Successful Stanford Common App Answers! ✨Short Takes, Intellectual Vitality.. (Stanford 24 Students)

We were accepted to Stanford, Yale, MIT, Cornell, UC Berkeley, UCLA, USC, and more top US universities. Here, we talk about our our Stanford Common App answers, from the 650-word essay to our accepted Stanford supplemental essays and short takes!
TIMESTAMPS
0:51 - 5 words that best describe you
1:53 - What would you do with an extra hour in a day
4:03 - What historical event do you wish you could've witnessed
6:42 - What is the greatest challenge society faces today?
9:03 - How did you spend your last two summers?
12:16 - What's meaningful to you and why?
18:29 - Reflect on an idea or experience that makes you excited about learning
22:30 - Letter to future roommate
27:18 - Common App
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Ines (from Madrid, Spain): @inessalter
Yousef (from Palestine): @yousef_abuhashem
Vedant (from New Delhi, India): @itsvg.g
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😸for the curious cats, OTHER PARTS OF MY COLLEGE APPLICATION:
» Stats, classes, sat, act, aps, + more numbers... • HOW I GOT INTO STANFOR...
» My High School Extracurriculars (got me into Stanford, Ivies, all the UCs)
• Video
» My Accepted Common App Essay
• Video
» My Accepted Stanford Supplemental Essays
• Video
» My Accepted Cornell “Why School” Essay
• Video
» Accepted Arts Supplement on Flute (Stanford, Cornell, Dartmouth)
• ACCEPTED ARTS PORTFOLI...
» What I learned from applying to college tWIce (ooopsies)
• I Applied to College T...
» Why I got rejected from Harvard (and how you can get in)
• Rejected from Harvard,...
» My Tips for a Successful College Essay
• 7 Tips for a SUCCESSFU...
❤️PASSION PROJECT VIDS (basically how you can kill extracurriculars and stand out like a boss)
» How to Start a Nonprofit Organization
• Video
» How to Write and Publish a Book
• HOW TO WRITE A BOOK | ...
» How "Passion Projects" Can Help You Get Into Your Dream School: • "Passion Project" Extr...
» What My Stanford Admissions Officer Said About My Application: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8cl»...
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» The Extracurriculars Needed to Get Into T10 Universities
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» How to ACTUALLY Win AWARDS and HONORS
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» How to Get Internships as a High Schooler During COVID-19
• How to Get an Internsh...
» Can an Arts Supplement Help Your Application?
• Should You Submit an A...
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[@irisfu6929]

What essay topics are you considering?? 🌟🌟

[@kevinlin3483]

How my life completely changed when I started working at a strip club when I turned 18 and subsequently realized I was gay. P.s. Iris - you're hot!

[@tarunbaskaran558]

@@kevinlin3483 what even in the fuck? Welp, gl to u on ur essay.

[@blizz8563]

@@kevinlin3483 howd it go? Whered you get into?

[@zoilas7061]

As a junior, I used to watch your channel so much. :D Stumbling upon this video while writing my Questbridge Stanford essays is so surreal, thank you for being the youtuber that lit a fire under my junior-year-ass

[@mokimawanigu4639]

I love the Indian guy

[@irisfu6929]

Hahaha me too he’s awesome

[@blizz8563]

Hes got the most personality there lol

[@inessalter8273]

Loved being part of this! I hope it’s useful to anyone watching!❤️🌲 and thanks Iris for putting this together!

[@irisfu6929]

I hope so too! You're the best Ines, can't wait for the next four years ❤️

[@hanasuiter]

Thank you so much for this video! Hearing how you all answered really allowed me to have less stress about the writing portion (these supplementals seem like a lot of fun)! I am currently a high school junior with Stanford as number one on my college list. My sister attends Stanford and hearing how amazing it is from her, has further shown me why I want to go as well. If I am being honest, I am at a point where I feel like I haven't done enough while also it being too late to do more, so I am quite worried.

[@chanelhiga3205]

How did it go?!

[@divyagottiparthy2446]

The creativity, and time that went into these essays is amazing. Definitely unique essays, every student has their distinct voice. Also random question, how do you believe in creating or pursuing a passion project veered towards social interaction like a non profit organization during this time. Do you suggest waiting it out and planning through what you could do next when this whole thing blow over. Or getting right into possibly a virtual interface... now that I say that out loud the later options seems like the better option. Anyways what are your thoughts especially for organizations that require physical face to face interaction to prove to be effective and efficient.

[@irisfu6929]

I think jump in right away and create a virtual interface! Make an organization that can be effective regardless of whether you need physical interaction. for example, my video pal program capitalized on the internet and made interaction possible through video calls. just a thought

[@tahahassina]

The palestinian guy is so inspiring. Watching this in 2023 and it's still making an impact. Cangrats on making us more comfortable with these essays and thank you

[@AnanyaChadha]

thanks for putting this together!!

[@irisfu6929]

thanks Ananya!! it was so much fun

[@deenafoudeh4865]

Most useful video yet!

[@elijahcleaver6038]

I love the videos! I would love to meet you guys on campus if we ever get there sometime this year!

[@irisfu6929]

Elijah Cleaver fingers crossed!! Everybody is so cool and amazing, literally so pumped

[@alliehuang9574]

Wonderful video!

[@singhinderjitsingh]

Can u please post your common app essays?

[@hollyjolly2313]

Hi Iris. Thank you for this video, it was super helpful. You said in another video that it’s helpful to start writing your essay as early as possible. But what exactly would you write about? Wouldn’t the prompt change?

[@irisfu6929]

Hey! The prompts are the same every year for the common app. There’re a lot you can choose from and the last one is always “write about a topic of your choice”

[@lydss964]

Great video!

[@irisfu6929]

Glad you like it!

[@heavenphillips3867]

Do you get to research the answer first?

[@electric_deer2007]

Thats indian guys answers are lit lol 😆

[@Equizmaa]

3:40 GIRL LMFAO

[@sumayahassan8561]

Going to Stanford but wearing a Yale merch 0:30

[@irisfu6929]

Lmaoo

[@sumayahassan8561]

@@irisfu6929 you should do a day of your life in Stanford (Quarantine edition)

[@izabesito]

Hi Iris. Are these questions specifically for Stanford, or do we have to answer them in the Common App to complete our profile? Very interesting video, thanks ❤️

[@irisfu6929]

Hi! Most of these are specifically for Stanford (they’re the supplemental questions). However, the common app essay (which we also discussed in this video) is needed for all schools to complete your profile. Hope this makes sense and lmk if you have more questions!

[@izabesito]

Iris Fu It totally makes sense, got it. Thank you for always being so nice and responsive! You honestly deserve so much more recognition! ❤️

[@heavenphillips3867]

So if we dont do anything significant then we're not getting in...

[@akermiyu]

Just wondering, do you have any coding experience? (As you said you were going to study CS)

[@irisfu6929]

Very minimal! Hoping to learn a lot more in college

[@kripa136]

7:20

[@yubinjee1568]

why does my voice sound so LOW HAHAHAHAHA

[@irisfu6929]

LOLL HAHAHHAH

[@caseynguyen1299]

:DD

[@irisfu6929]

:))

[@kapjoteh]

I’m not getting into Stanford lmfao

[@duckpilot962]

Yeah im not getting into stanford😹

[@mogwatea8098]

4:17 Korea was declared independent on August 15, 1945😭

[@mogwatea8098]

March 1st 1919 was the day when a nationwide independent movement started

[@wishIKnewHowToLove]

23:03 -- so cringe . they forgot to cut this out LOL