Wanna read my essays? Make a cheap college sweatshirt? Watch my newest videos!! :)

@chiragjeswani7086

5 жыл бұрын

Can you define what middle income implies??

@Leo-cj7dq

4 жыл бұрын

Привет, спасибо за видео. Сразу вопрос, лучше писать на русском или английском? И мой главный вопрос, я буду сейчас подавать в американские университеты, но мне нужно полное финансирование (Harvard и в подобное подавать не буду, возьму гораздо ниже). Есть ли шансы, просто после твоего видео не очень настрой 😅

@kikeheebchinkjigaboo6631

4 жыл бұрын

Alex Smirnov the money for submission for all these college and universities?

@kikeheebchinkjigaboo6631

4 жыл бұрын

Alex Smirnov college will complete your indoctrination of cultural Marxism. Lol Infantcide is evil, u bigot.

@jdao1sm

4 жыл бұрын

Aw man

In Soviet Russia, you reject college In America, college rejects you

@isaiahparis

5 жыл бұрын

gamer7916 this comment deserves more likes

@alexsmirnov4399

5 жыл бұрын

Marcus Cheung don’t want to come off as cocky but it’s NOTHING compared to US colleges

@marcuscheung5025

5 жыл бұрын

Alex Smirnov True, I have to apply to US and Canada universities in 1 year

@aena5995

5 жыл бұрын

@@marcuscheung5025 are u russian? Is canada giving out scholarships more hen US or is usa helping more , which uni u applying to and thru the common app? Are u taking the SAT in oct or decem not sure when to take it tho

@marcuscheung5025

5 жыл бұрын

Aena Mustafa I am Chinese. I do not how to answer the second question. I am taking the SAT on October in Asia

Guy: applies to 21 colleges and gets rejected by them all. Safety Schools: Am I a joke to you?

@alexsmirnov4399

5 жыл бұрын

TreeseDaVlogger 💀 i feel attacked

@tristiandavis6852

5 жыл бұрын

Alex Smirnov ohh I was just joking man 😂

@EricaBartell

5 жыл бұрын

TreeseDaVlogger I applied to 13 colleges, and all of them could be considered safety schools. Needless to say I got into 12 of them. Like the hardest of the schools I applied to was at like a 51% acceptance rate, and some people consider schools with a 50% acceptance rate safety schools. I had two safety schools that had a 90 something percent acceptance rate.

@hryank33

5 жыл бұрын

Joke aside, he got into two safety schools.

@sunshinesmiles3319

5 жыл бұрын

xze kenyon isn’t really a safety

Guy: gets a 1530 on SAT 21 Colleges: Absolutely not Me: IM SO DEAD

@LaSombraa

3 жыл бұрын

He only got denied because of his strict financial aid needs. If he had a lot of money, he would’ve gotten accepted into pretty much all.

@nataliem5425

3 жыл бұрын

Are you from the US? because colleges r more likely to accept people who aren't international

@tracyyu4698

3 жыл бұрын

@Aboodi Sadiq i want to know that too

@youramazingchick6091

3 жыл бұрын

@@LaSombraa That’s not how it work at all. Lol. There’s so many poor students at Ivy League

@user-ym6jz4gv7s

3 жыл бұрын

@@youramazingchick6091 But for international students, financial aid is taken into account more so than for students who are actually citizens.

Tip #1: HAVE SAFE SCHOOLS, my man got rejected because the acceptance rate for all the places he applied were under 20%.

@aapin3348

Жыл бұрын

Better safe then sorry

I really respect the fact that you still posted your rejections and tried to help people learn from your mistakes. Shows a realer side to the “college decision” reaction videos.

you’re so chill about this i would be literally crying if i got rejected from all the schools i applied to

@juliabellefontaine8918

5 жыл бұрын

Laura Rose ikr I got rejected from only 1 I applied to out of 7 and I was crying about it😂

@nbtstan3198

5 жыл бұрын

@@juliabellefontaine8918 Gtfo 😂😂

@youcanmailme9164

5 жыл бұрын

I didn't apply because I am fretting I'll get rejected

@gappia940

4 жыл бұрын

i'm sure he was more emotional off camera :(

@izeshmikurac

4 жыл бұрын

To be honest, with the way universities work on Balkan soil, I would be like, cool, now I can take a break year with a reason, because, now, after one year of arc I'm thinking of it dropping out of it, taking a break until the next admissions period and admitting in another school. Get into arc was extremely easy, it's not even funny, I'm actually ashamed

As an international student applying to american universities this year, my biggest fear is being rejected due to financial aid :(

@generalaccount6531

4 жыл бұрын

I only paid in full for the first year and and get ~ 65% deducted for the rest of my undergraduate program. The trick was to do incredibly well (ideally, top 10% students) in the first semester, because the majority of fresman, merit, and dean scholarships are only available to international students before you reach a certain amount of credits. Nevertheless, you still need to provide them with your financial ability to pay the first year in full amount. I hope this helps.

@haneenm2998

4 жыл бұрын

@@generalaccount6531 so does that mean that I should fill out the FAFSA and Css while applying?

@amritanambiar4321

4 жыл бұрын

Ahhh sameee 😭 good luck thoo 🤞

@idianale9862

4 жыл бұрын

Me too. Are you by chance Filipino?

@maisabarbosabispo7836

3 жыл бұрын

Conseguiu?

This is scary. If you can get those stats and still get rejected...where the hell do I stand??

@eloonto851

4 жыл бұрын

Go to community college, then transfer to a 4 year. Bruh going straight to 4 year waste of time

@VivianLu

4 жыл бұрын

bobthebuilder 91 no it depends, some good majors only take direct admissions, going to community college is not the first choice

@abbynvegas

4 жыл бұрын

His stats weren’t the problem, it was the fact that he was an international student and that they couldn’t meet his financial aid needs. Don’t be stressed. You shouldn’t be scared for yourself because he didn’t get into any colleges. His situation before he applied is most likely VERY different than yours. :)

@trumptrucka

4 жыл бұрын

@@abbynvegas that is quite reassuring

@annastajaa4798

3 жыл бұрын

find your passion and use it to your advantages

This is actually the saddest video I’ve ever watched ngl

@raisa_cherry33

4 жыл бұрын

😢

@cy2548

3 жыл бұрын

me too

this is so sad. i was expecting someone who's really stuck up and entitled but you're such a sweet, intelligent person and i genuinely think it was because of the financial factors, which sucks SO MUCH. i hope wherever you end up going you'll be happy and i'm sure you'll do great anyway

@mauvebear3942

5 жыл бұрын

Max Bellamy also him : *wears airpods*

5 жыл бұрын

@@tstoke7877 that's expensive... Maybe not to you though 🤷🏾‍♀️

@tstoke7877

5 жыл бұрын

Sharuto I’m a poor college student as well who studies full time and I have to work like 20 hours a week to pay for everything. I was just saying that it’s not that hard to budget and save even just $20 a paycheck to pay for it in like 3 months 🤷‍♂️ especially if you’re in high school still and your parents could put something towards it.

5 жыл бұрын

@@tstoke7877 not everyone has parents that are willing to pay for things that are not a necessity. So I suppose you are just very lucky :) my parents would never give me money for anything besides food, college necessities, or a roof over my head.

@tstoke7877

5 жыл бұрын

Sharuto Then save $20 every other week from your paycheck. My parents didn’t buy me anything like that growing up either. I’m now paying for both mine and my wife’s tuition, rent, car payment, and everything else by myself (with federal financial aid). It just takes getting a job, budgeting, and saving to get where you want.

the look in his face throughout the ivy ones made me want to cry really badly.

the sad thing is i can see my future in this video.

@alinacalm

4 жыл бұрын

You'll be fine

@GauravGupta-ms8ce

4 жыл бұрын

You’ll be fine

@kiky.mp4

3 жыл бұрын

@@nikar999 How did it go ?

@janyia3388

3 жыл бұрын

Bra me too🤣🤣

@diaryofaspirit8342

3 жыл бұрын

me toooooooo

This is literally one of the most realistic college video on KZread and I’m here for it. Thank you for being so so honest!! Thank you so much for sharing your advice too!

@donuttt2636

5 жыл бұрын

lovelylight OMG HYUNA

@primekrunkergamer188

3 жыл бұрын

Realistic lol. Every college video is real tf does that mean

@jennifergilmore8945

Жыл бұрын

😊o😊o😊 poop😊o

I hope this doesn't come across as mean but these are the kind of videos that I actually want to watch. I'm sick of all of the videos that only show someone getting accepted into 5 Ivy Leagues and 10 reach schools, I don't care about that that's not realistic, that's not me. This kind of content that we need to show that you don't have to get into Ivy Leagues and getting rejected isn't the end of the world, this is normalizing real life.

@fuckoffdavid2269

5 жыл бұрын

Chelsey Abbott those are real people and those real people got in. For real.

@iambored5270

5 жыл бұрын

Hallelujah Lamb i agree. i watch those videos because they inspire me.

@user-gy8bi3lt6q

5 жыл бұрын

“That’s not me” .. girl same 😭😭

@Shakiahjprod

5 жыл бұрын

@@fuckoffdavid2269 And those people are part of the extremely small percent that could go even as low as 5%

@fuckoffdavid2269

5 жыл бұрын

Shakiah Johnson That doesn’t make any since because then there would be no people in college

Tall girl: you thinks your life is hard? Im a junior wearing size 13 Nike’s, men’s 13 Nike’s, beat that? Alex Smirnov: I got rejected from 21 colleges!

@stacy7731

4 жыл бұрын

But that wasn't true. He was rejected from 19 and accepted at 2.

Dude I can't even imagine the amount of money wasted on application fees

@alexejnovak8693

4 жыл бұрын

plus add the fact that he's SAT fees and TOEFL are higher compared to the US

@user-bp4bu1dw9q

Жыл бұрын

Application fees? They charge you to even apply? This system is broken. I’ll go cry

@badweather7144

Жыл бұрын

@@user-bp4bu1dw9q yeah. most colleges you have to pay to apply before you can even get in. small colleges normally around $20-$50.

@YuvrajSingh-lk5zq

6 ай бұрын

@@badweather7144 in canada its even worse i paid around 1400 dollars appling to 7 unis

I didn’t realize he wasn’t American till he said so lmao

@danishamcclendon

5 жыл бұрын

He literally said he was an International student 💀.

@muf2463

5 жыл бұрын

Danigirl yeah but he didn’t say I’m the beginning of the video

@danishamcclendon

5 жыл бұрын

@@muf2463 I'm going to excuse your poor sentence structure but he did mention it relatively in the beginning.

@muf2463

5 жыл бұрын

Danigirl I made a typo u don’t have to be salty about it 😂 it* instead of im

@depressobean623

5 жыл бұрын

@Danigirl Also, that was a typo, not poor sentence structure, unless you count the missing "it," which could have been lost in the typo.

YOU MEAN TO TELL ME YOU GOT A 1520 ON YOUR SAT AND THESE SCHOOLS DIDN'T WANT YOU??? I'M OFFENDED ON YOUR BEHALF.

@bobjones7984

5 жыл бұрын

Anything 1500+ is just so that colleges will even bother considering you. Colleges like Harvard actually reject about 70% of all 1600/36 students.

@graciela8916

5 жыл бұрын

Bob Jones you’re wrong

@sincerelyeric9857

5 жыл бұрын

Graciela Lagraba he’s not lol

@luisalejandro9368

5 жыл бұрын

Academics is only a minute portion of what colleges look for, everyone applying has the necessary grades and scores to be admitted, but everyone’s life story is different,. Your story tells who you are as an individual, not your scores, colleges put a lot of emphasis on this.

@asqalanahmad4304

5 жыл бұрын

SAME I AM SO TRIGGERED AND SALTY I WANT TO RANT TO EVERYONE I KNOW ON HIS BEHALF :

Me getting rejected to all my colleges while my friend got accepted into his dream college and everyone else celebrated while I cried

@idektega4271

3 жыл бұрын

Did he apply for Financial aid?

@kafibahtiar2553

3 жыл бұрын

This is literally me

this makes me so sad *cries in international applicant*

@alicepavlin5497

2 жыл бұрын

how did it went ?

What the actual f--.. how is an amazing student like you denied from a SAFETY school? those colleges are honestly so blind

@snowflake8191

5 жыл бұрын

Sometimes, schools deny students who seem like they won’t accept (cough* too high achieving) to decrease their acceptance rate

@someperson5137

5 жыл бұрын

@@snowflake8191 Yeah, I heard colleges like Tufts reject the ppl who they think won't come anyway to save their yield rate as well

@SuperAqueos

5 жыл бұрын

Appealing often can work. I know people who REALLY just wanted to go to Cal Poly SLO but were too good on paper. They were rejected, but appealed. No idea what they wrote, but they got their acceptance letter.

@kyliedecker3782

5 жыл бұрын

He is also international. They accept very few students who are, despite his good stats.

@__-kq4ey

4 жыл бұрын

Tulane isnt a safety. He's misguided in thinking it is. None of the colleges are a safety except Alabama.

my question is... why couldn’t they just accept you and deny your financial aid? like at least give you the chance to figure out the money part.

@simplebean8152

5 жыл бұрын

sunshine smiles debt is no joke. They did him a favor if finances were the issue, but he’s clearly smart I don’t understand.

@sunshinesmiles3319

5 жыл бұрын

Simple Bean ofc but some people might take the chance and ask family members for help or idk

@snowflake8191

5 жыл бұрын

Simple Bean Yeah, my parents and their friends would agree with sunshine smiles. If I don’t get accepted to at least UC Berkeley, I cant even imagine the disappointment in their faces. I will literally be disowned. The pressure is real, the love is real yet intimidating. Unless I run away from home and return with a million in my bank, I won’t be able to face my relatives lol. We’re not rich, kinda poor but yeah. Student debt or immense disappointment? Yeah, I’m gonna have to pick student debt. This is my reality lol. I’m also a girl in an Asian household so if I don’t do well academically, I will be reduced to a maid (which I kinda already half am) for my brother. Meaning I need to go to the nearest college and solely take care of the house (all the cleaning, cooking, and helping.) There will be no expectations of me, only to be a fast food worker. My parents will make me go to the best college possible even if it’s not affordable. I’ll try my best to pay off the debts. I love my family, but there’s this big internal struggle I have every day. But it’s okay, I’m strong and I am hard-working :).

@jaylajordan1685

5 жыл бұрын

snowflake But why can’t you just transfer when you’re able to afford it better? You don’t even have to go to a cc, I just think transferring is the smartest thing to do instead of going into massive debt.

@brendanbergmann6290

5 жыл бұрын

snowflake Berkeley is a hard ass school to get into

I can’t believe Alabama rejected him with a 1500. Bama. Edit: nvm I watched more of the video lol

@xxDPKINGxx

4 жыл бұрын

Their stats are getting juiced like crazy now though. Average ACT is a 27 with 75th percentile at 32. That joke may have been true years ago, but they have a pretty fucking smart upper half of their classes.

I feel sad you got 1500+ on SAT you got 110+ on TOEFL you got a 4.0 GPA and etc and they still didn't accept you? smh. I would die to get what you got. Know that you are such an amazing student!

@angelinebena9675

3 жыл бұрын

I know!!!

Wait this is the beginning of a really cool success story. Keep at it man

@idkwhybut...

3 жыл бұрын

I'm your 666th like! You're cursed.

@damsun9735

3 жыл бұрын

Super villain backstory 💀

@petera.6568

3 жыл бұрын

Fiza otrosu siyay

I think it's harder for international students to get into U.S. colleges

@bernardcernea6792

5 жыл бұрын

I applied to 19. zonly got admitted to 2 one of which was Boston and they asked for 75 a year just tuition

@libelulaocre500

5 жыл бұрын

Sophia M. It’s H A R D, mostly if you don’t meet the financial needs. I know a lot of people that get in but they’re the top notch from Costa Rica, the rich kids in rich schools. It’s not their fault, it’s the system.

@pedroluisvn7678

5 жыл бұрын

Very hard. We get the last spots and pay x10 tuition. Luckily FIU gave me a scholarship, but sure it has international in its name.

@rosa578

5 жыл бұрын

It’s because international students mostly compete with each other. And the majority of them are smart.

@chigirl9673

4 жыл бұрын

seriously ( even though i never tried) it IS hard (from research). I’m canadian and our price range is so much more expensive and we have to write more tests than we should have (presumably late if you never knew it existed). I also have no idea what financial aid was until this video, basically all we need to apply with is our final grade 11 marks and our final grade 12 marks and you NEED 50 above to even get considered lol so i guess it’s easier. It’s easy if you’re smart as shit and you get accepted with a scholarship lol

this video actually made me so sad. i’m so sorry this happened to you, but i’m really glad that you were accepted by kenyon! thank you so much for the tips and regardless of everything that happened, youll do amazing in college and the rest of your life!!

This is giving me secondhand anxiety because I’m waiting for my acceptance letters from universities...I’m so sorry this happened to you

@senpai6464

3 жыл бұрын

How did it go, any update?

another tip. DO YOUR RESEARCH. i spent like 3 years looking up colleges and my dream college turned out to be a state school that was fairly easy to get into. don’t apply to schools just because they are “top notch”. and if you can’t get a 1500+ on your sat don’t stress. look into schools with lower scores. most careers won’t be super affected by what undergrad you go too. for example any job in healthcare (ie doctor, nurse, dentist...) undergrad doesn’t have that big of an affect. look at your scores and only look at schools that your scores work for. there are SO many different colleges in the US that i guarantee you’ll find one that works for you. it doesn’t have to be a super well known school if none of them work for you. also find ways to visit. visiting helped me eliminate so many schools. (some were too big, some had winter 9 months of the year) you get a decent feel for schools when you walk on the campus. when i visited my school i know immediately that it’s where i wanted to go. if your dream school is an ivy, go for it. but if it not, it’s ok. my brothers at an ivy and it’s his literal dream but i’m at a big state school and it’s my dream. we are both where we need to be for college even tho they are so different. we want/ need different things from college.

@Shafikk_

5 жыл бұрын

Doctors or the medicine major in the US is pretty hard for internationals, isn’t? I’ve heard it’s something like 10 years and taken on 2 shots (pre medicine then medicine), unlike the rest of the world. Is that true?

@3bman8397

5 жыл бұрын

This is so accurate. I went to a middle of the road state school where I was top 1% of students that enrolled. I could've gone to better schools but chose the school that I fell in love with when I visited. I had the best 4 years of my life, while maintaining my academics, and ended up with a job next to people from Harvard, Tufts, Cornell, etc. I strongly recommend picking your school based on how well you like the campus, academics, student Life, and just atmosphere as a whole. Nothing against the top schools btw. If that's the school you love when you visit then 100% go there if you can. For me, my parents forced me to visit a school I had no intention of going to, on a day where it was -20°F and an absolute blizzard out, and I left that day knowing that's where I wanted to go. I had visited around 10+ other schools by then and some were really nice, but this was the only one where i could actually picture myself on campus going to class. And in case you couldn't tell by my passion towards choosing a college, I haven't had any regrets with that decision :)

@ibgh0549

4 жыл бұрын

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@noname8354

4 жыл бұрын

YES!!! Visiting schools is EXTREMELY important!!! I took off three schools from my list and added one (I only visited around 6) because they don't have what I want. And as for the one school, it's because I wasn't sure about it but it's a major school in my state and now it's my first choice.

@MAESTROSDELMETAL

4 жыл бұрын

Normally a State school don’t give financial aid for international students.

I am guessing because your stats are so good that it has to do with the financial factor. You are an interesting person. You’ll do great in whatever you do.

"If you're not super poor they won't accept you" Me: YES

@udhdycyf8tufufuffufuf267

3 жыл бұрын

Time stamp please

dude, i hope everything goes well for you. you seem like a really good student/person i’m sure you’ll do great wherever you go.

Me: sees title, obvious clickbait. Then realizes is not clickbait.

@cheeesysandwich

4 жыл бұрын

Taxonomic Quantum well.. it was if we’re being honest 😂

At least you’re hot. Happy for you!

@nasseryousif1222

5 жыл бұрын

Gay

@graciela8916

5 жыл бұрын

ahAhah

@ananunez8331

5 жыл бұрын

Lmaooo

@dnlldhn9338

5 жыл бұрын

Im dead

@nbtstan3198

5 жыл бұрын

@@nasseryousif1222 he just forgot the "no homo" 😂

i’m so sorry alex. you seem like a great guy. hope things get better for you.

Thank you so much for trying to give advice and for not wanting ppl to make the same mistakes as you , even if you didn't get to your dream school you can still do it , please don't give up, and thank you again ❤️🥺

Most of these colleges would have admitted you if you didn't need financial aid and that sucks. I'm probably going to be in a similar situation.

@stacy7731

4 жыл бұрын

That is not true. Almost all of the colleges he applied to are extremely competitive.

@consolemainnoob8102

4 жыл бұрын

@@stacy7731 With a 4.0 GPA and a 1500 SAT? Sure, they all were competitive but all 19 universities rejected him. It's weird because in other videos where the person isn't an international student, they at least get 1-3 acceptances.

One thing to note for international students: Harvard, Princeton, Yale, MIT and Amherst are need blind for internationals. If you feel like your financial aid requirement will be a problem, you can apply to them without asking for it and then ask for it once you get in too (kind of a proof for them about their own statement)

@youshallnotpass7921

5 жыл бұрын

Vaibhav Sharma Could you elaborate on this? Also what does need blind mean?

@Shafikk_

5 жыл бұрын

What if after I applied for the aid I get rejected?

@vaibhavsharma9047

5 жыл бұрын

youshallnot pass Being need blind means that the college won't factor in your aid requirement while deciding on your application--simply meaning that they see your aid requirement only after admitting you. For internationals, only five colleges are officially need blind as of now. I honestly did not believe it completely, until I got into a need blind one (without aid in my case, since I didn't apply for it) and was told that I could apply for aid at any point of time. Applying for aid at these colleges won't be a demerit, and you could ask for aid even after you get in. However, in case you choose to do the latter, you will have to wait for some time before you get to hear from your college about your aid status (which might be a little risky).

@ArushiSharmacr7

5 жыл бұрын

that is true, but keep in mind that all US colleges have a 10-ish percent quota for international students, so it is still A LOT harder to get in even if you're not asking for aid.

@vaibhavsharma9047

5 жыл бұрын

Arushi S Arushi S OFC, along with the fact that these colleges themselves are extremely tough to get into (and 10% for internationals means much lesser for a specific country). But this is just something applicants should be aware of, specifically those in need of huge amounts of aid.

That’s because your international man... every colleges have wayyy lower acceptances for international students

i'm wishing all the best for you and your future journeys. i honestly can't believe all these colleges rejected such an intelligent student, but it's their loss. rooting for you and what you where you will be going later in life!

“Alex Smirnoff” damn this reminds me of Stranger Things Alexei/Smirnoff

@alexsmirnov4399

5 жыл бұрын

ally lmao let’s hope (spoiler alert) I don’t die ;);)

@billybob6604

5 жыл бұрын

Alex Smirnov wow

@to6ky-m5u

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking this the whole time

@peaklander1

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexsmirnov4399 we all die

I wanted to be an international student in the US but it’s so hard, first you need to have enough money to pay for college and also super good grades and do test after test, and if you get accepted then (in my case) apply for a student visa and if they reject your visa application everything goes to shit.

@alexsmirnov4399

5 жыл бұрын

Maya Surim don’t even get me started on the visa 😤😤

@peachiejunk

4 жыл бұрын

the visa denial is an even bigger crush than college rejection deadass

@madihairshad1529

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexsmirnov4399 My visa got rejected in 2018 and I had to take a freakin gap year. The visa system sucks.

@mintyt3392

3 жыл бұрын

If it helps, try applying for scholarships for international students to help with the financial aid.

@senpai6464

3 жыл бұрын

@@mintyt3392 how can I find them, any link or sth?

This is the best college reaction video ever. As a gravely ambitious international student applying for 2021 this is what I needed to see.❤️🙏🏼

you're literally godsent. thank you, so much! all the best in your future endeavours

Your thoughts on financial aid are true from what I’ve seen. I’m an international student going to an Ivy and I got almost full financial aid and I am part of the lucky ones. I will say however, that if you KNOW that your parents can’t pay for it, apply, because chances are without it, you won’t be able to go. I know you’ll do well at Kenyon!

@roos873

5 жыл бұрын

Matthew Weatherhead which college did you get into?

@matthewweatherhead6002

5 жыл бұрын

Roos lka Princeton

@mohtaramgasimova8045

5 жыл бұрын

@@matthewweatherhead6002 how were your stats? I mean exam scores, extras and etc

@Ryan-ee5lp

4 жыл бұрын

Möhtərəm Qasımova Dude, get it out of your head that stats matter. Past a certain cut off point, it’s all useless. You need to be passionate about your subject and show that passion in stuff like extra curriculars, community work, internships etc. Past like 1500 and 3.7 - 3.8 (unweighted), anything higher won’t matter much. Look past the books.

@lmaf132

4 жыл бұрын

Ryan What are some extra curriculars that I can get into? Just state some examples

This scares me, but some schools are need blind for all students right?

@alexsmirnov4399

5 жыл бұрын

likhith borela yeah, I think Harvard, Princeton Yale, Amherst, and a couple of others are

@zackshen7027

5 жыл бұрын

likhith borela check out their websites. Some really good schools are need blind for domestic students, not for international. Be aware of that

@ducksducksducks1884

5 жыл бұрын

Most of these schools are need-blind for American students but most schools are need-based for international students

@ellasteciuk3353

5 жыл бұрын

The only five colleges that claim to be need-blind for international students are Harvard, Princeton, Yale, MIT, and Amherst. Most top colleges I can think of except for WashU claim to be need-blind for domestic students. The reason why I say “claim to be” rather than “are” is because I am very skeptical of them being truly “need-blind” because I applied to college this past year using the Common Application; the Common Application has you list your income range, and all the elite colleges I applied to asked explicitly WHETHER I WAS applying for financial aid as a domestic student (even though I was not). If you look at the income range for anyone of the top colleges, the majority of students are rich, there is a small but decently-sized group of students who are low-income or lower middle-class, and very few students are upper middle-class.

@katielivingston4106

5 жыл бұрын

I know Amherst and Boston college are.

I love how humble you are and accept things as they are ❤️

The most human college admission reaction video I've ever seen.

Damn how much did you spend on application fees

@1dogissky

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing 😩

@klarissa1967

4 жыл бұрын

What, it costs money to apply for colleges in US??

@1dogissky

4 жыл бұрын

klarissa yep

@logangarcia

4 жыл бұрын

klarissa And in Belgium, Netherlands, and other European locations :)

@klarissa1967

4 жыл бұрын

@@logangarcia Wow, I am surprised. I am from Norway so I always thought it was free to apply in Finland!

8:11 I just looked it up and the” Acceptance Rate” is 53% for the Alabama uni

I am so sorry this happened to you Alex! I believe that with your positive attitude and hard work you are going to be successful anyways. Best of luck to you!

I feel bad for you but it’s great that you’re still positive about everything ❤️

I admire how confortable you seemed showing such vulnerability. Thanks for sharing Alex!

When we've looked at the financial demographics of many elite schools we noticed that there are a good chunk of students from the highest earning category, then there was a gap between the next level or two, and the lowest. It said to us that if you can pay straight up for college, you've got your pick. If you are in need, you'll be ok. But if you're in between, you're SOL. There's won't be enough financial aid offered if any, and you can't pay the difference. Someone has to rethink the system. Great video, congrats, and good luck.

@alexsmirnov4399

5 жыл бұрын

David Cherelin FACTSSS!!

@davidcherelin4291

5 жыл бұрын

@@alexsmirnov4399 luckily we're in the lower category. So we'll see how it goes when our son starts applying.

@carolinepowell3297

4 жыл бұрын

I'm middle class but we earn just a little too much to get all of these scholarships and I dont know how I'm going to be able to afford school.

I feel like crying a little bit because I feel him

dude your endurance and positivism is over the roof. kudos

my good sir you applied to extremely selective schools as an international student and your safety was tulane. i applaud you because you have a level of confidence in yourself that i can only dream of achieving. also you took the rejections like a champ and you're so emotionally genuine you're awesome

@dearestemi

5 жыл бұрын

also im so glad you chose kenyon! kenyon was one of my top choices but i couldn't afford it because i got like no financial aid :( i hope you enjoy it there

Can I just say how grateful I am for this video? I’ll be applying to colleges at the end of this year and despite doing research into application processes and etc., I have not heard even ONCE to be wary of asking for financial aid from top notch universities. I know I would have been crushed to depression if I got rejected based on that. Thank you so much! You deserved to get into every one of those schools you applied to based on your sweet personality alone (not to mention your amazing scores!)

I'm low middle class and I'm so stressed with the college process and my family can't really afford the universities that I would like to attend hhh. I hope you achieve in life btw, its sad that they rejected you :(

I am also an international student..this is literally the most honest and genuine college reaction video that I saw on KZread. But with the SAT/TOEFL/GPA you have got, it is just shocking to see these rejections.

“Get a 1500 on the SAT” Honestly I’d be lucky to get a 1300. I’m screwed then. Edit: In all honestly I probably won’t get higher than 1200, I’ve done the SAT once and got 1150. I’m taking it again in 2 weeks. Edit (again) I just took a pretest and got a 1250, I’m pumped. That’s much better than my 1150 from before!

@georgiamay-fleming3384

5 жыл бұрын

thats for like the schools he applied to. (except Alabama) top 30s, a 1500+ will be beneficial

@gisel00

5 жыл бұрын

you'll be fine, trust me

@armorkillerz1

5 жыл бұрын

They changed it since i took it but what is this compared to the old scoring

@asmrduringclass8149

5 жыл бұрын

I got a 900.. oh no

@armorkillerz1

5 жыл бұрын

@@mireya4485 o lmao

I love how you are so chill about this. Subscribed😂

this guy got destroyed probably because he is an international

@blufishy1355

3 жыл бұрын

Well no him being international really wouldn’t be bad on it’s own but him needing Financial aid really was the kicker

Goes to show how the amazing and truly hardworking aren’t appreciated. Really love your attitude and way of doing videos. Thanks for the honesty. Goodluck on your journey !

@isaiahkelly8955

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it does put a sting on it for a good while. But always remember that most of his school of choices were very competitive at selecting quality worth candidates. Now it's not saying that your hard work doesn't mean anything, but remember that thousands of other students are also trying to get in. This puts the admissions counselors in a chance situation. Select out of other thousands of applicants which one is the most suitable for them.

Dang I feel your pain... I got rejected from most of my colleges too. After I thought I was done with college decisions, then these acceptance videos started to roll out. It was depressing. Thank you for making this video and your story! I love how much confidence you showed. It really helps to know someone out there went through the same thing.

So, this is the first time I saw you and dude.. I LOVE YOU.. I love your attitude towards everything. The way you accepted your rejections show how strong you are. Wish I could be at least half of that dude! Kudos to you. I just hope that you are happy where ever you are and MAY GOD BLESS YOU!!! PS: me watching this after getting rejected by every college and being waitlisted at one.

Thank you for making this. This was brave of you and I respect you completely.

Wow bro, your grades are very very high, and you received this answers. I'm so sorry for you! What a luckless

As a rising senior, thank you. This was really insightful and I learned a lot of important information. Perspective is everything.

this was actually so helpful, and i love what you've taken away from this experience as well. thank you so much for this. i was going to apply for fafsa as an american citizen but i'm an international applicant, but now i'm not going to do that. thanks again!

I watch this video so much nowadays bc I want to remind myself that college rejection is normal and that I shouldn’t have anxiety over it

Your video idea was genius. Great work! People need to see that everything doesn’t just go great all the time regarding college.

Oh dear finally someone I can really relate to. Finding ANY information on international non-Indian, Australian or British student is actually the most difficult thing of all. I am really grateful that you've started this channel. Wish you luck 🦁🦁

You seem really smart and like a very good student, don't worry about all this it's gonna be a process when I have to apply and I'm bracing for rejections. This video is very helpful and gives a sense for what the actual application process is like.

I'm waiting for my decisions to come out (so far my ED2 rejected me and I got in 2 safeties), while this video kinda freaked me out because I also applied to Skidmore and my stats weren't as great as you, I'm so happy to see someone so calm and collected, smart and optimistic like you. Your attitude is so admirable and I'm sure people like YOU will succeed in life. Love you and thank you for the positivity you brought to the world!

@kiky.mp4

3 жыл бұрын

How did it go ?

no one: alex: *GET A SUGAR DADDY, DONT APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID* ok but fr tho idk why im watching this im class of 2021 😔🤟

@pxrcivxl

5 жыл бұрын

I didn't expect you to be here, Also I miss your videos why are you not posting any?

@indyataylor7117

4 жыл бұрын

Same 😂

@ooof1033

4 жыл бұрын

@@pxrcivxl You dont know her your only saying that because she has a checkmark next to her name

@lmaf132

4 жыл бұрын

Syn im class of 2022 😪✌🏻

@dinky_comments

4 жыл бұрын

Same sis #2021

Just graduated from Kenyon and it is such a special place that I hope you’ll love!! Side note, Kenyon is possibly more rural than Alabama lolll

@614Amsterdam

5 жыл бұрын

Columbus isn’t too far though!

I can't imagine you can still be tough because of all these rejections. You're a very strong man. Thank you for giving your best. 👍😭😭😭

Ugh, I want to hug you soo much. It hurts. I also couldn't get into my dream faculty so I'm doing another year

I’m an international student and I had a great GPA and good ACT. Didn’t go to any college because they’re all too expensive... Still trying to figure out what I’m going to do.

@toopie6584

5 жыл бұрын

If ur a boy get a sugar momma and if ur a girl get a sugar daddy. Best of luck😎

@hineraable

5 жыл бұрын

@@toopie6584 best solution lol xD But seriously, if anyone here is going to try that, be careful, and a tip, some sugar daddy's/mommy's are going to agree for paying you for the first date, even if the "relationship" don't work out for more than just that date, you just need to ask for it before of arranging the date, if they say no, go for someone else. Some sugar babies make money of just that. I'm not not a sugar baby or mommy, but I have friends who are, and you can ask for tips on the internet. Just please be careful.

@DarkForce852

5 жыл бұрын

Its called loans, you take it out, get a job and pay it all off.

@solomonriccio5270

5 жыл бұрын

DarkForce852 yea pay it off for the rest of ur life

@DarkForce852

5 жыл бұрын

@@solomonriccio5270 that's why you do your research, get a degree that actually pays and is worth something and seek financial advice on how to set up your life to pay off student loans as soon as possible. People who get a degree, switch majors left and right, get a worthless degree or find a job that doesnt pay well with massive amounts of debt were set up to fail from the start.

This is so heartbreaking. But I love how you Deal with all this :)

Hi Alex! I watched almost all your videos and you YOU ARE REALLY AN AMAZING PERSON! I'm also an international middle income student, so thank you for the advice!

You’re the literal best for uploading this

Thanks a lot really! I'm an international student and middle-income as well. I'm thinking about applying for FAs recently... Your video is REALLY HELPFUL!

I have a gut feeling that you could increase your creditibility and chances by attending an American community college in the state where your dream university lies. If the financial aid burden decreases, or your expected family contribution EFC, then universities may think about admitting you, especially when similar courses may exist at certain CC'S within a certain region. For example California and Hawaii are under a different education council than those run by the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana). Secondly, CUT WORDS. Wordiness is the biggest crime when designing your essay. Read it 10 times. While I like inductive essays, most professors will look for an essay's thesis within the first 2 paragraphs. While inductive essays are definitely proper, readers may not know your thesis is in the last paragraph. Also, write formally, intending on reaching an audience of professionals. Don't brag. Persuade. The only problem with this suggestion is that you might need to extend for a visa extension if you follow my advice. However, I don't know since I've never been an international student. P.S. you stated that you had to take the English proficiency exam? To me, it sounds like English is your native language. You have definitely fooled me.

@angelinebena9675

3 жыл бұрын

He is not American obviously

@DerekMckean

3 жыл бұрын

@@angelinebena9675 Similarly how Americans wish they could go to a British school, I think there probably are some British who wish to attend am American school. However, you as well I know, international students pay a grip. I'm not sure how British people think regarding American tuition compared to national tuition. However, as an American, GBP to USD tuition costs are huge!

you're a king! i love this video i- like idk man ily

Hey! This was a great video, thank you for this realistic and relatable content. I was also rejected by all the Ivies I applied to, and waitlisted by Chicago and Williams!! Fun stuff. (I ended up at Amherst, though, which has been great.) I thought it was really important to point out that there are five US colleges that ARE need-blind (for financial aid) for international students- Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, and Amherst. So please feel free to apply for financial aid when applying to these schools, because it will not affect their decision!!! Also, just in general, going to a school with an extremely fat endowment per student has been the most financially beneficial decision in my life so far. Amherst has countless research grants, fellowships, and internship opportunities available, and I have used those resources to fully fund trips to London, Washington DC, Kyoto, and Cape Town. I never would have been able to do this if I was financially burdened by student loans. I think it's really important for low and middle-income students to consider the endowments of the schools they are applying to because it will directly translate to how much those schools will accommodate your financial needs.

welcome to kenyon! i’m a current kenyon student- this appeared on my recommenced list & it was wild to see your final decision

Russia: average salary is 3500 dollars/ year This video: do NOT apply for financial aid

@alexsmirnov4399

5 жыл бұрын

A N LMAOOOO true but I think it’s higher for the metropolitan areas. Plus it’s an advice for all the international students, not only Russians so yeah :)

“literally rip your fucking heart out and squeeze it onto the paper” LMAO I NEVER LAUGHED SO MUCH IN MY LIFE I LIVE FOR THIS

This video cheered me up in a weird way Thank you so much, just got denied from U of I which is in the state my current GF lives in was hoping we wouldn't have to deal with an as big distance but got denied. The worse thing is they didnt even do a email or letter just a student portal "application status" In other words all I got was one word " Denied" after waiting for like 3 months. Luckily still have one college in Illinois and go accepted by all the big universities in my state so I still have colleges I can go do but Illinois would be preferred hopeful everything goes well for you. Thank you so much cant really express how this has helped me.

YOU TOO GOOD FOR THEM BABY THEIR LOSS ❤️ the college system is a business- sad but the truth.

I just got rejected by my dream uni recently. I know how you feel and i know that it hurts deeply but thanks for making this video! You made me feel less lonely.

Omg I love this so much! Even though you posted this video mostly as a joke, you should be really proud of yourself for trying. You not getting in does not have anything to do with you not being smart enough or not being good enough. People typically only get into the colleges on your list if they’ve been preparing since their freshman year of high school. (And I mean REALLY, REALLY preparing). In that way, it’s less about being smart and more about knowing how you can be prepared and making your application look amazing. Because let’s face it, there’s tons of sports team captains and volunteers out there. To stand out from the crowd, you need to do something that’s exceptional. Like building homes in Africa and studying abroad to become fluent in mandarin exceptional. Basically, the only way you can get in to super competitive schools like this is if 1. You are told that you can do it very early on, and 2. If you are told exactly what you need to do in order to make your application REALLY stand out. I completely understand how disappointed you felt and I’m sorry!! I’m really glad you posted this video anyway. I’m sure a ton more people can relate to a video like this than a video like “I made it into 4 Ivy League schools!!!!”.

Hang in there brother. I was in similar shoe when I was a high school senior. But it all turned out all right in the end. You will be academically successful at that college. Have faith!

“Get a sugar daddy”😂😂please make more videos

I’m sorry dude :( but I live in Ohio and am applying to Kenyon in the fall, and Ohio is honestly a great place and Kenyon is super cool! I hope you have a great four years :)

Having received rejection letters from all of the UCs, the UW, and Loyola Marymount (my safety), I feel your disappointment soooo deeply. I had a 3.8 unweighted and a 28 on the ACT, but I came from a small, rural, and Christian school that prioritized sports over academics; the "honors" and "ap" classes werent officially registered as such. It was hard to find opportunities. My senior year I had a 3.8 with 10 courses, three being online from BYU. Took and passed two AP exams as well. I was so crushed. For anyone who has gone through the same thing or are heavily anticipating your verdicts over this next semester, please know that NO MATTER what, you've worked hard. That will be recognized at some point in your life. Transferring is actually fairly easier once you've completed junior college or university classes for a couple years, so there is another chance for these schools. I promise it gets better!

Loved your humor man! hahaha this helps a lot