Rejected from Harvard, Accepted to Stanford. Let's talk...

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Six years ago, I watched YesReneau's "Rejected from Stanford, Accepted to Harvard". This year, the opposite happened to me. I thought, why not share? Class of 2020 represent!
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@irisfu6929 4 жыл бұрын

If you're going through the college apps process, sign up here for a FREE 20-minute call with advisors from Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Princeton, MIT, UCLA, and more top universities: try.joinbullseye.com/iris-fu 💌JOIN my mailing list! FREE college admissions PDFs, blog posts, BTS videos, delivered straight to your mailbox. Absolutely no spam, I pinky promise you: mailchi.mp/1dbd8606ea5d/irisfu 🔔SUBSCRIBE & turn ON your notification bell if you haven't already! Welcome to the fam :)

@biggestfan1838 4 жыл бұрын

woohoo!!!

@sakhi7898 3 жыл бұрын

Me as an international student listening to how distance from school matters👁👄👁

@me_myself_andI Жыл бұрын

Same lol

@enzhongwang8542 4 жыл бұрын

I think more than anything it is just came down to luck. These schools are super competitive and most of the time it might just come down to how the admissions officer was doing that dag

@irisfu6929 4 жыл бұрын

yeah for sure. i do also think that diff people will find diff colleges' prompts more enticing. the stanford ones were a joy to write, whereas the harvard one i was grasping for something that felt like me and fit within the prompt

@howardqin2502 4 жыл бұрын

Yes Iris! Very relatable as Harvard is my dream school for years but I got deferred and eventually rejected. But now, go 🌲 ! Wherever accepted us is where we will thrive the most.

@irisfu6929 4 жыл бұрын

Truth!! Go trees 🌲 !

@pleasemusic3314 3 жыл бұрын

I like how she said getting accepted into these schools doesn't entirely depend on intelligence. It depends greatly on where we were from, luck, privilege, etc.

@razabadass 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video! Appreciated it Iris (especially as it could've been on a topic sensitive to you). Appreciate the honesty Iris! Raza =)

@demoosaad8579 4 жыл бұрын

Great shout out from Egypt! I did really find your videos informative and light-hearted. Love you, keep up the good work!

@irisfu6929 4 жыл бұрын

Demoo Saad thank you!! Thanks for stopping by :)

@biggestfan1838 4 жыл бұрын

loveegypt!

@divyagottiparthy2446 4 жыл бұрын

Sentimental rant session, definitely here for it

@irisfu6929 4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha you know it

@claudiuhvuu 3 жыл бұрын

I love how honest and just funny this video was

@irisfu6929 3 жыл бұрын

hahaha glad you enjoyed!

@nanadadzie7649 4 жыл бұрын

I love your personality soooo much. You are hilarious yet your videos are very informative 🧡🧡

@irisfu6929 4 жыл бұрын

Hahahah thanks 😅

@catherinechan8987 4 жыл бұрын

Can you please make a video about how to plan your summer, what shows passion, what isn’t impressive, resources. You might have already made a similar video, but I’d appreciate if you could go deeper on this topic. I love you channel, I think your videos are so helpful so thank you!!!

@irisfu6929 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the idea! It's in the plans 👍

@lehaitrieutran8337 2 жыл бұрын

To be honest, as someone who is currently doing applications, it is more important to find a suitable school FOR YOU. Sure, Ivy Leagues and other prestigious schools are great, but just find what's best! It's about "how" you do college/uni anyways. Thanks for this lovely video sharing how the essays are all about you. P/S: luck does play a big role, and sometimes your vibe just doesn't suit what the school is looking for.

@sofiapesantez3344 4 жыл бұрын

yesss go trees!!!!🌲❤️

@katewexell Жыл бұрын

This was genuinely a hilarious video. Thank you for making me smile today. Also, the reason you got into Stanford and not Harvard is because Stanford has way more fun people. You definitely seem like a quirky and outgoing person. You're likely happier at Stanford anyway. The dog testicles proves that.

@amplitudebeats 4 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thanks for the vid! I'm currently writing my essays but I'm struggling to come up with a quirky idea that Stanford looks for. Do you have any advice on that and how I can come up with such?

@irisfu6929 4 жыл бұрын

don't force a quirky idea! i think the intellectual vitality essay is the best place to be quirky. think about your intellectual curiosity in everyday ways. for example, if you like a certain subject area, how has that unfolded in your life? for me, economics unfolded when I observed that dogs in taiwan were less likely to be neutered than dogs in the US. i then based my essay off of that encounter, with the econ mingled in. so as long as you think daily life, and not some abstract topic, your essay will be unique!

@aidasall4815 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah honestly I also think Harvard doesn’t rly want the most well-rounded students bc I have a friend that just got in and she only had like 2 or 3 ECs, but then again - she had amazing grades & a couple awards :))

@bpxl53yewz29 2 жыл бұрын

Plus they give preference to those who can pay full or near full tuition.

@veqweic8797 2 жыл бұрын

@@bpxl53yewz29 not Harvard. Harvard is need blind so they don’t even know whether you need financial aid or not and should you get accepted they’re obliged to give you financial aid

@thomasoaxaca3379 2 жыл бұрын

I was accepted at USC then Stanford and finally, Harvard. I chose Harvard.

@rupalibatta3075 4 жыл бұрын

heyo you're really funny I'm here for it

@irisfu6929 4 жыл бұрын

Yo join the fam

@SanjayKumar-ci5kb 3 ай бұрын

Hey, I was wondering if my extracurriculars have to align with the department I choose to study, for instance, if I write about how singing has impacted my life ..and I want to study CSE, is it possible. It would be a great help if you'd answer.

@kennyk00k 3 жыл бұрын

Although top schools such as Harvard, Yale, and Stanford are of similar caliber in terms of prestige and recognition, each institution looks for applicants who fit its academic, student/community life, and activity mold. So as an applicant you have to ask yourself, would I truly be happy in this college? Would I fit? Because admissions officers will be keeping these questions in mind while they review your application. How do you know you fit, you may ask? Visit colleges, attend information sessions, and watch informative KZfaq videos such as this one to get an idea of what a specific college’s ideal potential student is. I’m currently a rising senior myself, and over my high school years I’ve battled between choosing Columbia University or Yale University as my first choice of college. But I did a lot of research for both these schools and could see myself more satisfied and fulfilled as a Yalie rather than a student at Columbia. But ultimately, to show your character, it all comes down to the supplements and essays. While extracurriculars, certain courses, awards, and recognitions do convey your passions and spikes, nothing portrays your qualities and characteristics more than your writing materials. If all the other parts of your application is strong, and if it fits the mold of, say, Stanford or Harvard, then it really boils down to the writing portion. Good luck to my fellow seniors, and good luck to the juniors! Enjoy high school, explore your passions, and don’t stop the grind!

@palomacole-gutierrez4194 3 жыл бұрын

Yes i agree! Did u get into any ivys today??

@Nanami_X_Higurama 3 жыл бұрын

You're not the first person I've seen who got rejected from Harvard but selected to StanFord , seems like i need to reconsider my choices 🤔

@IzukuMidoriya-ly8hh 3 жыл бұрын

My dream school is MIT. DREAM school. I can only get in inside my dreams 😭 It has the best science departments, and I wanna get a PhD in astrophysics

@zacharyertengrass892 4 жыл бұрын

I think you should make a video on survivorship bias and how the college decision reaction videos give people a hugely distorted view. Not to criticize those videos, which I enjoy, but just to give people a proper perspective.

@irisfu6929 4 жыл бұрын

ooo that is some real juice. just like how everyone who posts about colleges have gotteni into good schools, and how that makes us think that most poeple in the world gets into good schools?

@zacharyertengrass892 4 жыл бұрын

@@irisfu6929 Yes. And also how people who get in ED or EA are less likely to post videos

@irisfu6929 4 жыл бұрын

Zachary Ertengrass hmmm haven’t thought of that before

@johnliu977 3 жыл бұрын

I’m just now seeing this; I’m a fake fan 😭

@irisfu6929 3 жыл бұрын

😂😭😭😭

@sallytwotrees5250 Жыл бұрын

Did you win an international economics olympiad?

@aburakg1832 4 жыл бұрын

My school doesn't have any student who went to America for any school, do I have a chance to get into college in America? Thx for helping.

@irisfu6929 4 жыл бұрын

ABurak G of course you do! My school didn’t have anyone get into Stanford since I was a freshman, but I still got in. Being from an underepresented HS could even help your chance

@anthonyzuo335 4 жыл бұрын

What do you think of student council? Have you tried running before?

@irisfu6929 4 жыл бұрын

Yes but I don’t think student council is that impactful of a leadership position. I don’t think colleges care lol also I did not end up putting it on my common app

@anthonyzuo335 4 жыл бұрын

@@irisfu6929 Oh I see, so just curious, what position did you try to run for/got in? And lastly, I'm not so sure if you already mentioned this in your videos, but what organization did you start? and what is the purpose of the organization?

@irisfu6929 4 жыл бұрын

Anthony Zuo for our school, we have a student council member for every advisor class. So I was just a council member. I think it felt more like a participant more than anything, and the work load was no more than 1-2 hours a week. I started a video pal program connecting teens from diff end countries to learn about one another’s cultures.

@anthonyzuo335 4 жыл бұрын

@@irisfu6929 Ohhh I see, thanks so much for the info! Love the videos!

@eshnaagrawal8770 2 жыл бұрын

My school not sending anyone ever to Ivy League 👁👄👁

@Con_Sanfrancisco 2 жыл бұрын

♥️♥️♥️♥️🙏

@laibahmir8222 4 жыл бұрын

hey! i was wondering what your view is of restrictive early action? i wanted to showcase that stanford is my first choice, but i know the early applicant pool is much more competitive, so i fear that it’s harder to get in and that i’m more likely to be rejected. do you think regular decision would be a better idea? only problem is that during the regular pool more people from my area apply so there are a lot of comparisons that i don’t want (i have different circumstances tho from going to 3 different high schools which def made high school/ecs a lot harder). BUT then there’s a larger amount of “unqualified” applicants in the regular pool, which i feel wouldn’t have a negative impact on how they view my application as REA would. idk i’ve thought a lottt ab it so im not sure if im j beginning to get paranoid right before college apps season (i’m a rising senior)

@irisfu6929 4 жыл бұрын

Apply at the round that you feel like you’re most ready in!! If you get rejected in one round, you probs would’ve gotten rejected in the other round too. Early might give u a slight boost but like u said it could be very minimal (don’t think it’d hurt tho). ED schools definitely give a boost to early applicants. Hope this helps!