2020 College Decision Reactions (14 colleges, lots of crying lol)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ส.ค. 2020
- considered deleting all of this because it's SO sad but wanted to share how my decisions went (and how weird my family is). ended up going to one of my top choices so everything works out in the end! super happy to be studying there :) GOOD LUCK to everyone who is going to apply! Subscribe if you want to see some more college application videos and comment if you have any questions!!!!
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Hey guys! I recently posted a video of a week in my life at Georgia Tech! Plz check that video out if you have any questions about tech!!
This is actually my best friend and she is the smartest person I know! She deserved to be accepted to every school, so proud 🥺
Awwww ily
Jeez this was emotional to watch. I'm so glad it worked out, but jeez, this is scary.
It’s horrifying, having an application that is that good and getting rejected and waitlisted.
Definitely hurt a lot
What I got from this video was that your family surrounded you, every step of the way. and that is the best thing!! my son is a senior this yr and his process is getting ready to start So happy for you, my 2nd son's dreams school in UW Madison. Good luck to you in your future hun. and GO PACK GO!!!
I’m very thankful for such a supportive family! Thank you and luck to your son!
Her stats are absolutely amazing and she is obviously smart, but schools usually don't look for the perfect student, yes they do look at your grades, and of course those are important, but they also look at where you are from, your background, and all that stuff because they want a unique class, and another thing is that with your application you need to make your admissions officer feel something, wether it's you make them laugh or cry, or really anything, this isn't hate, it's just for the people that think that grades are the only thing that matter
thanks for the advice
@@kennedylareign Of course!
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exactly. it really hurt to see the rejections, but it has little to do w stats and more of how beautifully u show ur character. if u make them see u as a person driven by passion and pure love for __, eloquently too, ur set guys:) (but it’s good to have the stat range !!!)
This video makes me wanna curl up in a ball and get thrown into the sea lol. gg for staying so positive!!
It makes me want to also, but thank you so much!
This makes NO sense ur resume is perfect
Thank you! I did apply for a super competitive major though, and maybe my essays weren't the greatest? Luck is a small factor of college applications sometimes so maybe I just have bad luck lol
@@NishaRockwell If im being honest your stats are pretty good so it was prob your essays (or maybe the fact that you didn't take the sat)
Tre Simons na I don’t think it’s the sat thing. They view ACT equally . It must be the essays
@@maya-th2bu not particularly the grade but the fact that she only took one as opposed to both
Tre Simons ... you can take either one u don’t have to take both though. It doesn’t harm your application
HOW DO U EVEN GET REJECTED WITH UR STATS IM CRYING
It’s based on luck too. They look for something every year.
But yeah 😭like wtf
I honestly think my essays and bad luck played a role in my rejection, but there’s no way to know entirely. My dad actually contacted someone from admissions at Dartmouth and they said they made their decision because other people had a more competitive application than I did in my major. They also said my extracurriculars were all over the place (Spanish club, dance, leadership, soccer coaching), which I’m still a little confused about lol. It really all comes to luck after a certain point
Nisha Rockwell what was your major ?
@@NishaRockwell A major mistake a lot of applicants make is spreading their application too thinly. Nowadays, getting accepted to college requires you to have a compelling narrative but congrats on your other acceptances!
I love how ur family is really supportive and living the moment with u :)
They are so supportive :) I'm very lucky
ok but i love how supportive your sister wassssss we stannnnnn
„You are my special girl“
Congratulations on Georgia Tech, it's so so good!
I'm sorry for the rejections, you seem really intelligent and deserving. Luck matters a lot too and kudos to you for handling the rejections in a positive way too.
So glad you got Georgia Tech! All the best!
Thank you!
If you guys have any questions just comment them below, I'd love to answer! I can make a more detailed stats/application process video if you want!
Yes pleaaaseeeee!!!
I'd love to watch a video about ur stats n ECs
Wait... you had perfect stats... that just shows you how random the college process is because you had the stats to get you into these schools.
Please make another video!
It’s not sad honestly 🦋 . Rejection is hard but life really directs us to a path that makes us happier in the future even when we don’t know it yet during present time❤️
I’m scared to see what’s gone happen with my 3.0 ass
Make sure you are pursuing something outside of school that you love they don’t want just pretty grades and a moving passionate essay.
Community college is lit, I transferred to UCLA after 2 years
UAB is SUCH an awesome school. the colleges that rejected/waitlisted you are so dumb... you were literally VALDO!!! congrats on all the acceptances btw :)
Thank you! And I actually ended up getting sal in the end, but when I applied I was ranked #1 :) And yes UAB is such a great school especially for STEM
Uab is only a good for medical school.
Aww....girl you are very strong. Lots of love and virtual hugs. I am so freaking proud to become a part of your TH-cam family. GeorgiaTech is great. My best wishes. 😊😊:-):-)
Thank you!!!
wow im in a RABBIT HOLE of youtube right now because i’ve been done college for like 3 years and i didn’t even go to any fancy school... community college repppppin’ !! i have no idea how i ended up here 😂😂😂 but your family being there with you every step of the way was sooo wholesome and your reactions were so calm and collected. i think people with a more “oh well keep it moving” kind of attitude are the most successful. good luck x100000 in your future. you will do amazing regardless. and your teeth are so perfect!! xo ❤️
Thank you so much!
Your scores are perfect and you sound like a good match for some colleges so I don’t understand why!! The important thing is that you’re having fun in your uni. I wish you all the happiness in the world please don’t let this random collage acceptence process determine your value also love your smile ❤️ and of course wanna know more about your extracurriculars.
Thank you! I am having a great time at GT!
I feel so bad seeing the rejection, but you are amazing Nisha!!!! Congratulations for the acceptances I believe that you are doing great in university now:))))
Thank you so much!
PSA The reason she didn't get into the ivies even with good stats is that ivies and other competitive applicant schools want students who, yes, have good grades and have proven they can survive the rigorous academic part, but also pursue something deeply that they are passionate about, hopefully, related to what they want to study (ex for an intended comp sci major: summer internship in computer science + starting a program that teaches coding to an underserved community + taking rigorous comp sci classes + being a leader on the robotics team). Colleges especially want someone who has given back to the community, such as starting a program that helps kids outside of your school. Yes, part of her decisions may have been bad luck, but if you want to get into an ivy, you can't JUST get good grades and participate in a few clubs and think luck will take you the rest of the way. I don't mean this in a bad way, I'm just trying to give honest advice to those who may be applying to colleges in the future.
Even without the acceptance from GT, you actually have got some pretty good acceptances such as UWM which is a top school also. No need to consider deleting the video, don't let the colleges define you. Good Video!
Uhhhh seeing those stats and not another school accepted you! Holy! You’re gifted and smart! Georgia made an amazing choice accepting you.
I've been binge watching these videos so much! I'm graduating with my bachelor's next month, and I am applying to graduate schools. So, I'll be going through this again.😅Congrat!!
Sidenote: Vanderbilt is so hard to get into! I didn't apply, but when I was in highschool, I knew a girl with a perfect GPA, extracurriculars like band, student council, and more, and a high ACT like 1 or 2 points from perfect, and she still didn't get in.
Good luck applying to graduate schools!
@@NishaRockwell Thank you! I actually got into 2 schools and rejected from 1 so far! Waiting on a few more decisions.
Girl your stats are perfect it was just bad luck! Cant believe it!
Thank you!
I m like just spending my time watching those college reactions waiting for mine coming on march 2021 😂, wish me luck
I'm very late but good luck! Hopefully everything worked out for you :)
Wisconsin madison is a really great school! Im so happy it eventually worked out. Congrats!
It so sad to hear that all the work she put in and She only get accepted into 2 colleges
It definitely hurt but everything worked out in the end :)
Your amazing and a good student hopefully if you still want to go you’ll get in as a transfer cuz your stats were amazing
This is so scary cuz u have AMAZING stats and u should've been accepted to the ivies!!!
Make sure you are pursuing something outside of school that you love they don’t want just pretty grades and a moving passionate essay.
HAPPY ENDING!!! You deserved it:)
THANK YOU!!!
CONGRATS! I plan to get into UPENN for my masters! Hope to see you make more college videos! I would love to know your application process and how you got in!
Thank you! And good luck with UPENN!!
UAB is awesome! I live right up the street! Love it there! Crazy good medical school.
Super duper great medical/STEM school!
You applied to the most selective schools in the country. Unless you have a major hook, it's a reach for anyone. Congratulations on the schools you did get accepted to - all great schools. You're very blessed to have such a great family to support you!
Thank you so much!
I applied early decision to Duke and got rejected also.Its luck of the draw for these ivy league schools
yo just watching reaction vids and being happy cause personally have zero chance
Congratulations on getting into Georgia Tech!! It is a great school and I am sure you will do amazing there. Why did you turn down the chance to go to UVA before you found out about getting off the waitlist at Georgia Tech? UVA also has a wonderful reputation.
Thank you! UAB was giving me a presidential scholarship, I have been on campus before, I know a lot of students and professors there already, and it's very close to home. If I went to UVA, I would've had to pay a lot more and have been in a far away state without anyone, which I don't think I'm 100% ready for yet.
Nisha Rockwell How do you get a presidential scholarship?
Angel they just offered it to me because of my GPA and ACT. You can look on any college’s website and they will have the minimum GPA/ACT required for certain scholarships
Congratulations on your acceptances girl! Btw, did I hear your mom saying 'akki' or am I imagining things? :P
Thank you and yeah! My family calls me 'akki' sometimes. My mom is Sri Lankan and we use some Sinhala in the house.
PLEASE GO MORE INTO DETAIL ABOUT YOUR GRADES AND EXTRACURRICULARS!
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Wait how was your gpa a 4.73 on a 4.0 scale? Is it something special that your school does?
4.0 is the scale, but by taking AP/honors classes you get a GPA boost. So weighted my GPA was 4.73/4.00, but unweighted it was 4.00/4.00.
Can you tell me more about your international grant?
Wow I’m honestly shocked you didn’t get into those schools. I’m applying to the same schools you are and now I’m losing hope lmao. May I ask how much did spend on the essays for each of your applications?
time*
Don't lose hope! It varied on the application, to be honest. Georgia Tech was my first application and I didn't like the college that much, so I think I spent about 2 hours overall on that application. I ended up touring the campus a few weeks after I submitted and fell in love, but I was scared I didn't spend enough time on the application. I ended up getting into it though. Harvard and Princeton probably took me the longest, Princeton had a lot of writing and Harvard was my early application, I wanted it to be perfect. I honestly can't give a guess on how long it took to do those essays since I would write rough draft, final, look over it, etc. I spent a lot of time though. I definitely recommend either a family member or an older friend to look over your essays to give recommendations though! One of my friends got their friend from Harvard to look over his essays, and my dad looked over mine. Really nice to get different perspectives
Is there anyone out there to help me out with how to apply through joinbullseye? I am so confused right now!
I never heard of joinbullseye. I actually applied to all of my colleges through CommonApp (www.commonapp.org/). I definitely recommend, but use whatever you are most comfortable with!
@@NishaRockwell Okay. Thank you!
nice!!!
Btw congrats on all that you got into
Thank you!
Can I just point out how pretty she is
Thank you so much
Georgia tech is an amazing school congratulations !! :) remember, rejection is just redirection
Thank you!!!
Well I'm depressed now
Like I wanna go to an Ivy but if you can't get in I don't stand a chance
Don't compare yourself to me. Like everyone else, I probably had a really strong application in some parts, and a weak application in other parts. If you want to go to an Ivy, go for it
Your sister is a whole mood 🤣
HOOOOWWWW?? What the hell, her stats were perfect.
Unfortunately there's so many kids with amazing stats... that usually only gets you through the first round. Ultimately it becomes a crapshoot... unless you're a genius / have a ton of hooks, it's really kind of random once you already have top stats, ECs, essays, recommendations, and interviews.
When I got into Stanford no lie I got no acceptions from any colleges and when I looked at my profile for Stanford I started to not care but when I got accepted I was shocked and so happy I was literally so sad and happy
Aw congrats! So happy for you :)
What are you majoring in? Btw congratsss!!
Biomedical engineering. And thank you!
I really hope you're happy now
I really am :) Everything worked out and I love GT SO much!! Thank you
Congrats
Thank you! ❤️
could you share your stats and EC pls
bruhh your stats are PERFECT i have no idea why they rejected you
I'm so embarrassed but I have to ask how did u apply show me step
If you want to apply to a single college, you can just go to their website and there should be an apply button/link. Since I wanted to apply to multiple colleges, I used CommonApp (www.commonapp.org/). It's a pretty easy website and organized very well!
What major did you apply for?
Biomedical engineering!
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Cheers from Brazil!🇧🇷 applying for 20+ universities hopefully be accepted at least one, Ex= Virginia,NYU,Cornell,Temple, Oregon etc, wish me luck! Major 2021: Music.
good luck! im applying to 7 colleges rn... may i know how much does it cost for you to apply to 20+?
@@kiky.mp4 Thanks! You too! Reply: Fee Waiver>>>> (some universities doesn't have application fee - 0$, and universities that imply fees I'll use Fee Waiver system through CSS Profile. OBS: the majority apllying through COMMON APP.
@@kiky.mp4 I'm still working on my application and after get a response from universities about apllying through fee waiver, just try it. You can do it! We can do it!
@@mariarosa549 thanks! You got me real motivated. Let's do this.
Good luck to both of you!
Are you doing Georgia tech at home? Or you’re going there
Georgia tech at home, but I am moving onto campus in January for the spring semester!
@@NishaRockwell me too I think I’m staying home for 2nd semester:( I’m going in my junior year
why am i watching this 4th time.
Because it’s unbelievable
What was your major girl???
biomedical engineering :)
So you’re going to Georgia Tech or UAB? Anyway, congrats!
Georgia tech! I committed to GT a month before classes started lol
What was you GPA and sat????
4.73 weighted on a 4.0 scale. I didn't take the SAT, but I made a 35 on the ACT
I think because of the major you are trying to get is very competitive. I’m so upset, I feel like you are my daughter. You got perfect stat. If you didn’t get to those school, I am now nervous for my daughter. She s trying to get into engineering also. But she didn’t try any Ivy’s but into some top tier school.
Your so smart, like your stats? lit breathtaking. I need you to tell me how I'm in eight grade rn and I really need you help. please?
Thank you so much! There isn't too much you're expected to do in eight grade (I didn't take the ACT yet, I didn't know what I wanted to major in, and I didn't even know what colleges to look at). I know a lot of my classmates took the ACT near the end of eight grade to get a feel for the test, which I wish I did. Try to get in contact with people who work in something you're interested in. For example, I was interested in becoming a pediatrician, so I started talking to pediatricians or just watching my doctor whenever I visited to see if it's something I would actually enjoy (which helped me realize I don't want to be a pediatrician). Also try finding something to help you stand out, whether it's a leadership role, community service, or an extracurricular. For example, I was in student leadership, performed classical Indian dancing, and danced for charity events. Obviously you don't have to do all of these during eight grade, but dipping your toes into these things now will help you a lot during high school!
@@NishaRockwell hi thank you so much for your reply, my extras are going to be Indian dance and the dance team at our school, student council, Junior thespian society ( national theatre recognition), an internship at a law firm, 150+ hours of community service and tennis. Of course I will be taking AP courses, I plan on becoming a lawyer or a judge but I plan on doing other stuff like acting on the side. I really wanna get into Yale. Are my extras enough?
Sachitha Umasenthil I personally think that’s really good, but it all comes down to how you present yourself and those aspects on your application and essays. Just do your best with all of your extracurriculars, and make sure you’re actually having fun with them, and you should be all good! Good luck !!
Nisha Rockwell thank you
She was first in her class. How the fuck did they not accept her🤦🏽♀️damn this college shit is hard
To all those that are posting that this was bad luck, you’re wrong! First of all, she is fortunate and quite deserving to get off the wait list at GTech and UVA. This year many competitive schools went deeper into their waitlists. A 35 ACT, perfect or near perfect GPA are just table stakes or the ante for the Ivy and Ivy plus schools she applied to. She was likely the victim of 1) terrible counseling, likely from a public school that can’t even tell you which State Duke and Yale are in, 2) less than stellar applications and essays which she herself admits (you have to bring your A+ game as an untagged student and 3) an extracarricular profile which left me confused.
Why apply to Harvard REA? That’s a criminal misuse of the all important early card that you need to play well. The only reason for the deferral was that Harvard was still eyeing the possibility of Malian sure it took applicants from Alabama. But that’s all. And the fact that not even Emory and Vandy placed her on their waitlist means that the essay and Recommendation letters were not what they expected. When you apply to an Ivy League school ask yourself the following questions 1) are you black or Hispanic? 2) are you a legacy, 3) are you being recruited for an athletic program 4) has a department taken interest in an artistic talent and /or 5) did you attend a target or feeder independent or elite public school ? If the answer to all of these questions is no ,your chances are already slim and only a cohesive and breathtaking EC profile and essays to match will even get you to be considered.
And applying to these schools as an Asian applicant to anything science related is also major malpractice. Positioning and differentiation is key.
major as Asians matter?
How her scl and scl counselor, teachers send recommendation letter to this much university 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
I applied using the common app. Everyone only had to write the letter of recommendation once and upload it to my common app. From there, I can send the one copy to all of my colleges. I could not imagine asking someone to write that many lol
@@NishaRockwell oo ok. I am sry. While I seen this video, I didn't had much knowledge about college admission. After that I came to know this. Thx for ur reply😉👍
@@pawankalyan3562 no worries!!
Omg I also wanna major in biomedical engineering, but I’m kinda scared maybe I should do biomedicine 🙆🏾♀️🙆🏾♀️
If you're interested in biomedical engineering go for it! You don't want to major in something you aren't as interested in!
Nisha Rockwell thanks but I don’t know what I enjoy except for math 😂😂
Lol
This makes no sense whatsoever. My ex was ranked #1 too, but she had a 1340 SAT and 4.13 GPA, with no extracurriculars of any significance and she got accepted into both Emory and Georgia Tech. I had a friend who was ranked #6 with a 3.96 GPA and a 1440 SAT and he got accepted into Georgia Tech with no significant extracurriculars either(both of them applied into the same class/year you did). I am no trying to bring race into this but they were both white, so maybe the college discriminated against them? Perhaps similar to the way Harvard does do those with Asian heritage (ongoing lawsuit currently). Anyway, what I am getting at is, you were so much more qualified for these schools and yet did not get into them. It makes no sense at all.
Guys, please stop loading your college lists with Ivies and schools with admit rates of less than 20-25%, much less than 10-12%. Harvard and Stanford are 5% or less. It’s never really about you anyway, it’s more about the institutions objectives not “east coast elitism”. We never know exactly what those objectives are. And the super selective schools have enough high quality applicants 3, 4 and 5 x over, so it’s still a lottery.
The schools want a ton of applicants. Beyond a nice little revenue stream, they want low admit rates and high yield rates.
I completely agree that it's about the institutions' objectives and a lottery, but I think if you believe you have a good shot at getting into one of them, then go for it. I'm glad I loaded my lists with these colleges, maybe I should've dropped a few I wasn't too interested in. If applications weren't so expensive and my ego wasn't hurt as bad, I would've had 0 regrets
If they rejected your stats and they were that great then there’s no hope for me
Don't say that! There are so many people who have lower or higher or the same stats as me that get into all of these colleges. It's more than just the stats :) good luck!
Your dad looked at you mad at the second 8:29
Lol he wasn’t mad at me he was just mad at the colleges for rejecting me 😂
I live in Wisconsin and I don’t know why I needed to say that
what is this like half white????
This makes me angry. Being Asian obviously hurt you. Your selection of a competitive major also was working against you. Still makes me mad. I am so sorry.
Wow you had good stats but got rejections to all the good schools. Only reason I could think is that you had horrible essays/applications or you did something stupid that made them not like you. Sorry but that’s how it is :(
Why would I wanna ask advice from you? You practically got rejected from everywhere!
There are definitely some things I would’ve changed in my application and I learned from my mistakes. I still got accepted into great schools. I got rejected from most of the colleges because most of the colleges I applied to are mega reach schools. :)
Don’t troll her for sharing her experience. I commend her for all of her hard work and remaining positive with certain outcomes that I’m sure were less than ideal for her. Her transparency and positive attitude is something that should be admired. The reality is, she will succeed in whatever college is fortunate to have her. Her advice is valuable.
She applied to pretty much only the top universities in the country. So her chances were so much lower than those that apply to all second-tier and lower. As you can see with her stats, she is a very smart and hard-working student that would likely be able to help someone get the stats that she got. Maybe she can't help you get into Harvard, but even someone that got into Harvard can't do that. Each application is relative compared to the pool of applicants for the year. Where she got rejected this year she could have been accepted next year. It is all very dependant but she obviously has a bright future ahead of her.
She had a solid, well-rounded application. Things get arbitrary for top colleges. People get dinged on minutiae. Stop being condescending and take all of the help that you can get, she offered this video so that you could learn from her mistakes/take advice from her (many) successes. Congratulations on Georgia Tech @Nisha !
you’re terrible.