How I Got Into An Ivy League College 🎓

Since I know a ton of you guys must thinking about applying to college, I thought I'd share a few tips and tricks I learned the hard way by being rejected by my top school and eventually accepted into an Ivy League college! Subscribe if you want to see more videos like this or career/life advice stuff!
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[@MichelleKhare]

Hey guys! Hope you enjoyed this video :) lmk if u wanna see any more life advice stuff!!

[@jennacarlton7466]

Plz talk about what the Ivy League experience was like !!!

[@summerchristensen7880]

Did you continue fencing at all at Dartmouth? I’m on the club fencing team at Dartmouth right now!

[@kihatestheinternet]

Ahhhhhhhh I just got accepted to the class of 2022. I had no idea you were an alumni. Go Big Green.

[@elliajohn7663]

Oh my gosh!! What year did you graduate?!?! My sister went to Dartmouth! Class of 2012! She was a KD. 😊 Also, First Nations ✌🏼

[@hairbyrenecortez]

Michelle Khare yes please! Fanning your FLAME 😘

[@ranulig490]

You are so cool! Ivy League, Google intern, Buzzfeed and now entrepreneur on KZbin dang girl

[@estellelopez6682]

"You can get into the best school ever, and ultimately not find what you're looking for." No truer words. I definitely can attest to that.

[@LaurenOrion]

GUYS I JUST GOT INTO HARVARD AND IDK I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW ALRIGHT ENJOY YOUR DAY

[@breanthony678]

Lauren TEACH ME YOUR WAYS

[@user-kr2qh6in9k]

Lauren I'M LATE BUT CONGRATULATIONS! TEACH US YOUR WAYS PLEASE

[@AdamariMedia]

CONGRATSZDHZJ

[@sofienybye1361]

Congratulations :-)

[@joce4497]

I DONT KNOW WHO YOU ARE BUT IM PROUD

[@mollysmith428]

I love the 'don't go to jail point'. My cousin got into Columbia University and his essay was on how he was falsely accused. He spent the night in jail.

[@nicolealexis8527]

If your grades in high school suck there is still hope for you. I almost didn't graduate. I basically just met the mark. I took time off and then went to community college in January instead of right away in September. By the time I finished there with my associates degree, I applied to and got accepted at every four year school I went for, apart from NYU. I wound up going to George Washington University - which may not be an Ivy, but its still a pretty damn good school. (Especially if you're studying political science or international relations.) Now I'm in graduate school at NYU so I've basically come full circle. Going to community college gave me confidence I had lost in high school and gave me the chance to really figure out what I wanted from school. Plus I saved a ton of money. There are a lot of paths to academic success. Be patient and work hard. You'll get there if you keep trying.

[@melaniesky3184]

That’s great!!

[@user-eo2th2lf6f]

Nicole Alexis That’s inspirational, good for you!! Makes me feel better about future

[@Emmsley14]

Your shirt is so dope. I always love how eloquent and well spoken you are in your videos. Keep up the good work!

[@notyourpieceofcake]

Such a perfectionist!!!! Features: Perfect Body: Perfect Skin: Perfect Soul: Perfect Student/grades: Perfect Work (whatever she does): Perfect Life: Seems to be perfect on KZbin Like, WHAT?

[@katielanier746]

I’d love to hear the financial side of going to an Ivy (since I just applied to a ton of graduate schools and am very scared of debt)

[@dissapointment6832]

Hey, it's been two years. may I ask how you're doing now?

[@hayley-rieder-wiley]

Great advice, nit just for Ivys but for all schools.

[@arriebatiste5601]

"Think about your dream for your life if college did not even exist" Wow thank you for this.

[@tineeshao]

Love that you put make up on and applied what you learned! Love you girl!

[@kxyr28]

great advice! most profound thing i felt you said was about how dream schools =/= achieving and fulfilling bigger dreams in life. you are what you make of a situation and sometimes that may mean taking a different route! all the best to everyone applying for college! :)

[@anweshahazra9945]

Michelle, this is priceless to watch, such warmth and real care portrays here through your true advice that talks about intrinsic lifelong things one needs to be and do for a life they can by happy about! This is more than a video.. This could very well be a video in the climax of a movie where a girl says these lines as a happy ending to an inspiring story.... Love you . From India. 😘

[@elaine378]

This is really helpful! I was just recently declined an offer from the University of Cambridge even though I had passed all the steps like interviews, so needless to say, I was completely discouraged, but now you’ve shown me that one can be successful after being unsuccessful. Thank you!

[@JibaraSoyOfficial]

Cannot explain it, but Im crying watching this... I freaking love you woman! My level of admiration towards you have increased. I feel someday we will meet and definitely we can be even friends. I feel can see myself in yourself, sporty, smart, willing to conquer your fears.

[@hellohaley]

I always forget that Dartmouth is a big Ivy League school that people come from all over to go to because it's just my local college, I used to hang out in Hanover all the time when I was in high school

[@lindseyw5023]

hellohaley I'm from NH!

[@ananyab4883]

God Michelle, this is why I love you. You're so honest! I never used watch youtube until I came across your channel. Thanks for the not-so-pro-tips btw. They were really helpful. I'm only an 8th grader, and grades are basically my life. I worked my butt off to get 8 high school credits, but I never had fun. I'm gonna try my best to figure out who I really am and will enjoy my high school years thanks to you. You have been a huge inspiration to me and will continue to be for a LONG time. Thank you so so much!

[@kailynrobie472]

This was the most helpful thing I have heard so far about applying to college. Thank you so much. ❤️

[@maribellopez2462]

Don’t know why I’m watching this since I finished my masters last year but it’s great to see you’re inspiring younger generations 💓

[@anacedeno2104]

Thanks a lot! I was having a bad day, that day when you’re negative about everything and after watching this my day got better. This is really good advice because everyone who wants to get into an Ivy League school is so focused in the scores that forgets about the human part and showing who you really are. 💕

[@divyashreerao1113]

Michelle, you are so awesome!! Love you, girl. ❤️❤️

[@dreasoflyy5163]

I’m several years passed college, but this is great for the younger audience and incredibly important to educate them on possibilities!

[@Stormwiz4]

I just love you! Thanks for letting us into your life!

[@GregorMattedi]

Hello Michelle! I'm part of Dartmouth's class of 2022, so I'll be there by next fall :) I'd really aprecciate if u could make the video about expectations X reality! thanksss

[@victoriarose8427]

That's awesome!

[@butterfly22432]

congrats!!

[@thehapagirl92]

How do you like it?

[@lobstermacncheesefarts3989]

How did it go for you?

[@miriams6126]

BLESS THIS VIDEO! i’m applying to some prestigious schools next fall, and your advice was super helpful. what you said about figuring out what you want from life and using college as a stepping stone to get there instead of college being the end goal was really insightful. most high schoolers, including me, spend WAY more energy thinking about getting into college than the future beyond the admissions process and i think having a big picture outlook is so helpful

[@EstevanudSanchez]

I have so much respect for you for this video. Stay you and grow, you're an amazing soul.

[@abrielr]

I really needed this video. I’m the first in my family to apply for college so it’s very stressful, but this video puts a hell of a lot of voices in my head to rest. Thanks so much for taking the time to talk about it for people like me! Much love ❤️

[@janinetrinidad265]

very inspirational! i am preparing my week for dec2-6 and i am looking for inspirational people...so i'm writing down goals for the week whilst watching your videos!!!! you go girl!!!

[@leighton6583]

i honestly paused the video to get a pen and paper to take notes. this was so helpful.

[@jazzy10459]

This is awesome!

[@ninaperry2873]

I think this was one of the best college videos ever!

[@starhill6792]

I’m watching this despite having graduated highschool & nooot being able to dream of affording college. But I think this is important! (:

[@isabellacosby3339]

Star Shine you might look into technology/votec centers near be where you live they are so much cheaper and you would have got a license in a field so you will have a high demand high wage demand job that employers are willing to pay extremely high if you have one of these licenses

[@MightyFlute]

If you really are passionate about something, I would advise you to start with community college and take out loans if FAFSA doesn't give you anything. Also, the cc near me offer ~2 year certificate degrees in a range of careers.

[@AB-qb4eh]

community college is the best!! i did 2 years there and transferred!! also apply for every scholarship you can...there is so much free money out there that no one takes advantage of

[@CyooTeeful]

my mom did community college because she could not afford others. Now she makes enough to support a family of four and we have a good living right now. I hope that you can still get a degree and not be hindered because of money, which i think is the saddest reason. It makes me so mad that college is so expensive

[@starhill6792]

Deborah ` Oyebade I’m not a child, though. I’m a legal adult ahaha. Can I still use it?

[@simplymaci]

Great video Michelle! 🙌🏼

[@gurjeetpabla5983]

Omg amazing video Michelle!!!

[@kennedy78]

So blessed that my mom works at a college (NOT on the admissions board) and knows how to help me with the best results. This was a great video! Thanks Michelle!

[@meganross5041]

Loved this video, Michelle! I'm from England, but a lot still applied to me x

[@fionalyngstad-hughes6984]

I’m a junior right now I’m high school, and the talk about college has recently just been stressing me out so much. This video really helped me and made me feel a lot better about the process. Thank you!

[@Jogadora_109]

Girl, this video was super inspirational! I have to apply to a tough school within the next three years, and this made me feel a little better.

[@tkongny]

Hi Michelle. Believe it or not, I just found out about you on the Dartmouth Film & Media Studies Alumni page. Thanks for being so open and candid about your experience. Great advice! Congrats on your success, and stay REAL!

[@ton3016]

I'm 26 and watching this out of random curiosity. I wish my parents or every adult around me at 17/18 said " don't think about what's going to get you the money or job security.". Or for so long I felt my sucesses or grades are what defined me or hid problems I did have; so when my life has gone to complete shit, all my internal baggage and current problems were literally killing me. I want to say this is now one of my favorite Michelle Khare videos, if I decided to create a list. I literally just cried just thinking "wow, here's an adult giving great advice to younger adults. I wish she was here on a screen in front of me 8 years ago".

[@margaritakremmm]

Hey Michelle I can totally relate to your story I’m currently attending a private school for Radio/TV Broadcasting and I’m glad I made the decision to go to the school I’m going to now (at the time I didn’t know but my school was one of the first schools to teach digital broadcasting and is one of the best schools for it) I’m so glad to see where my future takes me you inspire me so much! Keep doing what you’re doing ❤️

[@fionahill8185]

Omg thank you so much for this video!!! I'm a junior in highschool rn and I'm starting to get into a lot of my college searches, and while it's all been very exciting, I'm really anxious too! I do pretty dang well in school, but my class is extremely competitive and I couldn't honestly see how someone with my scores/gpa would get accepted into the schools I wanted and still find a way to afford it because I constantly find myself comparing myself to them. I really enjoy my class as a whole, but they really stress me out sometimes! Anyway, what I was trying to say is that this has been super reassuring and amazing advice, so thank you! :)

[@hasitdawnedonyou]

OMG your makeup looks so nice!!! Great job girl!! :)

[@valenciahidalg0]

Wish I had seen this video before my senior year! You had such helpful tips.

[@KessyMar]

So proud of you!!

[@samb5450]

This was Super helpful! I’m not even leaving high school for a few years but it was helpful to see this now! Thank you!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@minavictoriastensland513]

In Norway most universities just look at your grades, we dont write essays, we dont have the SAT, and they dont CARE What you do outside of school. But i like IT.

[@ishanikimtee8053]

Really helpful ❤️💫

[@kassidiw152]

I live in the Upper Valley, close to Dartmouth! Super cool to know that you’ve experienced this gorgeous area ✌🏼

[@inessantos9464]

Great video!! Good story 💓

[@TheLizard199]

Super wish I had this video available to me when I applied last year. I did the same thing: got the rgade and scores but my dream school didn't give me enough money to go and i was devastated that I had to go to a 'second rate' college. The status of the school is what mattered most to me and my school. After a semester of being unhappy where I was I've settled into my school and turns out the opportunities offered here better suit my interests and values. Also I love that you mentioned that not everything has to be perfect in college. I feel like there's way too much pressure for college to be the best time of your life.

[@raymond3235]

amazing video and I loved the message at the end

[@ellisonrobinson1174]

Although I'm 23 and am not applying to any schools, I really appreciate this type of video. It really showcases how intelligent you are. Great job!

[@TheMeganlikesmusic]

Really great video! Glad to know what my guidance counselor has said is true! Thanks again :)

[@karapauley1157]

I'd love to hear more about Dartmouth, I'm thinking of applying there, and I want to know what it's really like and if it's an environment I could see myself in. Love this channel and your honesty!

[@katielockhart2131]

This was a great video for those applying to college! These were great tips I wish I had heard them a little bit earlier! As a high school senior who has applied and been accepted to colleges this was very helpful and eased some of my fears so thank you! Scholarship applications are due soon so if you have any tips for those I'm sure I'm not the only one who would love to hear it! (Also if you can somehow make this video show up in people's notifications again in August/September I'm sure next years seniors would love these tips for the early action/decision application deadlines. We wouldn't want these awesome tips to get lost and forgotten about)

[@domevillacissierra2201]

this was so cool and helpful

[@stephiethomas840]

Thank you, Michelle! This video is so inspirational

[@victoriarose8427]

Thanks so much, I've always wanted to go to an Ivy leave school but I've never really felt like I'm worthy of one or that others would be better than me. Your video made me realize that it may be a dream but I can work my hardest to make it a reality and how to go about doing it.

[@malisarai6516]

You are so well spoken!

[@StephanieLuuGold]

I'M A CURRENT SENIOR ADMIST THE CRAZY APPLICATIONS AND THIS HELPED SO MUCH! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS! THIS HAS HELPED ENORMOUSLY! I LOVE YOU MICHELLE.

[@nikkidutt2034]

same.

[@ashikihsan1946]

Thank you my friend Michelle for explaining about your IV League College entrance. My congratulations Michelle Khare that you had been a bright student in your college and completing all your studies successfully. I love to see more interesting videos of your success Michelle

[@TjRizzles09]

Awesome video! Thanks for the advice.

[@harshinivakkalagadda6933]

HOW DID I JUST SEE THIS VIDEO michelle youre such a FREAKING INSPIRATION to everyone around you im going to be a junior next year and im absolutely unaccomplished so this video helped :)

[@carolinecaswell4914]

I love you so much!!! Your videos always inspire me❤️❤️❤️

[@tracyalan7201]

Keep being a role model, you are impressive and have great passion. You're doing good.

[@samilily3933]

I applied to Dartmouth! Had an interview a few weeks ago and it went really well :)

[@MeridaEllaSDB]

Super like the video. This is still very helpful for post graduate in the Ivy League as well. Some of theses questions to resolve show up in the interview process for research jobs. I grateful to find someone else who has 'scatter brained' interests which are all united in actuality. I need to work on resolving that question further. I also need to return to my more bold, specific dreams of my undergrad and post grad applications. Vague is not helpful. If it is not good enough for Ivy League undergrad, it will not impress for post graduates. Thank you so much Michelle!

[@samimagazine9576]

This is so helpful and so well explained

[@zacharyjamessamoila2855]

This video is helpful. I was rejected from Dartmouth, though I am searching for graduate programs in economics and am actually applying to quite a few ivy league schools. Thank you for making this!!

[@JoshuaHenelyThornhill]

It explain a lot of things about who you are as a person Michelle :) Great video for sure !

[@wisarorainso]

This is really great advice!! I think those are the reasons why I got into my dream school without having the scores that are necessary!

[@lunamoon6559]

The part at the end about the dream school not necessarily being where your dreams will come true is really inspiring and reassuring. I applied to college this year and now I’m just waiting 😭😭

[@Ionewnfnfn]

This is amazing and helped me so much, thank you!!

[@irock550]

I’m a high schooler and I’m a sophomore it’s currently March and I am starting junior year in September. This honestly helped me so much and made me feel super confident so thank you this is actually very useful 💜

[@HalimaAbshir]

Also rising junior and other hs students, use Reddit r/applyingtocollege is an amazing source and just a great supportive community

[@overknight5278]

The Halima thanks. Specifically since i havent thought about the college ill go to and im almost a senor... kms

[@GlamGoddes101]

I agree! I was on there all the time when I was applying to college and it was just a nice community to be apart of! There was also a lot of helpful advice

[@candylife5322]

Thank you so much for these tips, I’m planning on possible applying to Duke and I don’t really have anyone who can help/ tell me these kinds of things and experiences that they had, so Again thank you and hope the best for you, your channel, and your future ❤️

[@ChingGomez]

I took over 2 years off after high school before I went to college. I didn't know how to apply or find the money to go so I was really nervous. I got denied at my school of choice and was devastated that I had no other choice but to go to community college. I was able to complete 2 years of school in 1 at CC while working 3 jobs and finally got accepted to the university I dreamed of going to. It is possible, and I promise being denied can be a blessing. I never would have been able to jump ahead that much at my university. Good luck xoxo Victoria (:

[@riaarora1232]

hey Michelle! Thank you for the amazing advice! I was wondering if you could make a video about how to form relationships with teachers in high school! Thank you!

[@pavlov220]

Sporty and smart... I'm great totaly at being both

[@andersonsilver6978]

This video was really helpful, thank you.

[@gwenking-lunde8550]

Thank you for making this video! Could you please make a video describing your experiences at Dartmouth?

[@dianegreen5696]

I love you so much!! 💙💙

[@flarrowmercury3518]

I am just a sophomore and this is inspiring! Thank you!

[@fionae7715]

I had no idea you went to Dartmouth!!! I graduated from Dartmouth last June!!!

[@spriddlez]

American college admissions are so weird...... not bad though. It seems more stressful and there are way more paperwork requirements... but it's also far more human than Canadian schools. Most schools here are almost entirely grades based. My program had an interview but it is not common (and you were offered an interview based largely on your grades). Not sure which I would prefer...

[@catgirlhridhi]

Can you do a video about your experience in Dartmouth and how it shaped you? I love your videos.

[@paigemonyak154]

I can relate soooo much to the first few minutes of this video about writing your essay bc it seemed like all the “perfect” application essays online were short stories instead about the person them self if that makes sense lol. Long story short, I got accepted to Oberlin College using the same steps you did and I think this video is superrrrrr beneficial to viewers who will be applying to college!! Thank you for making this!!

[@BlevinsCreations1]

I am so happy you made this video! I am at Yale right now, and I can totally relate to that feeling of diversity. I was very hesitant to go to Yale, because I really thought that I would not fit into the stereotypical rich, privileged, beyond intelligent student. Although I scored well on the SAT, enough to get in, I knew that I would be a small fish in a BIG pond. I was completely wrong. Although there are some, people come from ALL backgrounds. I really hope people aren’t deterred by the intimidating image of an “Ivy League” or top university. Good luck, future college students!

[@vickyzeng4834]

Wish I saw this earlier😢but I still found it very helpful! Thank u!!

[@clairem7598]

Please do more like this!

[@samidunlap2598]

While I wish this'd come out when I was in high school, I can definitely vouch what you said was correct! I got into my dream school, in Washington DC, which was the #1 school in the world for my major (I'm a multi-language major specifying in Russian and German). However, it ended up not happening, as I chose to go to another school, which I got a full scholarship to (not my first choice by ANY means). I love it here now, and I couldn't imagine being anywhere else! I'm not at my number one choice, but I'm so happy and blessed to be where I am now!

[@toxicgummybear9101]

I have no clue why but I’ve always gravitated towards Dartmouth, I want to get in so bad and I know I’m going to apply to colleges soon so it’s definitely nerve racking. I really liked this video Michelle so thank you :)

[@ivymontague2473]

I literally had a conversation with my parents an hour ago about how stressed I was for college. This helped a ton thanks!

[@isabellacosby3339]

For anyone that sees this if college isn’t your thing go to a technology/vocation school some even take high school students it’s cheaper and get you a licensed for high demand high wage jobs in the work force employers are willing to pay extremely high amounts of money because those jobs need to be filled and fast

[@lalalou1372]

yes please do an expectations vs reality!

[@SublimeGirl73]

I think being real with yourself is very important. If something doesn't feel right don't do it and waste your time

[@nehaperumal3634]

this seriously made me rethink what i actually want to be, so thank u

[@tristenharper5142]

Love you Michelle