance into another's life. You'll definitely go far, and of course congratulations.
i watched this a few months back and this got recommended to me again and I just want to thank you bro. This video played a HUGE role in helping me believe in myself and that I can get in without having a totally crazy app like so many here. I got 3/5 of my EA's(ED rejected lol) and I applied to all dream schools for RD, honestly your line of not being afraid to shoot my shot really stuck with me. Hoping for the best now
you got this
Ah, Mr.Bmsdka, didn't expect to see you here
@@StanleyHir thanks a lot and I guess I didn't mention it but your app is actually absolutely insane and tbh some of those decisions didnt make a lot of sense but guess it doesn't matter much now does it?
Yoo congrats on the acceptances! UIUC’s acceptance rate overall was 45% last year and for engineering it was like 23%. So don’t be too bummed you got a lot of good schools to choose from:)
computer engineering even lower prob like ~10-15%
An upcoming sophomore here in college. Im desperately want to transfer to that school badly. I'm trying to major biology there, so hopefully, I get accepted into that school as a transfer applicant.
edit: Submitted my application for spring transfer ^^
@@SKT3716I transferred to UIUC it’s def possible
Thought it was like 60% lmao
im tryna head to uiuc imma hope for the best
This bro did everything on hard mode. Mad respect tho cuz he not *ONLY* got into some amazing schools, but he had the cajones to post his Ls and not take himself too serious.
Still, Easy Mode would have been to select the least impacted STEM majors and then change your major your freshman year. This strategy helped me get into 3/5 UCs I applied and my stats were no where near impressive as his. For context, I applied under Applied Mathematics and then switched to Financial Mathematics.
I believe the same thing can be done for Comp Sci, just go under Informatics or Information Systems. These majors are usually under the same school (e.g., of Engineering or Letters & Science). For some schools if it’s under the same department, you may even be able to keep the same advisor.
The problem with public universities these days is that they require you to know the ins and outs. Even in university, you’ll have to be strategic about courses and time management to get the best GPA. I found myself not risking my GPA for more interesting/relevant classes in the fear of getting a B+. I wish the system would allow for some more intellectual curiosity and make courses hard-but not so that you have to weed through them to get to the finish line.
Hmmm
This is cool to see. I was not the book smart kid in HS (graduated 2011). My brother was, and I had the street smarts. Went to college for 2 years, dropped out, joined the military, went back and finished undergrad, just finished grad school, working on applying for a applied doctorate. Our paths are always different, and seeing yours makes me curious how my 2 kids will end up 15-ish years from now. Good luck to you, Stanley.
yo i dont rly think theres a difference between street and book smart but thats cool how everyone has a different path.
How old were you when you finished your undergrad?
@@sebasloree Finished at 26, grad school at 29.
You’ll do amazing at NYU. Keep up the energy and hard work!
this video made me feel so much better on college applications. Many videos I have been watching all having crazy ecs, awards and perfect gpa/sat, but ur stats/ecs made me feel related and not stress out bc of this process.
awesome video man! loved how you opened the decision letters without any hesitance. congrats on all those impressive acceptances!
You're so chill and real, straight to the point. Some stats heard from others seem so overcomplicated. Keep up the great work.
Watching this was an emotional rollercoaster. Good luck with college!. You’ll do amazing at NYU. Keep up the energy and hard work!.
Bro I just stumbled across this video. It’s crazy to see someone from hellville making content. I was class of ‘15 from Hamill. I went through a similar experience with rejections from my top choices. Ended up at a small liberal arts school I dropped out of my second year, transferred to a small school in California. Got my degree, got my master’s, and past couple of days just got acceptances from UCLA, Penn, and USC. Keep your chin up and keep working! Genuinely apply your heart to your work and the results will speak for itself.
congrats bro! everything does happen for a reason
hey man, just my two cents as a fellow applicant this year.
heard a lot of research and data to point out that during this year, almost every single college has received near double the amount of applicants they would have had under normal circumstances, and I can only assume that this can be attributed to the entire world moving out of lockdown. this surge forced a lot of universities into really tough decisions - which they kept postponing (considerably more deferrals and waitlists)
so if anybody didnt get into some universities that they really wanted to this year, dont worry about it dude. dont downplay yourself.
side note congratulations to you, Stanley on some great admits!
hope everyone has fun in whatever endeavour they pursue!
I'm actually applying to those school you applied currently. Love your sincerity and honesty In your video. Congratulations on your NYU journey.
Wish me luck.
UIUC rejection is crazy...you're more than qualified to go, I live in Illinois and a bunch of people from my school go there every year with stats that are a quarter of yours. Loved the video, all the best at NYU!
the engineering acceptance rate is low for UIUC, and I wouldn't be surprised if CE was a little lower (given that CS is like 6%). Other non-engineering related majors are far easier to get accepted to UIUC for, so I would guess that the people from your school might mark other intended majors
@@asterparsic3693 yeah, definitely. We still send quite a few people to various engineering majors each year, but overall in state is still quite a bit higher than oos so I can see how that happened
@@cupcakeplusher I'm actually also from IL and UIUC is always in the top 10 places that seniors from my school go every year after graduation so yeah they definitely prioritize in state
I'm going to UIUC out of state for engineering (actually typing this from my dorm right now!), engineering school is surprisingly pretty competitive! I'm not sure if out of state vs in state makes a difference, I'm guessing it does because it's a state school
@@asterparsic3693 Just for some perspective, I'm currently a freshman at UIUC from NJ. From my school, actually not that many kids even apply or know about it. In NJ, people are more focused on GA tech than UIUC, so it's a pretty obscure pick
very calm reaction video! Good luck in NYU!💐
applying to colleges like this is so tough. had a friend i went to high school with he applied to upenn wanted to goto wharton. dude checked all the boxes, student body president, all american wrestler and rower, graduated top of class with a perfect GPA, got a perfect score on his act's took all ap classes got 5's in all of them (perfect score) and was still rejected. ended up going to uva honors college full ride so he did ok but its crazy how brutal the competition is with these schools
They prefer legacy students and future legacy generations
@@Sometimesiwanttoreadbut legacy students should be a small minority so it really is applying for college is fiercely competitive. It wasn’t close to this competitive 30 years ago.
Nice video! You will go through this emotional rollercoaster once again when you apply for jobs after college. At least you know how to handle it now!
When I saw the misspelled title I didn’t expect the video to go the way it did, congrats
AYYYYYY!!!! Hopefully I'll see you at NYU this year from another incoming freshmen. This just shows admissions are super randomized 'cause your stats were fire bro. GO VIOLETS!!!!
CONGRATS ON NYU!...I GOT INTO STERN THIS FALL, IF I SEE YOU ON CAMPUS I WILL SAY HI :)
A few years ago I was rejected from Duke and UNC, I decided to go to Appalachian State and I never regretted a single moment. Any college you choose will be a fantastic experience, Good luck.
my dad always said its not where you go, its what you do when your there. i Went to Alabama and i have a much better job/career than most of my friends who went to schools like unc, duke, uva ect....
Subscribing to you just because you risked your entire future for this video. Gotta love a RUclipsr with commitment
Just found your channel and subscribed. I don't know how you don't have more subscribers your personality is just so enjoyable. Hoping you the best with your channel!
1:40 Dang bro was really playing the Minecraft music and got so surprised he dropped an item XD. Best of luck on your college apps man, we're all anxious right here with you
😂
I commend you on submitting this man applications. Makes me wish I applied to more schools. Luckily UC Davis worked out.
Congrats bro, although from what I’ve seen the best thing to do is try your best to get into only a couple of schools.
You were obviously smart enough for all these schools you applied to, but so is the majority of people applying. What gets you in is showing a lot of interest in a University and writing a good essay, etc. Especially with many schools going test optional, the best bet for anyone looking to go to college is to invest a lot into a school you really love and theoretically have the grades to get into.
Schools don’t want to accept people who are just trying to get into any top-level university, they want people who are interested in them specifically.
don't be afraid of failure, you can always try again. good luck on life bro
I’m doing a no safety application as well, but in the UK where we only get to apply to 5. Congrats on getting into NYU!
Dude, you’re a smart kid. You’re going to be a huge success and laugh over this when you’re my age.
thank you for your confidence man. hope it comes true
College admissions are so freaky. Guy from my school got into UChicago for Poli Sci with similar caliber extracurriculars and worse grades and SAT. Another guy got into UIUC for EE with worse extracurriculars, stats and grades overall.
This was a great experiment bro. Ty for sharing. Btw you had an exceptional resume so I'm shocked you didn't get in to those Ivy's... But you know what, you will far succeed all of that in the future. Now go do big things in NYU!
it is what it is
W ass video, this gives me hope. My SAT is much lower but my other stats are higher and im also shooting for schools like NYU. Congrats!!
Bro I’m in my grad year at NYU. Glad you picked us, you won’t regret it! Good luck bro!
Bro, you are a tank. Best of luck at NYU! I could never sniff any of those schools. Very inspirational.
I only applied to 2 colleges and was luck enough to be accepted into my school of choice and deferred to the Spring semester when. My mind set was "either I get in or I guess i'm taking a gap year to figure something else out." I am now in my last year of college. I wish you the best of luck!
This really shows the shitty confusing college system that somehow rejects a student from UIUC but gets them into Boston and Tufts. mentally damaging fr
The Minecraft music and mood just made this so emotional ;-;
It's been a wild 6 years
For graduate school, I applied to two schools only: Brown and Stanford. I got into both of them. Don’t try this at home folks.
your stats are insane. i hope you have fun in new york!
I'm an 8th grade kid and this was so interesting and idk why. I hope I do good in high school. This was an awesome video ngl. 😀
just study and do homework and dont get caught up in doing dumb shit and you will be fine. Dont worry too much
@@aidenpoirier-barnes8361 thanks dude
hey you'll do good in high school if ur interested in highly prestigious schools tho pls try to challenge urself and take lots of ap + advanced classes ! i made the mistake of taking regular classes because im a generally lazy person but now im planning to tale all ap in my remaining jr and senior years to make up for it 😭😭goodluck tho!
@@Urmom-gs5wm thank you, I’ll take ap classes and I’ll challenge myself hopefully I do good! But thanks for the advice I appreciate it 😄
Under my breath I kept saying "accepted" before you said any decision, almost like I wanted you to get in . Good Luck bro
Great college reaction video! I noticed that none of the UC's you applied to accepted you. From what I've known, they favor more students from California(not entirely sure if you are from there). For example from my school, UCLA and UCB both accepted 30+ students. Top 10 basically guaranteed admission, and for others they have a well rounded background. Rumor has it that the UC System in general is a coin flip system. I know this info doesn't mean anything to you anymore, so what matters is to keep that rhythm going at NYU!
He is from Danville CA
Man I'm stressing so hard because I want to go to UC Irvine or UC San Diego but I have a 3.7gpa I don't have high hopes but I'm also afraid of letting my parents down
@@tusk4339 Is this weighted or unweighted?
@zen_end2 Weighted, I didn't have a strong freshman and sophomore year so it kind of pulled me down a bit
@@tusk4339focus hard on essays and extracurriculars. Good luck. You could also apply for a less demanded major related to the major you want and then transfer to the major you want as a college freshman
im going to NYU this fall as a grad student! congrats and see you!!
I'm an international student, planning to apply in NYU for my grad, any advices?!
@@Tinaxo2 hi, i'm an international student too! what program are you applying for? make sure you show you've done your research about NYU by being rlly detailed about what you want out of the program in your personal statement.
respect the search history at 4:16 on how to meet more women ahaha
Its crazy how different the schools' priorities are, you got accepted by some very selective schools but rejected from some less selective ones
Thank you so much for sharing! Good luck in NYU! ! ❤💪
hey oh my gosh, I'm going to NYU too!! hope to see you there! :)
i like how the actually good UCs were more willing to waitlist him than to reject him
congrats on getting into NYU!!!
I got into Georgia Tech and flunked out anyways, then I just went back home to NJ and went back to Rutgers lol. Should've just done it from the start, following my parents' lofty dreams instead of my own, where we could've saved so much money and I would have had the same career path I do now anyways. Everything happens for a reason.
As long as the environment is good and you love the subject/major, anywhere is ok! Excel regardless
your a goat bro. You got into some pretty tough schools. Congrats bro. You deserve it.
i applied for ~9 universities… my mentality was its the best or nothing and i thought my stats were solid, so i did some ivys + stanford + ucs… this video was very relatable 😭😭😭
ayyyy he's a runner. I see that new balance nattys bag
Bro even I’ve applied to 13 colleges with no safeties and my sat score is lower than yours 💀💀💀
I’m shocked. I could see the disappointment in your face. With your stats, you should have been accepted to more of those schools. But you’ll do well in the future; you’ve got the smarts and a nice easygoing personality. NYU is a great school and maybe you’ll meet some of the New York RUclipsrs. Good luck.
after how well this video did, I think it was worth it haha
how did all those uc's reject you??! what are they even looking for?? congrats on your acceptances and great video : )
A lot of the time it’s yield protection, they assume a higher ranked school will accept a student so they reject them.
@@keldonb2240 i suppose, unfair though if he wanted to go to one
I think it’s his EC’s
just not what they were looking for
@@keldonb2240 lmfao i promise ucla and berkeley are not yield protecting
A 1560 SAT, 4.25 weighted GPA and 8 AP classes with nothing but 4s and 5s has officially netted me a college acceptance rate of... 14%. What I have learned is that it's pretty clear what you did in high school has almost no impact on what colleges accept you.
I'm honestly surprised that GT didn't accept you. I know so many people with worse stats and extracurriculars who were accepted for engineering majors. The only things I could think of that caused so many rejection was the lack of AP classes, since that is considered to be the most rigorous high school course level. I don't think not having a weighted GPA made much of a difference since most colleges calculate each applicant's GPA themselves now, but another problem could have been your essays. From what I know, universities look for personality traits and goals in you writing that match their university. Like you really have to do research about eat university to see what they have that others don't that you think you be very beneficial to your education. Other than that, your stats were FLAWLESS.
I think most colleges will look heavily into essays and regions. Colleges in your state/region will be more likely to accept you because it's more likely you will actually move to their school. If you apply to a random college from across the country, they might reject you without even looking further. Colleges want people that fit with their vision/personality. Applying to too many colleges is detrimental, as you need to do a LOT of research to know what they are looking for. I did 6
hes not a ngr
8:17 “i just had the worst track practice of my life” now you can have fast ones
getting deferred from mit is so incredibly impressive
+10000 aura for dealing with rejection so well
Stanley, I would love to hear how you managed to maintain such a positive attitude throughout the video. I am waiting on a school decision right now that would probably crush me if I get rejected. Any advice or tips?
just know that it's not the end of the world and the school you go to doesnt determine your self worth
accepted to Northeastern with money but rejected from UIUC is actually nuts.
Damn…how does anybody get accepted to Ivy League if not this very well-rounded and exceptionally smart young man?
many ivy leagues aren't looking for "well rounded" people, they're looking for someone who is exceptionally good, or "the best" in one field. They can be great in every subject, but they're looking for a spike in one subject that the student is passionate about. A way to show that spike is to compete in competitions regarding that subject and winning, starting a club or an organization surrounding that subject, etc. Even with that said, this guy had incredible stats and the selectivity of ivies is honestly stupid (though i assume the sheer amount of schools he applied to affected his essay quality).
Their parents went to the Ivy League school
Cuz they’re not asian
@@cheeseandmilk most ivy leagues are actually racially biased AGAINST east Asians, its just that most EA applicants have far better scores and stats when compared to white or applicants of another race.
My college experience went pretty similar. I applied 1 safety and got into 3 schools out of the 16 I applied. Those being my safety(UTD), the school im attending UT Austin for the CSB Honors Program(~6%), and Hopkins(Have no idea how i got in ...)
You know its serious when you call high school your career
I also applied to 0 safeties with a mediocre GPA until my third year of high school and a 1290 SAT (which I obviously didn't submit), but stood out with my essay, extracurriculars, and international highschool education (despite being a US citizen). So far I've gotten into the University of Virginia, UCSD, but rejected by UCLA and University of Florida. Not bad at all! 😂
dude that's amazing
@@StanleyHir Hey man. What did you decide to go with at the end? And do you have any tips for someone who's about to admit to universities soon?
I think most colleges will look heavily into essays and regions. Colleges in your state/region will be more likely to accept you because it's more likely you will actually move to their school. If you apply to a random college from across the country, they might reject you without even looking further. Colleges want people that fit with their vision/personality. Applying to too many colleges is detrimental, as you need to do a LOT of research to know what they are looking for. I did 6 non-safety colleges, 3 in state and 3 out of state, Clemson, USC, and Furman in state, GT, Vanderbilt and UNC out-of state. I have a 1350SAT, 3.7gpa and 4.5wgpa. I did some community service, student of the year and led youth group at school, certainly not as impressive as yours. However, I spent weeks researching each college, watching vlogs from each, reading their website and their socials. I was accepted and granted full ride at all in state, and covered most of the out of state colleges.
how did u do that any advice my guy?
did you get into all of them?
@@changes777 yes I got accepted into all of them. Furman gave a 55k per year scholarship, USC and Clemson gave me 15k and 20k each (plus about 15k in state and federal scholarships/grants), Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech didn't give me any scholarships but agreed to give me in-state tuition if I did 4 years with them. I rejected Furman because I would have to live in dorm all 4 years, which they were not flexible ( I already knew this policy, since I did my research, and I also knew they where not great). I ended up staying in my city and finishing my 2 years of community college, and reached an agreement with USC they would honor all my credits when I transfer next year ( if you want to transfer, MAKE SURE you get this confirmation IN WRITING, signed if possible. They will try to wiggle off and make excuses to not honor their transfer agreements, as the more credits you have to take with them, the more $$$ ( happened to two buddies of mine))
@@alexandreoliveira3476 I'd love to share anything that helps, what exactly are you asking?
@@CesarMartinez-wi7wc yes i would be glad, like how did you do your research exactly?…what did you look for mostly to use on your essays?… and how could i do it myself?
This kid will be successful because he is more afraid of not trying than failing!
I regret watching this, damn 3.98 with a 1550 getting rejected from 80% of the schools I’m applying to 😭
it's not all about the numbers. i believe
Nuh uh@@StanleyHir
Yo Stanley, brilliant video. Hopefully see you at some point other than on my recommended page. - All the best, Mellon.
im pulling up to wisconsin
i was really surprised so many school rejected you. my kid is in K now, and if he ends his highschool with your stats i will be over satisfied. I think this was kinda racial bs. if in a fair game, you should get greenlights from stanford and harvard.
I think they did some racial bias too. Possibly the unweighted GPA hurt him too. If it was weighted he'd have gotten more offers I think.
unfortunately my school doesn't calculate a weighted gpa
I’m glad you chose NYU!
Congrats on getting in! Your course load and how well you did in them is a big plus. Your SAT scores are solid - pretty much what any college would want. Bu your GPA could be a tad bit better (3.9-4.0). Your extracurriculars and race are what caused rejections/deferrals/waitlists where's your spike all of your extra curricular's are solid but your missing something unique tens of thousands of people are captain of a school sports team and almost every applicant is part of some club. Anyway, I don't mean to discredit any of your hard work, best of luck at NYU!
Yes, it appears the extracurriculars were the reasons for rejections. Otherwise you are very solid.
damn that first snap was majestic
This is crazy, we're like the same person with hobbies and stats and got the same decisions (im class of 24') just I scaled down and didn't apply to as much 😭
Northeastern NEU.in, Cornell and UCLA and CMU waitlist... I just got a bit luckier on the UCs though sweeping Santa Barbara Irvine Davis...
everything else scarily same
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@@StanleyHir OMG IT GOES FURTHER TOO I also run track and have like 8 year old RUclips videos of Roblox phantom forces WHAT IS THIS
NYU over Bu and north is crazy
Jeez. I wonder why all those schools rejected you... Perhaps they didnt want someone "oriented" in academics and sports and extracurriculars. Keep your head up high and keep figtin and never take no for an answer and always demand a spot on the top.
hes not a ngr..
bro is too humble - he went to new balance nationals and claims to JUST be the captain
OMG STANLEY I LOVE YOU!!!!!! HAVE MY CHILDREN
This video makes me feel a lot better its good to know I don't need absolutely cracked ecs to get into great schools
he has a 1550 on the SAT what are you on
congrats!!!
wow I'm very surprised these schools didn't take you. Your GPA and SAT were so good.
essays and extracurriculars are arguably ore important in my opinion
Surprised u didn't get into Georgia tech. Your stats are strong.
Out of state*
He has decent stats, but I wouldn't say they're particularly extraordinary. One main theme I see is that his stats don't really show who he is as a person or his passions since they're kind of just all over the place which is usually a factor that makes applicants stand out
@@Pyrolite what if he has multiple passions? just curious, but if you did have multiple passions, how would you voice that or should you just stick to one that really means the most to you?
@@spoiledeggnog It obviously varies on person to person but if you are torn between multiple passions, try to find an overlap that can integrate those passions together. For example if you're interested in music and technology, you could develop a music application or design a site that teaches other people music