Students Get College Applications Judged In Person | HOT SEAT

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0:43 part 1
3:12 part 2
6:50 part 3
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[AmandaWasHere]

Can't imagine how nerve racking this must be to get your college application read in person.

[Greg-vxuo]

The main problem that I have the American college system is that they look for kids who’ve already accomplished greatness and found their place in the world. In reality, these are really unfair expectations for most kids who are generally only 17 to 18 and still being kids.

[SparklesNJazz]

i love how they judge every part of them and then go “just show who you are.” no, that’s not what they wanna see. they want you to show a curated version of yourself that you pretend is really you but isn’t. this video makes my skin crawl

[cathpres]

The “slacker” really doesn’t seem like much of a slacker 😂

[jas_bataille]

I hate that they went so hard on the first guy because he's an athlete, saying that a 3.5 GPA wasn't strong enough - but as soon as the other guy walked-in, they said a 3.46 was really strong and he had barely more than 100 pts on his SAT score.... really? This is crazy to me. You can't ask athlete to be both that much better with their grades AND in their sport. That's insane.

[axolotlhappy]

I can't believe Americans have to pay for college AND have to spend 50+ hours a week on school, extra classes, sports, jobs and community service to get in... That's crazy.

[MAROKEx]

Should do this with older generations. like someone 40+ gets their application reviewed to see if they would still get into the school they went to. could also see if the standards are higher/lower now if they get rejected/accepted/waitlisted

[itsnatemate]

I really loved both of the applicators. The lady was brutally honest & provided comments that would really help the students where as the guy really thought out of the box & took into account of their experiences and their potential growth.

[meanmachine]

This is unrealistic. USC would never take these people with how selective it is these days; a 1500+ sat and 3.8+ GPA is the absolute bare minimum.

[jheel.gandhi]

i knew people with 4.4s, multiple varsity sports, 9-10 ap classes, leadership positions, volunteering, and essays that were well written and showed passion. they were rejected from ucs and definitely usc. our valedictorians got rejected from usc and most of the ucs. this video doesn’t represent the real outcomes of college admissions

[SuperDonn]

I think one of the main problems I have with the college application system is that they make students feel like they have to go above and beyond in their extracurriculars. That barely gives kids enough time to enjoy their lives. Compared to the UK application and acceptance process, ours seems like too much work.

[ursadaeis]

The American college application process seems so exhausting.

[sweetcheeses]

wow that’s crazy!!! the girl with the low gpa gets rejected, the girl with the high gpa and amazing ecs gets accepted, and the two mediocre ppl get waitlisted. would’ve never guessed, thank you jubilee for this profound study

[wlhol]

Truly insane that American kids have to go through all these hoops just for the opportunity to get hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt.

[niveyoga]

The black guy is too powerful, he sees potential in everybody and is able to bring the best out of each one in an encouraging way

[bthomp]

As a college counselor, my response is: wuuuttt? This is not realistic and gives students a false idea of how the process works. I was excited to see this video but then bummed by how it turned out. This had so much potential!

[manzarrzayeva]

Y’all should do this episode with premed students and med school admissions 💀

[cinnamonbyun]

Maybe they should have had admissions officers ranking to different standards, like one ivy league, one T-50, one T-100? Or been clear about what kind of college's standards they are ranking with? It's just weird to not have any context for what "accepted" or "rejected" means

Edit: missed that they did write the schools that the admissions officers are ranking for, but even among the UC system for example acceptance rates are radically different... UCLA and UCR for instance. Would be nice to have more variety I think?

[angelicajaegle]

I feel the girl with a 2.8. Sometimes you just need a chance. In high school, I had the same GPA, and strived to do better in college and ended with a 3.9 and am now applying to Ph.D. programs, you can seriously do anything you set your mind to!

[itsnatemate]

I kinda wish we were able to receive an audio recording of some sort from applicators to the places we applied too just to get an idea why we were accepted, waitlisted, or rejected. Cause it could be a huge bunch of lessons to learn from there.