College Decision Reactions 2017

Special Thanks to:
Jai
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Kenny
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Alex
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My Stats:
ACT-36
UW GPA-4.0 (Toughest Course Difficulty)

[@delphinedjomo]

It's so adorable how your friends were there to support you almost each time, it's so inspiring :) you're lucky to be surrounded by such great people

[@twopar4667]

Yeah I'm blessed with some of the best friends in the world. They helped me get through all the rejections I had at the end of the admissions process.

[@ordinaryprepster5625]

Delph

[@verslaflamme666]

UW comp-sci is crazy selective, dude! Congrats on getting direct admit! go dawgs!

[@twopar4667]

Thank you! Go Dawgs!

[@christinakcover]

I loved this video! So positive, uplifting and inspiring, your friends are so cool and supportive, it's so cool that you kept the faith even through the tough news of rejections. This can inspire so many others. Best of luck at uni this fall!! Can't wait to see your graduate school reaction video one day!

[@twopar4667]

Thank you! I definitely have some awesome friends.

[@creanpie7797]

You are an absolute legend. My friends and I watch this video ritually and we especially love your UCLA and University of Washington reactions. Love ya man.

[@twopar4667]

Thanks appreciate it!

[@anishasharma5405]

ahh I love how positive you are !!

[@twopar4667]

Thank you! A positive attitude has so much power.

[@ombhatt6626]

I am going through the process now in 2019 and it's so nerve wracking! But I go through this video frequently to keep me sane. Congrats on your amazing acceptances! I got into UIUC (engineering) after a deferral too! It's an amazing school and it feels so good lmao. But I hope I get UW and UCLA too! Good luck on your UW experience :)

[@jionar1023]

saw the ib logo and got so triggered just bc I felt the pain of the program LMAO but congrats!!!!

[@twopar4667]

Haha thanks! The IBDP was torture but thankfully I'm finally done. Make sure to stay tuned for my IB results reaction video in July.

[@jionar1023]

twopar Wait, you only did IBDP? I did MYP + DP! But will do, good to see fellow IB graduate. Congrats for committing to UW. I'll be at UNR majoring in Biology.

[@twopar4667]

Jiona Robledo My school district only offers the DP. Good luck with your future endeavours!

[@vivalaelsa]

Jiona Robledo this comment is me

[@saimittapalli9668]

I honestly dont know what you guys are talking about,what is IB

[@giariv]

Best college decision reaction video I've seen so far. Great advice at the end. Congrats from a fellow IB grad, and I'm sure you'll do great at UW.

[@twopar4667]

Thank you appreciate it. I'll be uploading a video of me opening my IB decision reactions by the end of this week so stay tuned for that.

[@TheSinCityASMR]

You got a 36 on ACT and 4.00 GPA got deferred from University of Illinois....... The fuck is wrong with them?

[@anshunidamanuri9823]

tows1000 well it is the 5th best school in the nation for his major

[@keegan6356]

Anshu Nidamanuri But they're acceptance rate is 66%...

[@matthewbreslin6732]

Congratulations on all the acceptances! I found this video very inspiring as I start my own application process.

[@amulyamaddali5539]

Your energy is so positive and amazing! Congrats and good luck for the future ::))

[@twopar4667]

Thank you!

[@tylerfeildway3047]

Hahaha love your reveal! Congratulations on all your acceptances and I wish you the best of luck!!

[@sportshighlightcentral4708]

In state tuition my dude. Good choice

[@twopar4667]

Go Dawgs!

[@AmazingGracer45]

Congratulations, it must be awesome seeing your hard work pay off. :)

[@twopar4667]

Thanks! The college process was definitely very kind to me.

[@apurva616]

Haha the college reveal at the end! I loved it! It was a good shock XD XD Congrats!

[@leoncai7042]

I got UT CS too and was rejected from Cal & Stanford. Congrats on your decision and thanks for sharing! Would have been nice to see you in Austin :)

[@morganshinall2839]

omg this video gave me so much anxiety lmao. But I really appreciated what you said at the end. Congrats man!

[@twopar4667]

Don't worry! It's so crazy to think I worried so much about college decisions a year ago but now I don't even think about them at all. Once you start college, you won't really care about where you got in and where you didn't, so just take it as it comes and know that you'll end up somewhere great!

[@garlicbred7993]

Wow! You're the first video I've watched where someone applied to UT. As someone from Austin, the only people I ever hear about applying are from Texas. It was pretty cool seeing someone from outside getting in. Congrats on all of the schools!

[@twopar4667]

Hook em horns haha and thank you

[@victoriahale5254]

UT is about 40% out of state

[@hanklin4633]

well cause he is apply CS and UT is great in CS

[@lucaandaviation3846]

Hey congratulations, I live in sammamish and it really cool to see someone who lives near me get into those amazing colleges

[@natefischer2833]

Miracle on Techwood Drive baby! Go dawgs

[@azamatkhamidov6272]

Hey man, congrats on your acceptances. I’m currently a junior doing IBDP and had some questions for you. 1. Did you include your predicted IB score in your application? If yes, mind telling what it was? 2. I’m doing quite good in IB and hoping to get around 36-39 IB points but my freshman and sophomore year my GPA was 3.5. I’m hoping to get 3.9-4.0 GPA this year and maybe next year. My SAT is 1400 (gonna retake and aim for 1500). Not crazy ECs but pretty okay. Do you think my low GPA in the first two years of HS gonna affect my chances a lot? Or will the predicted scores make up? Also, even tho GPAs have bad start, it’s an upward trend. Most of the unis in my list are the ones you applied to as well so wanted to hear your opinion. Thanks and sorry for this long essay

[@nicholasbegan7671]

Miracle on Techwood Drive. I get it. WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE!

[@twopar4667]

Oh yup THWG

[@shelleyn2884]

Love your reactions! What a mature obviously intelligent and nice guy you are.

[@twopar4667]

Thank you so much!

[@terrycrow3671]

Congrats on everything

[@markhu9042]

my heart tore when you took off that illinois shirt..

[@MOIstats]

I am genuinely surprised that you got into a bunch of out-of-state flagship public schools but not any private school. That is so great though lol But U-Dub is definitely a solid choice for CS...I heard they are huge on Microsoft. I definitely would have done the same thing. I currently go to a college in the Silicon Valley and I heard U-Dub puts a lot of Huskies in those companies. Great video (it was pretty unique, never saw something like it) & congrats

[@twopar4667]

Yeah the only thing I can control is doing my best. Everything else is out of my hands. UW is a great cs school and I'm paying in-state tuition so it's a great value. Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@MOIstats]

Right on, bow down to Washington!

[@mulepati]

I just got into UW CS, Your video was great and very helpful, hope to see you there :)

[@mila3432]

You're so inspiring & wholesome

[@TheLynLyn57]

Love the video dude! Congrats on your success (:

[@twopar4667]

Thanks!

[@vardy1012]

Haha I loved the reactions! Very supporting friends. Good advice, Saludos from Argentina

[@twopar4667]

¡Muchas gracias! La verdad es que soy aficionado del español. Un abrazo desde los EE.UU.

[@borutokhanzna9739]

Can you do a stats video and one on where you went to college?

[@tylersheckells1831]

Love it man! Any advice on High School work?

[@twopar4667]

Honestly just challenge yourself in everything you do but don't push yourself to the point of burnout. Essentially, don't take the easy route but don't lose sight of what's really important (friends, family, experiences, etc.)

[@emilycardoza5147]

Congrats on your acceptances. UW is my dream school. This year I am a senior and terribly nervous to find out whether they will accept me or not. NC is where I live, and it is supposedly harder for oos student to get in. My ACT score and GPA are far from as good as yours, but my fingers are crossed.

[@twopar4667]

Thank you. Best of luck!

[@djnkg4703]

Congrats man i wish i had the chance to even apply for those colleges let alone go there..

[@shrek3706]

Aw I was hoping to see you at ucla but congrats on all your acceptances and good luck at UW!

[@twopar4667]

Thanks! UCLA is definitely a great school and I was grateful to be accepted.

[@livinginacolorlessworld-9900]

Congratulations, you seem like a bright student :)

[@jocelynnecampos9514]

i like the reaction for your acceptance loll!!! super cool you got into ucla lucky you!!! hope that will be me this year!

[@twopar4667]

Thank you! Best of luck!

[@merafsergoalem4194]

Love how to take everything in stride. Nothing fazes you!!

[@twopar4667]

Thank you! It definitely stung at first but I realized that admissions didn't matter as much as I thought they did so it made it easier to move on.

[@1kingkaleb]

Hey man, I am so happy for you! I hope you are enjoying life at Uni. So if you don't mind me asking, what was your IB score?

[@twopar4667]

Thank you! I made a video where I reacted to my scores at kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIbbYaeQnJWgiMU. Watch and you'll find out what score I got!

[@deepintophysics]

Hello. Can you please guide me through the best steps that I can take get off the wait list...I am an international student and I have been wait listed by Trinity College

[@chickennoodle_]

my sister goes to UW and i visited the campus and its beautiful. im so happy for you and i know youll do great things

[@twopar4667]

Thanks so much appreciate the kind words!

[@sivabhuvan]

Great job Pari. Good luck at Udub. Great video.

[@twopar4667]

Thank you!

[@spacesuitred3839]

what exams did you submitted and can i apply to same unis with a level exam:A*AA

[@malachidixson4065]

Good choice!!

[@bianca1aa]

How is he getting rejected??!? This makes me lose hope

[@twopar4667]

All you can do when it comes to the college admissions process is do your best in everything you do. Anything outside that is beyond your control. Best of luck!

[@yasinabdalla9841]

shay jefferson so you're going to work at mcdonalds?

[@iccydetroit7368]

twopar he dident work hard enough

[@twp4603]

IccyDetroit He had a 36 ACT and a perfect 4.0 unweighted... I think he tried hard enough you fucking dumbass

[@mjheels999]

IccyDetroit you can’t have better stats than he did on the act and you can’t have a higher gpa than he did.... stfu

[@shravanr8264]

Dude....a year later.... I'm screwing my head over the same universities but for business! Awesome video btw!

[@twopar4667]

Thanks man! Best of luck with your decisions.

[@rockz7772]

Bro I didn't even realize you went to Skyline lol. I play football and you guys destroyed us. Anyway go dawgs! (I'm hella late)

[@twopar4667]

Haha all good man! Thanks for the support! Hope high school is treating you well.

[@piggy8435]

Nice!! I had the same stats/admission choices as you, I got Berkeley also but picked UW CS. This was 2 years ago, and I have a fulltime job at Google now! Great choice man, you'll love it

[@davo1822]

Holy shit dude that's awesome! I'm applying to UW Stanford Berkeley and GT next year so what you did is almost exactly what my goals are lmao. Got any advice?

[@twopar4667]

That's awesome! UW is a great school and it's great to see CSE alumni doing awesome things in the industry!

[@antoniodelotero1377]

now im wondering what one of the thousand good ass schools you chose to go to lol good for you!!!

[@anonwa4309]

yo do you go to skyline!?

[@brandony4923]

Great video and very helpful

[@alexlevine78]

Congrats on your acceptances! How were your essays by the way? Might they have helped or hurt you? Also, I'm a little surprised about the Cal rejection seeing that you have perfect stats. Making me lose hope :(. But will being in state actually help me?

[@twopar4667]

Not too sure about in-state vs OOS but I felt like my essays were solid. At a lot of these very selective schools it's honestly a crapshoot so you can only do your best and hope things go your way.

[@SwagDawg]

I just got direct admission to cs at udub! Literally I watched your video when it came out and was soo jealous.

[@abhinavkhanna5921]

What were your extracurriculars and achievements?

[@vivalaelsa]

Congrats on your acceptances dude!! :)

[@twopar4667]

Thanks!

[@AniKAN-xs4dr]

Truly inspirational! Any tips for essays?

[@twopar4667]

My biggest tip would be to start writing your essays during the summer because you'll be super stressed during the school year. Make sure to spend a lot of time working on them and have other people look at them so you can get other viewpoints. Also, try to write about things that impacted you during your high school years. It's way easier to write about things that you have a personal connection to.

[@markhu9042]

FIGHTING ILLINI!!! I-L-L-I-N-I

[@elizabeth-7064]

congrats, you have a extremely great support system. Hope you can find the same in college

[@limelightprod.4014]

Go dawgs! Bow down! Congratulations!

[@twopar4667]

Thank you! Go dawgs!

[@TheSab3r]

GOT ILLINOIS CS yesterday . Super pumped .

[@twopar4667]

Congrats man! UIUC is a great place to be.

[@michaeldow3590]

Can you do a stats video?

[@spaceholder1544]

I was cheering every time u got in like your my older brother omg congrats I’m so happy for you

[@twopar4667]

Thank you!

[@queenagron9520]

what's your GPA and SAT scores

[@matthewehresman1360]

What school did you end up picking?

[@monj5492]

How about you make a video explaining how you prepped for the ACT. Because you have a perfect score.

[@twopar4667]

Yes I will be making a video about that. Recorded it today and will be releasing it soon.

[@martinkim5650]

Really happy for you

[@twopar4667]

Thank you!

[@JW-mr5mh]

Hi there, I just have a quick question. I'm ranked 3 of 48 in my graduating class and I'm in the top 10%, and ut austin has a top 10 percent rule in texas where the top 10 percent of any high school are guaranteed admission...if I'm in the top 10 percent of my class in California, does that have a positive impact?

[@mariogotze6588]

No. Doesn’t apply to OOS.

[@sarahbautista7893]

congrats on all the acceptances! fellow IB student here :)

[@twopar4667]

Thank you!

[@hanklin4633]

CS major sure is tough. You should of try other 2 of the top 4, MIT and CMU, hey you never know. but UW is great also save on tuition. For undergrad I feel all will be similar, go after the top 4 again for grad school!

[@dylanharrison1216]

@twopar i saw in the comments u hada 4.0 so u didnt take any AP classes? also did u take the SAT or just the ACT? Im a high school sophmore so im pretty curious

[@twopar4667]

I took IB classes. I took the ACT for college and I took the SAT as it is required to move from a National Merit Semi Finalist to National Merit Finalist.

[@xmuta]

Did you go to TM Landry?

[@autumntennison2815]

This video made me so happy! University of Washington is my dream school! I’m from Illinois and I’m applying to university of Illinois as well as most of the schools you applied to!

[@twopar4667]

Best of luck!

[@princemireku9215]

How did you get scholarships as a prospective student?

[@lil_lzies]

Do you have any advice for people who aren't the best standardized test takers? My scores are below average but my gpa is in the upper percentile. I believe my test scores don't reflect my academic potential. Still it's kinda scary applying to college with such uncertainty. What are your thoughts on this?

[@twopar4667]

Your GPA is 4 years of hard work whereas your test scores are 4 hours of testing. That should tell you enough about what colleges value the most. Good luck and stay tuned for my college tips videos coming out soon.

[@a576823]

ahah the end was so cool! anyways our gpa system is so stupid now. im a junior in texas and our gpa is on a 100 point scale meaning every point matters :( everyone is constantly stressed and it sucks soooo bad. im trying to do a lot of activities this year because my gpa is trash. i do varsity dance, nehs, applied to nhs, officer for a girls empowerment club, hfh etc. im hoping to do more volunteer work and do a huge service project hopefully spring or early summer so that i can put it on applications. its also a personal thing too though, i love to help and advocate for people who need it. anyways, i wish you the best!

[@a576823]

lol sorry for the bad grammar

[@twopar4667]

Thank you! Don't worry about it. Just do your best and good things will happen.

[@lilbulf2309]

U am just finishing the myp programm and about to do the Db

[@twopar4667]

Good luck!

[@manusharma7513]

thats money bro i hope i join u fall quarter

[@jdnsjanadsj]

How good is Purdue good accepted there not sure I wanna go tho for comp sci

[@whitesharkies]

where'd you end of going?!

[@timothytillman8316]

GO DAWGS! WELCOME TO UW BRO!

[@michaeln.2383]

I've always thought that the college essay is a judge of your character and that you have to fake it the have the slightest chance of making it.

[@curtislee7292]

did you have any extracurriculars?

[@WrapFiqah]

This video lowkey gave me anxiety I’m finishing my last two applications and I’m hating the wait I have to do to get accepted or denied

[@twopar4667]

Don't worry! I'm sure things will end up well!

[@muneefashinku6575]

which major were you applying for ?

[@aseessingh100]

Hi ! I am a High School senior from India. Would like to know if you gave any SAT subject tests and what were your scores.

[@tennisbuddy461]

Good Luck!!

[@tinopenchev2829]

Congratulations!

[@twopar4667]

Thank you!

[@matthewhaddad9748]

Congratulations on GT, that's my dream school, I am a sophomore in high school.

[@twopar4667]

Thanks! To maximize your chances of getting into GT, try to do as well as you can in school and study hard for standardized tests. Also, explore your passions outside of school since GT cares a lot about having experience and expertise in the field you're applying to. Good luck!

[@mikesmith7579]

You get in?

[@Reigndebate]

Did you go to ib high school?

[@PrivacyKingdoms]

8:35 i think usc rejected you because they didn't want to give you a scholarship. same thing happened to me when i applied for class of 2019. i was a national merit finalist, and got rejected. but i got into other top schools like the business schools at cornell and notre dame so i was definitely qualified and should have at least gotten waitlisted. or, perhaps it is just a coincidence that we both got rejected and my theory is completely invalid.

[@kennethwang9304]

I was also a national merit finalist and I applied for their early scholarship date last year and they didn't give it to me, although I eventually got in at the end of March. I saw some guy on youtube a few years ago got in like 4 ivies and vandy and he got rejected from USC, so I think their admissions are just weird. Also, I'm pretty sure they don't waitlist.

[@elizabeth-7064]

USC offers scholarships to international students, really? Because most of the state schools like UCLA don't offer scholarships to international students. I was interested as an international student but most universities that Americas rush to are state schools and are useless for international students looking for scolarships

[@aahsimovieprojects]

idk my friend got rejected from most top 20s but he got USC and currently goes there on the national merit scholarship. He's also in ROTC. His stats weren't out of this world so I don't think they reject people just because theyre merit finalists.

[@matthew_bang]

This is why I didn't even apply to USC. I finished the app but didn't submit, yet I was accepted into every UC school. Who needs USC

[@jdsce]

tbyjb1 lol, you are just straight up dumb. 1. USC has a lot of international masters students but its undergrad international student rate is on par with that of other top 20 private schools, about 14%. In comparison, as a state funded school, UCLA has 12%, oops lol sorry for breaking your dream about UCLA. 2. USC, as a private school, has a universal tuition; international students pay the same amount as American so USC can't make extra money by accepting more international students. It is basic knowledge that private schools can't make extra money off international students. Only public schools do. You are too uneducated to know this? 3. USC does not give scholarship to international students (only in rare occasions) and number of scholarship candidates is fixed. So International students can't take away scholarship opportunities. oops. In conclusion, international student has nothing to do with admissions decisions. "I live in Los Angeles.. No fake news" LMAO. You are so uneducated but trying real hard to be relevant. XD funny

[@mer_6339]

I really want to go to the University of Washington but I'm out of state, so it's a slim chance that I'll get in, especially for the pre-med program :(

[@twopar4667]

Best of luck!

[@jacobdodd1930]

@twopar what did you ec's look like? Were they compsci related?

[@twopar4667]

I'll be talking about my ECs in another video soon but mine were a mix of volunteering, math related, and business related extracurriculars.

[@neverwithoutnalani]

Just gonna drop a *go blue*

[@hueydo3522]

What is your stat?

[@Capacitypeach0]

Thank you

[@jasonqing7083]

How can you have a GPA when ur in the IBDP? + What HLS and SLS did you take and what grades?

[@twopar4667]

Watch my video at kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIbbYaeQnJWgiMU to find out my IB scores. GPA comes from our performance in class and our IB scores come from the officially mandated IB exams and assessments.

[@JW-mr5mh]

Congratz!

[@thomas-pi9oe]

Congrats! Amazing opportunities for an amazing person.

[@everettfletcher2162]

Could you post your stats, please?

[@landonschoenberger9915]

Let's go terps!

[@twopar4667]

Go terps!