COLLEGE DECISION REACTIONS 2024 (Accepted 4 Ivies, T10s) | Ivies, MIT, Stanford, more (*no safeties)
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2024
- Hello! In this video, I share my reactions to the ~19 colleges and universities I applied to - no safeties at all! It was a total of 13 in the US, 2 in the Netherlands, & 5 in the UK:
Chapters:
00:00 Brief Intro
00:33 King's College London
02:18 Cambridge University
02:22 University of Edinburgh
04:08 Harvard University (Restrictive Early Action)
04:58 Vanderbilt University (Carell Scholarship)
06:13 Imperial College London
05:31 MIT
08:01 Johns Hopkins
08:49 Tufts University
09:23 Rice University
10:03 Duke University
10:29 Brown University
11:11 Princeton University
11:37 Yale University
12:50 Harvard University (RD)
13:23 Columbia University (Egleston Scholarship)
*University College London (UCL) - pending decision
*TU Delft - pending decision
*University of Twente - email notification, no reaction recorded, but accepted!
You can find timestamps in the pinned comment for this video as well! A recap is also available (with all of my end results) at the end of the video. Enjoy watching this rollercoaster of emotions!
Thankfully, I was able to get into a bunch of Ivies, global T10s and T20s, etc. - I'll be making a stats/advice video soon! That being said, please don't take this as an ultimatum on what your future decisions should look like. Everyone's circumstances are different and unique to them; quite frankly, I got extremely lucky to get into so many schools. Did I put in a LOT of hard work? Absolutely. Wayyy too much, in fact. But that doesn't mean that, especially at schools with such low acceptance rates that keep on decreasing every year, there isn't going to be an inherent variability factor involved and a certain luck component. For instance... I got into Yale and got rejected from Northwestern. Could it have been that in 2025 I got into Northwestern and got rejected from Yale? Definitely. So to any future seniors... enjoy the process, maximize your options, and apply to realistic schools for you! But also... don't forget to aim high as well! But work hard for it. Put yourself in a position to get lucky. :) (Success is where preparation and hard work meet luck/serendipity/opportunity - I genuinely believe that).
Hope you enjoy it! Be safe. 🫶
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*STATS/ECs/ADVICE VIDEO: ua-cam.com/video/07E35jiFVUU/v-deo.html
- Messed up the Tufts ranking, sorry!*
TIMESTAMPS:
UK:
00:33 King's College London
02:18 Cambridge University
02:22 University of Edinburgh
06:13 Imperial College London
*University College London (UCl) - pending decision
US:
04:08 Harvard University (Restrictive Early Action)
04:58 Vanderbilt University (Carell Scholarship)
05:31 MIT
08:01 Johns Hopkins
08:49 Tufts University
09:23 Rice University
*ivy day:
10:03 Duke University
10:29 Brown University
11:11 Princeton University
11:37 Yale University
12:50 Harvard University (RD)
13:23 Columbia University (Egleston Scholarship)
Netherlands:
*TU Delft - pending decision
*University of Twente - email notification, no reaction recorded, but accepted!
not the 23,000 unread emails 😭
congrats bro
💀gotta love the spam. Thanks! 🙏
As a sophomore in high school, these videos make me want to work hard. Thank you for sharing. CONGRATS
:D
Make sure you do so while enjoying the journey! Recipe for success and happiness. Thank you and best of luck
Congratulations! you deserve these college dubs as im sure u have worked hard for them. have a great time @ college!!
Thank you so much!!
oh wow congrants! couldnt help but smile the entire video haha. you def deserved all of it! cant believe in 3 years time im gonna be doing the same. but wow i was so happy when i saw the scholarship and acceptance to Columbia!!! good luck, ik you will do amazing things in the future :)
aw, thank you! You will crush it in three years' time. Enjoy the journey :).
same
Congratulations on your acceptances!!!! Videos like this really inspire me to work hard to get into a good school.
Thank you! You can do it :). Enjoy the process
I felt it through the screen and I'm crying.Let's go bro! Congratulations !!!!
awww! 🥲 Thank you sm!
Wow to get into so many Ivy League schools in crazy!!! It is my dream to go to Yale on day. You are amazing. Congratulations!
fucking love your family man they know what support is, CONGRATS BTW!
Thank you! They also send their appreciation :)
So proud!! Love to see it🥹🥹
😁😁🫶🫶
Congratulations! I also got into Yale this application cycle :)
congratsss! im happy for youu
Thank you!
This is impressive! Congratulations! I've only applied to 2 universities and am waiting for Tu Delft's acceptance as well. Good luck with whatever you choose!
Best of luck as well! And thank you 🙏
Un mix di emozioni assurde. Complimenti davvero!
Grazie mille! Veramente, si, he stato pazzesco 😁
Congratulations young man, what a choice. You've got a bright future ahead of you.
Thank you so much!
what an achievement! i wish you the best in your bright career!
Thank you so much! 😊
Hey congrats man. You are Legend. Wish you all the best. Keep that grear job up!
Thank you sm!
Congratulations! Great reactions :)
thank you!!
Congrats man! Just found your channel but I can see that you've earned it
thanks!!!
Wow!! Congratulations so happy for you!
thank you!!
Congratulazioni! È la prima volta che vedo un italiano in questi video, (il mio animo patriottico ha fatto scintille hahah) hai un background da invidia, avrei voluto crescere in un ambiente così multiculturale e vivere all’estero fin dall’adolescenza! (Adesso vivo e ho preso un master’s all’estero, ma ne è passato di tempo hahahah) Ancora complimenti e buon fortuna per tutto!!!
I live in the UK so only applied to 5 uni's down here but I am also still waiting to hear back from UCL. They are taking such a long time it's painful haha. But congratulations on all of your acceptances. I was smiling throughout all of them! I am sure they are well deserved. Getting into 3 ivies Yale, Brown and Columbia is amazingly impressive so a big congrats to you!
Damnn... UCL really do be taking long 😂. Best of luck, and thank you!!
Congratulations on your amazing achievement!!! I also applied for colleges this year and I will be the freshman in the last August! Hope us good luck 🎉!
good luck to you as well! And thank you
CONGRATS!!! this is very inspiring as someone who’s starting cc in the fall and planning to transfer to neu
Good luck!! Rooting for you
@@filippofonseca thank you so much 🫶🏻 also if you don’t mind me asking, what were your stats?
congrats! this is amazing and great work!
Thank you so much!!
congrats on getting into the ivies! waitlist from harvard def a flex
Legend! Thank you 🙏
Congratulations! Maybe I'll see you at one of the admitted students day for Yale or Brown :)
I hope you have fun. You deserve it!
thank you!
Have some cake bro @@filippofonseca
wow, congrats!! this is so inspiring, defs giving me hopes for when its my turn in a two years :D
Thanks! I'm rooting for you :). Make sure to enjoy the journey and have fun along the way
now we gotta see those stats! Seriously nice job, 3 Ivys isnt a regular thing anyone can pull off! Congrats!
Thank you! Stats/EC/Essay video with tips/advice coming real soon!
this is already crazy impressive, especially for an international student too- Congrats! And as a junior right now, would love to see a vid on your applications/essays/all that stuff if you're willing to share :) congrats againnnn
Thank you sm! Absolutely. Planning on making a stats video + "How I got into..." one real soon (w/advice as well).
it's out!
congratulations!!
Thank you!!
Congrats!!!
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Dude, congrats! I recently got an offer from Imperial for MENG Chemical Engineering and I pretty much had the exact same reaction 🤣. Good luck!
Neat! Congrats 🎉
Congrats!!!!!!!!
thank you!
ayyy congrats bro! lowkey wanna get into Columbia! keep us posted on which school you’ll commit to!
Thank you sm! Will do. Planning on making a video on how I came to that decision as well
He is going to yale!!!
Congratulations!!!
Thank you!!
Big congrats on getting into top Colleges. This is one of my favourite videos, especially as you wasted no time in clicking the decisions.
It would have been interesting to see whether Oxford would have made you an offer if it were your Oxbridge option.
thanks! 🙏
congrats bro! you must have smashed that IC aero mat for imperial EEE. Got in as well, hope to see you next year there;)
Ooh, nice!! Financially, Imperial is a bit unfeasible for us as overseas fee payers 😭, but I went to visit a few months ago. Let me tell you, you'll have so much fun! Such a lovely place. And congrats to you as well! I can say from exp that that test was brutal, so props to you 🫡🫶
When I saw congratulations in Columbia video i almost cried😅
I'll probably apply too this year
Congrats bro❤
thanks, mate! 🫶
congrats🥳
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congratulazioni!! love from italy
Grazie mille!
10:49 even your dog was celebrating🤣
But seriously, congrats dude!
He's so cute 🐶. Thank you sm! :)
Anche io sono italiana e ho applicato a 12 università negli Stati Uniti quest'anno! Anche io waitlisted per Duke e altri 3 colleges🥲 e non sono stata accettata a 6, tra cui Stanford. È sicuramente difficile leggere così tante rejection letters ma sono ancora fiduciosa. Buona fortuna e congratulazioni per le tue acceptances 💙
Ciao! Grazie mille. Rimani cosi! Tutto succedera come deve essere. 🫶
Dude, nice outcomes!! Can you quickly do a Stats and EC video?
Will definitely do so very soon! And thanks!
@@filippofonseca Congrats man. 8 IVY rejections here, perhaps something was the problem, don't know
@@wallace6623 I'm sorry to hear that, man. Don't beat yourself up about it; there's only so much one can do. As much as we like to think it's not down to luck, once you put yourself in a decently good position, there is a certain amount of variability and chance in these things. As cliché as it sounds, what matters is that we do our best at everything. I could have very well gotten rejected from all 5 ivies I applied to!
@@filippofonseca Thanks man, this helps a lot!
Brooo congrats on that ivy league sweep!!
Many thanks, man!
def i`d go to columbia! congrats! tu mama muy tierna!
Congrats!! Also could you please do a video on your stats??
It's already in the works! Stay tuned :)
woah! congrats! can you make a stats video for students looking to follow similar paths like you?
Absolutely! It's already in the works. Stay tuned
Congrats!! This video made me smile icl, also cambridge rejected you without an interview? seems harsh
Haha, thanks! And yes, seemed a bit harsh 😂
Congrats
Thanks!
Congrats! Let us know where you decide to go!
Thanks!! Committed to Yale :).
that’s amazing! I visited Yale in July 2023, and I fell in love! The campus is beautiful :)
Congratttsssss 🎉 please do a stats video
Thank you! Stats video coming very soon. Already in the works.
Congrats! I really appreciate you sharing this video. Just for curiosity, how would you say the application process for American universities differed from the non-American institutions (like Kings College). Did you find it easier or harder? Were test scores the main factor or were there other components?
I’d definitely say that the US is way more holistic and is more than just test scores. Abroad, especially at Imperial for example, one should focus on grades and their entrance exam. Extracurriculars are important, but you can only briefly mention them in a Personal Statement.
Felicidades! 🍀🍀
gracias! 🙏
el mas crack!!!!!!!!!!!!
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inspiring
:)
AYYY YALIE
yes!!
hey! congratulations on your acceptances. are you planning to pursue any waitlists? I was also an accepted Columbia egleston scholar as well as an accepted Cornell, Princeton, and yale scholar (not much money though for the last three). it's a great opportunity for Columbia, but in terms of financial aid, it helps somewhat. there's a $10K stipend which you probably know about, but that money is designed for you to pursue research opportunities so not financial-aid designated money. I was honored, but I realized that while it is very prestigious, ivies dont give much financial aid out. im currently at Johns Hopkins and I LOVE it here. I really encourage you to push for that waitlist acceptance, if you wish. hopkins has world class research as you can probably imagine, and lots of financial aid (so much more than ivies to the point that I only pay like $10K a year rather than at ivies I would've paid almost full tuition). **I really want you to think about this--try NOT to get caught up in the fact that those schools are ivy leagues. if its financially unrealistic to attend, all of the top 10s are on the same level as an ivy. ivies are essentially a sports conference league. hopkins, yale, Columbia.... all these 3 colleges along with many more have the same prestige level no matter what. yale and brown are not the strongest engineering schools, whereas Columbia and hopkins are much stronger. just a thought for you as you select because I understand having practically similar experiences and offers as you. I want to share my thoughts for how I selected where im at now. just comment on this thread back if u have more questions because im here to help you!
Thank you for the advice!! :) Noted
@@filippofonsecaI’m not sure what my guy is talkin about some ivies give amazing financial aid, for a tip you can send back your financial aid package asking for a lower one so you can attend and generally they somewhat match another schools packages or lower your cost by a few thousand. From my experience Harvard does have the best financial aid compared to any other US top school, congrats on all of your acceptances, best of luck
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ?! Congratulations 🎉
I wish you the best of the best at your desired university ! I'm so proud of you like you're giving me some hope as an international student !
thank you sm! Will be making a video about applying to top schools in the US an an intl student seeking fin aid. I appreciate the kind words
@@filippofonseca can't wait! Have you already chosen the college you're gonna attend to ?
@@filippofonseca that would be great!
Congratulations
:)
congrats !! can you please make the video explaining financial aid? especially for the international students. thanks
Absolutely! It's in the works and coming real soon.
@@filippofonseca tysm !! 🙇♂️🙇♂️
Congratulations on your acceptances!!
I was very fortunate to get accepted to Brown in the ED round. If you do choose to commit to Brown, would love to link up!
Neat! Will keep everyone posted on my decision. Congratulations!!!
congrats!!! where are you attending?!
Man, this is awesome!!! Whats your age?
Im going to attend college but I dont know if its late to do it.
To do it into an Ivy league*
Congrats on the acceptances haha! Just was wondering about your top choices to commit once the final decisions are out.
Thank you! Still figuring it out :)
Will make a video on my decision making process, etc. (as well as stats/advice)
@@filippofonseca excited to watch!
Yale alum here! Congratulations! 🎉
merci :)
Yale University definitely has the best notification.
wow bro congrats plzz share a activities , tests and secret admitted like this collages
Will be making stats/activities/essays and tips/advice videos really soon! Stay tuned
@@filippofonseca ok bro
See you at Yale next fall:)
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Damn all these acceptances as an international student is cracked, good job. Do you mind sharing your extra curriculars?
Thank you! Will be making a stats/ECs video very soon. Stay tuned
Congrats! Did you get xongrats/welcome emails from all xolleges that accepted you, or are tou srill waiing on some?
Most sent emails, yes! Thanks 🙏
niceee
Congrats!!!!!! Hey I’m really struggling with the personal statement😢 can u tell me bout wa did u write, if a whole thing send to me I would actually be super appreciated 😭
Trust me you’l’ be fine 😊
Thanks! I'll be sure to make a UK-specific video on tips/advice and reading out my personal statement as well. I'll cover everything. Stay tuned! Best of luck
@@filippofonseca Thank you!!!!! Congrats again!!
LFG!
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Hey Fellow 2028 applicant! I wanted to say congratulations!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 I got rejected from Rice, Yale, and Columbia. But I’m thinking of transferring next year any tips on how you made your application stand out. Any stats?
Hey! I appreciate it. I'm sure you'll get in wherever you want! I'll be sure to make a stats/ECs/essays video with tips/advice real soon! As well as just general words on how to make your app stand out. Best of luck and remember to enjoy the journey :)
Dudee we need stats, ecs video ASAP!
It's coming real soon! Stay tuned + sub :).
Did you apply this year for MIT? Why they put class of 2028? It should be class 2024-2025, right?
Someone knows how good is bridge water state university ? About academic and cost?
buena, felicidades
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Congrats. I am wondering if you could share your IB predicted scores. Appreciate it.
Stats video is in the works! Sub and stay tuned :)
What was your stats? so like did u take any Ap's or IB's and like what was your gpa and extracurriculars?
I did the IB Diploma. Planning on making a stats video + "How I got into..." one real soon (w/advice as well. :)
@@filippofonseca How many points was ur predicted
I got selected to brown precollege cant wait to go to ivies for undergrad (im in 9th)
Nice! I also applied in 9th but couldn’t go bc of COVID. Enjoy it!!!
Yo también soy de Costa Rica, ahora estoy estudiando en los Estados Unidos! Soy un junior y el siguiente año me graduó! Pura Vida mae!!
Pura vida, Mae!
Awsome! I got rejected by Yale REA, but then quickly accepted by ETH Zurich. So then I didn't apply to any other school.
Amazing! Best of luck. Love ETH
😮🎉🎉 congratulations man what college you're choosing im in 11th grade can you give me some advice what can i do im aiming for MIT
Best of luck! Will make a tips/advice + stats video very soon. Between Columbia and Yale rn
OMG congrats!! btw r u an IB student? U must be 45/45 for the predicted score😭
Thank you! Yes, I take the IB. And yes, I've got a 45 predicted 🥸😁. We'll see what I get in May
Why did you put Stanford in your title and thumbnail but it doesn't show up in your actual video bro?
if your a international student how did you applie to the colleges? And congrats bro all love❤
International students can apply! It’s just usually harder to get in, especially if ur asking for financial aid
@@filippofonseca okay thx
My friend got into Harvard, but got rejected from Wellesley and waitlisted from Clark uni, Skidmore, Smith, Davidson and Kenyon Colleges💀💀
Edit: Her application is very impressive tho
shows how varied the process can be! Yield protection is real
May I ask how many IB points you got from each subjects?
Hi! I've got a 45 predicted rn (🥸). We will see what I get in the actual ones in May! I take Math HL, Physics HL, English L&L HL, Comp Sci HL, Econ SL, and Spanish L&L SL.
All universities in UK will accept you
Could you make a stats and extracurriculars video?
It's coming very soon! Stay tuned + sub :).
perché non hai applicato le università italiane?
Do you have an idea of which school you'll choose to attend?
Still deciding!
@@filippofonseca I'm pretty sure I'll be attending Brown this fall, so there's a chance I'll see you!
I didn't manage to have any other Ivies as options, but Brown was one of my very favorites because of its Open Curriculum, so everything worked out.
@@Sillytake1705 amazing! I’ll keep you posted. One Ivy is more than impressive enough! I got lucky
You showed your address when revealing ur rice decision!!!!
Thanks, fixed!
Bro can u pls show us ur stats/EC/Awards??
Video in the works and should be out in the next few days. Sub! :)
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@@sheffrodrigo it's out!
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