your parents are the sweetest people alive awww ☹️☹️

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

They’re really great🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

@unkeptcucumber545

Жыл бұрын

What’s with the sad faces??😅

congrats!! i’m sure all of us would appreciate another video of you going through your stats :)

I love your mom's reactions, she's so wholesome :)

dude congrats :) what a beautiful accomplishment you can be immensely proud of yourself. you worked hard for it. keep us in the loop on youre journey in Chicago.

UCSD's freshman acceptance rate this year was actually 23.7% so it was more competitive than previous years, but you did amazing, congrats on all your acceptances !!

Best College Decision Reaction video of 2022! (The only thing that could have been better would be if you weren't wearing a mask when you got your UChicago results, but the scene of you losing it on the stairs helped make up for that.) It's easy to get jaded about the college application process, and then a video like yours surfaces where everything works out perfectly. Chicago and Berkeley actually read your application and recognized you for the true diamond in the rough that you are. I was a little concerned when you were wearing a blue sweatshirt for the announcement of your final decision, but not to worry! Either Berkeley or Chicago would be a great opportunity for you, but I think Chicago is the right fit. I look forward to watching videos of your college experience.

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

That’s so nice of you! Thank you so so much!!!

I love seeing your door frame growth chart behind you. So relatable ❤️

Univ of Chicago is amazing and wonderful. And rest assured, as many of the schools where you applied, it offers among the best education opportunities in the world. Chicago is also a fantastic place to be for four years.

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! I’m so excited to start :)

@gh0stly_retr048

Жыл бұрын

@@rickywaite UChicago is truly an amazing university! My mother went there. She loved it. It's beautiful as well. It's an amazing and great school with lovely education programs.

1st generation college student is something to be proud of!! My wife and I are both first generation college students. In our early 30s now and looking forward to our babies being in your position years from now! Hope college is going great for you

@rickywaite

9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!!

your mom is the absolute sweetest 🥺

OMGG CONGRATULATIONS, you worked so hard and it payed off 🥰❤️!!! Definitely will do great in Uni, hope to see you post more videos💕

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

Aww thank you so so much!!! I’ll definitely be posting more! :)

I’m so proud of you Ricky!! Your a king 💗💗

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

Thank youuuuu🫶🏼🫶🏼

omg your parents are everything!! Congratulations!!

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

Aww thank you so much!!

Your dad is asking the questions I thought when watching these - do colleges talk lol

Here I’am in 8th grade watching these videos since 6th grade, I really hope when I grow up I can too do these kinds if videos! Hope you are really happy that you finally succeeded into doing your own!!☺️💛

wow, you have a magic power of getting into anywhere. Btw, liked your video. The best reaction video ever, for me.

Congrats!

Congratulations! This video was well designed. Good luck in UChicago! Hyde Park is an amazing neighborhood.

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Congratulations !

Awesome. Congratulations!

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Congrats!! I honestly thought you were gonna pick Berkeley, but Chicago is just as amazing!

Enjoyed your parents are awesome, Congrats....

Very nice video. Appreciate the input you provided. Would like to see a video of stats if there can be one. 👍🏼

Many congratulations! I graduated from UChicago's MBA program, and I think you'll love the place. All the best!

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!

Love this and love your parents!!!

@reneerogers9950

Жыл бұрын

and all of your Mom's glasses are iconic

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

Aww thank you!!!

congratulations!!

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

thank you so much!!

You did really well and 🎉😊

Go Blue! From a University of Michigan graduate this brings back the feels man.

YES CONGRATS! I REALLY HOPE I GO TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO!!

Man you’ve got such amazing friends SPECIALLY the one who fell of the chair lmao 😂 🤣

I just got in to University of Chicago! I can't wait to see you there!

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

Congratulations!!

Congratulations

Gimme some application ideas and how to write good essays to universities

in 9th and idk whenever he says "i opened my mail", i click my mail open just to realise I AM STILL A KID

Late but I hope Chicago has been amazing for you! I didn't get in, but my brother did and he enjoyed his undergrad there a lot.

Congratulations! I will also be attending the University of Chicago in the fall as a first-year and I can't wait!

Great choice. Congrats on getting to UChicago.

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Congrats! I'm a rising second year at UChicago! Maybe I'll see you around campus! :)

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

Ahhh hopefully!! Thank you!!!

Best Wishes!

Pretty good results and I hope that with the benefit of time passing you also feel good about them. As I watch these videos, I really feel for today's applicants. Even though you know that admit rates at the most prestigious schools are 3-5%, I can see the pain of the rejection. I have the impression that something is seriously wrong with the way that the admissions process operates at places like Harvard and Stanford. The vast majority of applicants have almost no chance of admission, as evidenced by the all too common Ivy Day wipeout. These schools should be honest about what they actually want and why. They are wasting an enormous amount of money and time creating nothing but work for themselves and pain for the applicants. This "we have a secret process, it's not just a luck shot, and maybe you can get through" stuff needs to end. I think everyone suspects the truth, which is that for most applicants it is about luck. A school like Harvard accepts about 4 out of 100 applicants. Lets say that for every 100 applicants, 19 are not qualified and 1 is an extreme outlier (famous actress, recruited athlete, invented a widely used medical device, son of an alumnus who donated $50 million, you get the idea). So that leaves 80 roughly equal candidates for 3 spots. You just cannot convince me that the application process is so precise that they pick the "right" 3 of out 80. Almost any 3 they pick with be just as "right" as any other 3. It's not the "best fit," but the "most lucky."

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more! :)

@Zappappappappa

Жыл бұрын

Not only that but another major factor is the adoption of extremely regressive baselines for admission for different demographics of people. Ivy League schools with Harvard being the most notable and extreme of them essentially punishing the hardest working applicants under the guise of "inclusiveness." Not trying to get political or anything it is just a fact with multiple pending legal cases about the situation.

@AaronZhang1202

Жыл бұрын

@@Zappappappappa you said it perfectly. The political climate is absolutely terrible for college admissions right now, especially top end students.

I'm wondering why you didn't accept Berkeley? It'd be great if you can answer this question!

We need a stats video!! :)

Good job.

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

I can't stop laughing after you showed yourself in the store

Amazingggg! Pls do a stats videoo! 😃😃

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! And coming very very soon!

UChicago is a great place. Enjoy the Reg. I was a B-Level person myself (I wonder if they still have the big study tables down there … 🤔🤔🤔)

Congratulations! I REALLY thought you'd go for Cal Berkeley

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

I almost did! It was sooooo hard to make the choice

gained a new subscriber! congratulations!

How in the world do you make a decision if you get into all 20 schools? I applied to 4 and chose Wake Forest.

I clicked on this and then realized I recognized you from UChicago class of 2022 hahaha. See you on campus!!! :)

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

Ayyy, see you in a few weeks!!👀

Dads vibes were immaculate this whole video😂😂

Do you have to pay a fee every time you submit an application?! If so, that’s a lot of money 💰!

wow congrats on chicago, umich, and ucB and ucLA

10:36 yes dad they do!

Congratulations!!! That’s insane. Maybe u could do a stats video and/or tell what’s ur major Good luck in uni💗

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! I’ll most likely upload a stats video within the week! As for my major, I applied as either a business or economics major, depending on what was offered at each school.

@parislondon5141

Жыл бұрын

@@rickywaite Congrats on Harvard

If you are waitlisted should you wait till the next year?

I'm surprised you got into a, uc berkely but waitlisted at ucsd, uci, and rejected from usc

bro must’ve had the greatest essays of all time

I went to the page of the University of Chicago and I see you!😆wow

What was your sat; gpa?

we need a stat video!!

Congrats on UChicago!! I’m going too! Maybe we’ll run into each other sometime!!

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

Ahhh congrats to you too!!! Hopefully we will!!

Can you share your stats plz. UMich Ross is my dream school

Congrats! I’m also applying to UChicago and was wondering if you submitted the optional video portfolio?

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

I did not submit a video portfolio. I honestly didn’t even know there was one haha

@leopardduck4490

Жыл бұрын

@@rickywaite Wow. That’s really good to hear since it’s been stressing me out. I heard that EA’s who don’t submit the portfolio may create the impression that they wouldn’t attend if accepted (otherwise they’d create the video) and have a higher chance of getting deferred and accepted later if they choose to continue ED2.

@leopardduck4490

Жыл бұрын

@@rickywaite I hope this doesn’t come off as an aggressive question, since you clearly got into many good schools besides UChicago, but I was also wondering if you have any legacy affiliation there.

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

@@leopardduck4490 neither one of my parents graduated from college, so I’m actually a first generation college student! So no alumni connections lol. But I wouldn’t stress too much about the portfolio. If you’re a competitive applicant and meet the criteria of their institution, they won’t reject you simply because you didn’t submit a video portfolio. You really shouldn’t worry too much about it :)

@leopardduck4490

Жыл бұрын

@@rickywaite Thanks for your help. I’m hoping the video isn’t viewed as a necessary area of strength like the personal statement, but rather another opportunity to potentially stand out for exceptionally artistic/creative people or anyone who presents game changing information that didn’t fit into their essays.

I've literally never seen anyone get into UChicago, congrats on being their only student lmao

@rickywaite

9 ай бұрын

Hahaha I appreciate it

Wait u have been admitted to class of 2026? Why not class of 2023-2024? I’m a bit confused or did he apply 3 years earlier ?

stats?

OMG my dream is university of chicago!! congratulations. please tell me what you did to get in

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

Hi! I have a video posted of the stats + ecs that helped me get in, and I will be posting another video on my essays soon :)

@kyj8082

Жыл бұрын

@@rickywaite ahhh thank you!!

Congrats Chicago is a great school!

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

I’m aiming to go to Western Sydney University with either one of these 2 pathways: 1. Early entry for bachelor of accounting for 3 years (Year 11 grade-B, year 12-band 4 or above) 2. Early entry for bachelor of criminal and community justice then masters in accounting (Aboriginal Studies-B, Band 4 or above)

@maraisfan4life517

Жыл бұрын

I already did Aboriginal Studies as part of an accelerated program but I’m still aspiring to get a really high mark for economics

Yesssss please share your stats and your essays

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

coming soon! :)

I wanna cry I hate waiting

Wowowowowow

Congratulations! You got into a few good ones at least, UCLA, Berkeley, Chicago! 🎊🎉🎈 And at least you got waitlisted at Wharton! Who knows? You might get in! Congratulations! 🎊🎉🎈

Just wanted to ask that you applied all by yourself or went to some consulting agency ?

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

I didn’t have any outside college tutors or consultants other than the free services provided by my school :)

@rajkanwarsingh8773

Жыл бұрын

Can you help me a little bit

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

@@rajkanwarsingh8773 of course! You can either email me at rickywaite22@gmail.com or dm me on Instagram @rickywaite2016 :)

Should have gone to Berkeley

@rickywaite

11 ай бұрын

I’ve felt that too a couple times, but I’m glad I left home and went out of my comfort zone

Not gonna lie getting in to UChicago is impressive. I went to Yale for undergrad and was rejected from UChicago, it really is just random (kinda). Please share what college you did decide to go to

Bruh I'm a high school freshman, idk why I watch these lol

first know u today brother and subscribed 06 january 2023 11:52 pmt 979 subs

Please give me your skin care routine 😭

No because why is his room nicer than mine ( in every way possible )

same last name!

I enjoy these videos, but it would be nice to provide a little background info going into your reactions (e.g., test scores, GPA, and #of APs). Are you able to get financial aid living in a house valued at over 2,000,000?

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

Like I mentioned in the video, I’m planning on posting a thorough stats/resume video. Just giving the hard numbers (test scores, GPA, etc.) really isn’t beneficial because all competitive applicants practically have the same numbers. Like I said, I have a TikTok posted with my general stats, so you can check that out if you’re interested. Also not sure where you got that other information from lol.

@parislondon5141

Жыл бұрын

@@rickywaite Girl MIT is good for you

University of Chicago with 125k. On the reveal, I'm thinking is it possible you don't choose this option. Good decision.

I got itno CSU

wait YOURE LITERALLY JAKE GYLLENHAAL

5:18 he looks like timothee chalamet

Yall are so cute

i watch this video, and it made me feel so good about my self knowing this guy blew atleast $100,000 on a degree he could have paid 1/10 the price for, if he invest this $100,000 at a conservative rate of 10% a year, in 20 years it would probabily be around $700,000. another suqqer bits the dust.

Sorry for saying such an off topic thing but you lowkey look like Sebastian Croft

Bro literally you remind me of a young Jerry Seinfeld

Rip

Not relevant, but ur eyes look stunning 🧿🦚

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

Aw that’s so sweet, thank you!!!

Pov: im in 9th grade rn

@fareeddawodu4961

Жыл бұрын

well, use myessaygenie for your essays

Ok. meat - and - potatoes here is, do you have the grades, and SAT scores these institutions require for admission ? If you don't, get ready for lots of " no's."

ahahahahahah falhaste és um falhamssso

And 20 schools, each with at least $100 non- refundable application fee ? Glad your family has all that money to waste.

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your delightful comments! :)

@Bruin11

Жыл бұрын

@@rickywaite I know that it sounds bad the way he phrase it but why did you bother applying to CSUs when you have ivy/high UC level stats?

@rickywaite

Жыл бұрын

@@Bruin11 I really had no perception of how I would fair in college admissions so I made sure to apply to as many schools that I thought I’d at least have a good chance at getting admitted to in the high likelihood that I would not gain admission to the highly selective schools.

@Bruin11

Жыл бұрын

@@rickywaite that’s fair, totally understandable to have backups just in case! I remember I was in similar shoes and ended up just applying to all the UCs, I remember we had a guaranteed UC spot in a random UC (UCI was for my year) if you are top 5% in your graduating class or something like that. I ended up getting into all but SD and had a hard decision between Berkeley and LA, ended up at UCLA and love it! Hope Chicago is everything and more than you wished for, enjoy the best 4 years of early adulthood!

Why apply to schools you knew you wouldn’t attend? Why waste the application fee and cause someone else to be waitlisted for a spot you knew you wouldn’t accept? To make these videos? To massage your ego? Honest question.

@rickywaite

5 ай бұрын

Because you can never know if you are going to get into a college. I had no serious guidance throughout the process from people who had gone to prestigious schools, so I felt it was necessary to have sufficient backup schools. Everyone who I saw was overly confident ended up not getting into any schools, you have to be smart about it.

Don't give out your stats. It's just going to be enabling these kids to compare themselves to other people.

@henrymulder5740

Жыл бұрын

Although I do think stats might cause people to compare themselves to others, that can be a good thing. After watching these videos, it helped me see what colleges like to see in applicants which motivated me to do certain things which I know helped me get into Brown University

@toyrificentertainment8118

Жыл бұрын

Please explain how kids comparing their academic resumes to their competition for admittance into extremely competitive schools is deleterious, but you're fine with feeding a cat lasagna?

@maraisfan4life517

Жыл бұрын

That’s not a bad thing. If you know others are better than you, it will motivate you to improve. After all, no one wants bad grades.