Reading My Common App Essay (Accepted Into Stanford and the Ivy League)

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  • Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
  • Hi, everyone! Today, I share my Common App essay, which helped me get into schools like Stanford, Columbia, and Brown. Enjoy!
    If you need any college application help, please check out collegeadvisor.... . The founder of CollegeAdvisor.com personally reached out to me, and after looking over their service, I would have to say that it would've been super helpful to me when I was applying to colleges. Again, if you need any college application advice and essay editing tips, feel free to take a look at collegeadvisor.... . Good luck with all your college application endeavors!
    After my college decision reactions video and my stats video, I've been getting comments asking me to share my Common App essay. I know that writing your college essays is a long and frustrating process, but my hope is that by sharing my own, I can give future applicants an idea of how to go about the writing process themselves.
    Big shout out to Arpi Park.
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    Timestamps:
    My Essay - 4:34
    Final Advice - 9:40
    Music:
    Treat Yourself by Dyalla
    Via RUclips Audio Library
    HIDDEN COMMENT: I stayed up until 4:45 to finish recording this...
    #Stanford2024 #Columbia2024 #Brown2024
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Комментарии • 109

  • @LourDrickValsote
    @LourDrickValsote  4 года назад +16

    If you need any college application help, try checking out collegeadvisor.com/lour-drick . The founder of CollegeAdvisor.com personally reached out to me, and after looking over their service, I would have to say that it would've been super helpful to me when I was applying to colleges. If you need any college application advice and essay editing tips, feel free to take a look. Good luck with all your college application endeavors!

    • @allahiseternal8422
      @allahiseternal8422 Год назад

      Read all of your supplemental essays from all top universities and colleges PLEASE
      I’m really interested

  • @eliseruiz8922
    @eliseruiz8922 4 года назад +103

    This is so PURE!!!!! WTH is everything on this channel so pure???? Also it's really helpful and your host brother sounded so nice 😭😭💔

  • @giulianaayleenfernandez1610
    @giulianaayleenfernandez1610 3 года назад +46

    I just felt so fucking identified. Love this. So far, the most touching essay I´ve ever read.

  • @bruh_bie
    @bruh_bie 2 года назад +12

    uk ive seen a good amount of commonapp essays videos and i just came back to this one for the 2nd time, maybe because the love of cultures is sth that resonates w me, maybe because im a weeb too, but theres just sth genuine and endearing bout your essay, frankly ill be applying very soon myself as an international student, so basically every single uni is a reach school for me and so im scared shitless but if theres anything this particular vid taught me is that you can exhibit passion w/o direct flexing and just using the right words; those that are true to you and not sth claimed to be 'most effective strategy' so ty lour drink

  • @jasminejones7468
    @jasminejones7468 3 года назад +22

    I love this essay very much. Like you said, the way it was executed made it 10x better. It’s so relatable to me because I also feel like peoples expectations of me sometimes take over my persona.

  • @LourDrickValsote
    @LourDrickValsote  4 года назад +32

    Was this video helpful? What else would you guys like to see from me?

    • @vanguard3955
      @vanguard3955 4 года назад +6

      minecraft videos

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 года назад +4

      @@vanguard3955 you want me to make minecraft videos?

    • @vanguard3955
      @vanguard3955 4 года назад

      @@LourDrickValsote yezzur I'd like and subscribe

    • @ali48991
      @ali48991 4 года назад

      what was your intended major?

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 года назад

      @@zpureex1733 all of them?? i applied to 26 schools

  • @user-cm3db7hu1x
    @user-cm3db7hu1x Год назад +2

    OMG I wrote my essay similar to yours (I swear I never watched your videos before I finished my first draft). You are so genuine and you are such an inspiration! Stanford is my dream school and your video helps me A LOT THANK YOU😢

  • @mrodri1012
    @mrodri1012 4 года назад +26

    I heard the shadow clone sound effect and I immediately knew I was gonna like this guy lol

  • @user-ox1cn9pn3k
    @user-ox1cn9pn3k 4 года назад +39

    Bro wtf last night I watched the Marzia quits RUclips pew news episode and the then turned off my phone and went to sleep. But this morning it turns out I was apparently watching this video. And like there's no reason for me to watch that cause I'm a 14 year old in Greece

  • @kadiryel6237
    @kadiryel6237 Год назад +2

    lour drick is a cool man, really appreciate you brother

  • @michaelsipes1570
    @michaelsipes1570 3 года назад +8

    The ending so clever!

  • @zxcvbnmasdfhjkkl
    @zxcvbnmasdfhjkkl 4 года назад +50

    I’d like to hear supplementals from brown and Stanford!

  • @anshulsingh7663
    @anshulsingh7663 4 года назад +3

    Lol, It's funny that I came here straight from Arpi Park's video and you just nonchalantly plugged it!

  • @tytack8080
    @tytack8080 4 года назад +17

    Well put out video and I really liked your approach to your essay. Creating your own identity and becoming what you want to be is such a great topic. Have you decided on your major yet?

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 года назад +5

      I applied as a linguistics and international relations major, although I may have a change of heart once I actually get to college!

  • @savitargaming1958
    @savitargaming1958 4 года назад +12

    Omg, was it you on Stanford’s Instagram. You’re reaction😂😂

  • @eliseruiz8922
    @eliseruiz8922 4 года назад +6

    Also, you would make a good writer!the essay was very interesting :)

  • @pingpongpingpong0518
    @pingpongpingpong0518 3 года назад +2

    hey I LIVE IN JEONJU!! this was such a beautiful essay : )

  • @jaeelbeato
    @jaeelbeato 3 года назад +2

    Incredible essay!

  • @arkuhnpublic6541
    @arkuhnpublic6541 4 года назад +10

    Great video! How did you get real in your essay? I feel like my ideas for the common app are going to come off really cliche

  • @CloutGaming-ve7ji
    @CloutGaming-ve7ji 4 года назад +4

    Really awesome content!

  • @MLai-iv1qg
    @MLai-iv1qg 4 года назад +3

    Thanks for sharing your essay! Can you share with us your Columbia supplementals too?

  • @khokonkhokondakpari101
    @khokonkhokondakpari101 3 года назад +1

    I really love your speech and Channel

  • @christianbaluyut4971
    @christianbaluyut4971 4 года назад +4

    Thanks for the video! can you also share your Stanford supplement essays and short answers?

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 года назад +1

      short takes?

    • @bethanytong2338
      @bethanytong2338 4 года назад

      yo! my friends and i started a company called collegae (collegae.weebly.com) that provides affordable college counseling where you can speak to a collegian from schools (we have stanford, uc berkeley, harvard, upenn, princeton, and so much more) for just $20/ half hour! they can answer questions like what their essay was on, how they got in, their stats, extracurriculars, campus life/culture, and so much more! hope this helps:)

  • @AayeshaMIslam
    @AayeshaMIslam 4 месяца назад

    Wholesome video!!

  • @milo2879
    @milo2879 4 года назад +7

    goddam thats a good essay,

  • @kaleb_t4818
    @kaleb_t4818 3 года назад +2

    it would be nice if u would type it in the description or in the comment section so i could copy paste it

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  3 года назад +1

      not a good idea

    • @kaleb_t4818
      @kaleb_t4818 3 года назад

      @@LourDrickValsote don't worry I will jumble up the sentences and paragraphs so that admissions officer doesn't notice 😉😎. 😂

  • @peijack3910
    @peijack3910 4 года назад +3

    What is your intended major, Lour Drick?

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 года назад

      Linguistics / international relations for the moment

  • @peijack3910
    @peijack3910 4 года назад +3

    Also another question, Lour Drick, how is your story connected to your applied major? Many Thanks!

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 года назад

      I’ll go into this more when I talk about my supplemental essays

  • @NicolaiMendoza
    @NicolaiMendoza 4 года назад +3

    Would you be able to give any tips for an incoming freshman? After going through the private high school application experience, I realized how much more prepared I needed to be for college apps and how lucky I got for considering how unprepared I was. Any feedback would be appreciated!

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 года назад +1

      hi are you currently a senior in high school?

    • @NicolaiMendoza
      @NicolaiMendoza 4 года назад +2

      Oh sorry for the really late comment! I am actually an 8th grader! I’m tryna get a heads up on college admissions while I have time

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 года назад +1

      oh awesome awesome. would a video on that be helpful?

    • @cybergamer2329
      @cybergamer2329 4 года назад

      @@LourDrickValsote plz man make the video if you can

  • @andrewchen2590
    @andrewchen2590 4 года назад +3

    Was there a video made for the supplemental essays? If so, I can’t find it.

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 года назад

      i have separate videos for stanford, columbia, and brown on my channel!

  • @ishaanpanigrahi8258
    @ishaanpanigrahi8258 4 года назад +3

    This guy is so 🔥 🔥🔥

  • @kevinvaladez6432
    @kevinvaladez6432 3 года назад +2

    Are you still in touch with Geon?

  • @shujayethossain6554
    @shujayethossain6554 3 года назад +1

    Hey there!
    I am applying to Cornell and jist finished my common app essay.
    I was wondering if you could review my essay.

  • @aieshaayaanahamid7106
    @aieshaayaanahamid7106 Год назад

    thank you so much 💌;-;

  • @sealy999
    @sealy999 4 года назад +1

    I keep on seeing example essays on seemingly ordinary happenings which tell a great story, yet I can’t seem to pull a story out of the ordinary happenings in my life. All my ideas so far were about my extracurricular activities. Does writing about something else give an advantage and is writing about your experience in an activity too cliche?

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 года назад +1

      Like I mentioned in my video, it’s less about what you write about than how you write about it. Any topic is good if it can show your growth as a person and your personality well

    • @bethanytong2338
      @bethanytong2338 4 года назад

      heyy! if you're interested, my friends and i started a company called collegae (collegae.weebly.com) that provides affordable college counseling where you can speak to a collegian from schools (we have stanford, uc berkeley, harvard, upenn, princeton, and so much more) for just $20/ half hour! they can answer questions like what their essay was on, how they got in, their stats, extracurriculars, campus life/culture, and so much more! hope this helps:)

  • @Smokie_bear9896
    @Smokie_bear9896 4 года назад +8

    a2c gang

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 года назад

      smokie I did it for you. btw are you subbed? this was such a quick comment

    • @Smokie_bear9896
      @Smokie_bear9896 4 года назад +1

      Lour Drick Valsote of course I am subscribed

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 года назад

      @@Smokie_bear9896 my life is complete

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 года назад +1

      @@Smokie_bear9896 are we gonna see any smokie vids??👀

    • @Smokie_bear9896
      @Smokie_bear9896 4 года назад +1

      Lour Drick Valsote no smokie vids unfortunately

  • @sherrrrrryy587
    @sherrrrrryy587 3 года назад +1

    Where does one get the prompts? I'm going to apply next year.

  • @kiky.mp4
    @kiky.mp4 4 года назад

    beautiful

  • @yashmoitra
    @yashmoitra 4 года назад +1

    how many times did you get called lord rick

  • @BobBob-jg2fn
    @BobBob-jg2fn 3 года назад +1

    Can I ask how many words ur essay was?

  • @andregiannotta8287
    @andregiannotta8287 4 года назад +3

    I’m a freshman, should I start writing my essays

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 года назад +6

      I think it’s a little early for that

    • @bethanytong2338
      @bethanytong2338 4 года назад

      heyy! if you're interested, my friends and i started a company called collegae (collegae.weebly.com) that provides affordable college counseling where you can speak to a collegian from schools (we have stanford, uc berkeley, harvard, upenn, princeton, and so much more) for just $20/ half hour! they can answer questions like what their essay was on, how they got in, their stats, extracurriculars, campus life/culture, and so much more! hope this helps:)

  • @YourWrongImRight933
    @YourWrongImRight933 3 месяца назад

    I plagiarized bros essay and got into Harvard.. lmfao

  • @sofiahenriquez1802
    @sofiahenriquez1802 3 года назад +4

    I can relate so much to your essay, also experienced life as an exchange student finding my real independent self, thank you for sharing!🥺🤍