Reading My College Essay That Got Me Accepted Into Duke, USC, and UT Austin + Why My Essay Worked

➭ essay editing is currently closed, but please email me anytime with any questions! i would love to help!

in this video, i read the college essay that got me accepted into duke, usc, and ut austin! i chose to write the common app prompt #1 and wrote about my identity. i also talk about why i think my essay worked and admission officers liked my essay, but please note these are all my thoughts!! enjoy the video! :)

i'm doing another essay editing giveaway for this video! for context, i have an essay editing business called Gold College Essays! i've edited 30+ essays so far and i would love to help you out too! :)
GIVEAWAY DETAILS (CLOSED):
1. watch this video all the way through!
2. subscribe to my channel + turn on post notifs so you get notified if you win!
3. leave a like and a comment! (could be about college apps, essay writing, or any questions you have!)
~ ONE WINNER will be announced on FRIDAY, Sept. 4th @ 6pm CST

hey! hey, you! thank you for watching and supporting my small channel! i am SO thankful for each and every one of you (THANK YOU FOR 800 SUBS HEHE) that have subscribed, liked, commented, or even just took the time to watch my videos :) i appreciate it and hope you enjoyed the video!!

see ya next time,
jillian :)

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F A Q
what’s your name? jillian
what college do you go to? uc berkeley!
what year are you? freshman, class of 2024
how old are you? 18 (born in 2002)
how tall are you? 5’8”
what’s your ethnicity? half chinese and half white

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[JillianGoldberg]

i appreciate every one of you :’) hope you enjoyed!💛

ps - when i do *air quotes* in my essay it’s cuz i had a “!” in the middle of the sentence! hope that clears that up LOL
EDIT: Congrats to our giveaway winner, Arshnoor Kaur Chadha!! I'll be doing another giveaway at 1k so stay tuned! :)

[emilyan]

Hearing you say “if colleges don’t want me for who I am, then I don’t want them either” is super comforting to me. College has been really stressful for me and I guess I’ve been really nervous about “validation”. Hopefully that makes sense lol. I’ve been scared that if a college doesn’t except me, it means that I’m not good enough of a person? I know it sounds stupid out loud but thank you for posting this video ❤️❤️

[yaf]

Dang you’re so genuine. I’ve been wanting to write prompt 1 but looking within is really hard with such the short lifespan I have lived. This video helped a lot.

[qiuqiu]

I’m starting to write my common app essay rn and I’m so scared 😖 every single I heard sounds like a Wattpad story

[olibugg]

Aw I’ve been super nervous about writing my essay more on my identity rather than a cohesive story and this made me feel SO much better. Thank you! :P

[ashlingley]

I feel like I’m just not interesting enough to write a good essay :(

[vumksxu]

Me writing my essay a week before the deadline 🥴

[jiyakumarichaudhary]

This was really positive and just fantabulous. Loved the way you meticulously included such diverse activities and yet didn't miss the flow.

[prasiddharajaure]

Not kidding, your essay is really good!

[rachellin]

I love your personality! It also is showed in your essay it is really amazing. Even the music and vibes of your video match the energy you give off. Thank you

[mseng]

I would love to see your USC supplementary essays or how you got into USC. That would be such a big help to my dream college. Thank you. I love your videos!

[jadeisip]

I think part of the positivity and cheerfulness you project is your smile. Others do not like to smile because of how they see themselves. You absolutely have one of those smiles that just makes others want to smile too.

[izzym]

I already know this essay will be breathtaking because an astonishing person like you wrote it! ;) Can't wait! ❤️

[emilyrubenstein]

ok so my essay has nothing to do with yours but for some reason hearing yours inspired me to format my essay differently so THANK YOU!

[zoeymansour]

My number one school I am applying to does not look at resumés, sat scores, or even teacher recommendations so it’s all up to this essay which makes me 10x more nervous 😭

[shelbyemery]

i’ve been trying to write my essay for m o n t h s and the direction i’m wanting to go keeps changing- does anyone have any tips for what i can do to tie all my ideas together 😅

[madilynmartinez]

UT Austin is my top choice and I really hope I get in!! Congrats on UC Berkeley!

[katherineli]

i'm obsessed with other people's college essays- thank u so much for sharing + ur videos are so helpful for me as a rising senior :)

[ellee.]

this is possibly the best idea for a giveaway i’ve ever heard, pls do this again in one year bc if gonna need it then 😭

[bebeerin]

aw you're adorable and the part about your 2nd grade teacher crushing your soul telling you you can't put an exclamation point after every sentence bc not everything in life is that exciting got me!