Imposter syndrome is real. Something that never goes away when you grow up in the lower class. One conversation that always sticks out is the " so what countries have you been to?" HA! Like my family had extra 5k every year to go to Europe. Some of these rich kids are super out of touch. Now as an adult in corporate America as a Latina girl I make sure I do not drastically change my lifestyle. I am much happier with less and prefer career accomplishments than materialistic items.

I graduated from Columbia twenty years ago and I was too poor to even own a laptop. I went four years without one, having to use the computer lab to write my essays. I hustled constantly with multiple jobs and had to support myself. It was HARD, but I am a stronger person today as a result of that. But I agree: in some ways that feeling of being poor sticks with you, but I've made a lot of progress with that. Thanks for sharing your story.

Props to your parents, you went to the best private high school too. Asian parents would do anything to support their kids through life. You’re lucky not because you got into Yale, but you had parents that genuinely cared.

I find it generally strange to have to pay to be educated. The concept is just so messed up, and also so short sighted for the actual developement of the country. Insane

I am a low-income Ivy student. It blows my mind that there is little to no access to financial help. I will never understand why the best and brightest have no help. It is truly depressing!

My first semester freshman year Iceland's economy tanked and a bunch of my classmates decided to fly there for the weekend to go shopping. That was my first time coming face-to-face with how different my Yale experience was going to be from my classmates. Im pretty sure I had a total of 4 campus jobs at my peak lol.

Thanks Kevin for your honesty and candor. I am an independent, volunteer college admissions advisor in NYC and work exclusively with low-income Black, Brown, and Asian high school students. This clip is so inspiring that I forwarded it to one of my students whose dream is to attend Wharton at Penn. Although he's Afro-Caribbean and doesn't share your culture, a lot of what you said he can use. Had to take this time to write and say how much I appreciate you.

Never be embarassed of where you come from. In the contrary I think that it makes you look strong because of how far youve come, not everybody has the strength to build themselves and get out of a difficult financial situation.

As a low income international student at another Ivy (Dartmouth), every single word in this video resonated with my college experience so far. Thanks Kevin.

I think it's important to realize that most middle class children are in the same boat with poorer children.

My jaw dropped when i found out that your channel only had 1.9k subscribers. This video is extremely high quality and I was able to watch the whole thing without pausing. You deserve all the good things in your life. Thank you for making this video.

American heritage is also like Yale where you have two huge disparities of rich students and poor scholarship students (I’m the latter). There’s very few in between, and most of my friends are low income kids with scholarships. You can glance at the students walking around and you can tell 90% of the time who’s rich and who’s broke.

Kevin, you sound like a great guy. The Yale experience was just the beginning of your life. You will not remain poor as you were at Yale. You will expand your business, and several decades down the road, you will be very successful. As long as you don't give up your principles. I started off out of college as poor. I retired wealthy. Best of luck, and stay on the right path.

Thanks for the info… my daughter was accepted to Yale through Questbridge…. I tell her to be proud of her accomplishments! She earned her way into an Ivy through hard work not nepotism! She earned her place versus someone buying their way into a school.

for someone who is considered to be in the top 1% financially for your age, you are so down to earth, feet on the ground. the amount of effort you put in and habits you developed during college clearly transitioned into your life afterwards, and it seems to have paid off. definitely a big motivator for me to work harder, i hope you succeed in all of your future endeavors

12:42 Based on certain things you said in the video, I'm assuming you're just like me: growing up as a "restaurant kid" and parents are likely Chinese immigrants that are born in rural China that grew up REALLY destitute. That said, it is highly unlikely that our generation will be able to get over "feeling poor"; it has simply been ingrained into us because of our parents' lifestyles. Also, I just got matched to Princeton through QuestBridge as well a few days ago. Fellow QB Scholar

Thank you for you honesty. I'm a high schooler from Syria living in a war zone for almost 11 years now, I've always been a valedictorian at school so with the support from everyone around me, I'll start applying for scholarships in universities around the world soon to hopefully get the good education that I deserve. But to be honest I have always been scared because I'm going to live in a place that I know nothing about and I really needed to know what is the reality that I'll have to face in the upcoming years, I really appreciate your efforts, god bless you.

I'm a 1st generation Nigerian Immigrant. Back in Nigeria there were times we went to bed without food because we simply didn't have enough, so even by Nigerian standards we were poor. We came to America in 2003, I was around 14 at that time. There were moments when I was concerned about my parents not having enough but I also was the kid that really never wanted/needed much so I never really asked my parents for much. I was blessed with a natural "I don't give a fuck" attitude so it really didn't matter to me if some kid made fun of my clothes or shoes, in the back of my mind I always knew one day those motherfuckers would be working for me. I always saw myself as being smart and disciplined enough to make a good future for myself in America so it never really mattered to me where I was starting from. There were a lot of things I was insecure about, but being poor wasn't really one of them. Today I make close to $300k/yr but it doesn't feel like I achieved any "milestone" because I never really cared about not being rich to begin with, if that makes sense.

"We become what we think most of time." You have the potential to become billionaire, if you learn what other billionaires thought to have become billionaire. The biggest obstacle that our upbringing pose to us is not we start with nothing, but the limitation on our mind and our imagination. It is important to overcome that limitation, since you will become what you think most of time.

I just graduated college with an honors degree in genetics. First gen, poverty level income and chaotic family too boot. And started at 25. Some of the best and brightest people I met in college were people who were coming from rough lives. It's sad how inaccessible education is in our country but I am proud for the lucky ones of us who make it out.

Although you're poor, having Yale on your resume gives you enormous privilege and advantage when it comes to hottest, high-paying jobs out there. For example, you see those from Yale or Harvard with a degree in history or English can easily land a job at one of the top investment banks or PE shops on Wall Street, whereas people from non-ivies need to have a degree in finance or accounting in order to be considered.

As a poor student at Columbia (one of the cheaper Ivies) , this video is so relatable. I’ve always wondered what it’s like at other Ivy campuses and this video was informative.

Thank You 🙏🏻 for your open candor. My son is applying to 3 ivies, Stanford and U Chicago as a low-income, Hispanic, single parent household student. As a mother I worry and your honesty was appreciated how we will afford incidentals. I am interested as to how you got started independent of crimson. Thank You 🙏🏻

Wow guys - it looks like this video is kind of blowing up. If you found it helpful at all please consider liking and subscribing! And if you have any questions, feel free to comment below. I try to heart and respond to every single one!

I have a friend who is about to finish Law School and is currently at Berkeley. She went to Yale for her master’s and say’s that she had a terrible experience. She is currently 150k in debt. We are both 28!

this should have a million likes. i'm a junior, applying for qb cps and looking into colleges- and I'm always concerned abt the money aspect. and it seems that no one EVER talks abt getting jobs, how to pay off the leftover money that didn't get covered by fin aid, rent, living off campus, living w/ the rich, etc. thank you for this amazing and genuine and important video

i currently attend a private school filled with rich ppl with a scholarship. as a person from the lower class, i feel really embarrassed and inferior to my classmates. plus, theres more pressure on me to perform better in order to get out of poverty and i need to dress a certain way in order not to get bullied for having “low quality clothes”

I went to Yale in the sixties, from a similar economic background. Back then I had trouble telling rich from poor, generally. One guy did bring a “tutor” in his thirties who ran errands mostly but his real value was that he could type extremely fast. And one well organized classmate paid me to type his papers. He wasn’t that smart but his organizational skills I think later won him the Pulitzer Prize. I just looked him up on Wikipedia which says he has written all his books long hand. My side job was working in the library microfilm and newspaper room Friday nights and Saturday which raised my grades, nothing to do 80% of the time but study, in hours normally not productive. It shot my grades to top five percent. Thank you for revving up my nostalgia. Good luck.

I live in a country in Northern Europe and here, there are no university tuition fees. I am able to get a student loan and benefit from an authority. The loan part has an interest rate of 0.05%. I am just going to my local university. The technical faculty is really good in a Swedish context and there are plenty of companies that work within the technical sector close to the university. It's easy to land an engineering job that pays well after graduation. With a few years work experience, my salary will be above average salary in Sweden. Scandinavia has some of the highest living costs in the world, so even an average Swedish salary is high from an international point of view. I am pretty satisfied with going to a local university and earn more money than 95% of the world's population.

You are so damn humble and grounded and has this essence of empathy ... 💯 Kudos and wish you luck for the future ....

Love your honesty and humility. Coming from a very smart person, it’s so refreshing!

Hi Kevin, I stumbled upon your channel, you are such a kind, thoughtful and considerate person. Thank you for sharing, you're making an immeasurable impact. Wishing you all the best.

I'm honestly glad I did not get into a more expensive school because my parents were paying. I live in California so getting into a good school would be one of the UCs. I didn't get into any so I just went to the state university near my house. Now that I graduated I realize the university doesn't matter nearly as much as choosing the right major and internships.

I’ve seriously never been able to relate to someone more omg. I’m applying to college this year and I thought I was alone in this process of being low-income, especially compared to everyone around me. Thank you so much for sharing!!! ❤️❤️❤️

This was extremely encouraging especially as I’m in the middle of applying to graduate school. I related to much of what you touched on throughout your video. Thank you for the vulnerability and sharing!

As far as the "rich vs poor" and "Imposter Syndrome" are concerned, I can somewhat relate to those issues. With my complicated identity and middle-class background, I never felt like I could totally fit into any circle. I may be more financially/materially 'privileged' than many low-income students at my school, yet I don't have the same income bracket as the wealthier ones. Also, there are some 'middle-class' values I don't fully agree with (even in a social context). Nevertheless, I'm glad that there isn't much of a rigid/stratified socioeconomic divide among the student population at my school.

Thank you for your thoughts. That feeling of being poor will go away. You just started your post-college life and you have achieved so much. The feeling will change once you will realize that the money or wealth that you have is here to stay, once you realize that if anything happens and you loose everything, you know what to do to get up on your feet and you can make it again, you are free. one thing is to be poor - and do nothing to change it, other to have low cash flow, that means your status is just temporary and you have hopes and dreams to help you change your status. Good luck.

You are so lucky your parents supported you. You are a good person for understanding their sacrifice.

Stay humble. Your kindness and genuine honesty is impressive. Wishing you all the success in the world.

you're a down to earth guy though who is a lot more relatable and likeable and i think that that's not often a trait one comes across with rich people. they probably take a lot of things for granted and have an entitled attitude. you actually know and appreciate the value of your parents' hard work, etc.

The part I loved the most is that you now help your parents financially now, it’s actually very nice!! Also the fact that you so humbly talked about your past experience and how it helped you reach where you have reached today. 😊

The divide is very real and does affect the student's experience. Thank you for your posting, I hope this encourages people to talk about the issue seriously when in the decision process after acceptance letters are received. Also, I appreciate your comment about this ridiculous climb to make more than your neighbor. Let's discuss what is truly enough, and what work brings joy to your life and contributes to a better world. - proud mom of a daughter who received aid and worked throughout college in order to attend and graduate from one of the 'Little Ivies'.

you are very humble and brave for sharing this story. you will be very successful one day and help lift up those who are around you!

This really gives me some perspective on what it's like because I am really wanting to go to Exeter and it's great to know that it's okay to not be completely special in a financial way in those high-level schools. Thank you.

It is likely just the viewpoint of a few here and there, but this is the most relatable video of Kevin I've seen. . . . Ahh I wanna cry. Both of feeling better because there exist people that can understand, but also because of thinking about how challenges make you suffer, even after time has passed.

Oh my god I just discovered you and you’re so underrated! I love how open u are, it really makes me feel like I’m just talking to a friend or a brother :)

“Cloud of insecurity” - I felt that at a instate “affordable” university. I left after a year.

The direct lessons of life are important; but, the indirect lessons of life can be even more powerful. Case in point: being comfortable and accepting of who you are as a person can be just as important as many of the more tangible, concrete skills, credentials, etc. that flow from any esteemed institution or even the actual content of this post. You probably had a pretty good sense of who you were and were comfortable being that person before you went on to university, and it has certainly carried over into your post-graduate life. Thanks for sharing your insights, opinions, and experiences.

As someone who is also from Miami, glad you’re shedding light in immigrant and low income stories. You have had a privilege that not everyone gets (the cool tutoring jobs) and are humble about it! Wishing you all the best!

Much appreciated your honesty. I’m your fan now. Keep it coming! Thanks Kevin.

Much love Kevin! Low income be tough sometimes

I love your way of telling a story. Thank you for taking your time for this video

Everything about this video is perfect. You might not have spent too much to make it or practiced a lot but trust me, your originality is top-notch. 💗

I'm going to be applying to colleges in less than a year as a middle class person from India and I already struggle with many things you mentioned. I loved this video. Thanks a ton :)

Just wanted to drop by here and tell you that you come across as a super genuine and relatable guy. You'd make a good friend!

Thank you for this. As a student coming from a single parent household, I struggle to find videos regarding the FGLI experience at an Ivy. This video really boosted my confidence and was one of the main reasons I ended up applying.

Once you no longer need to worry about to make the ends meet, the only thing that troubles you is how to shake off the feeling of being poor. It will be harder after you experienced the difference between the rich and the poor in college. I experienced that the first hand and it still haunts me from time to time.

Thank you for your truthful experience ❤️ you’re killing the game 🔥 keep going and watch where you end up

Imposter syndrome! Thank you!! When I transferred from state to private (for high school and better overall education) I realised that I discredited a lot of what I did simply because I am from a lower-working class background! Someone's mum even told me I was 'a trouble maker' simply because I was talking and laughing with my friends during a game of rounders. It definitely hits harder when you are a poc too! Thank you so much Kevin for sharing this

so much love to you for creating this video. i'm doing something very similar but a little behind you in the process; i tutor weekly now and those daily 1-4 hour afternoon/night sessions are more than draining. thank you thank you thank you

There’s a million things I love about this video 🎉🎊🎉🎊 so inspiring

The good thing is that their life will change. At least this was my experience. I will prob be able to pay that high tuition for my kids in the future having been a scholarship kid. While I really enjoyed my college experience, it was simultaneously stressful. Being poor is effin tough. You would feel it juxtaposed next to wealthy kids but even more when you actually feel like you don’t want to call home for financial help. Kudos to every student out there getting through. Remember to always reach back! You got this!

Kevin,. I am so proud of you.... God bless you!

This is the one the most honest review I have heard so far. I wish you well.

Great video! I love the blurred/low light background, very clear and easy to watch. 👌🏽 Also appreciate the honesty for this topic. I agree, it seems like coming from a middle/working class family is tougher in some ways, with less opportunity for financial aid. Growing up below the poverty line certainly provides a valuable perspective and instills a sense of gratitude - as you wrote about in your Common App essay! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

This was a very interesting video to watch! Love how genuine you are.

Wishes you goodluck for your future success. Looking to hear your success in later years as you sound like someone grounded with good values. Focus & do not feel dejected for your ethnicity & status. Good luck Kevin Zhe. New subscriber.

Thanks for your honesty. I see that you are resourceful! Success is 80% mindset and 20% Mechanical.

Wow! This is the most down-to-earth attitude toward life. Thanks for sharing the course of your growing up with distinguished achievements. I have uploaded your video to my teaching classes at NTHU, Taiwan, plus many other big groups, too. Very inspiring! My deepest admiration and respect to you! Thank you.

i love this video so much. it helps a lot with me try to get into princeton and i had a meeting with them (all we talked about was the transfer program and financial aid). this school has been my dream school for as long as i can remember but i come from a family that makes maybe at best 25,000-30,000 a year. but now i have a meeting with harvard this coming up thursday and it’s really about the same thing as princeton. but the thing is i have more support from my counselor at my high school then i do from my family…..

Thanks for the inspiring video! There is always someone who has less money/food/family than us and less opportunities; it's good to see that you are content with where your're at in life. You obviously worked hard to get there. My daughter is going to college next year, so I'm going to show her this video. She really wants to be a teacher, knowing that they don't make much money, so I am admiring that her only goals in life aren't to obtain more money or social status. My parents owned a gun shop when I was growing up, so I helped in there and remember the same kinds of things as you mentioned; fighting over money issues etc. Our home was physically connected to the shop, so it was basically our life and I remember thinking when I was in high school that only rich kids or kids who were really good at sports could go to college and I didn't really have anyone telling me otherwise, so I just didn't go. It's awesome that you came from a poor family and got to go to Yale! I love that! Thanks again for the vid!

Serious inspiration for me man, we all appreciate it!

Hi Kevin, I was a Questie at UPenn the first year they had the program (there were ~10 of us then I think). I also worked 3 part time jobs all the way through school, and that money had to go to healthcare and housing (i.e. being homeless over Christmas break when my dorm closed, etc). The rich/poor divide was enormous. I remember how alienated I felt listening to people having a conversation about how their parents gave them $1k a week in allowance, or how they were taking a family helicopter to NYC for the weekend. I had a friend argue with me for hours that he was typical middle class, even though both parents made over $200k a year, and he had gone to a boarding school in Europe and had 20k in random birthday money saved up in his bank account. It was wild. Even now that I make a lot of money and am very successful in my career, I've found there is a lifelong background anxiety that something could go wrong, knowing I don't have a safety net from family and friends. If you grow up in poverty you can never escape the mindset entirely. The feeling of being poor will always stick with you. That said, I'm really glad to see people like you making these types of videos now and helping build that sense of community for other FIGLI students. I am sure it would have really helped me prepare better if I had had something like this when I was first going to college. :)

I feel ya here fore sure. My wife and I came from middle / low income backgrounds and even though we make good money, it is super hard to not compare yourself to the people next-door that make 2X that amount. Keep grinding I guess.

so honest. keep going brother your future is bright!

I don't know why this video popped up and started automatically, but I really enjoyed hearing about your experiences. I realized that unsolicited advice is generally dropped in the circular bin, but I thought that I would give a few insights that I've picked up over the years. Like yourself, I grew up in poverty. When applying for financial aid, our mid 1980's adjusted income was under $6,000. I went to one of the best public high schools in my state and graduate #1 of 435, and I was told that I could go to an Ivy League school for virtually free. While I could have, I wound up going to an honors college at a state school. Like yourself, I "worked" about 40 hours per week. One job was pretty laborious as it involved being a TA for a math class, but the other was being the night watchman at my dorm for 3 or 4 8 hour shifts a week. (Think paid study time without distraction and having to get up every hour to walk around the dorm for 5 minutes.) Pretty much everyone in the Honors College got into a top notch graduate school. I pretty much only applied to two schools in science (CalTech and MIT) and got into both and my top choice in English Lit. The point is that it doesn't matter where you went to undergraduate IF you are going to go to graduate school anyway. No one looks at a resume and says ...I see that you have a PhD from MIT, but I'm sorry we can't hire someone who went to an undergraduate state school. This point is for disadvantaged people watching the link and thinking that their world is over because they didn't get into an Ivy school. Here are some specific pieces of advice for you: 1. Any fool can make money in today's market. A market correction is coming shortly; it might be a good time to stop trading options. I have found that I've been best served by just looking for the lowest cost index funds, placing the money into the fund, and forgetting about it. Unless you want to do investing for a living, you are more likely than not to get crushed eventually. 2. My first (and only job) after school was as a strategic management consultant. During the first 10 years of my career, I traveled for about 200 to 300 days per year. I never really adjusted from my lifestyle in college. Having roommates is a good thing if you are only around 1 or 2 weekends a month. Also, if you have spent your time eating at high end restaurants for the past two weeks, a simple sandwich and fruit looks awfully appealing during the weekend. Bottom line: Try to not adjust immediately to a higher income. Spend the rest of your 20's growing a nest egg. By my early 30's (late 90's to early 00's), I was investing about $5-$10 K / month. Everything banked then, has multiplied 4x. 3. Worrying about money has never been an issue for me, and you shouldn't let it distract you. I don't compare myself to anyone else or am obsessed with material rewards. One great advantage of living well under your means is that you attract partners who also don't care much about money as well. Several women dropped me on a 3rd or 4th date when they saw how I "lived." Several asked why do you live in 1 room when you could live in a mansion? 4. Really draw boundaries around extended family. As you get wealthier, extended family will come out of the woodwork. You mention that you do help your parents and that is fine. What is not fine is loaning money to a deadbeat cousin. Great video.

woah i cannot believe you only have 3k subscribers with such a high quality video. this video really gave me a good insight, thank you and great video!

My cousin used to tutor kids. Queen my aunt took tuitions, he took on some younger kids too. It went from parents asking for him by name, kids asking for him like “is big bro there?” to now, when people call and ask “Is professor X there?” His ability to simplify topics and teach developed well cz he been doing that since he was a teenager. He got hired to be a professor at a really prestigious university. Tutoring experience makes a huge difference. As does hustle.

Very insightful story. Thank you for sharing.

he's such a chill, original and kind hearted dude, love him already lol

Thank you, as always, for being so open and poignant. Tbh I'm really nervous about being a scholarship kid at Yale. And my parents...everyone in my life has always had a bad relationship and attitude towards wealth, and that's left me with a really bad relationship with money. Like I feel guilt for the money I have saved for college, knowing thst my dad is thousands of dollars in debt. Like I feel if I ever do make it--if I ever get out of this whole--I will somehow be betraying who I am. Like I feel like I'm not worth the scholarships I'm getting. Idk this is getting to rambly and personal for a KZfaq comment. But thank you for being open and honest with how difficult all this can be.

Going to an Ivy league will benefit you most if you already came from a family of influence and power. If you're poor, the only thing you're going to get out of the College is the name. If you don't really come from such a family, other students of influence won't pay much attention to you since you don't have much to offer. Ivy Leagues are usually places where rich kids meet each other, develop relations and strike business deals between family businesses. Ivy Leagues don't provide much more than that other than the name itself.

Hey Kevin! I've been recommending your vids to lots of my peeps in the admissions process and noticed you don't have a video about interviews...Yet! I think this would be super helpful in the middle of the interview season :)

as a low income rising senior whos dream school is yale, this video is beyond helpful. im worried that the socio-economic barrier would have an effect on my college experience at a top/ivy school, and this video was very insighful. thank you so much!

I hope that feeling of being poor goes away, however, I hope you retain HUMILITY. Also, I came from working class (little different). My parents were totally unprepared to help me financially to send me (hmm? extinct, now) nursing school in hospital. I worked for everything and I appreciate that and myself.

I used to scrub dishes in college for $7/hr and split an egg with my roommate. Poverty was painful, but a great motivator at the same time. You are doing great, keep it up!

This is so real. Thank you for being you. Best wishes for the future ✨

hey kevin! great video as always. just a suggestion- i would really like to see some videos where you talk about how you invested your money and made wise financial decisions because that is something schools across the world fail to teach

I got into all the Ivy Leagues. I was seriously looking at Princeton and Columbia. Columbia was in a city that was too expensive. Princeton offered me a lot of money. And they aggressively recruited me. I actually chose UCLA. UCLA was able to almost match Princeton. Princeton said there was a lot of 'soft money' for research trips or funded stuff...but I was only looking at hard promises that were contractual. UCLA was finally the winner because it was a good-enough school and I wouldn't be too far from my parents. Also, why expose yourself to feeling uber-poor? You'll get far enough in life on your brains....

Thanks for an honest discussion. Scripture talks about learning to be content in whatever state, whether abased abounding. Lord bless you for honoring your parents.

Thanks Kevin for validating my thoughts and feelings! I’m currently attending Wharton at Penn, and I definitely feel like a lot of the more wealthier people here are skating by with more options and resources to help them. However, I always keep myself grounded with the friends I have with similar backgrounds :)

The video quality is getting so good. Try to put some cool/funny effects throughout these longer videos

College and University life is what you make it. You are very inspirational. Thanks for sharing your experiences 🤗😃🙏🏼.

Congratulations to you! You are such an inspiration. Thank you for your candor and humility. I'm very happy for you.

Hey Kevin...So big congratulations on graduating from YALE!!!! So guess what???I graduated a few years ago from YALE too!!!Man I felt like I just busted out of jail when I finally got my sheepskin!!!! I was a poor, mixed race kid when I got into Yale when I was just 17 years old and I can certainly relate to your thoughts about the class/ethnic/race divide on campus.I'll never forget this one undergrad I knew who used to drive around the Yale campus in a jaguar (car) with Saudi Arabian license plates!!!!!!Or I'll never forget the time when got a job working for a class reunion......Spread out on the lawn of one of the residential colleges were about 15 pastel colored,brightly painted Model T automobiles!!!!And finally someone told me what was happening.......Henry Ford the fourth was attending that class reunion!!!I think it was Infront of Morse or Timothy Dwight residential college.Yeah.,..so that class stuff really does exist at a school like Yale!!!!You were not hallucinating!!!!! Well here I am many years later and still poor!!!!So maybe you can tutor me on how to successfully trade options???Anyway...I enjoyed your video very much.It took me a lot of blood,sweat and tears to finally get that Yale degree!!!!!It certainly was not an easy time for me.So maybe we can get together and share war stories????Take care bro and again....you did it.,..so congratulations!!!

@Kevin, this was a really thought-provoking, interesting piece. Thanks for sharing so openly. Curious, do you perceive the socio-economic social divides at Yale negatively? I would never presume to tell a person who they should be friends with, but I have often found a person or people interesting, and wanted to be closer friends, but felt that their perception of me as being unlike them made them less inclined to be friends with me. This idea that, "his life isn't like mine, we don't live the same way, etc." Clearly there's a challenge if one party wants to spend summers yachting and nights partying and other needs to work during those times, but I often felt like I had more in common with someone than they might've seen, but that there wasn't always an easy way to demonstrate that before being type written off...

God bless you Kevin, great story!

Great video! Thanks so much! What an insightful perspective.

Great sharing! I wish I knew what you know back in college.

I’ve never been poor. But Yale was the first time I met RICH people. (Not Saudi princes. Just the noblesse oblige of Connecticut.) The biggest luxury, 23 years out, is that the rich don’t care about wealth, they seem to care about prospects and opportunity. They could move to San Francisco and explore, while I had to go to med school. Fast forward. I have an MD. I don’t practice medicine. I never have. I have presumably, a really nice house, a husband, and an IVF daughter ($$$). I will still never feel financially comfortable. I don’t know where you learned about “investments” at 22. But I’m sure it wasn’t Yale Career Services. But I really appreciate your frank and frankly unbiased portrayal of modern Yale. (The amount of KZfaq content that insists that the Ivy League is a capitalist trap, etc, is a bit … overwrought)