8 Ivy League Students Discuss Why Their Ivy Is The Best | THE CONVO

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What’s up, What’s up, What’s up! I’m Domonique Cynthia!:) I’m a 20 year old girl who has found a passion for using my creativity to help people within the university realm and specifically Ivy Leagues! On this channel, you can find campus tours, day in the lives, university student’s group conversations, college party scenes, and 73 questions with student representatives! Make sure you comment which schools you’d like to see on the channel! Thank you for stopping by and be sure to subscribe!

[@annawolfe2006]

has anyone noticed that the guy that goes to columbia was born in colombia lol

[@saramontoya7646]

They have a club for Colombians at Columbia lol

[@user-is7nx5xl8x]

@@saramontoya7646 for real??!

[@saramontoya7646]

윤성빈 yes! I’m hoping to join if (fingers crossed) I get into either Barnard or Columbia :)

[@jaleyj]

Sara Montoya good luck !!

[@forgivenend1989]

Sara Montoya good luck, I believe in you!

[@sophie7780]

they really just picked models huh lmaooo everyone here is stunning!!!

[@funkymonk5344]

Yes, did you listen at all to what they said?

[@calpoly123456]

Well to be honest some of the most gorgeous people I’ve met in my life was from my college/university years. Being smart and good looking is not that uncommon. So this isn’t surprising.

[@funkymonk5344]

@@calpoly123456 It's the youth

[@KH-ks7si]

sophie !, some are, not all of them

[@biniydavis2314]

@@KH-ks7si the Harvard guy is fineeee tho

[@jackie4364]

i love watching hella smart people having a super educated discussion👑

[@judeh5704]

why are they all so attractive too tho it ain't fair

[@kylelewis6097]

@@judeh5704 bruh ikr

[@iplayvarsitygolf9592]

Not hella smart lol

[@graceramires4635]

no one: everyone in this video: beautiful, smart, respectful, educated thank u for the vid !!

[@eavannickolas4571]

I mean, I wanted them to fight or at least lawful neutrally debate.

[@allahm-ast3mnlywlatstbdlny164]

Mashallah tbark Allah alhamudillah inshallah better astgfrallah

[@sarpongbernard5289]

I think if they all wear rep shirt of their university or you place their respective university badges at the top right corner it will aid in identification throughout the conversation.Thank you.hope you consider it

[@Domonique_Cynthia]

Thank you! I definitely agree

[@danije6663]

I’m from New Haven and I think Yale is great but no much opportunities for non-traditional students. After I got my associates in GCC, I applied to Columbia because they have a great school specifically for non-traditional students. Thank God I got accepted and I love Columbia so far :)

[@mirandachen8189]

Agreed, I think you should put their names and school because it got confusing for me when I couldn’t remember their names or school so it didn’t give any context to what they were talking about

[@jj51688]

no. not needed for me. Perhaps if you have some more background/knowledge before hand about Ivies that can make it easier. after all, only 8 schools/kids. I can easily remember which one goes to which school.

[@user-ev8zq2ze1c]

Hi​@@Domonique_Cynthia

[@ahmadyasin7802]

Harvard guy is like....Let the kids talk.

[@nabieu7218]

Yeah I noticed that lol

[@faeishhh]

Harvard is my dream school besides Oxford and Cambridge in the UK, and college in Australia.

[@Kay-mf3bf]

Anna Marie You can do it! I believe you can do it! Yale’s my dream school

[@solarflare4345]

Mmm yesss, my father donated a building hurdy hurd

[@psyche1240]

Harvard is just there... studying for his next 5 exams

[@XxUnraveledGamerxX]

Girl: Stanford can easily replace Dartmouth Guy who goes to cornell: 😂😂😂 Girl: And MIT could easily replace Cornell Guy: 😂😳🤨

[@ido7458]

MIT and Stanford can replace most of ivies

[@asiasimone1416]

it’s so true tho

[@enochoseikoduah955]

@@ido7458 yes, except Yale, Harvard, and Princeton

[@enochoseikoduah955]

M K and so?

[@isaaclopez8888]

I mean MIT and Stanford are ranked 1st and 2nd in the world so...

[@ceydamoco3932]

The Harvard dude is just zoned out the entire time

[@annaturquoise7114]

Ceyda Moco lmao

[@na092]

Cause he know he’s the best lol

[@Biggest_War_Is_With_Yourself]

Probably adhd

[@sunshineNshit]

@@Biggest_War_Is_With_Yourself he's probably just tired. School is rough, ivy league is another level.

[@isaacshaw1392]

his camera is probably not at the top of his monitor

[@FreeWes]

Loved being in this fr! Shoutout to all my Cornell people💫 See y’all Friday👋🏿

[@andrear5960]

Hi! I was so excited when you said you went to Cornell and studied Nutrition. I have heard that Cornell has an AWESOME program, so I was wondering how much did you like it? I am latin and currently studying Nutrition but I'd love to do a master's degree at Cornell

[@shannan7701]

CHUKAAAAA

[@tayloreatsny]

You should have locals talk to ivy students about their perception of the college (i.e., New haven locals talking to someone from Yale)

[@milespq5561]

I hear New Haven locals try to hit Yalies with their cars😂

[@bundakissa]

There's always tension. The students call the kids "townies" which carries connotations of low socioeconomics & low education. Town residents feel an inferiority complex and resentment, but depend on the schools for work.

[@tayloreatsny]

@@bundakissa Yep. Born and raised in New Haven.

[@KatieTracy]

THIS IS SUCH A CREATIVE IDEA DOM😍👏🏼👏🏼

[@Domonique_Cynthia]

I LOVE YOU KATIE🤍🤍

[@mattiea871]

Kinsale is back 😍😍 she’s so cool she has a whole fan base lol

[@geapai6054]

Yeah! I’m obsessed with her!

[@aidasall4815]

She does!

[@britneynyamemba]

kinsale?

[@geapai6054]

@@britneynyamemba Yeah, you wouldn't believe it. She got super popular off her yale video, and right now she's gaining followers on tik tok. It's crazy

[@thehdynasty]

@@geapai6054 what's her tiktok handle?

[@dususidibay8814]

I think it would be awesome if you did one of these zoom calls with incoming students (class of 2024) talking about college admissions process, what they are excited about for their school, why they picked their ivy, and what perceptions and questions they have of each of the ivies and then have an episode where the current students kinda answer those questions and talk about if the pre frosh are right about their perceptions of the school

[@sophiawang3798]

what an attractive group of people

[@sierrajacks9831]

I thought the same

[@paulrivera5231]

I guess you don’t realize that Asians are the most desirable women in the Ivy League

[@HannahLikes]

SUCH AMAZING PEOPLE AND SO FUN 🤩 see you again on Friday 🥳

[@diegosuchenskiloustaunau9232]

When my faves collab 🤩🤩🤩

[@user-fo6nu1xs3b]

Diego Suchenski Loustaunau ah same 😂 i was waiting for this

[@milkyasadmasu4943]

Question: Can you ask each person to talk about their school’s financial aid opportunities and how they support their students? What opportunities does each student at their schools have? Thanks!

[@cageynerd]

All Ivies are need based now. If you need the money, they will give you grants to the full cost of attendance. All you need to worry about is getting in.

[@jjtringirl]

@@cageynerd Some of them let you pay student contribution yearly tho even with need based aid.

[@cageynerd]

@@jjtringirl Yea, I would say a mix of on-campus work as well.

[@lissa4750]

Ivy Leagues are need based. If you're poor aka make less than 100K/year, you automatically receive a full ride.

[@jjtringirl]

roses No, I attend an Ivy currently and even though they claim to do that they charge between 3k-4K a year for student contribution which they expect you to work over the summer...

[@Abc-lh8vy]

I wish she put titles for the people because I got confused a little bit with who went to what school 😂😂♥️

[@ethandong448]

I’d love to hear where each person got into college and why they chose the college they did! Awesome video!

[@MRZPRODGITY]

I’d love to see Ivy adjacent school students’ perspective on Ivies and how they feel their universities compare for better or worse with Ivies. Great content!

[@icon6200]

yes! it would be great for like Stanford, MIT, Johns Hopkins, UChicago, and Vanderbilt students talk about their experiences, did they prefer their school over ivies, etc.

[@MRZPRODGITY]

icon Yes!! And Duke :)

[@MRZPRODGITY]

Christalyn Ausler Yes it’s me!! Girl I stayyy in the KZbin comment sections😂😂 I got into 3 Ivies, but I decided to commit to Duke since it had the best programs in what I wanted to study (plus... I don’t like the cold😭), but I do plan on going to an Ivy for grad/law school. I’m so excited for you!! Morrilton never saw it coming that it’d be us to come this far, huh😂

[@mollykelley03]

ooh yes and middlebury, amherst, bowdoin etc or just a video on the nescacs!

[@ICE-lb5xm]

what the Princeton girl said about how she fel safer in a city because they shout the N word at the suburbs, that hit hard

[@marcelanearing437]

I live in princeton and people say it all the time its awful

[@imdva]

the only thing keeping new jersey alive is Princeton

[@remothecav5414]

@@imdva not true lol

[@lleah2839]

@@imdva New Jersey is literally the most densely populated state…

[@ronkeadejare331]

I love this!!! I'm a Yale pre-frosh so I'm a lil biased but I love how honest everyone is about their school and its faults

[@pnastyyyy57]

yale 2024!!!

[@RG-gs5pr]

you really outdid yourself with your content, also being the moderator- that must not have been easy! thank you for bringing this type of content onto youtube. I'm a recent college grad but it's still nice to reminisce from time to time.

[@mwangijames47]

As an international who's taking advantage of this quarantine 'season' to learn as much as possible about US universities, this is by far the most meaningful thing I've watched. Good job & thanks

[@HannahSheehy]

Love this vid & channel! As an incoming freshman at Dartmouth 💚 it was sad to see Dartmouth getting hate at the beginning! Would love to see them all talk about which stereotypes hold true for their schools & which don’t. Also, I’d love to know what they wish they knew about their school before they applied/went. 🤩 love this series idea!

[@anyarozario9736]

I love how articulate and thoughtful they all are! looking forward to future kickbacks bc i would love to hear them talk about really anything haha

[@hiyashah2335]

harvard guy: "how much money people could have and the things they could do with it" the entire group: *nods * 14:30

[@mattiea871]

The guy who went to school in beijing. Sounds cool. I wanna hear about that

[@rorymilsom1491]

No he was born there and went to a boarding school in the US

[@chuckyh880]

@@rorymilsom1491 where did he go to boarding school

[@saeedafrimpong3550]

Chucky H he said a private school in New Hampshire which usually means Philips Exeter

[@50n4133]

$$$$$

[@richardw8142]

@@saeedafrimpong3550 yeah new hampshire basically = exeter

[@tinomudaishegozhora2523]

Am I the only one realising that yesterday Dom was going to Jamaica for service projects now she's a rising junior making such phenomenal content with gorgeous people !😫❤

[@mattiea871]

dominique is so pretty

[@stormyzay_24g60]

This is such a great idea. I am so excited to tune in every week!!!!

[@albooksnmore]

this is such a refreshing and innovative idea!! i love how your videos bring a new perspective to colleges everywhere

[@moirawu6686]

THIS WAS EVERYTHING!!! Omg literally in love with your channel

[@yasminemaldonado3368]

i love that everyone is equally participating in this respectful conversation.

[@mickym1326]

These people are so beautiful both inside and out. Definitely great representation of the schools.

[@jasonl6537]

Great video :-) From the perspective of another Cornell student, I think it's so interesting to see how different my experience can be from Chuka's.

[@lollipop8635]

This is so amazing! I like listening to the insight from actual students and not what the media displays

[@nayeligonzalez3938]

This gives me podcast vibes and I love it

[@TB-uv6zt]

Also, Dom this is such a great idea! Keep Slaying the game! I love your energy all the time!

[@kinsaledrake4461]

juan’s skin tho... 😳😍 i can see my reflection in it

[@diegosuchenskiloustaunau9232]

How do the different majors interact,, is there a lot of collaboration? Is there separation between humanities and stem or stereotypes within either field?

[@jialin2167]

this episode was so fun to watch!

[@anastasiareynold9467]

this was so amazing omg ! ur absolutely killing it domonique

[@mirandachen8189]

abbi was so well-spoken and composed especially when talking about racial and economic segregation. she’s a rlly good role model!!!

[@ellab3986]

ahhh this series is going to be so entertaining! can't wait for more :)

[@britneynyamemba]

shout out to dominique for making this video centred around people of colour as woo as making it gender balanced 😌👏🏾👏🏾

[@preetisomasi6538]

LOVE THIS SERIES! Go kinsale! Sending love from Australia 😌

[@kirahelizabeth6208]

A question for those who are POC/athletes: Have you ever dealt with the "You only got in because you play a sport/affirmative action" comment and how did you do so? P.S. You're all so well-spoken and attractive I'm living

[@brentpiper2805]

@Al Person ayo Al, you applied to any colleges this year.

[@jacoblebowitz8594]

Genuinely one of the most valuable, honest videos

[@shadow941able]

Omg omg omg! Dom you never fail to amaze me. I have been a subscriber since you and your (cute) little brother were making challenge videos. Look how far you have come. So proud and keep up the good work

[@Domonique_Cynthia]

Thank you so much hehe 🙈 that means soooo much!!

[@rahelxo7083]

I love how the applaud each other with the finger snipping

[@babbyburgo]

This channel is so helpful! I’m a junior in high school and I’m gaining so much knowledge onto where I want to go.

[@Nakaf256]

This conversation 🙌🏾 Loved hearing everyone’s viewpoints!

[@natashaisabel7526]

I never comment on youtube videos, but this was such an informative and interesting video! Can't wait until next week's video

[@jonathanhaile6994]

These videos actually slapp 🔥🤧

[@anushkasikdar2262]

Watching this video just made me so anxious because I mean, they’re all amazing universities but trouble comes when your ass to rank which one is best. Anyways, love this video and can’t wait for the rest!

[@cleon8650]

ooh I liked this clever and creative!! Nice hearing from these brilliant students

[@hannahkimchi_]

This was an incredible video! All of the comments were very insightful and really thought-out, and oh man, you did a wonderful job of moderating the group!! you earned a new subscriber:) and if you're still taking questions.. Could you ask the individuals of their motivations and strategies in getting into their Ivy League schools? Like obviously not a full how-to guide but maybe some basic tips for aspiring students (and show how it's not impossible to get accepted hehe) Again thank you for this fabulous content, can't wait for Friday's conversation!

[@el-hr5kh]

I love the diversity, they all seem so sweet

[@valelopez316]

i’m so happy about how diverse this is 🤩.

[@nickyc9042]

This was such a great video! I love your channel so much 💗

[@apililorraine20]

This is really creative, Dominique. Great work as USUAL 👏👏🍕🍕🥳🥳🥂

[@teresamiro8062]

Thank you so much for your videos Domonique! You help me so much! Awesome video ❤️

[@juliemanuela237]

Girl at the beginning when you said I'm not gonna speak that much so that you guys can talk I had major flashback to seminars with my history teacher where she would ask us to lead the conversation and like no one wanted to start or anything and so we would just sit there awkardly😂

[@andrepickergills4588]

I am loving this series !!!

[@tianae6734]

I love how bubbly you are! Great video I love all your series

[@melisakkum455]

Can they share a bit about the international experience (financial aid, discrimination, accessibility, etc.) if they know anyone outside of the US? Love this series :)

[@kimanipanthier1098]

Love this segment especially since I’ll be a prospective student at Harvard in the fall!

[@caszriel]

Omg this chat is so wholesome haha I laughed a lot 💓

[@marybennett4635]

Could they talk about the expectations vs reality of their college? The culture shock, misconceptions, etc. Also another one would be comparing their hometown and socioeconomic standing to that of their peers and maybe the struggles/differences that they've had.

[@rimaayoub7976]

Chuka didn't get to give Cornell a rating!! I don't know why but I am so bothered by this. LOL

[@FreeWes]

I’m stubborn so I would’ve said top 3 AT LEAST😭 (but realistically 6)

[@ryl3067]

ChukaTooFaithful We Cornellians take too many hits from other Ivy students 😭

[@daniellestrachan2495]

Video made my DAY. Great content giul!!

[@kristianarnell]

Hi Domonique, I'm so excited for this serie! I'm an incoming first-year at Harvard, so I would love to know what advice any of the panelists have for first-years navigating an Ivy environment. Thank you sm;)

[@paulrivera5231]

The first thing Harvard teaches you is to look down on others by looking down on you! Oops 😬 I wasn’t supposed to let the cat 🐈 out of the bag.

[@hadleylauren5969]

just got into penn and binging these vidoes... im so nervous but so excited!!

[@lucyhope294]

both you and Kinsale are such icons

[@cheryltaylor4928]

I just love these sessions . Keep up the good content

[@nicolasgregory332]

GO PRINCETON! Love this new series Dom :)

[@eliunkn7451]

I was waiting for the Yale girl to talk but she rarely talked at all

[@mirandachen8189]

Same but when she did start talking I actually found her really culturally-aware and well-spoken, so maybe she just couldn’t get her input in in the beginning? Or they edited some of what she said out

[@camilaromero6396]

she is sooooo underrated! this is top quality content

[@quaintleaf1208]

i found this video really entertaining and interesting! bless kinsale for her comment about cornell and dartmouth at the beginning of the video. thought the opening introductory clips of each student were super cute! maybe for future videos, you could have like little nametags (name + school) for each student during the conversation? sometimes i got confused about each student's name and school....

[@quaintleaf1208]

DOM!! great job moderating too!!!

[@MihirRai398]

Love how the dartmouth girl had a dartboard behind her

[@jml8975]

I LOVE ITHACA!!!!! I'm not a Cornell student, but my uncle and his family used to live in Lansing, NY right up the lake from Ithaca. I have fond memories of visiting Waffle Frolic, seeing the gorge, and walking near Cayuga lake.

[@_darkness3721]

I feel like it would be interesting to branch out with this series in the future and do like colleges from maybe the top 20!

[@tjrobertson6486]

So glad you did this!!!

[@azariahseide]

Hannah and Dom? My life is complete! Loved this vid 💗

[@mally6101]

Alternate title: Kinsale being adorable for 24 mins straight 😍😭

[@davis83696]

i love, i love, i love this series

[@susanniels5866]

As a college student that doesn’t attend an Ivy, I have always wondered this myself. There’s a stigma that other colleges are less than and it’s humbling to know Ivy Leagues aren’t “all that” . Thank you for making this video I really enjoyed it ❤️

[@cerensengun8237]

I would be super happy if you made a video asking them to explain (in detail) how they got in. Like I would love to hear Kinsale talk about her advice to get into Yale

[@ariae.7651]

Loving this!

[@mollyingerson3174]

This is so interesting! Thank you for making this!

[@bhavya3853]

Hey seniors! This was so amazing, man. I cannot explain how refreshing this feels and it's just an overall different experience from other Ivy League related videos! If any other people have any recommendations to videos like these, please drop them! I would love it!

[@mwamwamwa100]

Hooray! Persons of Color!!! I love the visibility

[@misschis9403]

@Abbi coming in hottttt. Princeton with the energy, making things interesting from the jump. Great content x

[@anusayarajput423]

i love the dartmouth girl's energy, she seems so fun

[@jeant2067]

your hair is sooo pretty omgh

[@sedami-habibdjossou1614]

Imma be here next friday!!!

[@principessa9795]

love this and love your idea!!!!!!! can you ask them to go more in depth about the social scene at each school?

[@kiralight4212]

Ayyyy Elijah, Madison Wisconsin represent! I went to UW-Madison, the best school next to Ivy League lol

[@jessz6321]

One thing about Cornell’s freshman housing - I think they changed it to random assignment two years ago. There is program houses with different themes(music, sustainability, lgbtq+ etc.) that you can apply if you wish to live in one of them. Otherwise the process is random.

[@ellyconrad]

As an incoming freshman at Cornell, this year you have the option to either go random or select a roommate based on the housing survey (matching similarities based on cleanliness, bed time, etc.) or select someone you already know. I chose to select someone I already knew :)

[@Deardhra]

I honestly really love this channel