stats that got me into washu on a full ride, usc, rice, ut austin + actually helpful advice!!

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today i explain the stats that got me accepted into washington university in st louis/washu/wustl on a full merit based scholarship (ervin scholar), usc on a presidential scholarship, rice, ut austin (health science scholar), and many more merit based scholarships as an asian american. included are sat and ap scores, gpa, how to fill out the common app activities and honors sections, essays, how to show demonstrated interest, what scholarship programs to apply to, and other actually important advice and tips i wish i knew before applying.
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@ehdwin4234 3 жыл бұрын

Basically what this told me is that for me to get into schools that I want, or at least with my stats, I would need to cure coronavirus. Lol!

@cocoah7731 3 жыл бұрын

Your stats are amazing!! I got accepted into WashU too, but my stats are NOWHERE near as high as yours. However, I demonstrated interest, which is why I think I got in. Anyways, I'm so happy for you and wish you the best of luck this year

@reddy1912 3 жыл бұрын

hey how do you demonstrate interest?

@cocoah7731 3 жыл бұрын

@@reddy1912 I applied to a fly-in program to tour WashU and their majors (virtually), and I took a summer class there before. I also emailed a professor asking about the major I was interested in. Just attend webinars and check emails to show youre interested

@cocoah7731 3 жыл бұрын

@@kavinovi very few actually. 2 hours of volunteering at the library per week. Piano once a week for 30 min. And I put art down as a passionate hobby. I also worked at Walmart for my junior year (up until October 2020)

@cocoah7731 3 жыл бұрын

@@kavinovi np. Remember that demonstrated interest and essays are key 🤗

@annacarolina7971 2 жыл бұрын

Did you get a full ride? Or full tuition? Do you think that it is possible to get a full ride to international students?

@collinlovelace2351 3 жыл бұрын

You are so funny and smart omg I watch a lot of these college info videos and you're like the most entertaining I've seen

@ttown918 2 жыл бұрын

I liked your rant and it's one of my criticisms of the admissions arms race of today. Some kids (and their parents) spend so much time and money attempting to checks as many boxes as humanly possible over a period of years that being a teenager / high school "kid" is lost. I also suspect that a good many of these kids don't give a rip about a large percentages of the activities -- it's just a means to an end. I like your subtle comments about having to cure cancer in your spare time to get the attention of admissions officers. That sounds about right. Pretty ridiculous....

@gloriali2183 3 жыл бұрын

this video is so well-edited

@andreaanderson1948 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, this is a great video. It's straight-forward and understandable! Thanks! :)

@na-zg4xk 3 жыл бұрын

How the hell am I supposed to get into my reaches if you cant

@baalashakya8272 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thing- Our Stats are so similar too-

@brooke7656 3 жыл бұрын

at first i was like "oh her scores must just be average" but then- 1570 sat, four 5s on ap tests, priavte stem boarding school, AND A MILLION EXTRACURRICULARS. i currently have NO extracurriculars, an average psat, only ONE ap class and i go to public school. i hate watching these videos smh.

@Nghi_nguyenn 3 жыл бұрын

@@brooke7656 lol mine is similar to u. I'm a sophomore, haven't take any Ap yet, 2 clubs (no leadership position), scout, 5 volunteer hours only :/, public school, 3.9 gpa (but they are all regular classes), but i signed up for 2 APs next year. My school allows only 6 periods a day, so like how am i gonna compete with the ones that took like 8 aps, lots of honors...?

@brooke7656 3 жыл бұрын

@@Nghi_nguyenn i'm also a sophomore, and i'm also signing up for 2 APs next year. i have to take classes over the summer so that i can get all of the 'b's off of my transcript. idk if that's too much just to get rid of a 'b' but i watch videos like this and feel like i'm too average- i just want my gpa to at least be perfect. my school has 4 classes per semester which is 8 a year, but if i want to i can take a 5th class, and do 10 a year. maybe i should take 5 classes?? but i'm already stressed as it is... i joined the club of a teacher who i'm a favorite of (it seems like an important club, it's an environment one) and she pretty much promised me a leadership position once the seniors graduate which is good. but i wonder if i'm taking on more than i can handle (2 aps, lots of volunteering, SUMMER SCHOOL)... we'll see i guess :/

@Nghi_nguyenn 3 жыл бұрын

@@brooke7656 4 classes per semester? I have 6 but we have that class throughout the year (unless it’s a semester class). I’m not really stressful now bc there is not that much work. But I’m scared of next year bc I’m taking 2 Aps, and I have to join some clubs for volunteer hours. I’m planning to take like 3 or 4 Aps senior year, but I will have to see how it goes next year.

@veronikakolosova9406 3 жыл бұрын

you're amazing!!! congraaaats

@isabelleting2892 4 жыл бұрын

ur so smart wtf

@zacharyertengrass892 4 жыл бұрын

Exceptionally good and helpful video I hope it gets much more attention!

@michellezhu1098 4 жыл бұрын

very helpful thanks!!

@haileyybarra7618 Жыл бұрын

I love your channel! Do you have any advice for the Washu & Rice interviews? Also, I'm applying as an Electrical Engineering major!

@jinwonjang992 3 жыл бұрын

Hey! Just a quick question but for wustl did you have to apply for the scholarship or is everyone considered for that?

@darmen5524 7 ай бұрын

This girl over there is a fckin genius, wonder how those 8 universities even could reject her

@sadiekapp 3 ай бұрын

hi sophia! i just got into Washu EDII and am now waiting on the signature scholarship results! if I could ask, about when did they announce the scholarship decision for you? and if you get selected does this mean you are guaranteed it? I read somewhere that there are finalists who have to attend a weekend at Washu before the committee decides.

@gayathri2597 3 жыл бұрын

wow you are so smart! i was wondering if you had any tips for applicants to rice with a particularly low gpa. i am a rising junior, and it would be great if you could elaborate on how these kinds of applicants could potentially get accepted, with an upward trending gpa of course. thanks in advance, and i love the video!

@SophiaXuOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

a tip for rice is that they DO look at demonstrated interest so def visit if possible (sadly covid may prevent that) or attend their events, even if they’re online!

@plackersfloss123 4 жыл бұрын

floral arrangement 🔥

@jessicawu226 4 жыл бұрын

a scholar and a fashion icon wowww

@Pgekalvjsaiufcv 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, I’m interested in Rice. Did you get a full scholarship? Can you make a video about Rice?

@idunno5492 3 жыл бұрын

Can you please comment or do a video on how you formed your biomedical startup and conducting neuroscience research?

@priyamahableshwarkar2755 4 жыл бұрын

ur editing is v funny and v cute keep it up

@alanwang7832 2 жыл бұрын

I was happy to see you at Eliot B!! Question: is Eliot B or A better?? Current Eliot A and will be in B next year 😊

@StrawberryS-vk5my 2 жыл бұрын

hi sophia! i have a ques how am i supposed to know who my admission officer is going to be? i’m an international student and my dream college is USC. do you have any recommendation on who i should email perhaps?

@livgrey7672 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, so my question centers around which course load I should take. I want to take the hardest schedule, but I'm not sure which one is harder. My Highschool offers both IB and AP and I'm not sure if I should just do a lot of AP's (my Highschool offers about 17 APS). Should I just take a lot of AP classes or do the IB program? Would colleges not care either way as long as my course work is difficult. Thank you so much I enjoy your content so much and it is really helping my friends and I. I go to a gifted school, but the majority are low income students and information about these types of things isn't shared/ or they just don't know. I want to thank you for letting me share this valuable information with them. It has inspired people to do better and achieve things they wouldn't have. You really have motived and changed people's perspectives. I just wanted sincerely tell you that this is really helping people. Thank you!!!

@SophiaXuOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! I'm really glad you're trying to show colleges that you are taking the most difficult courseload available--I think this will really help you boost your college apps. Both IB and AP are very intensive and colleges will recognize that you are challenging yourself reguardless of which route you take. I have many friends at WashU who did AP and just as many who did IB, so I think either decision is a good one. Thank you very much for your support and good luck this college app season!!

@livgrey7672 2 жыл бұрын

@@SophiaXuOfficial omg thank you so much for replying. Much love from Illinois ❤️❤️

@444fawn 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have any tips for applying to UT Austin (demonstrated interest, essays, etc) ? it’s one of my dream schools as it’s close to home :]

@SophiaXuOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

apply as early as you can! also, ut focuses a lot on numbers (gpa, rank, sat) but a really good essay can still help

@mariannamiranda6527 Жыл бұрын

could you give any tips to do SAT? I intend to apply to washu next year

@meggs9712 3 жыл бұрын

idk if this is a dumb question but if you apply for a scholarship, will they reject you completely or is it possible to be rejected from the scholarship and accepted into the school?

@SophiaXuOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

not a dumb question at all :,)) it is def possible for a school to reject u from a scholarship or other program but still accept u into the general school!

@meggs9712 3 жыл бұрын

Sophia Xu oh thank goodness!! thank u sm and congrats

@arvindganesh8697 4 жыл бұрын

ok sophia i see u

@madi_raymond29 Жыл бұрын

hey girl! I’m a terrified senior who has always dreamed of getting into WashU looking for guidance lol. What would you say are the odds of getting accepted? I have a 30 ACT but I don’t think it’s up to their standards. Is it even worth me applying? I have so many questions!

@greatbigmeat4769 Жыл бұрын

yes,plz apply. ik ppl from my school who have like a damn 28 and got in

@michaeljia4370 3 жыл бұрын

good info, will ask my kids to watch this

@SophiaXuOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

that’s awesome! good luck to them

@maddykate.h Жыл бұрын

UT Austin as a safety is such a flex omg

@quantao1895 3 жыл бұрын

good info

@MichaelaFlowers 4 жыл бұрын

yesss! look at you, omg!

@danielm17 Жыл бұрын

Thoughts on affirmative action?

@zom8758 Жыл бұрын

did u apply to the scholarship programs before getting accepted into washu??

@abigaille3631 3 жыл бұрын

Where did you get your washu shirt/sweatshirt?!

@SophiaXuOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

poshmark!

@enolaholmes3489 3 жыл бұрын

TELL US HOW THE HELL U PASSED AP EURO I AM LITERALLY STRUGGLING TIPS TRIPS BEUH

@ayushpatel8869 2 жыл бұрын

1 OUT OF 599!!!??

@carladpryce 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Great video I am a new friend💓💓

@arcisvar4863 3 жыл бұрын

Whats your major?

@jumbowlshrimp4823 3 жыл бұрын

What state are you from ?

@lucykim6146 4 жыл бұрын

notification squad

@SophiaXuOfficial 4 жыл бұрын

HAHA YAY you are 1/209th of the reason i get up in the morning

@dianagrigore1705 3 жыл бұрын

washu '24 !!!!

@SophiaXuOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

go bearrrrs

@hariharan3085 2 жыл бұрын

R u instate for texas

@gillianmorton2549 4 жыл бұрын

i’m just waiting for you to say a 4.0

@coledelong427 2 жыл бұрын

Man this sure makes me confident that the average student has a chance at any school

@skyblaziken4576 2 жыл бұрын

Were you a TAMS kid lol

@gackerman99 Жыл бұрын

this is unbelievably fucked up and i hope everyone (and Sophia) realizes that