Hi everyone I ended up posting my common app and UC essays on TikTok! I'm still considering making a video going in depth about my stats, essays, and ecs for the future but you can read my common app and more on my TikTok: 4mandahh

Thanks for providing your actual gpa which adds much needed context to these college reaction videos lol.

congrats girl! NYU is crazy!

Not bad, NYU! Congrats girl!🌹

Udub is my dream school, hella people be underestimating how hard it is to get in fr.

congratulations 🎉

Just pray you get a good career.

Congrats, I hope you are enjoying school!! just curious, what majors did you apply with? Also, what did you talk about in your essays...would you make a video?

@4mandah

9 ай бұрын

I applied under bioengineering or chemical engineering. My supplemental essays really just talked about extracurriculars and my interest in STEM. For my common app, it was more personal, and may do a video on it in the future but I'm not sure right now.

U can always opt out of going to more school

Can you make a video about your extracurriculars and awards you put on the nyu application and advice that you can give because I'll be going through the application process next year. Also, congratulations!!

@4mandah

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I don't think I'll be filming a stats video at this time but most of my extracurriculars were pretty basic. I did recreational dance both inside and outside of school along with a bunch of school clubs. One extracurricular I think really helped me stand out was an internship I did with my county's government I was able to get a letter of rec from my supervisor and also write a few supplemental essays on it. I really only have some basic tips but I was lucky enough to have a college counselor and would 100% recommend having one. If that's not something you're able to do you can also get teachers and friends to read and edit your essays. Try to stand out as much as you can, pretty much everyone applying to NYU has around the same GPA so stand out in extracurriculars and essays! That being said college is what you make of it so don't let decisions tear you down. If you have any more questions I'd be happy to answer them either here or you can message me on IG: amanda.gong_ 💗

@raymondgao9891

11 ай бұрын

ok thank you@@4mandah

@mahogany.3751

11 ай бұрын

@@4mandah How did you go about asking your supervisor for the letter of recommendation? Also where did you submit this letter of rec to.. was it through the common app? Thank You for this video! Congratulations on your success❤

@4mandah

10 ай бұрын

@@mahogany.3751 My supervisor actually offered to write it for me but don't be scared to ask! Whether it's shooting an email or talking to them in person most will be willing to write them as long as you give them enough time in advance. I also submitted it through the common app

You have to go to NYU great campus, I got excepted there for a graduate degree in 1983.

@4mandah

11 ай бұрын

I actually did end up choosing NYU! I'll be there in a week to move in.

Congratulations!!! Did you choose NYU, Northeastern, or UC Santa Barbara? P.S. - Thank you for showing us the schools you applied to and discussing it because a lot of people just pop it on the screen for a millisecond and before you can blink the list disappears. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@4mandah

Жыл бұрын

I ended up choosing NYU! It was a really hard decision between those 3 schools but NYU had been my dream school since 5th grade.

@estherbradley3218

Жыл бұрын

@@4mandah Awwwww that’s awesome!!!!

Congrats!!! Do you feel like you fulfill the typical profile of a young Asian girl ? Beautiful!!!!

Why Cornell and Berkeley if, as you stated, you didn't really want to attend?

@4mandah

Жыл бұрын

Part of it was just to make me feel better cause I knew I wasn't getting in. At the time I applied, I did genuinely consider both of these schools but as I got decisions back and started to envision myself at colleges UC Berkeley and Columbia just didn't really fit. Both schools are extremely rigorous and competitive which is what gives them their rankings but also creates an environment where I'd probably burn out in and think I wasn't good enough. There are some other reasons for each college as well but that's the major one.

what were ur statssss

@4mandah

9 ай бұрын

I ended with a 4.42 GPA and I discuss the AP classes I took in the video!

Which school and major in nyu

@4mandah

Жыл бұрын

Chemical and Biomolecular engineering at Tandon

@zombieandgames1452

Жыл бұрын

@@4mandah are you committing

@4mandah

Жыл бұрын

@@zombieandgames1452 I am!

@zizha0_

Жыл бұрын

@@4mandah ayeee congratz, I am bio and chem eng major too c/o 2026, wanna be friends!!

@zombieandgames1452

Жыл бұрын

@@4mandah that’s exciting, I’ll see you in the fall. I’m a junior if you have any questions, let me know.

BTW the nine Colonial Colleges are Harvard 1636, W&M 1693, Yale 1754, Pennsylvania 1740 (also known a PENN N O T UPENN), Princeton 1746, Columbia 1754, Brown 1764, RUTGERS! 1766, and Dartmouth 1769.

lol fail

It's crazy to think that this is going to be me next year, and your predicting that you got into NYU and actually getting in must've been so cool!

@4mandah

Жыл бұрын

It was pretty surreal especially because originally I wasn't even going to opt in. Senior year's definitely a ride so enjoy it while it lasts but for colleges as long as you do the research and put the time in you'll be fine.