Reading My Common App Essay (Accepted Into Stanford and the Ivy League)

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  • Опубліковано 10 кві 2020
  • Hi, everyone! Today, I share my Common App essay, which helped me get into schools like Stanford, Columbia, and Brown. Enjoy!
    If you need any college application help, please check out collegeadvisor.com/lour-drick . The founder of CollegeAdvisor.com personally reached out to me, and after looking over their service, I would have to say that it would've been super helpful to me when I was applying to colleges. Again, if you need any college application advice and essay editing tips, feel free to take a look at collegeadvisor.com/lour-drick . Good luck with all your college application endeavors!
    After my college decision reactions video and my stats video, I've been getting comments asking me to share my Common App essay. I know that writing your college essays is a long and frustrating process, but my hope is that by sharing my own, I can give future applicants an idea of how to go about the writing process themselves.
    Big shout out to Arpi Park.
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    Timestamps:
    My Essay - 4:34
    Final Advice - 9:40
    Music:
    Treat Yourself by Dyalla
    Via UA-cam Audio Library
    HIDDEN COMMENT: I stayed up until 4:45 to finish recording this...
    #Stanford2024 #Columbia2024 #Brown2024
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 109

  • @LourDrickValsote
    @LourDrickValsote  4 роки тому +16

    If you need any college application help, try checking out collegeadvisor.com/lour-drick . The founder of CollegeAdvisor.com personally reached out to me, and after looking over their service, I would have to say that it would've been super helpful to me when I was applying to colleges. If you need any college application advice and essay editing tips, feel free to take a look. Good luck with all your college application endeavors!

    • @allahiseternal8422
      @allahiseternal8422 10 місяців тому

      Read all of your supplemental essays from all top universities and colleges PLEASE
      I’m really interested

  • @giulianaayleenfernandez1610
    @giulianaayleenfernandez1610 3 роки тому +43

    I just felt so fucking identified. Love this. So far, the most touching essay I´ve ever read.

  • @eliseruiz8922
    @eliseruiz8922 3 роки тому +102

    This is so PURE!!!!! WTH is everything on this channel so pure???? Also it's really helpful and your host brother sounded so nice 😭😭💔

  • @bruh_bie
    @bruh_bie Рік тому +11

    uk ive seen a good amount of commonapp essays videos and i just came back to this one for the 2nd time, maybe because the love of cultures is sth that resonates w me, maybe because im a weeb too, but theres just sth genuine and endearing bout your essay, frankly ill be applying very soon myself as an international student, so basically every single uni is a reach school for me and so im scared shitless but if theres anything this particular vid taught me is that you can exhibit passion w/o direct flexing and just using the right words; those that are true to you and not sth claimed to be 'most effective strategy' so ty lour drink

  • @user-cm3db7hu1x
    @user-cm3db7hu1x 11 місяців тому +2

    OMG I wrote my essay similar to yours (I swear I never watched your videos before I finished my first draft). You are so genuine and you are such an inspiration! Stanford is my dream school and your video helps me A LOT THANK YOU😢

  • @kadiryel6237
    @kadiryel6237 Рік тому +2

    lour drick is a cool man, really appreciate you brother

  • @LourDrickValsote
    @LourDrickValsote  4 роки тому +32

    Was this video helpful? What else would you guys like to see from me?

    • @vanguard3955
      @vanguard3955 4 роки тому +6

      minecraft videos

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 роки тому +4

      @@vanguard3955 you want me to make minecraft videos?

    • @vanguard3955
      @vanguard3955 4 роки тому

      @@LourDrickValsote yezzur I'd like and subscribe

    • @ali48991
      @ali48991 4 роки тому

      what was your intended major?

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 роки тому

      @@zpureex1733 all of them?? i applied to 26 schools

  • @jasminejones7468
    @jasminejones7468 3 роки тому +22

    I love this essay very much. Like you said, the way it was executed made it 10x better. It’s so relatable to me because I also feel like peoples expectations of me sometimes take over my persona.

  • @michaelsipes1570
    @michaelsipes1570 3 роки тому +8

    The ending so clever!

  • @anshulsingh7663
    @anshulsingh7663 4 роки тому +3

    Lol, It's funny that I came here straight from Arpi Park's video and you just nonchalantly plugged it!

  • @user-ox1cn9pn3k
    @user-ox1cn9pn3k 4 роки тому +39

    Bro wtf last night I watched the Marzia quits UA-cam pew news episode and the then turned off my phone and went to sleep. But this morning it turns out I was apparently watching this video. And like there's no reason for me to watch that cause I'm a 14 year old in Greece

  • @AayeshaMIslam
    @AayeshaMIslam 3 місяці тому

    Wholesome video!!

  • @mrodri1012
    @mrodri1012 3 роки тому +26

    I heard the shadow clone sound effect and I immediately knew I was gonna like this guy lol

  • @tytack8080
    @tytack8080 4 роки тому +17

    Well put out video and I really liked your approach to your essay. Creating your own identity and becoming what you want to be is such a great topic. Have you decided on your major yet?

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 роки тому +5

      I applied as a linguistics and international relations major, although I may have a change of heart once I actually get to college!

  • @CloutGaming-ve7ji
    @CloutGaming-ve7ji 4 роки тому +4

    Really awesome content!

  • @jaeelbeato
    @jaeelbeato 3 роки тому +2

    Incredible essay!

  • @pingpongpingpong0518
    @pingpongpingpong0518 2 роки тому +2

    hey I LIVE IN JEONJU!! this was such a beautiful essay : )

  • @khokonkhokondakpari101
    @khokonkhokondakpari101 3 роки тому +1

    I really love your speech and Channel

  • @eliseruiz8922
    @eliseruiz8922 3 роки тому +6

    Also, you would make a good writer!the essay was very interesting :)

  • @savitargaming1958
    @savitargaming1958 4 роки тому +12

    Omg, was it you on Stanford’s Instagram. You’re reaction😂😂

  • @zxcvbnmasdfhjkkl
    @zxcvbnmasdfhjkkl 4 роки тому +50

    I’d like to hear supplementals from brown and Stanford!

  • @MLai-iv1qg
    @MLai-iv1qg 4 роки тому +3

    Thanks for sharing your essay! Can you share with us your Columbia supplementals too?

  • @arkuhnpublic6541
    @arkuhnpublic6541 4 роки тому +10

    Great video! How did you get real in your essay? I feel like my ideas for the common app are going to come off really cliche

  • @christianbaluyut4971
    @christianbaluyut4971 4 роки тому +4

    Thanks for the video! can you also share your Stanford supplement essays and short answers?

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 роки тому +1

      short takes?

    • @bethanytong2338
      @bethanytong2338 3 роки тому

      yo! my friends and i started a company called collegae (collegae.weebly.com) that provides affordable college counseling where you can speak to a collegian from schools (we have stanford, uc berkeley, harvard, upenn, princeton, and so much more) for just $20/ half hour! they can answer questions like what their essay was on, how they got in, their stats, extracurriculars, campus life/culture, and so much more! hope this helps:)

  • @peijack3910
    @peijack3910 4 роки тому +3

    Also another question, Lour Drick, how is your story connected to your applied major? Many Thanks!

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 роки тому

      I’ll go into this more when I talk about my supplemental essays

  • @ishaanpanigrahi8258
    @ishaanpanigrahi8258 4 роки тому +3

    This guy is so 🔥 🔥🔥

  • @peijack3910
    @peijack3910 4 роки тому +3

    What is your intended major, Lour Drick?

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 роки тому

      Linguistics / international relations for the moment

  • @andrewchen2590
    @andrewchen2590 3 роки тому +3

    Was there a video made for the supplemental essays? If so, I can’t find it.

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  3 роки тому

      i have separate videos for stanford, columbia, and brown on my channel!

  • @aieshaayaanahamid7106
    @aieshaayaanahamid7106 Рік тому

    thank you so much 💌;-;

  • @milo2879
    @milo2879 4 роки тому +7

    goddam thats a good essay,

  • @sealy999
    @sealy999 4 роки тому +1

    I keep on seeing example essays on seemingly ordinary happenings which tell a great story, yet I can’t seem to pull a story out of the ordinary happenings in my life. All my ideas so far were about my extracurricular activities. Does writing about something else give an advantage and is writing about your experience in an activity too cliche?

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 роки тому +1

      Like I mentioned in my video, it’s less about what you write about than how you write about it. Any topic is good if it can show your growth as a person and your personality well

    • @bethanytong2338
      @bethanytong2338 3 роки тому

      heyy! if you're interested, my friends and i started a company called collegae (collegae.weebly.com) that provides affordable college counseling where you can speak to a collegian from schools (we have stanford, uc berkeley, harvard, upenn, princeton, and so much more) for just $20/ half hour! they can answer questions like what their essay was on, how they got in, their stats, extracurriculars, campus life/culture, and so much more! hope this helps:)

  • @kiky.mp4
    @kiky.mp4 3 роки тому

    beautiful

  • @NicolaiMendoza
    @NicolaiMendoza 4 роки тому +3

    Would you be able to give any tips for an incoming freshman? After going through the private high school application experience, I realized how much more prepared I needed to be for college apps and how lucky I got for considering how unprepared I was. Any feedback would be appreciated!

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 роки тому +1

      hi are you currently a senior in high school?

    • @NicolaiMendoza
      @NicolaiMendoza 4 роки тому +2

      Oh sorry for the really late comment! I am actually an 8th grader! I’m tryna get a heads up on college admissions while I have time

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 роки тому +1

      oh awesome awesome. would a video on that be helpful?

    • @cybergamer2329
      @cybergamer2329 4 роки тому

      @@LourDrickValsote plz man make the video if you can

  • @shujayethossain6554
    @shujayethossain6554 3 роки тому +1

    Hey there!
    I am applying to Cornell and jist finished my common app essay.
    I was wondering if you could review my essay.

  • @sherrrrrryy587
    @sherrrrrryy587 3 роки тому +1

    Where does one get the prompts? I'm going to apply next year.

  • @kaleb_t4818
    @kaleb_t4818 3 роки тому +2

    it would be nice if u would type it in the description or in the comment section so i could copy paste it

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  3 роки тому +1

      not a good idea

    • @kaleb_t4818
      @kaleb_t4818 3 роки тому

      @@LourDrickValsote don't worry I will jumble up the sentences and paragraphs so that admissions officer doesn't notice 😉😎. 😂

  • @yashmoitra
    @yashmoitra 3 роки тому +1

    how many times did you get called lord rick

  • @kevinvaladez6432
    @kevinvaladez6432 3 роки тому +2

    Are you still in touch with Geon?

  • @BobBob-jg2fn
    @BobBob-jg2fn 2 роки тому +1

    Can I ask how many words ur essay was?

  • @Smokie_bear9896
    @Smokie_bear9896 4 роки тому +8

    a2c gang

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 роки тому

      smokie I did it for you. btw are you subbed? this was such a quick comment

    • @Smokie_bear9896
      @Smokie_bear9896 4 роки тому +1

      Lour Drick Valsote of course I am subscribed

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 роки тому

      @@Smokie_bear9896 my life is complete

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 роки тому +1

      @@Smokie_bear9896 are we gonna see any smokie vids??👀

    • @Smokie_bear9896
      @Smokie_bear9896 4 роки тому +1

      Lour Drick Valsote no smokie vids unfortunately

  • @andregiannotta8287
    @andregiannotta8287 4 роки тому +3

    I’m a freshman, should I start writing my essays

    • @LourDrickValsote
      @LourDrickValsote  4 роки тому +6

      I think it’s a little early for that

    • @bethanytong2338
      @bethanytong2338 3 роки тому

      heyy! if you're interested, my friends and i started a company called collegae (collegae.weebly.com) that provides affordable college counseling where you can speak to a collegian from schools (we have stanford, uc berkeley, harvard, upenn, princeton, and so much more) for just $20/ half hour! they can answer questions like what their essay was on, how they got in, their stats, extracurriculars, campus life/culture, and so much more! hope this helps:)

  • @YourWrongImRight933
    @YourWrongImRight933 Місяць тому

    I plagiarized bros essay and got into Harvard.. lmfao

  • @sofiahenriquez1802
    @sofiahenriquez1802 3 роки тому +4

    I can relate so much to your essay, also experienced life as an exchange student finding my real independent self, thank you for sharing!🥺🤍