Ivy Dreams 10/10 High School Graduation & College Enrollment

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Ivy Dreams High School Graduation and University College Enrollment decisions 4 asian american high school students try to reach the Ivy League in this documentary

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@fantabulousstargirl 9 жыл бұрын

hahaha sophie's dad "she can go there for grad school"

@shawatmc9534 8 жыл бұрын

+fantabulousstargirl hahahahaha DAD!? , their expression :')

@DreKC 6 жыл бұрын

He's still holding on haha

@rohankhubchandani3694 5 жыл бұрын

“Dad!”

@RFJersey 4 жыл бұрын

fantabulousstargirl His “dream” never happened.

@liquidpersuasion 12 жыл бұрын

Moral of the story guys: Don't be arrogant, PREPARE for your interviews, and respect the application process (Sophie) KNOW ALL the requirements for each and every college application (Mike) SHOW, don't tell, have humility, express yourself honestly and completely (Diana, Michelle) There's a reason why Sophie and Mike got rejected, while Diana and Michele got accepted.

@sayedasultana1884 5 жыл бұрын

ugh i feel so sad for Mike cause he seemed like an awesome dude but its such a tragedy he didnt know about SAT IIs

@TennehSillah 5 жыл бұрын

I completely agree

@dchang11 5 жыл бұрын

Life of An Actress He probably did the series for fun.

@Maginox 4 жыл бұрын

Diana and Michelle went to a feeder school, Hunter... that must’ve at least played some factor

@maryeverett2266 Жыл бұрын

@@Maginox It’s harder to get in from a “feeder” school. The standards are higher since they need to be the best in a school where everyone is excellent.

@Hawktotalwar 9 жыл бұрын

I feel sorry for sophie's younger brother and sisters lol

@collegestudent5614 6 жыл бұрын

0:52 The father still hasn't given up hope lol

@shermanngjazz 6 жыл бұрын

I'm Asian myself, but my parents and I agreed that Ivy Leagues are not everything because there are many great colleges besides the Ivy Leagues

@Vanillawhipocream 8 жыл бұрын

I am so happy for Diana and Michelle! They worked their butts off and Hunter College High School is one of the most prestigious schools in NYC. My brother was accepted there but my mom messed up his papers lol. Anyways, I will try to work hard and get accepted into Yale too!

@asmrsean7897 6 жыл бұрын

Good luck on getting accepted to Yale! Trust me, I got into Columbia Law School for the Class of 2011, and you have to put TONS of hard work. I went to the Bronx High School of Science, and in general, the competition there can stress you out, but anyone can do it. Diana and Michelle attended really good schools too. I went to Hunter College's Middle School Program but I didn't go to the High School because I was accepted to BxSci.

@mommyok4431 7 жыл бұрын

Is there anyone here in the comment section Asian or at least half Asian? What you saw on the show is pretty much what we all go through. For those that actually get accepted into an Ivy League they should really count their blessings. All throughout schooling for me there was that pressure to do more than well or awesome it had to be perfection. It can drive one to insanity. Because as we all know there is no such thing as perfection. I'm still dealing with thoughts running through my mind like "if I were to try harder or if I were to go to an Ivy League school would my mom love me more? Would I be in a better place in my life right now?"

@DamianTran 5 жыл бұрын

Fellow Asian American here. Was a 3.0 average Asian student and went to a state university since my GPA wouldn't get me into a public ivy league lol. But now a days I don't reflect on I wish I try harder, just learn to use the lemons I have and turn it into lemonade. But seriously most of the Asian kids I went to high school that were like these students don't always end up successful, if anything more in student loan debt.

@lightlamp9957 5 жыл бұрын

As a British Asian, it makes me distraught to see the high pressures those individuals and all who are expected to achieve the 'best of the best'. The anxiety and stress it causes must be so painful. I myself have been through the competitiveness and stress when felt I disappointed my mum. It was almost I was compared to certain people and would feel constant pressure to be 'better'. I would feel guilty if I didn't follow what she wanted me to do. But I had enough and I quit everything I didn't want to do and firmly made my own decisions. I'm now doing what I would like to do which is to not highly achieve, not to please people but to get decent qualifications and really focus on what's important in this life.

@moondanceff 11 жыл бұрын

"She can always go to graduate school there" jesus christ....

@RFJersey 4 жыл бұрын

moondanceff She never did

@yoleeisbored 2 жыл бұрын

@@RFJersey she went to johns Hopkins for grad got a masters degree

@RFJersey 2 жыл бұрын

@@yoleeisbored John Hopkins is not an Ivy League institution.

@CaliforniaArchitect 11 жыл бұрын

The obsession with name brand colleges is childish and somewhat insane. Where you go to college does not have as much of an influence on future success as these people would have you think. If going to one of these name brand colleges means huge debt, I'd say go for the lesser known college that offers a full scholarship. I graduated from two top 25 ranked universities without debt and without spending much.

@sillytommychannel 11 жыл бұрын

"She can go there for graduate school." "DAD!"

@jaykay415 13 жыл бұрын

This video series was so great. As a parent who has just gone through this process with my child, these videos really shine with authenticity. I think all of these four students will have interesting and successful lives. It is unfortunate that they obsess about the Ivy League so much, because it is not the most important thing. Mike, even though his SAT scores are lower, has such a great attitude about life, and that will carry him very far. Truly, they EACH have their unique charms!

@ntent1 2 жыл бұрын

Where Are They Now? Sophie Xiong: Washington & Lee University - B.A. in East Asian Studies Johns Hopkins (Nanjing Center) M.A. in Global Studies Teacher at The Stone Independent School Michael Nguyen: West Chester University - B.A. in Dance Temple University - M.A. in Dance Hip Hop Choreographer - Mr. Mike Michelle Ting: Dartmouth College - B.A. in Government, East Asian Studies University of Pennsylvania - M.B.A. Senior Product Management Director at Anthem Healthcare Diana Shen: Yale University - B.A. in Statistics Lead Actuary and Assistant Vice President at Sompo International

@katesmiley8611 11 жыл бұрын

aww the endingg... michelle's mom was so sweet!

@nutellalatte7522 7 жыл бұрын

Omg that ending left me in tears 😢

@101seashell 11 жыл бұрын

The reason people like Sophie care so much about Ivy League is because pretty much almost all Asian parents are like, "Harvard. Harvard. Harvard," from the day you're born. xD Kids start to think that Ivy League is the best place to go, and because of how Asians have to work to get there. I would know. ._.

@stephanie4812 8 жыл бұрын

Wow, what a great documentary! I've always been fascinated but he college process and the Ivies in particular. It's nice to see a show that examines this, as talking about what SAT II to take aren't exactly common conversation topics among my group of friends. Does anyone know about another show like this? Or even a website where these topics can be discussed? Thanks!!

@nemiokwuosa8307 6 жыл бұрын

Stephanie prepscholar is a Great Page

@Bennnyak 11 жыл бұрын

Yes! an hour of trying to get motivation leading to procrastination is complete.

@ndeyeka7209 9 жыл бұрын

This teached me a lot. #Worthit

@sweetydeh 12 жыл бұрын

"She can go there for graduate school..." gotta love her dad.

@roywastaken 12 жыл бұрын

I lol'd when the dad said "she can go to graduate school."

@FluffyDorksicle 11 жыл бұрын

Wow Diana's living my dream!!

@b44styreraug 12 жыл бұрын

(Continued...) So I accepted National University of Singapore and will be joining the 2014 intake after my 2 year's National Service. (Singaporean males over the age of 18 needs to serve the nation for a period of 22 - 24 months) What I worry more is whether am I able to survive University and even pursue in further studies after that. I remembered clearly something my lecturer once said,"...you guys of such calibre can easily get into uni. What matters more is whether you can survive or not!"

@yonex310 13 жыл бұрын

here's my conclusion from this Ivy Dream thing. If you treat SAt like a joke (Mike), no chance of getting in. Unless you dedicate your life to this whole thing like Diane, you wont get into your dream college like Sophie

@mereana8 12 жыл бұрын

@annaliseREB That's boosted my confidence, I didn't realise academics in the US were so easy in comparison!

@DelphianSociety 12 жыл бұрын

It is possible, if you choose TTO (Tweetalig onderwijs - Bilingual Education), not at all schools, at some. At our school we have to possibility to do 'Cambridge ESOL Examinations', which is a couple of notches above that, as you get useful diplomas. However that's not the tough part. The tough part is, is that in Holland you have a lot of schools ONLY for gifted children, which will ALL go to university, while in England and America you usually have high schools with smart and dumb together

@tripleq7888 3 жыл бұрын

That ending💖☺️

@MrSuperBDaman 13 жыл бұрын

@MrSuperBDaman Actually even UWS could possibly be higher than Dartmouth, and it's ridiculously easy to get into UWS (I know people who barely studied (maybe 1 hr a day at max during the HSC?) and managed to get into UWS)

@ITzFallacyy 11 жыл бұрын

After watching this I'm positive getting into an Ivy actually requires the leverage of a prestigious high school or connections.

@ft9kop 5 жыл бұрын

I know for Penn, if you live in Philadelphia, and attend one of the archdiocese city school or public school, it's easier to get admitted. They have a certain quota to admit Philadelphia residents. Bonus points for being first generation or low income.

@amyliliao 2 жыл бұрын

@@ft9kop what high schools what those be? sorry this is so late

@jugoolick2006 12 жыл бұрын

@MrSuperBDaman World rankings don't work well. It's difficult to compare across different countries and it also depends on what the measures are for the rankings.

@sasha6858 11 жыл бұрын

So sweet

@michalexy 11 жыл бұрын

Michelle's mother is so sweet.

@briangreyerb 12 жыл бұрын

Moral of story: acceptance to Ivy depends the most on which high school you attend. Just as these colleges have a "brand," so does your high school. Hunter is a school for gifted that sends many to Ivies.

@steph6493 13 жыл бұрын

W&L is still a freaking good school. Sophie made me angry with her throwing away that full-ride like it was nothing.

@NeNeHill7 11 жыл бұрын

"She can go there for graduate school" "DAD!" LOLOL. XD

@Demonfireangel 14 жыл бұрын

I feel bad for Sophie because I felt like she had the test scores and the long list of extra-curriculars to get into an ivy league school. I wonder what her school grades were like. Mike was not getting into Columbia period. He certainly didn't have the SAT's (1400 out of 2400!? fugetaboutit!) get in, and how could he forget about the SAT II requirements? Getting an interview doesn't mean anything; colleges set up interviews randomly with applicants.

@LeanaDerois 11 жыл бұрын

Diana reminds me of Rory from Gilmore Girls! They both rejected Harvard and attended Yale! WOOT!

@Ultraquickly 10 жыл бұрын

Michelle is actually really funny :D:D:D

@jorgenvonstrangle000 4 жыл бұрын

it's 2019, i bet all these kids are doing great now

@zakarya569 4 жыл бұрын

everyone else except sophie, she was caught selling drugs

@enami_0136 3 жыл бұрын

Zakarya how do you know ?

@jorgenvonstrangle000 3 жыл бұрын

xx xxjdfy it was on an article

@yoleeisbored 2 жыл бұрын

she probanly broke down from all the stress.. poor sophie

@amyliliao 2 жыл бұрын

@@yoleeisbored yea but i think she has kids now which is great

@marissavv2102 4 жыл бұрын

I’ll be the 200 comment yay🙈

@b44styreraug 12 жыл бұрын

I'm from Singapore. I took my 'O' Levels when I was 16 back in 2008. I had a B3 for English, 2 A1 and 5 A2. I didn't go to a junior college (pre-university high school). Instead, I went to pursue my Diploma in Aeronautical Engineering in Singapore Polytechnic. I've recently graduated from it and was accepted by both National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technical University (the 2 which I applied out of the 4 public universities in Singapore) to read Mechanical Engineering. (TBC...)

@liverpooler1997 9 жыл бұрын

i wish i was like sophie. pretty and smart... but not too smart.

@russianroulette1426 8 жыл бұрын

Her attitude isn't that great tbh...

@liverpooler1997 8 жыл бұрын

***** what happened to her?

@russianroulette1426 8 жыл бұрын

liverpooler1997 She got arrested for dealing drugs

@liverpooler1997 8 жыл бұрын

A marauder xx what? where did you find this out?

@russianroulette1426 8 жыл бұрын

Well alot of people were saying that she got arrested for dealing marijuana in the comments of other vids so I looked it up on the Internet and, it's true...

@b44styreraug 12 жыл бұрын

Nanyang Technological University* (National University of Singapore's Mechanical Engineering was ranked #10 in the world BTW)

@sizhuoliu6225 8 жыл бұрын

Is Sophie the valedictorian or salutatorian?

@fallingdown4394 5 жыл бұрын

she is the loser

@ntent1 5 жыл бұрын

I think the different color of her robe symbolizes honor roll.

@CDC1166 10 жыл бұрын

Anyone knows other docu`s like this one?

@liverpooler1997 9 жыл бұрын

my life. im attending community college as I got rejected from all 6 of my Early Action schools with a 2130 sat score, 780 math sat 2 , 760 chem sat 2, and a 3.8 UW gpa. fuck me.

@CDC1166 9 жыл бұрын

liverpooler1997 Wich colleges are your early action schools?

@liverpooler1997 9 жыл бұрын

CDC1166 kk sorry, i exaggerated to get attention lol. i apologize (i only got rejected from 3 EA's, while I applied to 4) i got rejected from case western, u michigan, and upenn. i got into purdue however, but it doesnt take a genius to get into purdue.

@CDC1166 9 жыл бұрын

liverpooler1997 That are some top ranking schools u got there, yea purdue is for dumb asses. Gonna apply to more schools?

@liverpooler1997 9 жыл бұрын

CDC1166 yeah, and today i made it 1 in 5. just got a deferral from georgia tech. fml. its only getting worse.

@tsunamiblind 11 жыл бұрын

I just looked it up. Dartmouth is an ivy league lol I didn't think it was. 2/4 went to ivy's

@notdoingeetswa3690 4 жыл бұрын

i don’t know much about the American college system but couldn’t these kids apply for a transfer to the school they want after a year?

@yoleeisbored 3 жыл бұрын

yes they can go to a community college and then finish at a university

@sweetydeh 12 жыл бұрын

Sophie chose Washington & Lee of Johns Hopkins?! Wow!!!

@jazzfan2222 5 жыл бұрын

She got a full tuition scholarship to Washington and Lee, and Johns Hopkins is one of the most expensive schools in the U.S. Makes sense, she can save money for grad school/future

@Medgy26 11 жыл бұрын

I'm waiting on college responses ): this is not helping at all...especially Diana getting into Yale. That has been my dream school since I was 12 years old.

@PrUnEJuIcEtHeThIrD 12 жыл бұрын

@aznboi1398 I really don't think it's anything to laugh at because there is no doubt that her parents (especially her mom from what I can tell) completely fucked her up before she had any chance to find her own way. Their whole 100% result-oriented, "you're a failure unless you meet our standards" attitude destroys a kid's self-confidence & self-worth. I'm willing to laugh at her parents for being ignorant as sh*t, but I feel nothing but sadness for Sophie.

@althea1204 9 жыл бұрын

im so glad i dont take sat !

@DelphianSociety 12 жыл бұрын

@annaliseREB Americans and Brits (but especially Americans) would spontaneously combust if they were to take our final exams. Dutch VWO-level exams, and even harder, school exams gymnasium.

@chichungho1 10 жыл бұрын

I'm not from the US at 0:55 the dad said,, she can go there for graduate school" what does he mean by that?

@ILoadng 10 жыл бұрын

The US education system is different than most other countries education system. What you do immediately after high school is call undergraduate. You can obtain a degree (Bachelors) in whatever you want, except for law or medical. It is almost like high school again, you take all the standard courses and then towards your third and fourth year you sort of specialize in one area. Once you are done with that you can apply to a graduate school to get a masters or a doctorate in, once again, anything you want. This time you are allowed to get a medical or law degree, but you face admissions again.

@TheSunriseEast 13 жыл бұрын

@crankylifter Amen to that =D

@m_r2813 4 жыл бұрын

so you telling me this parents really raised their kids just to work for someone else lol.

@trizyrl2163 7 жыл бұрын

Michel i wat to tel u i very prood of u

@TheGriffindor92 11 жыл бұрын

LOL sophies dad is funny 'she can go there for graduate school' haha. But overall I really liked Ivy Dreams it was amazing how much the parents cared tho I don't really agree with their methods I do find it touching :')

@yomama4748 6 жыл бұрын

Janhvi G. I agree man

@chaospreferable 11 жыл бұрын

Um...to go to a better school that's a better fit for her?

@sarahjex21 12 жыл бұрын

i cried

@Tedsta101 11 жыл бұрын

She can go there for graduate school... LOL

@bryandapogi23 11 жыл бұрын

lmao at the dad 0:54. he has a point.

@watyomamagot 13 жыл бұрын

I LOVE DIANA

@mooman966 10 жыл бұрын

wow..

@codybythesea 12 жыл бұрын

two girls from NY beat the mike and sophie from Penn by far~~ LOL

@ufo717212 6 жыл бұрын

Sophie is gorgeous.

@yomama4748 6 жыл бұрын

ukyee I wonder if she have instragram

@fallingdown4394 5 жыл бұрын

@A350Airways 11 жыл бұрын

At least they amounted to something...

@germaineongyl 12 жыл бұрын

@annaliseREB Wait till you see Singapore's.

@MrPinoCavallo 11 жыл бұрын

How can someone reject Harvard?

@SuperMaddennfl 7 жыл бұрын

MrPinoCavallo My Friend Did

@jiatalksfragrance 11 жыл бұрын

??? Sophie got into UPenn, yet she said she didn't expect getting into the Ivy Leagues, and goes to Washington and Lee instead...?

@aliyahflores006 5 жыл бұрын

Wow just wow..

@anvo89 12 жыл бұрын

@aah3504 Kinda slack, yet funny at the same time

@MrSuperBDaman 13 жыл бұрын

University of New South Wales/Sydney > Dartmouth College in terms of world rankings ;D And it ain't even hard to make it into UNSW or USYD (At least, you can actually have a limited amount of time to socialise in life)

@lucasm4299 7 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸 USA

@shouldbedoinmyhw 10 жыл бұрын

uh no it isn't..

@terricherrio 5 жыл бұрын

Lol i'm still in elementary school 2006 haha

@futuredoc2020 12 жыл бұрын

@aznboi1398 WHAT??????

@blacklightning98 12 жыл бұрын

@aznboi1398 XDDDDD ahahahahahahahaha

@TATARAM999 10 жыл бұрын

West chester is an ivy league college

@kristentran1897 5 жыл бұрын

No it’s not; the Ivy League colleges are: Harvard, Yale, UPenn, Dartmouth, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, and Princeton.

@ntent1 5 жыл бұрын

Where did you get this Tata???

@MuhammadAhmedMuddie 7 жыл бұрын

where is sophie nowadays?

@hectorgutierrez3854 7 жыл бұрын

M. Ahmed: MuddieTUBE On the previous video somebody provided a link about her getting arrested for selling weed in 2010, but that's the most recent news about her as far as I know.

@MuhammadAhmedMuddie 7 жыл бұрын

Hector Gutierrez nah cannot be. she doesn't seem to be raised or a type of a person to do that quite honestly. any pic or video u have of her? can u chuck it here? thanks!

@hectorgutierrez3854 7 жыл бұрын

Here's the link to the news article i'm talking about: journalism.wlu.edu/rrarchive/03-18-2010/drugINVESTIGATION.html She has a linkedIn if you're intrested in that: www.linkedin.com/in/sophiexiong1

@MuhammadAhmedMuddie 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

@enami_0136 5 жыл бұрын

+Hector “thewm” Gutierrez what abour Diana?