Yeah really is such a random process

College admission is just gambling

My question was if he got rejected because he didn’t meet a diversity quota for them

Problem is he’s probably white, the top schools dont need white people

most universities also require an essay write on a given prompt so theoretically someone could have a perfect application but be absolutely horrible at writing. You never know.

Facts

Plot twist: you’re in 4th grade

That’s not true

When your family has money you have all the time to play sports and do school work. Once you have to work that changes

That's what I came here to say

I went to UVA, and a large portion of my peers had 1500+ SAT scores and were top 10 in their class. Also, the top 10% of the incoming class are selected to be Rodman or Echols scholars - most of my Echols friends had incredible stats and did incredible things. He was definitely not “too qualified”.

@@AwsomeArv1123 there’s definitely a chance he was overqualified. The best students can get rejected from great schools. It didn’t happen to me but it did to my brother. Don’t get defensive because it’s a slight jab at your school. Facts are facts. Kids get rejected from UCI, UCSD, UCSB for this same reason. UVA is def not an exception 🤨

UVA isn’t an easy college to get into there probably isn’t “too qualified” for UVA

@@rishabhsharma5610 I went to UCSB. Students with stats like those are a dime a dozen. If someone gets rejected with those types of stats it usually isn’t yield protection, as no one is actually over-qualified for top-tier 4-year universities, but instead because they’re out of state. Hence, why UVA and university of Washington wait-listed and rejected the person in this video. If they were in-state, they would’ve been accepted.

@@AwsomeArv1123 Okay well I was just throwing it out there. In reality we will probably not know why they got rejected. Congrats on going to UVA, it’s a tough school to get into. 👍

I’m confused what you’re talking about I’m not trying to be rude

@GavinMcleod6162 You're good. Just illustrating how the standard for admission to a lot of elite universities has gotten to be pretty crazy. But like any joke it's probably less funny if I explain it

Such a FAAAAAIILLLLLLUUURRREEEEE!!!

he had 15 years to do surgeries 🤦‍♂️

@@elijahm1636the standard isn’t crazy because elite colleges need electric students. An average student can’t get into an elite college

I’m pretty sure my parents are fine with the kid who enjoys life vs the kid who get denied from uva🤡

@@jackmeoff5121 how u gonna call him a clown 🤣 promise u this man is smarter and way more athletic than 🤡colleges are just dumb asf ngl

@@jackmeoff5121go apply to uva then. Not an easy college. Definitely better than whatever community college u got accepted into

@@jackmeoff5121 I would expect you are attending UVA or a more esteemed school then?

@@mehmeh9885Why are you so angry man. The school you go to doesn’t mean shit in the long run. Especially for Engineering/Tech degrees.

That’s being book smart not street smart

@@redkritter1225 obviously not book smart enough🤡

@@zaddy2760nah sometimes 2 years of community college and then transferring is the best way to go. But I agree that he definitely should’ve applied to safety schools

EXCUSE ME 😃

it be like that sometimes

Who knows, maybe bc. his essay didn’t stand out to the admissions officers.

Was he white or asian? That’s a real application killer in the US.

That doesn’t make sense at all. I’m so glad for the system in Australia. You don’t need anything but your final mark- no extracurriculars, no essays, etc.

@@viys3261 yeah but then if everything is solely based on your final grade the less academically geared students are kinda fucked

If you think that’s bad, European universities are very selective

He can't afford that shit.

he couldn’t afford or it the program he wanted wasn’t offered

@@arkifex7514Princeton is on a no-loan model. Every accepted student is funded to the extent they need it.

That's why you gotta bullshit your essay and claim that your wish is to get into that college only.

You are ignorant; uva is a top 30 with a low acceptance rate, there is no such thing as too qualified for uva lmaooo he didn’t get in because he’s probably from out of state and uva loves Virginians, obviously

Wtf it does exist. Kind of ridiculous that this does exist.

@@getonwithit.2847 Not really. If a school feels like the student wont attend, why make themselves look bad when they could make themselves look better? It’s all a business and the business of college is already corrupt so what gives anyway.

@@LtFocusthey see where else u apply and this can backfire…

His essay could be trash and his recommendation letters generic templates. People sleep on the importance of the written components- that shit can tip you in and out of acceptance. Especially when so many applicants have similar numerical stats. But yeah, college selectivity is a scam. So many smart kids the problem isn’t the kids the problem is the education system doesn’t have enough spaces for everyone to get a great education. So they made up this bs academic hunger games

Nah, I guarantee you this comes down to colleges having to meet quotas. I’d be curious to what demographic the applicant was. I bet that would tell you more of the story.

@@BuntTheBlunt Money talks much more than race. Look at the legacy statistics for any top college and you’ll see exactly what I mean

@@CamEron-nj5qy it’s a known fact that Asian Americans get rejected from top colleges even when they’re more qualified for the simple fact they do better than most at school.

​@@BuntTheBlunt know multiple individuals who went to uva because of their parents substantial donations. It goes a long way at that school.

100%

yeah, unfortunately some people dont want that info leaked haha

Why does race matter? Oh yeah because if this was a black kid he would be accepted in every uni

​@@bingingbinging8597 not with this guy... I don't know his race, but I'm surprised he got into nw, let alone princeton

@@bingingbinging8597 the main beneficiaries of affirmative action are white women. So it’s more accurate to say if they were a white woman they’d have gotten in to more colleges

​@dongwan kim yeah fr I was so surprise with Northwestern. Gave me hella confidence for the 16th💀

The race shit is so wild to me bro. Like why the fuck should race affect what colleges you’re eligible for? I get it, we want diversity so everyone has an equal opportunity but why should QUALIFIED people be rejected for the color of their skin while others get accepted because of the color of their skin? Shit is so prejudiced, Asians are a minority and still face prejudice from college admissions because they are “too successful and prevalent” higher education

yeah being Asian do suck sometimes

How so? You probably just imagined that in your situation, but some people are just straight up genius, some of them doesnt even study at all

Precisely. Brains are literally "built different" and his is a lot different.

Yeah I’m kinda doing it now(same grades, bball for two hours every night+ 1hr workouts 5times/week) and it’s friggin fun to push yourself like that. Constant rewards.

I don’t get it at all. A brilliant kid dropping out of Harvard to pursue an app that connects college students together. Education is wasted on the young and privileged

I think I did it wrong. I made 4 good friends I thought were amazing. 1 is in jail, 1 has 2 DUI’s, 1 has 4 kids with 4 different women, and the other is a tweeker. I’m ended up not finishing college but I have a good solid job, a wife and 2 beautiful young boys 1 and 3 years old. I’m 27 now. 😅

I don’t talk to literally anybody I met in college after I graduated haha. I have a good degree applied job. My life long friends I met when I was a kid, most of my college friends I see updates from when I log into FB once a year are doing fine, married, kids, good jobs etc. don’t really have a reason to maintain the connection, we shared study halls not experiences.

They were like, nah… something’s wrong with this kid.

they do bro, If you are applying to be a manager for a big company for example, 9/10 they will pick the Yale graduate rather than the Community college graduate, it only doesn’t matter if you are applying to work for McDonalds, target, walmart, and many other low income jobs, not all the time but most buddy

@@keanukanekoa8108if the gap is that big then obviously but if it’s one big school vs another it’s not that deep

@@keanukanekoa8108 thats true if u have no experience. However if you have 10 years of experience and a college degree from a state school they will pick u over a harvard grad that graduated 6 months ago

@@keanukanekoa8108not necessarily If they had to bank off of two fresh applicants for entry level position then yea If it’s for senior positions then experience > education

huh wasnt that obvious though? what didnt you understand back in high school? what knowledge didnt they give you-

You’ve nothing that actually matters. Best education? Best jobs? What about a great career doing what you love? What about making lifelong friendships? What about making a meaningful contribution to society? Some of y’all believe affirmative action was the reason you weren’t getting into these institutions that look good on paper, all the while not understanding that your desire for status is actually holding you back

There is, but it's really only applicable to very low level schools that don't want to waste their spots on "overqualified" students who will probably reject them anyway. We don't get to see his essay or anything, so maybe they just didn't like it. 🤷‍♂️

I think people forget there’s more than one way to be “smart” or an appealing candidate. It can even depend on what major you indicated you’d be interested in pursuing. You could have really high stats but if you want to be an art major the school might not vibe with that too much. Versus someone who maintained pretty good grades and wants to go into engineering. (This is just one example- schools would also take into consideration difficulty of courses, your position in extracurricular member vs officer/some kind of more active role, background- are you maintaining good grades while not having a lot of home support etc, and sometimes just straight up personality. If you have everything going for you but your essay reveals you have the personality of a cardboard cutout they might not be interested. If you’re not as academically inclined but your essay reveals that you’re creative, interesting, and have a perspective that’s intriguing, that could top you over the edge into acceptance)

Yeah middle class gets the worst outcome. My fam isn't even rich but people that make slightly less got a free ride and my brother had debt.

W&L is an extremely expensive and exclusive university. Know multiple people who turned down uva and ivy's to go there.

I’m going to go to Yale

first comment

A Harvard degree will look so good on your CV. Getting a good score from Harvard means there's not a single employer in your field that won't hire you. These companies scout out prospectives from ivy league universities before they even graduate

Sadly college is more about the clout than the actual education. There’s no denying that your getting better professors at Harvard than any other state college but employers don’t really give a shit if you took online Harvard classes. Otherwise, if your just looking for a good education don’t go to college, study these online resources and possibly get a head start in life.

Going to prestigious universities is never about the education, no matter who says otherwise. if it was, then people wouldn’t be so keen on going to one at all. It’s the paper you get in the end, for looks.

Incredibly brain dead take. Harvards value isn’t in the education they provide it’s in the name recognition.

@@HaydenLau. but that does not prevent you from doing what you want in life.

Spl

The dude must be embellishing a bit. There's no way someone who was actually SPL would list it as Troop Leader

@@CDK472 In my troop, SPLS are the ones who run things. The adults just manage finances and driving, and that too, to a limited extent

@@viksplosion7105 Why wouldn't he just put Senior Patrol Leader on there then?

@@CDK472 The people looking at college aps might not understand the implications of that position

True, yield protection

If you’re from Charlottesville you’ll likely get in with a 3.7, especially if you’re a legacy applicant.

I live where Lynchburg college is..... Shout out from down 501. Highschool gf lived on the maury across from vmi.

true

what is the ecs section?

@@averymollett9096 extracurriculars section

@@blizz8563 oh ok thanks

What do you do now?

@@mikemendoza5421 I'm graduating in December 10th from a state university (USF in Tampa) and I have an offer from JPMorgan for their software engineer program. reflecting on my high school years now, the things i did were an overkill lol

What gpa scale goes above 5?

@@bomberbeast4957 it's a the florida weighted gpa scale. it takes ap classes into account

@@jonathanmeza5807 oh ok thanks

I’ve been on a long search for many years, I’m looking for the person who asked

It’s more than just SAT and GPA. Especially now when there’s millions of kids every year with the same achievements, it all comes down to the essay and the interview. He probably did terrible.

That’s not that weird. UVA is an excellent school and if he is an out of state applicant it is probably even more difficult. I’m more surprised that out of all those places he was accepted to he chose to attend Washington and Lee.

My alma mater. Enjoy!

thought so too after seeing Marshall first😅

@@impractical1158 Marshall with the 98 percent acceptance rate and 44 percent graduation rate. Wv is a total shithole. Especially Huntington

No, they like Virginians, how the fuck did you get the opposite of reality?!

$$$

Someone this dedicated is more likely to become a CEO than you probably

@@niek6478 CEO still works for the shareholders 😉

​@@abrahamflores2566 Investing in stocks will not make you rich unless you work and invest in index funds

@@niek6478 dude I own multiple properties, index funds ,ETFS, etc ... yes straight A students work for me.

@@abrahamflores2566 i dont remember asking though

Yeah that must be like 90% of college student. Those stupid low income minorities are everywhere.

Cap

honestly i have no idea

Not all of their programs are good. Just a fancy name

Maybe he got the Johnson Scholarship? I am attending there and he may have gotten a full ride + summer research funds

You peaked never

Nah definitely not

That's not what that means

All of that to end up as a senior engineer? Well I guess if it makes them happy. If I had those stats, I'd apply for presidency of the galaxy.

@@pixpusha Most people who excel in academia don’t go on to do things like that. They tend to take less unconventional risks and rely more on existing status quos to get things done. The opposite of what an innovative leader should be.

Also chilled like a Greek god but a lil short from wrestling