Pamela Frutos Facts, I’m hoping to get my bsn by 2023, to hopefully be accepted to a great Crna program, yet by 2025 they will now need a doctorate instead of a masters to enter the field. 💀
I’m a community college student, graduating this semester with my associate’s in physics and my dream school is Princeton University. I’ve already submitted my application for Fall 2020 but this felt like he was talking directly to me. I’ve met with a full-time STEM faculty professor from Princeton University and told her about my goals at Princeton and she told me “On the website it only says we accept community college students, but we really don’t. We usually lean more towards towards veterans. I hope you’re applying to other schools.“ TO. MY. FACE. Up until this point it was unheard of for a community college student from Jersey City to go to an Ivy League university at all for me, but this just restored all of my hope and faith. I’ve worked hard to be able to say I’m confident with my application. Amazing talk, thank you. Much love from Jersey! ✨
Thank you so much for this 🙏🙏😭 I’m a first gen cc student and have recently applied for transfer to BU, BC, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and Columbia and can’t explain how much I needed this boost of confidence! I received an invitation to interview with Yale Undergraduate Admissions yesterday! If it doesn’t go further than an interview, the excitement of having tried and gotten to an interview will last a lifetime.
Congrats on the interview! Any new updates?? I am currently a cc student (just started my second week) and planning on applying and transferring to similar schools (actually same & +, lol) in due season. Hope you got in the schools :) PLEASE Update!!!!
Thank you!! Oh my gosh, I really I got in but not this year. The interview went well though! They ask great questions. A lot of the schools on my list went rolling basis after I applied so the only ones I got into were UMass and NYU (which I’m thrilled about!). Going to UMass since it is by far more affordable
Currently considering community college from high school. Hopefully, I can transfer to a top engineering school from there. Thanks for the inspiring words, Gabriel!
Well I actually got into a good engineering school from high school, so I didn’t actually go to community college lol. Working as a software engineer at a tech company now. Still think all the things he mentioned here are very applicable
@@rijulranjan8514 Congrats man! Im in a similar situation as you where 4 years ago, considering community college mainly because of finances and also because my grades and SAT scores are only a bit above average but not good for competitive schools
I'm gonna watch this video every single day from today until 06/15 when I graduate from community college, then I'll know where I end up. . . Wish me luck! 💗💯 UPDATE: 5/31/2023 Three years after my original comment, a lot has changed since. After all was said and done, I ended up attending our flagship school - University of Washington. I got into a few out-of-state schools (deff not Yale - didn’t apply anyway) but due to financial aid and residency requirements, it made sense to attend UW. Looking back, attending UW was my best academic decision; I couldn’t imagine what I’d be missing out on. I also learned another thing. Hot take: Ivies are overrated. I say so because we regard these schools too highly for their status that we forget the initial reason we’re applying to college in the first place. Ivies are mostly well-resourced and have outstanding connections/alumni networks, but if you don’t know why you’re applying, then it’ll be miserable down the line. I’m not bashing Ivies. If anything, I might end up doing a grad degree from one of them - who knows? All I’m saying is that college is whatever you make of it, Ivy or not. Have a clear during-and-post-college plan (or at least an idea), assemble your resources, then execute it. Anyway, I’m a 6-month grad from school and I did Mathematics. I’m gonna be a Business Analyst at BNY Mellon starting in the Summer, so I’ll move to Pennsylvania to start my new life there and then. Hope this helps. :)
This makes me feel better. I wanted to try again in Community College because I feel like I didn’t try hard enough during high school. I still had good grades above a 4.0 gpa and some extra curriculars. But I feel like I wasn’t good enough compared to my peers.
honestly, I think you should apply to the colleges you want to go to and if you don’t get in the colleges you want to get into, community college is always a option. I honestly might take the same route.
I know how you feel. I go to an achievement-obsessed private school and a good majority of my grade is in the honor society. I used to be in it, but I got kicked out because my gpa was too low this year. But yeah I might be compelled to use community college as a backup plan if my grades can’t compare well with many others in my class
Link the Chosen One funny, at my high school specifically my class (2021) the above average students (not the top tier kids) like the ones that usually make up the majority in the Honor Society decided to not enroll. Forcing the school to push the gpa lower in order to have enough members in order to operate.
that’s amazing congrats!! I’m interested in doing the same and I’ve started to do research on how to do so properly. Is there anything you would recommend doing or any tips to keep in mind? I wish you the best of luck at USC and I hope to one day do the same✌🏼
I think you are truly talented because you can speak a foreign language so fluently in only four years time. Not everyone can do that and that's the reason why you can go to Yale
Great talk! Everyone's journey is different and it's almost always worth it to learn more from someone else's. It all goes back to the classic "you can't judge a book by it's cover." Great work Gabriel, keep it up!
It was very comforting to see a fellow mdc student talking about just what my exact sentiment that I felt after graduating from high school. Go Sharks!!!!
I’m in my summer before senior and I plan to go to community college later to transfer Carnegie Mellon University to pursue my passion for computer science. I did little to none extra curricular throughout high school and my ACT score is just average nothing stunning. With community college I’ll get more EC and it’ll give me time to improve my score. It’s like the perfect form college.
I have a guy from Yale (2 years my junior) reporting to me. It was hard for him to learn that, my degree from state university in mathematics with minor in computer science pays me 60% more than his degree in sociology with minor in computer science.
Muito obrigado Gabriel! Essa palestra me ajudou muito a ter alguem como voce de inspiracao, e me mostrou que nos somos capazes de tudo! Estou no meu segundo semestre no MDC e o sonho de conseguir alcançar uma faculdade das grandes aqui nos EUA só aumentaram depois desse seu discurso! Muito obrigado, gostaria de mais dicas para alcançar esse objetivo caso voce chegue a ler esse comentario!
dude i so glad so glad this dude come from poor background( probably) and his go to community college anyway and make think in my situation yes is possible to I'm going to almost same path( other wiser my situation familiar situation is different and I'm still in Brazil) dude i just breath and be happy you just don't know how much.
I have the same experience, CC and research conferences and such. I am shocked about the Columbia person. Just wild! I go to Columbia now and they actively sought me out because I was at a CC. Bad apple?
@@WriteColdI’m applying right now to Columbia as a QCC student and I was wondering what I should state in my personal essay do you think you can help?
@@electricisnthereatthemomen6535 Honestly, I don't believe I did anything special to get accepted. The main thing was I took my time when writing my personal statement. It was something I put a lot of thought into to make it clear on what I wanted in life. I shared my life vision and framed it as a partnership between myself and the school to achieve this outcome. Also, I evidenced this vision with the coursework and major I did at the community college. Don't stress yourself with the "Ivy or bust" mentality. Do your best and you'll get a positive outcome, regardless of the school. Basically, as long as you aim high, you'll have a strong outcome. Lastly (and perhaps most importantly) if your community college offers you the opportunity to sign up for an honors program, sign up for it. My original goal was not an Ivy League school. I was originally aiming for a far lesser known regional university. However, I became aware of the opportunity to apply to Penn and other Ivies through the honors program. I only applied to Penn since they had a program that fit my goals. Had they not had a program that fit what I wanted, I would have passed on the opportunity and went with a non-Ivy that would have better fit my goals. I hope this helps.
I’m currently in the process of applying to transfer from Queensborough community college to an Ivy League and I want to know what is a good college essay do you think you can help?
He *REALLY* should have replaced "Miami Dade College" with just "community college" in his talk (at least the majority of them), otherwise it felt too much like an ad.
goal is start at community college then build my own empire and transfer to an Ivy league gonna update this 2 years from today! MARK MY WORDS
Love this for you & MEEEE TOOOO! whats your plan so far? I’m a upcoming cc student :) Taking a summer course rn
...and you can apply to top 10-20 schools. do not limit yoir options!!
Hi it’s been 2 years have you don’t it yet?
How is it going so far? I hope you stuck to your word.
This Makes me feel like I’m not silly for hoping to attend Harvard after CC🥺❤️
Pamela Frutos Facts, I’m hoping to get my bsn by 2023, to hopefully be accepted to a great Crna program, yet by 2025 they will now need a doctorate instead of a masters to enter the field. 💀
You go girl 🤗
Not silly at all. I fully believe I’ll go to Stanford after community college, so you’re not alone.
Don't feel silly.....I went to a community college for a year (2018-2019) before attending Columbia University.
4321blackwolf1234 what did you do to stand out so much to get into a school like that from cc
I’m a community college student, graduating this semester with my associate’s in physics and my dream school is Princeton University. I’ve already submitted my application for Fall 2020 but this felt like he was talking directly to me. I’ve met with a full-time STEM faculty professor from Princeton University and told her about my goals at Princeton and she told me “On the website it only says we accept community college students, but we really don’t. We usually lean more towards towards veterans. I hope you’re applying to other schools.“ TO. MY. FACE. Up until this point it was unheard of for a community college student from Jersey City to go to an Ivy League university at all for me, but this just restored all of my hope and faith. I’ve worked hard to be able to say I’m confident with my application. Amazing talk, thank you. Much love from Jersey! ✨
Tell us how ur application is going?
ArmyNurse :3 he was denied
@@Jake-jf9ij thanks, there is always a possibility
Did you get in???????
Diana Gonzalez-Argueta pleaseee update us! I’m in the same situation :(
Thank you so much for this 🙏🙏😭 I’m a first gen cc student and have recently applied for transfer to BU, BC, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and Columbia and can’t explain how much I needed this boost of confidence! I received an invitation to interview with Yale Undergraduate Admissions yesterday! If it doesn’t go further than an interview, the excitement of having tried and gotten to an interview will last a lifetime.
Congrats on the interview! Any new updates?? I am currently a cc student (just started my second week) and planning on applying and transferring to similar schools (actually same & +, lol) in due season. Hope you got in the schools :) PLEASE Update!!!!
Thank you!! Oh my gosh, I really I got in but not this year. The interview went well though! They ask great questions. A lot of the schools on my list went rolling basis after I applied so the only ones I got into were UMass and NYU (which I’m thrilled about!). Going to UMass since it is by far more affordable
*I really wish I got in
Also, you’re going to do great!!!
@@lucycamarata8603How is UMASS treating you?
Currently considering community college from high school. Hopefully, I can transfer to a top engineering school from there. Thanks for the inspiring words, Gabriel!
If you're hoping to transfer, try Swarthmore; probably the only liberal arts college in the world with an engineering major.
3 years later how is it
How are things going for you now?
Well I actually got into a good engineering school from high school, so I didn’t actually go to community college lol. Working as a software engineer at a tech company now. Still think all the things he mentioned here are very applicable
@@rijulranjan8514 Congrats man! Im in a similar situation as you where 4 years ago, considering community college mainly because of finances and also because my grades and SAT scores are only a bit above average but not good for competitive schools
I'm gonna watch this video every single day from today until 06/15 when I graduate from community college, then I'll know where I end up.
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Wish me luck! 💗💯
UPDATE: 5/31/2023
Three years after my original comment, a lot has changed since.
After all was said and done, I ended up attending our flagship school - University of Washington. I got into a few out-of-state schools (deff not Yale - didn’t apply anyway) but due to financial aid and residency requirements, it made sense to attend UW.
Looking back, attending UW was my best academic decision; I couldn’t imagine what I’d be missing out on.
I also learned another thing. Hot take: Ivies are overrated. I say so because we regard these schools too highly for their status that we forget the initial reason we’re applying to college in the first place. Ivies are mostly well-resourced and have outstanding connections/alumni networks, but if you don’t know why you’re applying, then it’ll be miserable down the line.
I’m not bashing Ivies. If anything, I might end up doing a grad degree from one of them - who knows? All I’m saying is that college is whatever you make of it, Ivy or not. Have a clear during-and-post-college plan (or at least an idea), assemble your resources, then execute it.
Anyway, I’m a 6-month grad from school and I did Mathematics. I’m gonna be a Business Analyst at BNY Mellon starting in the Summer, so I’ll move to Pennsylvania to start my new life there and then.
Hope this helps. :)
good luck
where are you going?
Titus K. Kariuki yo where you going
@@ramzansingh5668 @Zareen S. Edited my reply above to answer your question. :)
Titus K. Kariuki where did you end up going? Pleaseee update 🙏🏾
My story is absolutely the same as him, and I encourage people to dream big and try hard.
Where did you transfer?
This makes me feel better. I wanted to try again in Community College because I feel like I didn’t try hard enough during high school. I still had good grades above a 4.0 gpa and some extra curriculars. But I feel like I wasn’t good enough compared to my peers.
Exactly the same with me. Hopefully you get your second chance man. Good luck!
honestly, I think you should apply to the colleges you want to go to and if you don’t get in the colleges you want to get into, community college is always a option. I honestly might take the same route.
Bruckybo I agree with this fully. This is what I plan on doing. For others the cost may just be too much though
I know how you feel. I go to an achievement-obsessed private school and a good majority of my grade is in the honor society. I used to be in it, but I got kicked out because my gpa was too low this year. But yeah I might be compelled to use community college as a backup plan if my grades can’t compare well with many others in my class
Link the Chosen One funny, at my high school specifically my class (2021) the above average students (not the top tier kids) like the ones that usually make up the majority in the Honor Society decided to not enroll. Forcing the school to push the gpa lower in order to have enough members in order to operate.
From Community college to USC!!! Anything is possible.
that’s amazing congrats!! I’m interested in doing the same and I’ve started to do research on how to do so properly. Is there anything you would recommend doing or any tips to keep in mind? I wish you the best of luck at USC and I hope to one day do the same✌🏼
@@stephanieof What worked for me is that I really focused on my grades plus becoming an e-board member of a few clubs while I worked!
@@felipefernandez8875how many clubs you recommend and what helped you apply
@@felipefernandez8875 What do you mean by e-board?
@@thiagogregory1 executive board. president, vice president, treasurer, etc.
I think you are truly talented because you can speak a foreign language so fluently in only four years time. Not everyone can do that and that's the reason why you can go to Yale
Exactly, I came here at 16 and even though I’m fluent in English it’s nothing compared to his English
Great talk! Everyone's journey is different and it's almost always worth it to learn more from someone else's. It all goes back to the classic "you can't judge a book by it's cover." Great work Gabriel, keep it up!
It was very comforting to see a fellow mdc student talking about just what my exact sentiment that I felt after graduating from high school. Go Sharks!!!!
I am so glad I found this video. I'll be attending Miami Dade's Honors College in the fall.
queen
hello, if it’s okay i would like to ask if you know the minimum SATs score required to apply to miami dade’s honors college?
@@mafermalpica1279 1200, probably late to answer tho
I’m in my summer before senior and I plan to go to community college later to transfer Carnegie Mellon University to pursue my passion for computer science. I did little to none extra curricular throughout high school and my ACT score is just average nothing stunning. With community college I’ll get more EC and it’ll give me time to improve my score. It’s like the perfect form college.
also the less competition for stuff, good luck bro I hope you achieve your dreams
I have a guy from Yale (2 years my junior) reporting to me. It was hard for him to learn that, my degree from state university in mathematics with minor in computer science pays me 60% more than his degree in sociology with minor in computer science.
Thanks for inspiration and motivation. You are great!
Muito obrigado Gabriel! Essa palestra me ajudou muito a ter alguem como voce de inspiracao, e me mostrou que nos somos capazes de tudo! Estou no meu segundo semestre no MDC e o sonho de conseguir alcançar uma faculdade das grandes aqui nos EUA só aumentaram depois desse seu discurso! Muito obrigado, gostaria de mais dicas para alcançar esse objetivo caso voce chegue a ler esse comentario!
oi, o que é MDC?
@@vocefazamodaebeleza Miami dade college, é uma faculdade em miami
Very inspiring Gabriel!, thanks for sharing your story, and thanks for reminding us that our goals can be achieved no matter how ambitious they are.
Thank you so much! You gave me a new hope. And surprisingly my story completely matches with yours
From Community College to UCSD. ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!!!!
please anywhere but ucsd
@@dang579😭😭😭
Congrats man, i'm from Brazil as well, and i realized that you don't have a Brazilian accent!! That's dope.
@Pablo Pensei o mesmo!O cara é fera!Sou do RJ; me preparando para aplicar pra um CC!Brasileiros vão dominar esse Mundão, Simbora!🇧🇷💫🌟
dude i so glad so glad this dude come from poor background( probably) and his go to community college anyway and make think in my situation yes is possible to I'm going to almost same path( other wiser my situation familiar situation is different and I'm still in Brazil) dude i just breath and be happy you just don't know how much.
Wow your English is amazing for learning so old!!
I'm in my second year at Harvard, and I come from a Community College!!!
I recently actually got the same energy from a Columbia university team member at a college fair
What college fair?
Great words Gabriel :) I love your ending message !
It was so encouraging to listen to this story, and I have a short attention span.
Honestly I left my four year university for community college. I ended up saving a lot of money by avoiding loans
I have the same experience, CC and research conferences and such. I am shocked about the Columbia person. Just wild! I go to Columbia now and they actively sought me out because I was at a CC. Bad apple?
may I ask what your GPA was during cc? im also in community college and Columbia is my dream school!
@@uni9277 4.0 but I was legit insane about it.It's also not the only metric they look at, remember that.
@@WriteColdI’m applying right now to Columbia as a QCC student and I was wondering what I should state in my personal essay do you think you can help?
@@havoctv2104howd it go?
This makes me feel better about go to CC I'm Brazilian too 🇧🇷
This is inspiring 👏🏾
I want to study in community college for two years and transfer to Yale. That is my goal.
Rooting for you
@@ilostmyearpodsbtwiamhannah815 thank you!
You can do it! I hope you are successful get in Yale! Don’t give up!
how are things going?
I don’t have the highest gpa, but I am improving and I’m hoping the schools will see my potential
Don’t worry! Your worth so much more than your GPA and your trying your hardest, I believe in you :)
wow this is amazing!
Hoping to attend Duke after cc 🥺
I believe in you...you definitely can!!💙
@@tiannah7049 Thanks 🥺❤️❤️
Syeda Khan update? 🙏🏾
@@sc-ps1ek starting cc 🥺👉🏽👈🏽
@@syedakhan3205 I hope it goes well!
Inspirational👍🏽
Community college to University of Texas.
Meu Deeeus, Gabriel. Do La Salle pra Yale.
meu deus quanto tempo! me chama no insta @gabrielc.cortez
meu deus quanto tempo! me chama no insta @gabrielc.cortez
law of attraction🤩
I was able to transfer from a community college to an Ivy League school (Penn).
Can I ask, how did you yourself do it?
@@electricisnthereatthemomen6535 Honestly, I don't believe I did anything special to get accepted. The main thing was I took my time when writing my personal statement. It was something I put a lot of thought into to make it clear on what I wanted in life. I shared my life vision and framed it as a partnership between myself and the school to achieve this outcome. Also, I evidenced this vision with the coursework and major I did at the community college.
Don't stress yourself with the "Ivy or bust" mentality. Do your best and you'll get a positive outcome, regardless of the school. Basically, as long as you aim high, you'll have a strong outcome.
Lastly (and perhaps most importantly) if your community college offers you the opportunity to sign up for an honors program, sign up for it. My original goal was not an Ivy League school. I was originally aiming for a far lesser known regional university. However, I became aware of the opportunity to apply to Penn and other Ivies through the honors program. I only applied to Penn since they had a program that fit my goals. Had they not had a program that fit what I wanted, I would have passed on the opportunity and went with a non-Ivy that would have better fit my goals. I hope this helps.
I’m currently in the process of applying to transfer from Queensborough community college to an Ivy League and I want to know what is a good college essay do you think you can help?
I have a bunch of questions. May I get your contact info and ask some questions if it’s not too much?
@@TheTruth27536This is awesome thank you for sharing
He *REALLY* should have replaced "Miami Dade College" with just "community college" in his talk (at least the majority of them), otherwise it felt too much like an ad.
i think he was just acknowledging his appreciation for the school. if i was him, i totally would give a shout-out to my CC as well
Good job
omg, I go to MDC.
Spanglish
Shame on Columbia