Get into Yale as an International Student! | 9 Tips + My Experience as a Singaporean

These tips are applicable for EVERYONE, international or not, but there are some specific tips for all my international/Singaporean friends watching :) I left my most important tips towards the back, so be sure to watch the whole video!

If you're reading this & you're currently studying at Yale/any US school out of your home country, leave any tips that you have that I might have missed in the comments to help out our future applicants please!

Also, want to reiterate that this is in no shape or form me trying to show off being at Yale - I just hope to share some tips so that I can help more ordinary students like me get into their dream school. At the same time, please remember that your school will never define you - only you can determine where you go in life!

All the best of luck, and don't forget to have fun in the process :)

(I made one, brand new, just to connect w you guys!)

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0:00 Intro
0:57 Tip #1
2:02 My experience with Tip #1
2:58 Tip #2
5:28 Tip #3
6:28 Tip #4
7:13 My experience with Tip #4
7:48 Tip #5
8:34 My experience with Tip #5
11:01 Tip #6
11:35 My experience with Tip #6
13:01 Tip #7
13:43 Tip #8
14:12 My experience with Tip #8
14:58 Tip #9 (*MOST IMPORTANT!)
16:25 My experience with Tip #9

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🌿 A B O U T

Hello hello, I’m Vic, a Singaporean at Yale sharing tips and tricks with other fellow 20-somethings on growth, wellness, and self-love.

I make videos on what I've learnt about:
☀️ Being more productive & organized
☀️ Taking care of yourself
☀️ Living (or trying to live) with intentionality
☀️ Asking questions about what a fulfilling life looks like
Come figure it out with me as I amble through this confusing thing that is life :)

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[haneen]

I'm Saudi, and it is my absolute dream to be able to get into Yale. Ever since I knew colleges existed i would adore college reactions and always cry with them, i wondered what was so special about ivy leagues... Once i learned about them i fell in love with Yale with the campus, the majors, the environment, and the people there. As young as i was i was so excited about it i read every little detail about Yale, and watched each and every video. I would even start writing the application even though i still had years until i actually need to write it. Now i have three more years until i finally graduate high school. Let's just pray i get in, it is literally my dream.

[aditinigam]

The admission officer was actually right in indicating you as a unique person because you really proved it at the end by emphasizing that failures can happen but it doesn't mean the end of your career or life. There are so many opportunities waiting ahead and we should always have multiple plans so that we don't get stagnant at any point and keep on moving so that we can reach a destination. Love from India 🇮🇳

[courtneywymers]

I’m South African and this really helped a lot, thank you so much

[jasminecaptan]

Went to the Yale Scholars Program and fell in love with it. It’s my dream to go there for my masters in 2 years and videos like this keep me going☺️Thank you !

[bengyangtan]

Thank you so much! As a singaporean from a non elite JC looking into Yale this has given me so much hope and inspiration

[Shantarayamajhi]

I want to apply for a Ph.D. at Yale and me clueless at the moment. However, videos like this give me hope and inspiration to strive for the best

[AdityaRaj-ssfr]

Out of all the videos I have watched until now, this was the most realistic informative video I have watched IDK why this doesn't have like a million views, thank you for putting this out, even tho I am a high school grad of 2020, I am gonna apply to my dream colleges next month I recently found out that the colleges are within my reach and I can try applying to them, I started studying at my local college but tbh it isn't up to my level. I feel like I can do it. Even if I don't that's fine, I will come back here to post an update on whether I made it or not. <3

[neecs]

Thank you so much for this Victoria. This is really helpful for me as an international student wanting to apply to Yale. This video is very straightforward yet packed with great tips.

[victorialim]

🌿 TIMESTAMPS:
0:57 Tip #1
2:02 My experience with Tip #1
2:58 Tip #2
5:28 Tip #3
6:28 Tip #4
7:13 My experience with Tip #4
7:48 Tip #5
8:34 My experience with Tip #5
11:01 Tip #6
11:35 My experience with Tip #6
13:01 Tip #7
13:43 Tip #8
14:12 My experience with Tip #8
14:58 Tip #9 (*MOST IMPORTANT!)
16:25 My experience with Tip #9
All the best to anyone applying, and don’t forget to have fun learning about yourself in the process! And for those of you here for my other content - a video on journaling for productivity coming up soon :)

[sangarshini]

hi victoria! the first video of yours that i saw was your supplementals one and i heard your accent and instinctively went "singaporean?" in my head. thank you so much for these videos!! I'm pretty young lmao and i won't begin applying until like 3-4 years later (I'm in sec2 right now lol), but your videos are so incredibly inspiring to watch, so thank you!!

[gabyberron]

I’m from Mexico and I would love to attend Yale... it truly is my dream school!!! Can I still apply if I’m 19? I’m scared to though...

[micheg]

hi victoria! i'm also from singapore (in nus high school right now) and i dream of going into an ivy league college one day haha, this video definitely gave me a lot of nice inspiration so thank you and good luck in yale !!

[T.akpnarseymaa]

I’d love to hear form You about Yale Masters. I mean not the information written on their website but what international students need to know, what are the challenges behind the scene and would you be doing your masters at Yale as an international student? And thank you so much for the video your empathy and the way you look to ‘failure’ really what your audience need! Will hope to see you at campus, may God!

[InterviewRwanda]

SO AM LIVING THE LIFE OF MY DREAMS JUST AFTER HIGH SCHOOL AND AM STARTING LOCAL UNIVERSITY NEXT MONTH BUT I FEEL LIKE USA WOULD BE BETTER, NOT BECAUSE AM REALLY ATTACHED TO IT, OR HAVE BEEN MY DREAMS BUT ONLY BECAUSE IT IS A DREAM OF MY FAMILY, JUST TO HAVE THAT ONE KID IN USA. SHOULD I APPLY AND MOVE?

Yale has never been my dream, but I just think I loved your video :)

[MeowMeow-ewln]

Hi Vic! The moment you talked, i could instantly recognise your Singaporean accent. What are your opinions on money. Was money a problem for you to get in Yale? How big of a factor is money for you to study overseas?

[bluegreenblur]

Out of all different college videos that ive seen, yours are just my favourite. Idek why but i just love your vibe

[dodoBird]

It's totally worthy to subscribe you because you give info as well as moral support.
❤
Love from India 🇮🇳
I'm fully loaded to get into Yale next year. 🤟

[robs]

Im from Mexico and I rlly want to study at Yale, I’m in 8th grade so I have plenty of time for it, but I did my research of what does Yale wants in their students, I watch a lot of YouTube videos like this one and I’m supper committed to do all the activities I can so they consider me for an scholarship and obviously to accept me to the school, okey so, I know I need to have a GPA of 4.0 minimum, I’m going to try to take the SAT and ACT exam bc in Mexico we don’t have that, in which I need to get more than 1500 on the SAT I think, and like a 35 on the ACT, also I need to be in like 10 AP classes and get a 3-5 in the exam, and a lot of extracurriculars ( I want to study laws, specifically criminal law ) ( in college I’m planning to have a majority of pre-law and criminal justice but I’m still not 100% sure ) I know I need to have research’s related to that and try to publish them, try to go to internships also related to that, be in debate ( I’m currently in UN model ) be president or vicepresident on something, develop an original project and try to win an local or regional award, community service, (I speak English and Spanish and currently learning French but I think I need to have more languages so )also learn Italian, etc, all that I’m high school hahaha, in Mexico, well where I live there’s only 3 years ( 10, 11, and 12 grade ) of High school so it would be hard to do all that but I’m going to try my best, oh and I also going to be on the IB program all the high school, and I’m going to try to do something on 9th grade maybe just community service bc there’s not a lot of options here but..., do you think I have a chance to get into Yale, and with a scholarship...???

[andreagarrido]

Hi! I am from Ecuador, and I really really want to get in Yale, so my question is how do you start the process admission?
Love your videos! You are amazing!

[lanaauroravukic]

Hi, I'm from Croatia, and was wondering can I still get in? Since the school system is so diffeerent.