how I got into my dream college *realistc & honest* I stats & ecs to attend @columbia

Timestamps:
0:42 Resources
1:33 The Ivy League Exposed
5:09 My Stats
7:10 My Activities
12:53 My Awards

*In this video, I discussed my SAT subject tests, which were discontinued in early 2021. I still mentioned them because they were a part of my application, but obviously that wouldn’t apply to you.

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[sofiiayarytska]

Those who recognized the music in the video from "Rory Gilmore study playlist" are automatically accepted to ivy league

[Personwhosings]

0:42 Resources
1:33 The Ivy League Exposed
5:09 Her Stats
7:10 Her Activities
12:53 Her Awards

[sophiao]

What you said about the statistics game being unfavorable for humanity/art students is so true. I'm interested in criminology but all related classes that my school offers are unweighted, so naturally my gpa is just lower than all my friends who are interested in stem. I've always known I was a humanities person but I didn't known which exact field, so I experiemented with a bunch of fun electives in 9th/10th grade, but since they were unweighted, it has made it really hard to raise my cumulative gpa even though I am taking multiple AP's now and earning A's.

[applecyder-]

49, 317 views Jul 6, 2022
Timestamps:
0:42 Resources
1:33 The Ivy League Exposed
5:09 My Stats
7:10 My Activities
12:53 My Awards

[Yoliplanting]

Just wanted to say congratulations young lady. Well deserved, you worked hard to set yourself up to where you are. Wishing you the best.

[cindyychenn]

This video was so comforting for some reason :') I figure skate as well and feeling like you're not that good compared to other skaters at the rink is something I've definitely experienced too. Thank you for this video and congrats on your acceptance to Columbia!

[kyamurs]

very insightful and helpful video. a large part of my identity is that i'm creative writer and it's really helpful to see you list your activities and awards. you're inspiring me to go into journalism haha. have fun at columbia + good luck in your future endeavors~~

[the_real_andresjorgeortiz]

Congratulations on your dream college! Also, I am doing journalism in my 2-year college. It was very cool. I will be majoring in journalism for my BA degree at a 4-year college. I have been studying at a 2-year college for 6.5 years. When I was at a younger age, I had to switch schools from state to state for another 2 to 3 years back in grade school. Back in high school, I had to a lot of moving from state to state for another year as well! I have a father who is military, so I moved all over the states. I am from Puerto Rico because of my mom. However, I am technically from the city of Buffalo in New York. I lived there during my early childhood until age 5. I was raised to be a military child. I was diagnosed with autism at age 3. It was before I started preschool. I grew up with an Individual Educational Plan (IEP). Back in my last three years of high school, I had co-teachers and teacher aids who assisted me in my regular education courses. However, I was some elective courses in the small group of setting. Other than that, I was mostly in all my regular education courses except for 10th grade. In 10th grade, I was in some special education courses. I have been a special education student all my life until I went to high school for 9th grade. I lived in three different states for 3 years. I lived in Virginia for 6 to 7 months, and Puerto Rico for a year. Also, I lived in other two different states for 2 years. For right now, I am living in Florida. I will be graduating with my AA degree in general studies for this coming fall semester. Once I complete with my AA degree from a 2-year college, I will be taking acting and music courses from a 2-year college first to learn about a job that relates to television without seeking my degree. Then, I will receive training in acting and music from the studio. If music does not work, I will be sticking to acting of training in the acting studio. Once I receive my training in acting on television, I will be back to a 4-year college to receive my BA degree in journalism or communication next year in the fall of 2023 to help me to become a journalist on television. My dream career is to be an actor, singer, and journalist on television. If music does not, I will be working as an actor and journalist on television at the same time. Also, great job with your content. You have really great content. I really enjoy watching your video. You have very great ideas. Great job with receiving your awards in journalism. You did a great job! I am very happy for you! Again, great job. My name is Andres by the way. I speak Spanish and English. I learned both languages at the same time, but mostly in English as a kid. I graduated from high school in 6 years ago. Good luck with your dream college. Again, congratulations on your dream college! God bless you and your family.

[galaxygkm]

I’m not completely sure what I wanna do but I wanted to do something related to STEM when I get to college. Im currently in 10th grade though and haven’t done anything my freshman year in terms of extracurricular so any tips? 😅

[emmad]

hi! i just wanted to say thank you for making this video bc i’m currently a hs junior that is stressing about the college admissions process lol. we have many similar stats/ecs and this really made me feel confident in what i have accomplished.

like you, i have a lot of journalism ecs but i also have some medical related ones like hospital volunteering, shadowing, and dual enrollment anatomy classes. is there a way i can combine journalism and medicine into a theme on my application? (applying to a psych, neuro, or biochem major) do you think my chances of getting into an top 20 w/ premed track are hindered since i have journalism ecs and not strictly science?

thanks so much again.

[suchiaddict]

Hi Ashley! Can you give me some advice if I didn’t participate in too much extracurriculares in my first two years of high school? I’m a rising Junior!

[irischeng]

hey! i also was runner up for a nyt writing contest & was wondering how you phrased it lol (like did you include the stats on top x out of x entries/where you put the link) - im considering eding columbia class of 27 :)

[ambrose]

Hey, this was really helpful, Thank you, do you read common app essays? Just wanted an external opinion and additional advice :)

[navikareddy]

Would you say taking 8 Ap classes and 8 honors classes along 3 dual credit classes is rigorous for Columbia

[gabrielmoreno]

I want to major in computer science, but I won’t be taking ap computer science a till my senior year. Is this fine? I worry a bit because if I’m going for Early Decision, I’ll only have a little bit of time with that class.

[kimoobu]

hi! will it be disadvantageous if your school doesn’t offer a ranking system or a valedictorian title? (for reference I go to an international school in Europe that follows an American curriculum) My school also doesn’t offer any educational clubs… what should I do?

[fancyview]

Thanks for sharing. Did you report the 3s and 4s AP scores?

[aramiskhosro]

Hey if you could give me some advice I would really appreciate it! I spent a half of my sophomore year in Spain and due to that I didn’t finish the three ap classes I had begun in the beginning of my sophomore school year. But the classes I took in Spain were much more advanced and ( plus) I didn’t know the language while I was studying them and as a result of studying them I became trilingual. Obviously now I’m under a lot of pressure to do as many ap classes as possible junior year since my school didn’t offer ap classes to freshmens and senior year ap classes don’t count. Do you think the advanced level and language aspect of my classes in Spain compensate for the ap classes I wasn’t able to finish? Also, how do you even get involved with awards? I intern a lot at local newspapers but I have no idea how to apply to a competition? Do you just hand in an example of your writing online and wait for the answer? Congratulations ( even though it’s been a few years) on getting in. Thank you so much!!

[vixrr]

hello 😭😭 tysm for this video! ive always felt like my peers are eay ahead if me so ive been trying to catch up
is there anyways for me to achieve any awards? im pretty good in arts but thats it... if i took avid this year i wouldve been a 4 year student (but i stopped🥲)

[timmypark]

wait isn’t the subject tests are canceled😭