Reading my Common App Essay (Accepted to Harvard, Yale, Stanford, UPENN) | Maya Lauren

hey everyone! Ahhhh today I am reading my common app college essay for you. This very essay gained acceptance from Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and UPENN! i hope you like it and comment below anything else you would like to see in the future!

mwah, maya lauren

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[am]

Thank you for posting this 🥺 for an international Harvard aspirant you don't even know how helpful videos like these feel! Thank you a thousand times over 💗💗💗

[kadiryel]

even without the financial freedom many others privileged with? i have no idea how someone can identify herself as underprivileged with an iMac or a home with a pool? at this point everyone is using this financial privilege cart to get accepted to universities. i am sick of this bs and it is obvious that many people have no idea what a financial underprivilege is. smh.

[faizatasnimahrafa]

The essay was so simple yet it depicted the entire you, your struggles and how you coped up with all of those! Have respect and you go, girl!

[richardwatts]

OMG that made me cry, your parents must be so proud of you. Massive love and wishes of success to you for your future keep smashing those glass ceilings :)

[kpvrylt]

this essay is very funny, I can enter the phrases “African American female” “underprivileged” and “ignorant” “good grades”and GPT can help me write this one lolw

[kadiryel]

lmao, actually this is exactly what college admission officers say "don't do" on their 120$ book. It is funny how contradictory they really are. this was the most typical college essay I have ever heard, imo the essay screamed mundaneness and unnecessary attention-seeking overall. i am not overlooking her achievements, she prolly had 1550+ SAT, a perfect gpa etc. but this essay was mediocre, and showed no genuine hardship or realization to me. Especially at this part 4:55, she really just started to flex on her already-written honors and ended it up with the generic "I am not perfect but I am unique" cliche while spending her whole life trying to create the perfect student image. She played her ethnicity card so much that hearing the word "different" again and again and again was boring. The point I am trying to make is your essay may be misguiding for many, because it seems overly exaggerated and shares characteristics of a typical tryhard. That's why a lot of the essays successful students share on youtube are oftentimes misguiding for many. because, in the end, everybody gotta write it themselves.

[danielazo]

I loved your essay I’m currently in middle school and people think I’m weird for wanting to study and do all my work instead of going on vacation and outside and espionage because they think I’m a “nerd” so they laugh at me because of that but your such an inspirational YouTuber and you inspired me to just chase my dream and work hard all of my school years ahead I hope one day I’ll get into Harvard<3 ily maya💞

[selenaz]

omg. I want to hear more of your essays not for college apps, but to be inspired

[gayatrikonduri]

Such an AMAZING essay!! No wonder you got accepted into all the top-notch colleges! Also, would love it if you can share your other essays as well! Excited for all your future videos!!

[marmar]

AHHH THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH I wrote more essays than I can count but I was not satisfied because everyone insisted they should include metaphors and it was just not my writing style. It feels good to see someone succeed by just being themself <3

[Hamza_Khan_Journey]

So elegant and beautiful!! I am currently a senior and jeez I'm inspired.

[ndindakasyoka]

I'm literally crying omlll so beautiful!!!

[avictoriabundgaard]

WOAW!!! That's so beautiful and honest. Love it and your story, and that's coming from a white 19 year old european girl. Love how you talk about your roots and what it's like growing up in a different environment than I have. What a great story, and now YOU have inspired me to follow my dreams and see what they get me, even though I’m not sure if I’m ever gonna make it through veterinary med school for veterinary nurse. Right now I’m in my 3rd year of agriculture school and getting my degree in agriculture dairy cattle.

Love your story, so inspirational <3

Alberte, Denmark

[lisa_greasley]

OMGG GIRLL this is soo inspiring❤️tough times don't last but tough people do!! lovee it you goo girll🥳

[safaeazizi]

And we know now why did they accept you.THANK YOU FOR BEING YOURSELF

[MJ-yvuq]

I love your essay! You're such an inspiration to an ivy league aspirant

[thandolwenkosithandolwenko]

Yes Maya we are here to support you and we love you

[moizaly]

One of the best essay I ever listened to

[miashobbies]

U made me cry 😢 u are so good May God protect u from evil eyes❤️❤️❤️❤️

[lifecolors]

I would love from the bottom of my heart to say thank you for this inspirational letter ❤