Man I feel like I'm depressed. Don't want to jump to conclusions by myself but ever since the centralized exam we take here in Turkey was announced and I got less points than I hoped for I never had the motivation to do anything. My friends and most of my family are out of town, I convinced them to let me stay here arguing that I would just code to pass time and visit the unis I'm planning to attend but hardly ever did those things tbh.

Love to see it. NEVER GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS ARNOLD!!!

This was so funny 😂keep it going man

i just got a letter from questbridge and looked it up to see what it was so nice thanks

Hello Mr. Setiadi! I hope your summer has been going well. My name is Joan Li and I am currently a rising senior. I have sent a very similar email to the email you provided in the video, but I was worried that it might have been deactivated so I chose to leave a comment here. I just wanted to say that I found your videos really helpful during this process, especially because my mom attended college in China so we are largely unaware of the admissions process in America. I would really appreciate it if I could receive a copy of your Common Application because I am struggling with writing my essays and even between applying through Questbridge or not. I am a Prep Scholar, so I think I can make it finalist, but as you mentioned in the video, I know that my income is low enough to receive a full ride at the universities that I would rank. My only concern is gaining admission. Thank you so much for making these amazing videos and providing your insight. Best regards, Joan Li

This is fantastic Arnold!! So proud of your performances in these excellent projects ❤ can’t wait for the next one

Me: Ok I chose yale! Yale: we didn't choose you

Bro you deserve more subscribers, when I entered your video I thought it has at least 100k students 😅

What is your college major?

Hey! I’m looking into Yale, as a sophomore in high school. My biggest problem is the lack of extracurriculars in my 2,500 populated town 😅 I went thru lots of foster homes as a child, so I never got good education until around 5th grade, where I suddenly worked my way up to top 3% of the class. My extracurriculars are band and jazz band, and I’m in Beta. Do u have any recommendations on activities (I have anemia so I can’t do rigorous activities) and service projects?

In my school there isnt a student government. There are class captains. Each class has 60 students and among them 2 captains and 2 extra captains are elected. They dont do much other than helping maintain the class , bring food during lunch , help teachers collect money and so on. Is this worth mentioning in the application if i was one :v ?

Trying to choose between Yale , Harvard, and Princeton right now so this is perfect! Thank you!! :)

did you rank yale as your 1st choice?

What was your undergraduate major at Yale?

All glory to God! Amazing!

Thank you, that’s really helpful!!

Does it work for the grad students also? I am. Junior in college but I want to attend law school at some Ivy League school. Will it work for me?

Thank you Arnold for this helpful video I want to get in Yale or Cornell because I love both of them and I am in the 11th grade

Strange history at Yale, look into the archives and learn about the quiet takeover of Yale University in the 1800s.

What feels unfair is that people can't just connect very well. I'm not exactly introverted but I focus on school stuff and none of my main subject teachers share my interests enough to discuss them. I don't want to try forcing myself to talk to someone and get to know them because that feels artificial. I'm already halfway through my junior year and I have one, maybe 2-ish teachers in mind. I'm not sure if it's alright to send an extra supplemental letter from a private teacher of an activity that's outside of school. I think my private teacher knows my personality, work ethic, and high school development much better than my high school teachers. If you see this comment, do you know if that's allowed?

Great job on this video! I'm a YSD grad and loved that we go a shout out here. Especially for the Yale Cabaret! Every undergrad should check it out. It's truly an innovative and experimental underground theater as you said lol. There are also lots of performance opportunities through the Yale Schwarzman Center!

Hey would it be possible for me to reach out and ask a few questions?

Praying this is me today… I’ve given my all for Yale💙

You have is my first time UF online and from first timetips

Anthony looked so good when he took off his shirt when he came home in 2020. He told me it was 2 years of work out. You seem to know how to safely work out. Thats so important! I don’t like too much muscle but a little is very attractive. My dad never went to gym but I see different men on KZbin. I used to exercise. I am slowly getting back to doing anything. So happy here with my daughter.

😂watch your brother run. Yes, I tried running/ jogging many years ago and it was not for me. 😊 I used to do exercise tapes or try to walk at a certain pace for a distance.

Awesome! I’m finding this short at 3am central time! I am so happy for you. I am glad that you and Anthony have kept in touch . I have asked about you. 😊

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Do you think it will be a disadvantage if I have two B's in freshmen year but all A's in my other years of high school? Also is there any extracurriculars that don't require much talking that I can do because I am a introverted person?

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intro so cool, the car idea so creative, love it! in a hypothetical world, i'm also a theatre kid 🤔

How do you get connections into the entertainment industry coming from Connecticut? Just curious how to network and looking for advice

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Get your money king 🔥

Ayyyeee Arnold!!

Thumbs up Go Arnold

bro ur life seems great, I’m struggling financially and have this pressure to make millions to help my family out and to help my future generations

My dream school is Yale, I'm just worried that my SAT score is too low. I'm planning on applying test-optional, but I'm scared that schools like Yale will reject me and choose someone with the same stats as me but who sent in their very high test scores... 😟

I got the College Prep Scholar award, and I really want to get into Yale but I feel like I'm just not good enough to apply. Do you have any suggestions on where to go from here? I'm going test optional and my grades are decent, but as the NCM deadline approaches I'm losing confidence.

Do you know if you can still apply to be a finalist but not apply through QuestBridge, bur rather thorugh Common App and just use it as an Award?

Could you provide my the information about financial aid or maybe concern person, who is deals with international students?

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ok so ik i’m 3yrs late but i’m an incoming freshman (yea ik i have a lot of time) and i have two really important questions!! 1. my school doesn’t allow freshman’s to take all honors classes (only ela and math and even then you have to test into them) but since the other classes won’t be as rigorous as others in their freshman yr would my chances go down? and 2. recently all you see are people creating non profits and getting in, do you *have* to do this/would it give you a boost? because ik you should only do things you’re passionate in but in every stats video they all mention starting a non profit and making over 100,000 dollars and at this point it feels like a requirement. (i plan on applying to all the ivies but my top two are yale and princeton)

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I have a question, if im thinking of applying to Yale, what should i write in my essay? What do i say? How do i arrange my words or topics? How many words? Im so scared

Hey Arnold!! I have a simple question, do sports that aren't backed up by school count for my college application? Let me make this simpler, I go to a club in my town that isn't related in any way to my school, so if I join one of the sports there, like swimming, would that count as an extracurricular activity that's worth mentioning in my College application?? Also is playing the piano considered an extracurricular activity?

Thanks for this! I’m trying to build up to doing full body push-ups, so this was great

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Yale has been my dream!!! I’m an international student but it’s just - Maybe I’m not worth it? Gosh, this is 10x times harder than I thought!