The Biggest Mistake I Made in My College Application Process

Hi, everyone! Today, I go over what I consider to be the biggest mistake I made in my college application process. I'm really happy about how things worked out in the end for me, but I thought it may be good to share some advice. Enjoy!
As you recall from my college decision reaction video, there were so many things for me to celebrate and be excited about! But, there were definitely plenty of up's and down's along the way. Harvard University was my dream school, but things didn't work out the way I would've hoped. Of course, everything that's in the past is in the past, but there are some things I did that, looking back, probably weren't the best idea. Let's take a deeper dive into some of the nuances of the college admissions process.
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Early Acceptance Rates: www.collegezoom.com/early/ear...
Legacy Acceptance Rates: www.npr.org/2018/11/04/663629...
Recruited Athlete Advantage: www.thecrimson.com/article/20...
Harvard Admission Website: college.harvard.edu/admission...
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[@em_zo]

this vid/analysis is SPOT ON brother,,, i had p much the exact same experience with my ED application

[@LourDrickValsote]

The great studylemon!!

[@em_zo]

Lour Drick Valsote the great lour drick!!

[@Thiago-pc7vk]

Incrdible advice, thks!

[@LourDrickValsote]

Glad it was helpful!

[@islamkenges4766]

thank you for your great videos Lour Drick :)))))

[@LourDrickValsote]

thank you for supporting!

[@LourDrickValsote]

Have you guys begun your college applications yet?

[@tanishk4960]

Lour Drick Valsote Hopefully going to start after AP exams

[@LourDrickValsote]

good luck to you!!

[@danielacampuzano7491]

wrote two essays already 🥵🤩

[@jovanal3217]

I did my common app essay already and I'm about to start supplemental essays

[@Shreedhar_Shukla]

I have to apply for the class of 2021. Have the apps started. Well do you have an EC list of yours?

[@ishantalim4248]

Love the video!! One question what major did you apply for Harvard?

[@neon8589]

Very informative

[@LourDrickValsote]

im glad you thought so!

[@myintchel]

can i apply to usc ea under harvard rea? its priv but non binding

[@virajgoyal2606]

If the essay prompts aren’t out, then how can I begin my college applications right now, except for thinking about the person I am and reflecting on what I might want to write in my essays?

[@LourDrickValsote]

i would recommend doing a lot of thinking and reflecting first, but the common app prompts are usually the same every year i think

[@Candyflosstoe]

Will it be okay to apply to private universities in USA and UK on ED?

[@LourDrickValsote]

If you feel prepared, go for it!

[@limellama1490]

If you do REA and you still do ED to priv schools?

[@chessfitness6894]

Yes even I want to know the same

[@LourDrickValsote]

no

[@karenkatd]

lmao not me making the same mistake and seeing this video one day AFTER I submitted my rushed upenn ED

[@jonathandansem]

😂😂😂same

[@aroncheng5634]

Ayo sameeeeeee lmao

[@aroncheng5634]

Best of luck to you!

[@marmar4424]

OMG SAME LOLOLOLLLL

[@LourDrickValsote]

hope things worked out!

[@kitchenwarestop8385]

In which class you have to apply for early action in harvard??

[@LourDrickValsote]

what do you mean by which class?

[@kitchenwarestop8385]

@@LourDrickValsote i mean to say that after graduating high school or in your 12th grade?

[@LourDrickValsote]

@@kitchenwarestop8385 in 12th grade

[@alirizvi5663]

Watching this after getting deferred from Harvard ea ):

[@LourDrickValsote]

Ah I've been there. I'm wishing you luck in your RD schools!

[@asher1395]

Did u get in ???

[@CloutGaming-ve7ji]

Love the intro

[@LourDrickValsote]

thank you! Im waiting for your next video

[@lakshit6429]

I applied to REA for Yale as well as in Harvard is it wrong

[@yote4848]

You can only apply REA for one school.

[@JustAnotherLokiStan]

That's gonna mess up both your applications, mate. My advice would be to go to the Applicant Portal of one of the two and change it to Regular Decision so it doesn't affect the other applications.

[@lakshit6429]

@@JustAnotherLokiStan How will it mess application bro?

[@JustAnotherLokiStan]

@@lakshit6429 you can't apply restrictive Early Action to more than one college. It's called RESTRICTIVE for a reason. If they find out you might be blacklisted from both colleges.

[@jonathandansem]

@@lakshit6429 Please don’t argue just change for your own good

[@DarthVader-jm7xt]

Firssstttt comment

[@LourDrickValsote]

Darth Vader congrats!

[@piulisarkar7367]

Hey I had some questions regarding the Admission process, can you please check your insta dm