How I got into Stanford, Harvard, Columbia & more for grad school!

Due to popular demand, I'm sharing some thoughts on what I think made my grad school application successful.

This application got me into ALL of the graduate programs I applied to, including Stanford (where I will be going this fall!), Harvard Kennedy School, Columbia SIPA, John Hopkins SAIS, Tufts Fletcher, and UofT Munk x SciencesPo dual degree.

If you have any questions, please drop them below & please subscribe!

Timestamps:
0:00 - intro
2:27 - tip 1: do your research
4:46 - tip 2: plan your personal statement
7:16 - tip 3: prep your recommenders
12:48 - tip 4: own your narrative
16:31 - tip 5: plan ahead
21:02 - final thoughts

PS - remember that each application is different and what each school looks for each year is different. What works for me might not work for you & that your application doesn't have to look like mine for you to be successful!

[advicebyac]

Hi everyone! Thanks for so much love on this video!! Stanford has been extremely busy so I haven't had time to reply to or record additional videos answering any of your questions but will get to that later on this summer. Subscribe to be notified of new videos :)

[landicho]

I watched this vlog prior to my application to my dream Ivy & got admitted to Columbia's Master in Health Administration (MHA). I have an undergrad from the Philippines but had relevant work experience in the US, UK & my home country. Columbia's MHA is the only grad program I applied for and your tips were definitely helpful. Thank you!!!

[sara_]

Hi Angela! That would be amazing if you could put out a video discussing the specifics of your personal statement and how you went about crafting it!

[funkyandbold]

The presentation was well thought out, your preparation for the reference letters was top tier, everything about this was top tier.

[Elena-govn]

Hi Angela:) You seem like the sweetest person inside out, congrats on all your offers! I'm an undergraduate at King's looking to do the same type of trajectory of programmes at graduate school so this video really helped, I didn't even know where to start for the application process! I would love to see more obviously if you have the time, best of luck to you <3

[chasing-mental-clarity]

Thank you so much for this! Not applying to grad school but to jobs and a lot of this is very applicable and transferable knowledge. Thanks again! (:

[chrisfenton]

Hi Angela! I just graduated Columbia with an MA in Adult Learning and Leadership. Good luck in the future!

[jahnavimukul]

This was so well structured and thoughtful. Thank you so much for this video!

[supriyatiwari]

I just want to say you gave me an insight and it's helpful. Thank you!

[bastoni]

I also applied to HKS and MIP at Stanford FSI! Huge fan of Professor Fukuyama

[abdelrahmanashraf]

Step one:
Graduate from Top 15 universities in the world....

[tashkintaan]

Thanks for sharing this amazing video Angela. Would love to learn more about your personal statement. Could you put out a video on that

[shasun]

Please kindly guide us in preparing personal statement

[boli-misc.]

Applying to Stanford Master this year, finger crossed

[moriahmartinez]

Thank you for this video! Can you show us how you created one (or more) of your dossiers?

[ChristineWong]

Amazing video! This would be so helpful for everyone interested in pursuing a graduate program!

[dratinyrice]

I faked it till I made it, I made myself seem like a genius, but I'm actually a potato lul

[XyZ-psew]

Yessss, please make another in-depth video🙏

[DjuiliD]

Such an amazing video! Couldn’t stop taking notes. Could you review my SOP for Masters? Thank you 😄

[marcelaa.c]

can you make a video about what did you put on the sheet for recommendation letters to make it easier for the recommenders