COLLEGE DECISION REACTIONS 2024 (ivies, stanford, mit, t5, & more!) | *no safeties…the end is crazy*
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
- hi everyone! Welcome to my college decisions reactions video :)
I applied to a total of 12 schools (Stanford, USC, Caltech, MIT, Pomona, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UPenn, Columbia, Princeton, Yale, & Harvard). It was a very long and difficult journey filled with lots of laughter, crying, crying, and more crying, but I am so grateful for this entire process. I’m beyond blessed to have teachers, friends, family, and mentors who have supported me throughout all these years, and I’m so excited for the amazing things to come!
To all my class of 2024 friends, you are amazing and please don’t base your self-worth based on your college rejections or acceptances. Best of luck to all of us and cheers to what’s to come!
Thank you so much for watching and subscribe for the stats & ec video coming very soon :)
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Stanford, MIT, UCLA, UC Berkely, Yale and mostly Havard You're so SMARTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT! I hope I can achieved this... Keep Up The Work!!!!
Edit: Y'all thank you to all that likes this comment never knew that this would get to 200 likes!!! Thank you Very Much!!!✌✌💖💖😊
Thank you! You got this ☺️
The way when u got accepted into harvard made me tear uo😭😭 congrats !!!
Thank you :)
Why am I crying so much rn in happiness for her , it’s also my dream to go Harvard medical school😊
I say this as someone attending Yale. While I’m loath to admit it, I recommend you go with Stanford. Don’t get me wrong, I love it here, but you can’t beat that California weather!
Thank you so much for the advice! I am definitely considering Stanford a lot :)
lol if I get into both in the future def choosing yale no matter what
Stanford > everyone else.
I know a few people that graduated from Yale and they all shared that its career services were weak. From an exit ops perspective, Stanford easily.
@@justinnguyen4902 if it's yale grads then those are opinions. stanford is great and all but ivy league 🔛🔝
Stanford my dream school! Please consider Stanford. I'd love to see your college vlogs there🎉
Congrats girl and well done for getting into some amazing colleges!!!❤🎉I wish you the best on wherever you go.
Thank you so much!
CONGRATSS! can’t wait to see the amazing things you’ll do🫶🏻
thank you!!
Congratulations!! You’re so lucky and i hope you have a great time in college! ❤❤
Thank you!
CONGRATS!!! AHHHH seeing this videos made my hopes up 🥹
Thank you. You got this!
OMG! Congrats! You did such a great job! ❤❤❤
Thank you so much!!
Omg you’re so inspiring to me and many watching! I have a few years till college and seeing you getting into all these great colleges makes me excited!! Lysm and your loving fam!!
Thank you so much!!
@@HelaineZhao ofc! also did you decide yet? If so what did you end up choosing?
congrats thats amazing! im excited for the stats video ♥🎉
Thank you!
恭喜恭喜！听出你的家人都为你感到骄傲！
谢谢！
Congratulations!!! Amazing accomplishments!
Thank you!
Congrats! I went to Stanford and had the absolute best time :)
Yay!! I’m so happy to hear that 😄 thank you!
congratulations!! this was so fun to watch 🎉❤
Thank you 😊
Congratulations! You did so well!💗
Thank you so much!
CONGRATULATIONSSSS!!!!
Thank you!!
I'm so happy for you, I was smiling so hard when you got in :), you're my inspiration for going to top tier schools now
Thank you!!
ahhh i smiled sm watching you get into stanford and harvard, watching you cry made me tear up 😭CONGRATS!! And I wish you the best for wherever you commit to 💗
Thank you!!
You deserve it congratsss!!!
Thank you!!
Congratulations on all of your admissions!!!!
Thank you!!
Congratulations! You are amazing!
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So inspiring, congrats!!
Thank you so much!
Congratulations! Your hard work is paying off :)
Thank you!
Congrats girlie! ❤
Thank you :)
CONGRATS!!!!!!! u must be crazy smart. As a freshmen in Highschool, I find this video very encouraging!
Thank you!! I'm so glad :)
WOOO CONGRATS so deserved
Thank you!
Congratulations girl, you are damn talent, best wishes for you! ❤️
Thank you!
this is so impressive omg, 真是恭喜妳！As a taiwanese hs student this is so inspiring to me! Wish you the best of luck!!
Thank you!!
omg congrats!!!! i must say it surprises me
Thank you!
YAY HELAINE I LOVE YOU ❤❤ SO AMAZING
OMG IlYM HEATHER!!
congrats... this is so inspiring 💞
Thank you so much!!
Omg congratss Helaine🔥🔥
We're expecting more vid in future 💗💗
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Congratulations🎊🎉🎊🎉
Girl you did AWESOME!
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Your hard works payed off. ❤
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Thank you!
Congratulations on your acceptance to MIT/Harvard/Yale/Cambridge.. That's an incredible achievement and a testament to your hard work and dedication .You have some great eca's😊...best of luck 🎉
Thank you so much!
Congratulations! 🎉 When all of the hard work finally pays off…😭😭😭😭
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OMG CONGRATSS🎉❤
Thank you!
Congrats! You deserve it and handled your rejections REALLY well! Can you do a STATS video where you talk about things like that? I’m subscribed, love you!
Yes coming soon! Thank you 😊
Thank you for replying!
Congratulations!!!
Thank you!
you are so brilliant and this video is so cute. i love this.
Thank you so much!!
Please update with your decision! You got into some of the best schools in the world! Congrats and great job
Of course! Thank you very much
congrats! I love hearing stories of applicants that have attracted attention of admission officers! If possible, could you please your essays! Congrats again!
I will be sharing my stats soon, essays are a bit personal 😊
Congrats!!!
Thank you!
Congratulations, you did amazing, Helaine! ❤🎉
Thank you! 🤗
Congratulations ❤
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Keep up the good work 😊
Lol this just came across my feed - CONGRATS!!
Thank you!
this is so inspiring!!! you’re awesome 🩵🩷 congrats!!!!!! 🩵🩵🩵🩷🩷🩷🩷
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Congratulations 👏🏾
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congrats omg!
Thank you!
Congratulations on getting into Stanford and Harvard! Both schools are fabulous! I went to Harvard for undergrad and had a fabulous experience and then went to Stanford and got an MBA. Both are fabulous choices!
Bro wtf ur cracked 😳🔥
Thank you so much!! Just wondering if you can share your experience on both schools and maybe which you liked more since I’m having trouble choosing 😅 thank you’
Girl great job! You literally got into my like 4 of my dream colleges/universities. I mean I'm only in 8th grade but hey it's not bad to have big dreams... right? lol I'm sure you'll do great and I know that whatever decision you make for your college will go great. Keep up the great work!!
Thank you!! You got this :)
Congratulations, you are SO smart, I hope you have a great time in college! We need stats please!
Thank you! Stats video is out
YAY, CONGRATULATIONS 🎉 I suggest making a stats video, please 🙏
It's out :)
congrats OMG u got into such amazing schools so happy for u!!! ❤️❤️ im going into high school next year and i was wondering what extracurriculars u did and what do u think made u stand out from all the other applicants? i’m super inspired by u wow. 🤩
Stats and ec video coming soon
oh your harvard reaction is the best oh i am crying over here too lol.
I was very emotional hahah thank you!!
Wow
You're Amazing!
Thank you! 😊
He got into the best schools: Stanford, Berkeley, Yale, MIT and Harvard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You're a beast!
Hey, Congratulations!!! I love this video!!! But I was wondering do you have any tips of how to get into MIT and Berkeley cause these two are my dream colleges and I’m going to apply it next year. I’m very scared and nervous if I will be able to get into it.
hi love the reaction video, if possible could you do a stats video possibly with essay tips, im appling very soon and im really nervous
Stats coming soon! Good luck 👍
That is going to be such a difficult choice now! Which way are you leaning? Congratulations on such an amazing achievement!!!!
I think probably Harvard or Stanford!
wow congrats on all your acceptances!! ty for sharing your reactions. i’m a hs freshman right now (class of ‘27) and my dream is to get into an ivy league, or any top college really. do you have any advice on what students can do to be a competitive applicant? and is there a part of your application that you feel was especially strong? or is there anything you wish you did earlier in your high school career? sorry for all the questions haha, congratulations on ur acceptances again!!
just fyi trying to gear your whole life towards getting into an ivy league of any top school is setting yourself up for disappointment. You definitely can get in, especially since you are a freshman but unless you have rich parents or have a really good story nothing is guaranteed (even with those things it's still not). and having the attitude of only wanting to go to a "top school" is not very healthy, the top schools are only toip because they conform to standards set by institutions like us news. For example northeastern was not a "top school" until (I think it was a new president) gamed the us news rankings, then all of a sudden people marvel at how good of a school it is but in actuality nothing changed. I use to have the same mindset of ivy or nothing but it only sets you up for disappointment, you can still get into a "top school" but I would make sure you think about if the school is actually a good fit for you not just the name. But to answer your question if you want to get into a top college they want to see a clear spike in what you do through your highschool career, so if you want to major is like computer science they like to see you have done activities shaped around that subject. You should have as a baseline good grades, good test scores (some of the median sat scores at the top schools can be like 1540), and then good ec's. some really good ec (extracurriculars) are international competitions as they compare you to other students from around the country/world and can't be infalted liek your GPA. Just some advice I would try really hard on the PSAT and become a national merit scholarship finalist its a good award to put down. also make sure to utilize the chances given to you, if your school offers 5 ap's take all 5. College admissions is suppose to be a holistic process where you are rated based on the opportunities you had to schools like to see that you used all the chances you were given. If you have the ability to I would get a good college advisor as they can help you with a lot of stuff and give you a leg up on admissions. lastly remember that nothing is guaranteed, Ive seen people with crazy stats, ec's, and stories not get into the top schools it really is a game and is almost fruitless to devote your life to.
Good luck
Exactly, I don't get the obsession@@Malloch_Hui
Stats and ec video is coming soon 😊
When you said subscribe your subscribe button started shining 😭 I replayed it like 10times
Aww thank you!!
GOOD JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!
I say choose the school that has the best program that suits your major. Also consider which school you may want to attend for grad school. For stem, definitely MIT. For arts, I would choose Stanford or Yale. Harvard would be best for law or medicine.
Wow....
All the top schools......
Amazing.......
Thank you
omg congrats
Thank you!
it's great！
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加油！你可以的～
Congrats! Could you please do a stats and extracurricular vid?
Coming!
amazing! please do a stast video
I will soon
The sound of your family cheering is the best! 💜🥹 hope to see where you end up - great that you have so many options!
Thank you!
Definitely some bias from me as I am wrapping up my first year at Stanford, but Stanford really is your best option. This place is AMAZING. Academically, they are on par, maybe even better, than all the Ivy league schools, but it is the weather that puts it on top. I know the weather shouldn't seem like an important factor, but trust me it is. I find myself to be far more productive and just feel better when it's sunny outside. With all the stress and work that an elite college education will bring, it definitely helps to be in sunny California!
Thank you so much for the advice! I will definitely consider it :)
AHH!! YAYYY omg yale is my dream uniiii I hope I get in too hahah 😭💖💖 but I'm graduating highschool in like 4 years lmaooo
Good luck!!!
good job!
Thank you!
Congrats!!! You might wanna upload your Stats/EC's that got you accepted into these elite Uni's....
I will soon
Which one is your final choice? I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU !! YOUR COLLEGE DECISIONS ARE INCREDIBLE !!!
I’m not sure yet 😅 thank you!
congratulations ! please drop a stats video.
Coming!
You ,just have worked so hard! Plsss do a stats vid🙏
It's out already!
Congratulations, this is amazing! Could you post your stats or ecs?
Will be sharing soon!
Congratulations hope my daughter can succeed as well , btw , what is your online novel website ?
Congratulations! So happpyyyyy! I really want to know your stat, what kind of achievement do you have?
The video is out!
@@HelaineZhao thank you so muchhh!
Wow , it is ecstatic ,congratulations ! you got into such great universities that everybody can't do! Can u make video about how u get into such colleges ,plss🙂
Yep! Coming soon
Congrats🎉🎉🎉 8:20
Thank you!
Congrats. Could you please mention the majors of the accepted? Thx
can you do a stats video / essay prompts you chose ?? thank you !!
Coming soon!
Hey, many congratulations from my side!!! What major are you planning to choose?
Thank you! Not sure yet, but I think Economics and something else
The whole time I was like please let her get into an ivy league school and then finally Yale accepted you❤ congrats! I wish we had schools like Yale and Harvard here in Germany
Aww thank you so much!
PLEASE I WANNA BE YOU! PRAT FOR MEEEEEE. WISH YOU LUCK 🍀🍀
Thank you!! You got this :)
Based on your comments, it seems like you are deciding between Stanford and Harvard. I would advise to visit the campuses if you can afford to, to see which one feels like home to you. When I visited Berkeley I thought I’d love it, but I hated the campus and how overcrowded/overenrolled it was. Also, think about where you would be happier, the architecture, the weather. Both schools are virtually the same in prestige. I’ve heard you can make connections with outstanding people at Stanford that can help in your career, and Harvard has the name recognition. Also, think about your major and where it is better. If you’re doing CS/tech, Stanford is better, etc. I would consider all these things, not just name recognition.
Also, wanted to please request a video on some of your advice and tips, excluding jyst stats. As a transfer applicant, that would be super helpful!! Thanks and congrats!!
Thank you very much for your advice!
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Congratulations! I want to know about your stats and extracurriculars😭what you write in you application
Will share soon 😊
Waiting for your stats and extracurriculars!
Editing it right now!
Stats and ecs!!
We need a stats and ECs vid!!!!!
Coming!
@@HelaineZhao I'll be waiting!
Just curious, why did apply to schools like Penn and Columbia when you got in stanford early? (I am assuming you wouldn't go to them over stanford but I could be wrong)
I applied for the Columbia & Juilliard dual degree program which I was actually considering heavily and UPenn's Wharton school is amazing for my major
hope this isnt a weird question to ask, but did you go to a private school or a public one? ive heard people saying public schools dont have good education. maybe im entirely wrong, im not from the US. im curious about it.😅
I go to a private school but I have attended public school education throughout most of my life except last two years of high school and I would say it really depends on the school!