College Admission Standards Changing to Emphasize Community Service

As high school students wait to find out if they got accepted, dozens of schools announcing wide sweeping reforms.

[@johndanielson3777]

The college admissions process is broken, these kids are throwing away their childhoods so they could look good in a college application.

[@Baileyando]

John Henderson THANK YOU! finally someone said it

[@carsonchiem145]

You can always retake a test.... You can't re-live a party

[@gdew9643]

Yes, it is ridiculous

[@prissycatdoll6366]

Maze to confusion You’re delusional.

[@reneeharold7335]

Parents and teachers want to raise a generation of stephford children.

[@davidjite999]

No one: USA Colleges: We want age 16 entrepreneurs that have make a water supply dam in Africa or not accepted.

[@clydeb8221]

Sad but true.

[@somkeshav4143]

ooooooooooooof, talk about spitting FACTS

[@gracegrace6528]

me: is on board on non profit and spoke at UN hq at age 15 *gets rejected*

[@okas425]

Grace Grace how to hide flexing

[@gracegrace6528]

@@okas425 fr 😂

[@bob123819]

He's at Yale right now... Guess he ended up getting into an awesome school after all :)

[@EthanMcFarlinCraft]

www.linkedin.com/in/chriskarpovich/

[@eeshaanpp]

Lol, my boy the valedictorian Ethan with them facts.

[@davideyaliscool]

No way if he didn't get into Harvard as a double legacy the. He didn't get into yale

[@pattychow9261]

safetyschool.org

[@brionakennedy2846]

*Breaking News* kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZTZppmPha5gjM0

[@eviloatmeal98]

why am i here i finally got into college i dont need to be watching this crap...the college admissions process just continues to haunt you

[@KenshinHimura-eb9bv]

selppin how stiff is it I'm 3 years from graduation please tell me

[@russellgoldman7431]

LOL YASSSS

[@MRF77]

May I know which one?

[@eviloatmeal98]

+Kenshin1998 Himura 3 years from high school graduation? I think it'd be fair to say that spring semester junior year and fall of senior year are the worst, because you want your grades to be good, and you're also visiting colleges and writing your apps. But honestly, I really hate the fear-mongering that the media builds around the college process without actually positing any solutions or pressuring universities to do so. But what can you do

[@eviloatmeal98]

+Abdullah Maruf I go to Columbia. I also don't know how the reply system works on youtube

[@Nicro328]

I admire this guy for his dedication, passion, and excellence in both academics as well as in the community, but can somebody teach this guy how to run?

[@mareascarlett7357]

😐😓

[@xpythagoras4044]

'captain of cross country team' his form is terrible

[@81inchprimeass47]

captains aren't chosen on speed, it's on spirit and how you work with people. Our swim team captains aren't nearly the fastest people, but they are the most inspiring and fun people to be around.

[@curtislee7292]

I'm from a school where skill and meritocracy are valued the most. Our captains are usually the best at what they do and are liked by their peers.

[@jackieo.4354]

He could've been uncomfortable

[@angelinawilson2458]

I'm a senior in high school and when I went in for an interview at my top choice school, they were very impressed by how much community service I did. It's refreshing to see more schools caring less about numbers and more about the actual student.

[@shinypokeAce]

If you don't mind. Can you say what what school it is? I would really love to hear :)

[@angelinawilson2458]

+shinypokeAce not at all! The school is St. Mary's College of Maryland!

[@talebuttbitchton1267]

so you got into school for being nice, not being smart lol good to know. im sure an employer wont care if you know what you are doing as long as you are a good person hahahahaha

[@JonathanLopez-vv5nr]

John Kevin stop being such a jerk, if she was a man and she worked hard then she would get in. Just cuz u may not have the potential doesn’t mean you need to down others for their work

[@JonathanLopez-vv5nr]

talebutt bitchton she never said anything about her academics, stop speculating and making others feel bad

[@charlescunningham1872]

The mom acts like she's the victim but she doesn't have to be so obsessed with sending her son to the best school in the world. I think the college admissions process should be reformed so that more people are content with going to the school that fits them best.

[@gdew9643]

Yes, parents like her are feeding the monster

[@thedreamweaver6514]

Both of these kids deserve to go to University. .. they are both hard working and have made sacrifices! 👍☺

[@chcanon696]

+Ezekiel Koroisau Yes, but so do so many others. They are only a couple in millions.

[@SKILLS836]

+Ezekiel Koroisau What about all the other kids

[@toddcoolbaugh9978]

They don't want to go to "university." They want to be the elite of the elite. That's the problem

[@rawaserwan5463]

Todd Coolbaugh well if you work hard to be the elite then you deserve it!

[@MrBrewman95]

I think we should have a battle to death to get into these places. That will show their applicant's true might for victory.

[@PGOuma]

Brewman Hunger Games or should I say *College* Games? 🙃

[@omarperezrodriguez1827]

Lol

[@hunterwilliams6647]

I cant take him seriously with the way he runs. Good luck though.

[@brianlen2730]

He runs a 19 minute 5k

[@michaelcohen7246]

+Brian Len is that his best

[@marcusfillard9578]

Brian Len wait so do I and I don't even make varsity

[@TapabrataGhosh]

19 minute 5k isn't really varsity in most places...

[@brianlen2730]

No it's not... there's a lot more to cross country than times though!

[@michellethomas5893]

Aww that girl seems very genuine and kind. Any school would be lucky to have her!

[@bvbvjghjkjkj]

You don't have to go to an IVY League school to be successful. It's sad that too many kids today think that their only way to success is through Ivy League schools. You can still go to a not so well known state school, work hard and be more successful than someone from an Ivy League school.

[@KenshinHimura-eb9bv]

Jock Patterson Yea. but having a school where famous people went is good

[@bvbvjghjkjkj]

Understandable since I currently go to the same school as Stone cold Steven Austin and Dr. Phil. However, that won't contribute that to my success after obtaining my degree. Since I doubt my employer would care or even know. Don't get me wrong, some school have great connections because of their popularity, but going to a popular school shouldn't get you a job over someone else who did more work and is better prepared. That is my opinion.

[@febrezesmells-good9585]

Jock Patterson Think of a top school as a filter. Those that attend that school have proven their determination and intelligence through prior grades and achievements that allowed them to pass the admissions process. Employers can trust that an Ivy-educated student is not stupid. However, it's harder to do that for kids who don't attend such prestigious schools. We all know they could absolutely be more capable or qualified, but it's simply easier to use this built-in filter to hire a person.

[@bvbvjghjkjkj]

That filter needs to go away then. Students shouldn't depend on a school to lead them to a prosperous future. Don't get me wrong, any intelligent person deserves the best to bring out their full potential. Yet, it isn't fair to base someone's merit on which school they went to. I hope employees read work experiences, positions held, references, and their interview with the person, over a school's name. On another note. Am I the only one that noticed some colleges are becoming less about building scholars and qualified employees, but more about how to express your feelings. Maybe I been watching youtube too much. Yet, many times I see stuff like safe space, sjw, and other things that make no sense.

[@traplover6357]

Jock Patterson um, no? Because youtube doesn't reflect on students who just consistently work. They only show people in the humanities who have free time. And besides, college is filled with young liberals with those ideals since college institutions are usually left-leaning. Also, it's easier to have a filter when we have things like standardized testing, SATs, ACTs, other graduate tests, etc. because it's guaranteed that the person received the best education. It's hard to look at something like "hard work" for millions of students who could've just lied on their college essay and would take many years to evaluate on an individual basis.

[@dchang11]

Chris ended up attending Yale University.

[@okas425]

David C rip, hopefully he’s happy though, Yale is also a really good school

[@jesusbalderas329]

Harvard made a good decision.

[@sbolden123]

That's good. Ivy league

[@dando2841]

"the best school possible" isn't always the best school possible for you

[@jasonyoung4529]

Dando thank you first logical person I’ve seen all day. Best school in most cases isn’t where you should go. Let’s face it the ivy leagues were designed for the upper class. At Harvard and Yale you are competing against the smartest and wealthiest in the world who likely had far greater access to the best tutors and mentors from a young age. Malcolm gladwell has an excellent documentary about this. It’s better to dominate in your own little sphere than to be a small fish in a big pond.

[@dando2841]

I completely agree! My admissions counselor this year has given me the exact same advice for going into college next year. Ivy leagues are definitely an accomplishment but at what cost? I want to to enjoy my college life and not be surrounded by a ton of upper class snobs who think THEY'RE the biggest fish in the pond. Also, yeah, I strongly believe admissions to those schools is heavily dependent on parental wealth/clout. At the end of the day, hard work at any degree-granting institution is going to put you on the path to success.

[@jasonyoung4529]

Dando Exactly. I just graduated this fall and I went to a tougher school in my state instead of just going to the normal public university and I went through hell. Yes I was pre med but my average day in college was spent living in the library and stressing out about grades. It’s better to be a big fish in a small pond

[@dando2841]

Cool! Congrats on graduating! That's really cool- I'm going to start off studying pre-med too! :) Thanks for the advice, and sorry you went through hell. Are you going to med school now/soon?

[@jasonyoung4529]

Dando thanks. I’m applying the summer. I took a gap year after graduating so I could take my MCAT.

[@smartyyoung7319]

Applying to 16 colleges, that's something about his family background.

[@zkum16]

No kidding I only applied to 8

[@rachellraye627]

zkum16 I only applied to 4.

[@zosfuj4548]

SmartyYang 2016 in case you are deaf, both his parents went to Harvard and he lives in NY, goes to a magnet high. I think that says plenty already lol

[@laliday]

I only applied to 5, got accepted to all of them. There were no Ivy league schools on the list. Nevertheless, these were all great school. Harvard is good for networking, and that's about it.

[@traplover6357]

laliday "that's about it" That's the best worth of universities. Some cs n have all the majors in the world but if they don't have an internship or summer program, no connection to famous alumnis, etc., then the school is just garbage.

[@mutatismutandis7944]

She ended up going to Mount Holyoke College. A top 30 Liberal Arts school. Good for her

[@robertlee8805]

I heard that's a very good college.

[@thuongvo736]

Damn that’s fucked up she should’ve went to the top schools not top 30. She deserve more

[@nutsuphanat197]

Considering that Juju (the reporter) also graduated from Stanford (top school), I think she can relate to a lot of these experiences.

[@WickedAwesome2002]

He's a double legacy and didn't get in..interesting

[@e.m3045]

John Kevin someone is mad it isn’t all about scores buddy 😂😂

[@inpiglatin]

​@@anis-690 It shouldn't be ALL about race, but being a different race CAN be a strength on its own (and I say this as an overrepresented Asian). Different races/ethnicities can bring different points of view, ways of thinking, backgrounds, cultures, etc. which are all very positive things in academics. If everyone has the exact same white or Asian upper-middle-class background, you're going to be losing a lot of other perspectives and our future doctors/lawyers/politicians/etc. are going to be communicating with and making very important decisions for cultures and groups of people they have zero actual experience with. Interacting with and learning from other cultures is a very important part of education. Race/ethnicity should be far from the most important thing and it certainly shouldn't make up for a 3.4 GPA and zero extracurriculars while every other applicant has a 3.99 and the cure for cancer, but it can still be important in its own (small) way.

[@dasfun2243]

@John Kevin people like you constantly pretend how there is no meritocracy and universities aren't accepting white people and that's just a fucking lie. There is still a meritocracy, your test merits still matter. The boy in this video got into Yale by his merits, he didn't had to join some community college because Harvard rejected him likewise someone who wanted to join Yale got accepted into Harvard instead. It's just that your selection depends on whole lot more factors than just marks on SATs. And that's how it should be. It's easier for a well to do family to hire private teacher to boost their kids SAT score than someone from a poor neighborhood and family. All the black and Hispanics in Ivy league unis are still heck a lot smarter than whole lot of you. The fact that you are even being considered to join top tier unis means you've already reached certain SAT threashhold.

[@arthurepisodes-full8994]

I support Affirmative Action and I”m Indian

[@jennifermurphy7849]

3:07 How is he paying for all those application fees?!? That looks like a total of $1200!

[@xpythagoras4044]

he doesn't know what he's doing

[@chaeyoungsbestie414]

Jennifer Murphy I applied to 17 schools, but since I'm low-income I got to apply for free to every school. A kid like him, however, probably had his parents dump cash. He's clearly upper-middle.

[@igniii3348]

Chaeng's GF thats not how it works

[@talebuttbitchton1267]

its called a part time job dip shit $1200 is like a month or two of work

[@andysofly1]

How the hell does he have time for a part time job dumb ass. It’s called being privileged

[@jordan12118]

The girl came from a harder background

[@YAS9112]

yes she is

[@melissamiller4740]

Agreed best of luck

[@eliani1326]

This also proves that social economic background shouldn't get in the way of getting a proper education.

[@Anonbanker]

Jordan Davis it’s not a competition asshole

[@aaron414p8]

Why waste your childhood trying to get into these Ivy League colleges? Just because you go to Harvard doesn't automatically grant you a good job after you graduate. If you go to an average college and get very good grades, then you are practically guaranteed a job and you still get to enjoy your childhood.

[@iqjoel2878]

good grades at an average college doesn't get you jack. College grades don't matter in the slightest except staying above a 3.0 for scholarships at certain schools. Not saying that you can't get a good job with a degree at an average college.

[@dathunderman4]

IQJoel what are you talking about? For grad schools gpa matters a ton. Even for jobs, they ask for transcripts

[@carrotcake6572]

Tretch grad school not the workforce

[@hoixthegreat8359]

There was a study done at Yale to determine the class level of students before matriculation and about 5 years after they graduated. The study found that nearly all those who were in the lowest classes moved the highest class within 5 years after graduation. No state school offers that kind of improvement. It may be hype, but it's hype that works.

[@sourishw.5865]

Eh, doesn’t make a difference if you don’t exactly have a childhood. You get used to hard work and effort, and personal achievements, especially at a young age, are worth the amount of time poured into them. Builds character, if you ask me.

[@addie-eileenpaige6460]

I agree. I remember someone told me that having two or three things that you've really delved into looks a lot better than having 15 different things that you did a few months to a year at a time.

[@inesazhar2780]

Being ambitious and hardworking is a really good thing , but tormenting yourself to get into a college is not . Most successful people were not robots working day and night trying to get into a prestigious college . Most of them were just passionate about something and built their life on that passion . And there are plenty of well known philosophers , artists and scientists who changed the world but didn't have to go through and Ivy league school to do it. So to all the high schoolers freaking out over college : just do what you like , college is not a must to be successful , what truly is indisputable to become someone is passion , just focus on something you truly love to do , and you might easily make history. ( and plus what good can it do to be mediocre at everything and not excel at any field ?)

[@gs7828]

The thing is, to me, that effort is not the same throughout each and every moment. Sometime you need an absurd amount in short periods and a standard level of effort for long periods. It's not like one should always feel "safe" and not stressed: some moments require this and university applications can be like this (of course doing it for years and years is counterproductive).

[@charin951]

Some say to follow your passions but in reality you cant do this AND have a stable income. The best way is to find a non time consuming job that pays well and isn’t a financial educational burden so then you can have time to actually do what you like for hobbies.

[@amarashah7250]

High school may have been fun back then but now it’s just literal HELL

[@michaelaaa25]

I've been to Rye and the entire area is affluent, I'm more interested in an area with less wealth.

[@dchang11]

Rye, NY is in Westchester County, one of the most affluent suburbs in the area. I'm from Philadelphia, but have friends who live there. One ended up at Duke and many went to similar schools in that caliber.

[@karahplayz1324]

michaelaaa25 come to port chester then lol i live there it is right next to rye and we r a very diverse community and not that wealthy

[@thandiwecroke3430]

Right I'm from Harlem, NYC. I definitely notice some gentrification but otherwise we're not the most affluent neighborhood in the city.

[@aaaicila_]

Hearing her story broke my heart 💔 I read in the comments she was not accepted as an undergrad at Columbia, but I truly hope she made the decision to apply as a grad student. Just because she wasn’t accepted straight out of high school does not mean her dream was no longer a possibility.

[@swagyouam5707]

people think that we Americans are fat, lazy and dumb..........oh please! 😕

[@adityarao9595]

My only advice for people stressing about college is don't be afraid to apply to a shit ton of challenging schools. Obviously make sure you have a couple safeties but chances are you WILL get into one of those prestigious schools. I applied to 9 safeties out of 14 schools and got into all of them but luckily I got into Cornell. If you really care that much about which school you go to you probably have the grades to get in

[@josephmanning6041]

If the chick doesn't get in to Columbia, all hope is lost for college apps.

[@willie4959]

Joseph Manning she didn't, she's going to mount Holyoke college

[@robertlee8805]

@@willie4959 That's still a Good College.

[@eliani1326]

@@robertlee8805 it's actually an ivy league school. Also known as "little Harvard."

[@DeployTheBattery]

@@eliani1326 its not an Ivy, it's a hidden ivy or a little ivy because it has a good reputation and its prestigious in its own right, but it is not a part of the ivy league.

[@HankTheTank23]

@@DeployTheBattery I would say calling Mount Holyoke a "hidden ivy" is even quite generous, I'd never heard of them. Their acceptance rate is 52%.

[@stanpeterson3944]

Young people, LISTEN UP!!!! I went to an Ivy League school and came out a mess; college doesn't dictate your success in life, neither does AP courses, SAT scores, GPA, etc... success is determined by a person's desire to make something of their life, willingless to achieve their dreams, working smart not hard, staying focused and above all else seeing right from wrong; having basic morals...It's ok if you don't go to a top college-quite frankly I would recommend going to a school that gives you a lot of scholarship $$$$----realize now that you're young adults; you haven't seen or experienced how life is and that's ok that's not your fault...success isn't a one time event it's a gradual event the result of hard work, reacting well to failures/setbacks..., taking risks, working smart, playing upon other strengths that each individual posseses

[@blurbthenerd]

Harvard isn't even ranked #1.

[@snowplow8418]

+Blurb Depends. It is for law. And chances are you'll be sitting in a class with the next president or supreme court justice.

[@Kalel93739]

+SnowPlow it's actually Yale lol

[@kenyagrant2174]

+Blurb it does'nt matter it's still concerned the most prestigous school

[@justinfroot]

+SnowPlow actually Yale has the #1 law school

[@YAS9112]

in global rankings YES it's #1 for research publications and Nobel Prizes. Check out Global University for US News Rankings and Shanghai World Ranking. These 2 rankings are prestigious and they focus mainly on research quality. Stay away from QS and Times Rankings as they are considered to be fraud and work in favor of UK universities since they both are based in London and established after 2005. US News Ranking and Shanghai World Ranking are way older and have more experience since all methodologies used are peer-reviewed by doctoral level of experts not by editors like QS and Times Rankings.

[@remuspemus2126]

There are two routes: 1. Make a sob story essay 2. Have a ton of community service

[@calciumdiphosphate1645]

High school is hell.

[@bookloveralltheway]

So is life. High school is hell. College is hell. Work is hell. The only sweet release is death. Unless, you know, hell is real and you wind up there, then death is hell too.

[@mottomotto6194]

Maddy Diba couldn’t have said it any better

[@jollyholly2851]

Harvard probably saw this video and rejected him.

[@jdsce]

im a college senior but im still watching this. Oftentimes, I doubt myself and am extremely depressed. but hey, look, I went through one of these painful processes and proved myself. I feel better whenever I realize how hard I fought to be able to obtain a degree.

[@abigale3629]

Yea I’m a junior and I’m so confused on where to go to because I don’t feel good enough, but then again a college is a college. It’s an honor to go to any college not just the Ivy League

[@blava3155]

can someone explain what has changed? I didn't fully get it

[@laliday]

Probably nothing. They just added another requirement to the list.

[@alexwillis7980]

Highschool, in particular junior and senior year, are definitely the most stressful years of my life, but if I get into the USAFA, it'll all be worth it

[@cupcakes4444]

i dread college applications. I'm a newcoming junior so this year is important. it's annoying that I have to be a certain level to get into a college i want and cant be myself. i feel so pressured.

[@PGOuma]

Chantel F ikr

[@RacleandRaHill]

Chantel F same omg

[@Faithful.adanna]

I'm assuming you're a senior now? How's it going? I'm a senior and applied to like 7 schools.

[@robertlee8805]

@@Faithful.adanna Its 3/2019. What college/university did you get into? And what's your major?

[@robertlee8805]

Chantel So it's 3/2019. Where did you get accepted to and which one did you go to and what's your major? Good luck anyways even if you can't answer my questions.

[@ztheg_]

Bro, I don’t care what college I get into, all I want if financial stability, a good job, and time to spend with family. Why is this college shit so ridiculous, I want to retire by 65.

[@gtotalman]

I really feel for the girl, good luck girl and keep staying strong

[@cassiiforniaa]

harvard isn't everything. why have a so so experience at Harvard paying a quarter million for 4 years if you could have 4 years of prosperity at a local school paying a total of $40,000? this system man.

[@cassiiforniaa]

quality of the school should matter more than the "brand name", does the school have your program of interest? what communities surround your school? those should be deciding factors, not bc you want to show off or bc your parents went there.

[@putza10]

why some pay 1k for a pair of yeezys? it`s all about the brand/hype/status/bragging rights ..

[@josephparker646]

When I applied to the University I got into I noticed they actually built into their process as a longstanding standard that personal experience issue. After doing more research I found the Southern Baptist-affiliated universities actually take that portion seriously and have a longstanding tradition of accounting for that. Baylor is one of our flagship institutions in the nation but we have other surprising institutions as well. just a small sample of them is William Carey University, Cedarville University, Anderson University, Howard Payne University

[@rockwall5329]

The reason why there is so much competition is that some people can easily get a perfect GPA and SAT, and have time for extracurriculars. The rest of us have to work 8 hours a day just to keep up with them.

[@thomasbarker7787]

LOL 😂 I dropped out of high school and went to community college and got into every school that I applied to, including UCLA and UC Berkeley. Definitely didn't kill myself like this dude did.

[@miaa1762]

How did you do it???

[@lucymarshall1090]

Did you get into "every school you applied to" before or after attending community college?

[@peter1135]

@@lucymarshall1090 Yikes 😂

[@jdogjr9509]

well theres some of us that need to take care of their family's and work jobs as soon as we're done school. No time for community service

[@codybythesea]

the girl is very pretty, just like her mother.

[@Tejas2148]

Gotta say I got into Columbia and still had a great time in public high school. Near zero community service, rarely ever did hw, just basically focused on sports.

[@KenjiTheSaiyan]

keyword: Sports

[@subzero8344]

Cap

[@maebuckingham1851]

This is the perfect video for me. I feel like education has overcome my life trying to get into my dream school.

[@kacpimaciej]

how would you say you're doing now?

[@alex182618]

What kind of a doctor you want to go to? The one who knows science, biology, and chemistry. To achieve it he or she needs to work hard since childhood. Being poor or an orphan does not count.

[@mollylevitt1474]

Rye is an insanely rich and privileged town, I'm not surprised that Chris got deferred

[@pauld4355]

this is awesome.. Columbia has been doing it for a while with their school of general studies

[@eileeneclark9011]

9/15/19....I am an older Boomer & went to a highly prestigious private school in my hometown---Atlanta. MY FAMILY would only allow me to attend a local college & live @ home. I had excellent grades....I had taken some AP courses....I did the usual school sponsored community service with my classmates. Neither parent had finished school so both insisted on my goint to college. I applied to 2 top notch local colleges. I asked my minister + my doctor + a judge + the family lawyer + a former neighbor who was appointed to an important govt position in DC by the President...I asked each of these men for a letter of recommendation & sent them in my with my application + (small) application fee. I was accepted before the Christmas holidays at both colleges....But since 1 was a state school, I also received acceptance at the out-if-town State University where I had not applied & could not go b/c it was not local. Things were stressful back then but nobody cheated on their SATs /nobody bribed anybody/my family certainly didn't have the money to donate for a new library or medical center or dorm! Looking back, I am happy that life was more simple & seemed less desperate back then. And I graduated with NO debt b/c my family paid tuition in full each semester......

[@beastkaybyt2865]

at least u can apply to 16 unis we can only apply to 4 in the UK

[@RumbleRish]

And that's life. college will remain hard & he'll remain sleep deprived. but these are the sacrifices for a good career later on.

[@anevoultionarylevelaboveg9202]

Not always. Job market and student debt awaits

[@AbrahamSalazar210]

As long as he does't graduate with a liberal arts degree (unless he plans to attend medical/law/business school) then he will do just fine.

[@denvercatwoman6561]

@John Kevin my brother was failing a writing class until he figured out the prof's political bias. After that he got A's.

[@thuongvo736]

Sacrifices for a good career. Tf throw your friends away and family. You throw away your childhood and teen years. For a job that give more stress and more sacrifices. Depending on what job you wanna get. Plus you probably wont even like that job. And don’t say that’s life. If you don’t like it you can change it

[@graceknight1743]

Or a mountain of student debt and a bachelor's in basket weaving...

[@ShawnBen]

This looks like a nightmare!

[@killswitchOW]

Cheesy Terry Lmao, act of 28. No offense, but that's pretty bad.

[@martinbravo9914]

He hopes to get into Harvard, where both his parents went... So much economic and parental privilege...

[@equestrianswagger]

Martin Bravo so messed up that you watched this and the first thing that came to mind was how privileged he is and you didn't address it in a nice tone, kids like you have to grow up because just because A KID is economically well off does not mean their life is easy and his parents went to Harvard because they worked for it. If you want something, work for it. Then you won't have to cry over the "privilege" that haunts our world.

[@lolgurl141]

+Equestrian Swagger i couldn't have said it better

[@tini96]

Lmao what are you talking about. while his parents may have worked hard, you don't know that. It may have been his grandparents' money that got is his parents in. While his life may not be easy bc of his economics, we don't know the full story if it is or not and to what extent his economics help him.

[@tini96]

MrNuggly that house looks ny standards nice lol jk

[@traplover6357]

Equestrian Swagger having economic privilege gives you access to opportunities like a better tutor, a good high school, connections, and experience from parents who did the work. Compared that to a second-generation citizen from immigrant parents who had to work hard like this kid but suffer through a poor neighborhood, a lackluster school, no knowledge on the path to success to fall on, and ultimately, just not nurtured enoughdespite his/her IQ

[@namemcnamey4207]

These kids are great. Some of the suggestions are worrisome rather then take into account ability they take stuff such as feelings into account which is stupid everyone has a sad story. I have suffered from depression for years. I grew up in a single parent household which has constantly dipped below and skimmed the top of the poverty line. so we're is my scholarship?

[@laliday]

Depends on what you did in spite of being depressed and poor.

[@KaylaPearlCPNinja]

Because I didn't take the SAT, I'm attending a community college to earn my associates degree before moving on to Arizona State University Polytechnic. During my high school years, I was required to do a total of 120 hours of community service over the course of the four years of being a student.

[@brucehan6454]

I totally understand this man. Hopefully, I will be fine.

[@whatiwriteafterthisismainl7133]

I think that having SAT scores should be considered in the process because it shows how much the student is persistent and how hard they work to learn, if they just look at how much somebody has gone through we cannot guarantee that said student would be worth that seat that they couldhv took away from someone else in the sense of them not taking things seriously and wholeheartedly.

[@blueaglejor]

The whole process is a test of ambition and willingness to show your will to do what it takes to achieve your goals. That's why these colleges are more likely to accept those who have excelled despite hardships in their lives.

[@aimi6627]

Shoot...I've had one volunteering experience throughout my years of high school and trying to bump that up this year as a junior

[@jacksonlevine6482]

2:25 he’s captain of the cross country team.hes running on a track

[@evancaplinger5856]

holy shit calm down going to an ivy league school is NOT that great

[@jollyholly2851]

Only 3 ivy leagues are even good schools

[@vl5562]

Good to hear that colleges are looking for students that more well-rounded and what students do to give back to the communities around them so in the way teaches kids to not just focusing on just themselves of what they want , it is about what they can do to give back and build the nation in the future ✨👍🏽.

[@eawesomest]

That girl will get in through her essays. Hope for the best!

[@keishonwhite7721]

I know a Guy named Damion who went through the same Ivy league process but he got into ucla

[@membersonlyrarevideos3211]

I hope you make it Corcha and Chris 💯❤️

[@agentamboy90]

UC Berkeley! not on that list..... smh

[@carsonkien8141]

Daniel Billostas ikr..

[@EM-rm2xh]

Wish they would have done this 10 years ago. It'd also be nice if they added: 'Have you had healthcare growing up' and 'Do you have a car'. There's so much that these applications and FAFSA don't take into consideration. Also, how about we don't count the income a kid makes while working in high school as part of their family income. Many kids work in order to save money for school. Working 4-5 days a week take away from study time and contribute to stress. Also, let's take a child's entire history of family income, not just the year they apply. And then, most of all, how about they start doing something about how outrageously expensive college is.

[@surreal9558]

I fell bad for this, but I don't do community service, but I can't focus on that, I focus on how I do in school, and I work on figuring out how I can do better than before. This reform is total bs. People should have a choice to do these sorts of things, not get forced and pressured by colleges that want it.

[@hreader]

An interesting film (I see what some of the commentariat mean about the young man's running form - I did X-Country at school!). If it's any consolation to the young man - or anyone else in his situation (I realise the film was made over two years ago) - I tried for Cambridge (like trying for Harvard). I didn't get in but went to Bangor in North Wales instead: looking back on it I got more out of Bangor as it was less of a hothouse and therefore allowed more outside activity - in my case music (their head of music was the composer William Mathias) and community service (a Saturday reading club and a special school for deprived children). There IS life outside the top universities! Indeed in this country there's a decent life outside the University system altogether - high-level apprenticeships. A young man of my acquaintance has recently landed one of these with the Airbus corporation and is avoiding the massive debt accrued by his colleagues (and also older brother) going to University. Still, glad to see the top US universities trying to cool off the hothouse - I hope this process is being kept up in 2018.

[@alinaglover_]

The pressure is on for high school students like me. I'm a current junior and apply for college this summer. I'm also worried about not getting in, because colleges demand a nearly perfect student which is something over the years I have become distant of. My dream is Columbia, because of the great research they do for Alzheimer's Disease, but I know I'm not able to get in. It's really hard to be competing with every other high school student in the world. I don't think this "change" in admissions policy will actually widen the perspective to students like me.

[@hugofavila7671]

Hi Alina, I am actually attending Columbia and come from an extremely low income background. Don't ever count yourself out, you don't have to be a "perfect" student. You can private message me if you want some advice about anything Columbia :)

[@laliday]

Some experts in many fields are self-taught. That's what being a scientist is actually about if you care about research. Some of them come from Columbia, others come from other schools but the effort they put into their education (reading journal articles, writing papers) is so extensive, that they are better than someone who went to a school like Columbia. In any case, if you want to do research, it's better that you get to a good grad school. Undergraduate school is important, but it's just one of two or three schools you'd be attending. Think about that as well.

[@sirrykr1679]

I live in Iceland and find this USA admission process utterly rediculus. And talking about community, how about that universities in each state be compelled to reserve majority, say 60 to 70 percent, of their places for students in their own state, at least the state colleges. Private colleges might be trickier.

[@jg9425]

That's so many more schools on his common app than I have now.... wow.

[@mike4ty4]

This is actually the kind of thing that caused me to FAIL to even bother to _try_ for such colleges, because I had NO such community service involvement to the extent they want and the strength was much more in academics and knew I wouldn't be able to make the cut, in part due to socialization failure resulting from psych. disorders while growing up. The real problem is the idea of having a single, one-size-fits-all requirement when people are not single, one-size-fits-all things. Ableist, neurotypicalist and/or classist in various ways - can easily and headpoppishly see how this can count out many with things like autism, adhd and similar or even just the good ole-fashioned "nerd". It's conformist as fuck while pretending to be otherwise and only a _truer_ outsider can notice. And an evil assumption that you have been suuuuper lucky to have had everything in order from as early as possible when things are _far_ from that guaranteed or homogeneous in reality. If anything, there should be a set of different admissions options, not just one. Or, just set a test for the subject you want to study, and if you do good enough on that test, you can get in. If you want to make the college more selective, you can just make the test harder, and/or have a quota or waiting line to get in kind of like immigration. Not everyone has to go to college at 18 or less. And this is the kind of college it seems I'd have _needed_ to do the kinds of things I realized that I really wanted to do, but now it's too late. Not necessarily for the academic coursework per se, but for who you get to be put in touch with and the locations.

[@user-ux8mg9ei9k]

They deserve to go to the univerity they want to go. They are trying hard.

[@vakyodai]

There are thousands of other kids trying hard just like them. Not every kid can get in, just the way it is

[@Iheartstarkid4sure]

what more could that kid have done to get in?!!

[@betheladiele4684]

Emm98 he could've done less.. not more.. less

[@Iheartstarkid4sure]

Bethel Adiele Seriously? Jesus Christ that's ridiculous

[@laliday]

Maybe he'd do better if he focused on two things that he's most passionate about, instead of overcompensating with a number of activities. He's competitive and ambitious for his own sake. It might seem to some that he doesn't care how he gets to the top, as long as he gets to the top. Plus sleeping 5 hours a night at this age? at any age? How do you think he'd treat his workforce who care about work-life balance and other things besides work? That's the point Harvard is trying to make in this video. Be compassionate, be focused, be unique, excel, be a good human, don't try to do it all. Having said that, I don't know if they will actually follow through with this. It seems they are just adding another requirement to the list.

[@treebear8364]

well they probs didn't connect with his essays which also count.

[@Kazakhandproud]

A little surprised he didn’t get into Harvard, especially with legacy

[@DrAtomics]

Finally, students like me who don't have rich parents have the ability to get into prestegious universities.

[@dylbinawesomeperson]

People need to start realizing that nothing matters besides friends and being happy

[@okas425]

Anyone else who took the shsat after the hell of studying day and night to be relieved it’s over, only to be awoken by another test, even bigger, even more stress. Shsat: a standardized test only in n.y which tests the students ability by giving them 114 questions math and Ela in 3 hours to get in to 1 of 7 schools. All 7 are really good schools although the top 3 are like the Ivy League of highschools.

[@jordancunningham1682]

His younger brother also got into Yale

[@cabayern9416]

He only wanted a big name school ...says a lot about his value system .

[@Vim_Tim]

It's all just more rules for the same game. Over half of Ivy League graduates will still end up in self-serving industries: consulting, finance, or big tech. Chris ended up studying CS at Yale & MIT while interning for Amazon. He's on his way to a lucrative career in tech.

[@JK-hv2rd]

This is because of the schools focus on test scores and not the whole child

[@6ancerpi9]

This is how EVERY student in South Korea live. They're not so special comparing to them. They're average.

[@benjaminsanders3073]

Ugh, this video is so true!

[@stephen.]

PLEASE tone it down😭 Both my dad is an Ivy League graduate if I don't get in it'll be such an embarrassment

[@kinganonymous1872]

These 2 are lucky i wish i couldve been interviewes but im only a freshman because the universities are accually looking at this vid

[@lilybingxibyrnes9007]

the college board site always crashes and its so annoying!!!

[@christinawinters6860]

I'm just concerned about how close she is sitting to the steering wheel.

[@zacklight]

The reporter went to Stanford.

[@DC-ph8xt]

If you want to achive something , don't complain . Not everything can be handed to you . Often people need to make sacrifices in order to reach those dreams.

[@rkrw576]

I doubt the recommendations will change much about the applications process in the US. It is how the culture has evolved, far more extreme than when us boomers were of that age. Once the new criteria are known, applicants will tailor their applications in the same ways. It is a pity that American students don't know how different the process is in other cultures. In the UK, where you start out with a major already chosen, it is all demonstrating interest in your subject in addition to the grade requirements; you look less at some abstract "well rounded individual" and concentrate on qualifications; ECs are taken into account only if directly relevant. When comparing the experience of my daughter and her American counterparts, I believe the process remained within the bounds of sanity in the UK but not in the US - she rarely went to bed later than 10pm, prepared for end-of-year exams rather than weekly make-work until 1 or 2am, and focused her ECs on what she genuinely wanted to do; none of her American friends were able to pursue her moderate course. And she did get into her dream school.

[@anevoultionarylevelaboveg9202]

getting into university In the UK does seem alot more academic focused . Here in the US, you have to Carter your application to being the Nicest And Kindest Human Ever while on top of your class and president of everything. Maddening

[@KenjiTheSaiyan]

10pm?? I'm lucky to be in bed by 2 am. I have to practice SATs, SAT IIs, multiple AP exam prep, regular AP coursework, on top of club managing, self-studying other languages, writing scholarship essays, entering writing contests, projects, finishing book reading requirements, AND still volunteering, AND basically running the family routine (eg. lease agreements, taxes, contracts, legal paperwork for immigration, medical appointments) since my parents cannot speak English. Oh. And still find time to hang with friends and pursue my joy in writing.

[@mtadams2009]

Ok people don't feel to sad for him, he has been given every break you could ever want. Rye is a very wealthy town, average home price is over a million dollars and they average SAT at his high school is 1290, that's average. His parents are alumni which ups your odds to about a 33 percent chance of getting in. He will be fine. My wife's niece who had a nearly perfect SAT and did many extra activities but came from a poor family and attended a lousy school system also did not get in, the difference she is now attending a state school on a scholarship as she does not have the money to attend a high end private college. Yes she worked her ass off just like him and was stressed out. There is nothing like coming from money and continuing the tradition, its how it is. If you have not been exposed how the wealthy get it done it would surprise you. I live one town over from Rye which is similar and the advantages these kids get are hard to believe. I attended a lousy school system and only attended community college but somehow managed to make it, the world does not end because you did not get into Harvard. He will be fine.

[@SarahFunes]

Kids shouldn't be pressured by their parents or their high school counselors to go to a 4 year straight away. Transferring from a community college is the best way and if you work hard can transfer to a really top ranked school. I myself transferred to UC Berkeley. I didn't bother applying to any private universities because that is not where my values lie. However I was accepted to UC Berkeley the number one public university in the world and I'm so proud to be a Berkeley graduate. It's about hard work not where you go or when.

[@xjv_ghost577]

My school called my mom and said I'm gonna get community service for skipping a lot of classes everyday. I'm not mad though cause I think I deserve it.