6 Mistakes I Made While Applying to College (Don’t Do These!) || Cecile S

[@cecilesch]

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[@alexciss]

I really felt what you said about your mental health declining during the college application season. It’s currently early March and anxiously waiting to hear back from more schools is mentally tiring. Also, what you said about applying to schools for the name is so true. So many people fantasize about going to Harvard but they don’t really consider if they’d actually be happy if they went there.

[@adisworld9578]

We gotta protect this angel , She is so pure and sweet 🥺🥺💖

[@jacqueline4806]

omg i’ve literally been nonstop stressing over college recently bc i’ve been comparing myself to friends but this video just gave me a whole new perspective on my situation! it’s honestly so relieving to hear the tips you gave

[@cecilesch]

Aw I’m so glad!!

[@bellacarroll5529]

Why did everything you say relate to me lol. I know you’ll prob never read this but I’ve been struggling a lot with picking schools because I don’t want to disappoint my family. I know I realistically cannot get into a top school due to my low gpa. But what you said about your sister not going to a “top school” and still going to Columbia brought me so much comfort. I’m trying not to let my high school gpa define me because I know I am smart and I really want to work hard during college. Thanks so much Cecile 💖💖

[@cecilesch]

No omg I try to read all of my comments! Don’t worry if you can’t get into a top school right now. You aren’t defined by the college you go to and you can be successful wherever. Keep on that grind in undergrad and you’ll get into tons of awesome grad schools!:)

[@joshbenzon]

hey cecile! brown class of 2024 here too lol! honestly, i've been really loving your videos, and i can CERTAINLY relate to you too. similar to you with yale, i was also the same with brown. my mindset was "either brown or nothing," and that is something that was really unhealthy. obviously, i can't say much now, because i did end up getting in after (i also got deferred through early decision lol). anyways, i can't wait to see you on campus later next semester !! 😁

[@cecilesch]

Omg honored that you like my videos! I think we’re all guilty of “worshipping” our dream school because we imagine ourselves there and try so hard to make it a reality but it gets toxic sometimes!:( But fr I’m excited to meet you (and everyone) very soon!!

[@juliagonnello901]

I've been given so much advice like this through my applications, but it's never fully sunken in. For some reason, the way you presented it really resonated. I needed this. Thank you!!

[@cecilesch]

Aw I’m glad no prob!:)

[@chaeminjung1420]

Thank you for your honest take; it's rare finding KZbinrs like this, and I'm grateful to find someone who is just forthright and candid about their feelings. I got rejected from Yale EA December 15th, but tbh I'm not worried about it. Just binge watching Star Wars shows and building Legos, like I've done for the last 8 years :D I feel like you gotta pursue what you like and are good at imo, college or not. Picking colleges by major makes the whole process a whole lot less stressful. For example, since I've been intrigued by Cybersecurity for the last two years, I realize now I'll probably be better off in Georgia Tech/Korea Uni than Harvard.. lol

[@cecilesch]

I’m glad you understand what you’d like in a college now; I think it’ll help a lot in the long run! Good luck and thanks for the kind words:)

[@Anonymousfives]

Thank you so much for sharing as a junior I’m just so thankful for all the advice I feel like I’m actually being “trapped” in my mindset of just picking certain schools because of their names. Your vid actually enlightens me thank you so much

[@cecilesch]

so glad it’s helpful!!

[@adisworld9578]

Omg thank you so much Cecile for everything 😭 I have no words to thank you like I have been freaking about the admission process for the past two weeks and you came to my rescue, and I really need like a dose of your videos on a daily basis 🥺 Please keep on doing these videos and we all are always supporting you 💖💖💖💖 (I have a request can you please please make a guide on the common app essay 🙏❤️) YOU DA BEST CECILE!!!!!💖❤️🥰

[@cecilesch]

Yes omg that’s a great video request! Also aw this made my day; so happy to be helpful!! ❤️❤️

[@anikamistry8263]

For your talking speed, I’m literally the same way! I talk so fast and I always feel the need to make things faster! Your pace works perfect for me though haha

[@cecilesch]

HAHA I’m glad I’m not the only one!

[@shanar4148]

coming back to this vid for the first time since junior year (now a senior wrapping up scholarship and college apps!) and i just wanna say thank you for being one of the youtubers that provided guidance to innocent lil junior year me :) means the world to me.

[@cecilesch]

Aww so happy it helped! Good luck:)

[@lores3572]

You are literally the sweetest for making this video🙈🥺

[@cecilesch]

Gotta warn everyone!!

[@MaritzaStudies]

Aww you're such a sweet girl cecile! my dream school is Stanford, but funny story, I didnt even know that stanford was a top school but I fell in love with the school when I visited it in palo alto, it gave me this overwhelming feeling of joy and happiness and when I did my research i realized that I had to work very hard to get in even if there is a low success rate

[@Leah-bx4dq]

Maritza Studies I hope you get into Stanford! I like Stanford too and i researched it without looking up the acceptance rate and I was shocked when I saw it lol

[@cecilesch]

Exactly! That kind of “loving a school” is very different from when people love the idea of the school based solely on its prestige. I wish you the best of luck!!

[@MaritzaStudies]

@@cecilesch thank you! I hope you enjoy brown! :3

[@sophiat3044]

Thank you so much for the video! Honestly, this hurt me so much. I could see how raw you were and how much this application had you feeling. But its so admirable that you translated that into a way to help other people. I wish you luck with your medical school applications, and hope you make the most of Brown for Med School.

[@cecilesch]

Awww thank you!

[@nayersharar4960]

insane video. Really helpful. I was planning to apply to Harv, Princeton, and Caltech but now I am not gonna apply there because I realized I don't genuinely them

[@AwesomeJaneUniverse]

1. Do you have any more tips about deeply researching a school besides DMing their students? 2. Do you have any advice on how to open up our options? And also are there any underrated match schools you think people don't talk a lot about? I don't know where to start with researching match schools and how to determine if they're a good fit for me. This was a great video! I kept saying "periodttt" throughout it because you gave genuinely good advice :) Keep rocking it

[@cecilesch]

1. KZbin videos like day in the life videos, sometimes online discussion forums, looking through the school’s Instagram or social media pages and looking at organizations past projects if you want to mention that, reading reviews about alumni who went there and how they felt, etc! 2. I think the best place to start is by looking at online lists and forums to see where other people are applying, especially people who have the same interests. I can’t talk about specific math schools because every match school is different for every student, but I will say that many T50 schools (more in the bottom half not the top 20/30 part) make sense here depending on the student.

[@lucyly2713]

Wtheck why did I cry omg. Truly love this video 🥰

[@cecilesch]

Omg AW I’m glad !!

[@zuzu-he1ep]

yet another AMAZING video from the queen herself 🤩

[@cecilesch]

Omg thank you!! :)

[@tomisinfasosin2557]

i love this thank you so much! i’ve been watching all your videos at like 1am and i love them so much.

[@cecilesch]

Omg aw thank you! Glad they help:)

[@rynnie6794]

you seem so sweet! i found this vid after i applied to college but still watched the whole thing anyways hahaha i love ur energy!

[@cecilesch]

Aw thanks!

[@darrellboykin3008]

a rising senior here, this is so helpful. Thank you!!

[@cecilesch]

Glad to hear that !:)

[@enneer7136]

She said she talks 2x speed for us but im playing it on 2x speed HAHAH

[@cecilesch]

HAHAH I love that

[@evawilson4357]

Great advice Cecile!! Thank you 🥰

[@mhm7590]

Me watching and taking notes as a sophomore in hs 👀 📝

[@shannynalexis3645]

some great websites for researching schools are cappex and niche!

[@cecilesch]

Totally!!

[@bbchanel12]

These are so helpful!! I've been binge watching this kind of videos and was tired of hearing the same general things over and over haha Thanks I'm glad that I watched ur video!

[@bbchanel12]

Also, how would you ask if you were sending DMs to current students? I'm confused about what to actually say to them😂

[@fatimamystache5133]

Ugh I can’t believe this happens to other people too. Someone who I thought was such a close friend to me cut me off after she found out I was gonna apply to the same college.

[@cecilesch]

Yeah it happens but you learn who your real friends are honestly :(

[@fatimamystache5133]

@@cecilesch yeah at least there’s that. But it absolutely sucks right now. But thank you❤️

[@zainmughal2465]

You are the best. And I Thank you very much Cecile for giving us good information..hope you will be very helpful in your future life 🥰

[@cecilesch]

Thank you!!

[@asukulusongolo965]

I really needed this video. THANK YOU!

[@cecilesch]

Asukulu Songolo no prob:)

[@akashislam1448]

Hi Cecile! Wondering how u might “expand your mindset” past just your dream school + how to take “prestige goggles” off and consider other schools, since I think that’s much more easily said than done 😅

[@cecilesch]

It definitely is! I look more at the fit of the school and the different programs available there. Making a pro con list always helps too! Just because a school has a great name, doesn’t mean you’d be happy there.

[@marciavox8105]

Appreciate this advice 👍 I made the first mistake. I have told people what I am applying to. I won’t make that mistake in the future.

[@cindym5493]

Thank you so much about the advices!!! Soooo helpful!

[@msnatalieho]

Omg this video was so helpful ty!!

[@cecilesch]

Aw glad to hear that!!

[@mercyjoymuiruri6773]

literally such an amazing video!! tysm💗 what’s your skincare routine though? 😭🤩

[@cecilesch]

Mercy M. omg I’ve been slacking so recently it’s been drinking water for once in my life HAHA but realistically I use a lot of diff products so I could def make a vid or lyk in DMs! Ty :)

[@lily1459]

this is ridiculously helpful thank you so much girl

[@whatspoppin11326]

I love mistake #6 it’s a much needed reminder (also I have you on 1.5 ;) )

[@mohamedmed1031]

Hey love your videos and that one was so helpful thank you . Can you make a video about extracurriculars and awards..!

[@cecilesch]

I kinda have one already! It’s the “how I got into the Ivy League”. Did you want a different one?

[@brisahernandez8564]

This was super helpful wow ily

[@cecilesch]

omg glad to helpppp!

[@kaitlynabellar6336]

This is an extremely insightful video!!! Thank you

[@jenbeckman9713]

literally no one everrrr: me watching this as a freshman haha tysm for the video tho super helpful :))

[@cecilesch]

HAHA no problem:)

[@jenbeckman9713]

@@cecilesch ahhh thank u so much for replying thats so sweet! ive been watching your videos for a while now and I love them. Hope you're happy at brown :-) its crazy that I am already thinking about college but I cant help it lol brown sounds amazing

[@cecilesch]

@@jenbeckman9713 I start in January since they postponed our year sadly:( but there’s a lot to love about the school for sure!:)

[@hadilalraeeini2579]

Hey Cecile thank you so much for the tips I’m happy to find out that I’m on the right track . I’ve got a question ,how can I get in contact with current students and alumni ? Because I’ve been struggling as a international applicant

[@cecilesch]

I think social media is the best way! Instagram especially, because you can find current students through the school’s pictures and the school’s hashtags

[@hadilalraeeini2579]

Cecile S thank you so much ❤️❤️

[@laurenschwartz1170]

not me watching on 1.75 speed LMAO ... thank you so much for this vid! super informational

[@rednam1814]

Hi Cecile! Is it okay to list all of your colleges to the teacher you’re asking for the ‘letter of recommendation’ from once they agree to write it for you? (I didn’t tell anyone else for the same reasons you mentioned in the video)

[@cecilesch]

I would think so! However, most teachers usually write a general letter of recommendation instead of one for every school. This is because it’s easier for them to just submit the one letter on common app and have it apply to all of the schools you listed. Overall though, they’ll probably see where you apply when they upload the letter to common app, so I think teachers are a safe choice!

[@rednam1814]

Cecile S Got it, thank you!

[@Stan-qe1zw]

I know you posted this video a while ago but I really would like to know what you mean by match schools how do you know if there a good fit for you.

[@chinonyelumanumba]

Thanks so much really helped

[@zainmughal2465]

Keep it up. Keep shining 🥰

[@aamanisharma6200]

love from INDIA cecile, thank you for the super informative video I would love to know course you are doing at BROWN? is it stem based? or business or liberal arts?

[@trecelle]

how do you find people that go to specific school ?

[@cecilesch]

Instagram!

[@trecelle]

@@cecilesch thank you :)

[@sisawosworld7187]

Hello my name is Sorrie Sisawo I am from Gambia 🇬🇲🇬🇲and I have some questions that I will like to ask you . I am a high school graduate right now making my applications to some couple of schools in USA 🇺🇸 . I just saw your video and I learned a lot from it if you don’t mind you please help me with a way that I can contact you directly

[@zahraasakrani5114]

Hi, I was just wondering, which high school did you attend? You look kind of familiar.

[@cecilesch]

Sylvania Northview High School!

[@zahraasakrani5114]

@@cecilesch Well in that case I've never met you, sorry for the mix up 😅

[@u.sharon8645]

Please can you tell me if you are doing both pre-med and MD OR DO in Brown Or is it only MD

[@cecilesch]

I am just doing my undergrad! I’m applying to MD schools next year though.

[@u.sharon8645]

@@cecilesch so does that mean you entered immediately after high school and you are doing pre-med right now

[@u.sharon8645]

@@cecilesch Also you just said you are applying to MD schools next year does that mean you cannot do both pre-med and MD in Brown or its just your personal decision to do MD in a different school

[@cecilesch]

@@u.sharon8645 you can do both at Brown! But you still have to apply for med school after undergrad (unless you’re in their direct program PLME where you don’t have to take MCAT or anything)

[@cecilesch]

@@u.sharon8645 I don’t know where I’m going to get into med school, but I’d prefer to go to a different school!

[@reshelove2005]

thank you so much!

[@Food00]

I had to increase the speed of this video was too slow 😂😂😂😂

[@zainmughal2465]

You are really very sorry 🥰