Things I Wish I Knew Before Picking a College | FIND THE BEST FIT FOR YOU

[@ugonwigwe5136]

Important tip for choosing a college: *go on college visits and see if you like it* Coronavirus: *i'm gonna stop you right there*

[@Brookthesnacker]

I graduate 23 so let’s hope it’s over by then💀

[@MajorBall]

@@Brookthesnacker it will

[@flijk6083]

@@Brookthesnacker It’s basically over already lol

[@Brookthesnacker]

@@flijk6083 yeah ik that now but I’m not rlly the type of person who watches to news so I’m mad late with stuff until someone tells me💀

[@nitwit3283]

What sucks for me is that I was suppose to visit schools during spring break and weeks following but the pandemic kinda ruined that.

[@essieelite547]

NitWit same, now it makes it even make even harder :/

[@dbanddz]

RejectOffers 100% bro I’m kinda stressing out

[@georgeepitro1848]

David Sanchez I’m so stressed

[@FilIrishKels]

Dude that really sucks, I'm a senior so I didn't really think about that. Depending on the the school you could find an online tour, I actually think there is a website out there with a bunch all compiled together. Something that could help is trying to find someone who made KZbin videos at the schools you're looking at because if they exist those are incredibly helpful. Looking up day in my life, room/dorm tours, and interviews of specific schools were the most helpful to me. Both of these depend on people having made these resources so if neither exist for you my best advice is to use Google maps to at least get a look at the outside of campus. Or another thing I just thought of, I didn't do this but you could look up an Instagram or Facebook group for current students or alumni. I hope this wasn't too wordy and I hope some of these help you, good luck!!

[@kitheedvne]

FilIrishKels this is very true. Since I can’t visit schools in that state, I’ve been watching college tours, dorm tours, “my experience at” videos, etc. KZbin is the closest that I could get to the real thing but in my opinion it’s better to hear students opinions anyway rather than seeing the forced reviews on the website.

[@benlee5046]

LOL “if you actually flip a coin to decide your college I don’t know good luck to you”

[@ReversePrimeOFFICIAL]

Ben Lee bruh I was going to do that

[@mr.google9248]

Someone once told me if you’re deciding between two schools, make School A heads and make School B tails, then flip a coin and you’ll know which school you want to go to before it lands.

[@maddy5993]

on the flip a coin thing- one decision making advice that I've heard before is to flip a coin and then once you flip it, you'll know what you want to do based on weather or not you're happy with the results from the coin flip. Maybe something to try :)

[@brov3313]

YUPPP.

[@Maddie-mj9lx]

that’s funny i do that all the time i ask people 1 or 2 and what they pick helps me know 😭

[@sonya8738]

Triple legacy at UC Berkeley... *cough cough* me... no pressure from family WHATSOEVER :,)

[@allielee]

GOOD LUCK hope u get in if you want to go!

[@miyahwindle1353]

That’s tufffffff😂😂

[@itoko05]

How’s it going?

[@charliel8690]

not picking, but being picked

[@allielee]

^^^^^exactly

[@mangoface7914]

1. Has to be the right fit for YOU and not for anyone else. 2. Has to meet some criteria/variables that you are setting for yourself. Important: professors, programs etc 3. Visiting colleges important. Ask them questions. Challenge them 4. Utilise online free resources (virtual tours, YT videos) 5. Talk to students on the campus. Are they helpful? What are the vibes? 6. Research the school deeply. Use the internet. What are the majors u r applying t and are they top notch? But dont be so steadfast on certain majors 7. Look at the financial aid packages u r given 8. Be open minded, dont have prejudices. 9. Ask for advice from adults in life but dont let them influence you too much

[@amandamaryanna]

Wow I think you’d be a great tour guide

[@jiaxiang6342]

What if you know nothing about college

[@brenben10]

Flipping a coin could actually be good. Say Stanford was heads and UCLA was tails. If it lands on heads but you're not happy that it did and you're wishing it was tails, UCLA is your pick. If it lands on heads and you're happy and ready to go, that was the right choice

[@marissarenee2901]

Im gonna be a first generation college student in my family. And idek where to start applying.

[@sillygooseenergy]

Me too. I don't know anything about the process, I JUST found out that there was more than just sending a letter to get in lol.

[@captainnelson9833]

@@sillygooseenergy There's more than just sending a letter?

[@andrewvictor8444]

You're my favorite Vlogger, I watch every single one of your videos. It's 3:30 in France at the time you upload. French education system is very different from the American one, but what you talk about is very relatable

[@loopycow7890]

hi nicolas!! i usually don't comment on videos, but i just really wanted to tell you that i appreciate you making this series of college videos. it's been helpful to have someone who has gone through the same things we are going through and is able to give us solid advice :-) thanks for taking the time to do these!

[@NicolasChae]

Of course, thank you for the support!

[@cheyofhearts]

Im in 8th grade an am starting my plan for college now. I want to be a theoretical physicist or a mathematician (or both would be cool) and I’ve been looking at Princeton and you are so helpful!! I love your vlogs about Princeton life so much and it just makes me so excited to work toward making my application :)

[@sillygooseenergy]

I had my heart set on a career in sixth grade, here I am changing my mind last minute in my senior year because my heart decided that rocket science wasn't the way to go lol. Now I'm going into game design. I wish you luck man, wish I had my life that together lol.

[@christelndingue6208]

I am in 7th grade. I am not starting a college plan yet but I am setting a plan for high school so I have good enough stats so I can get into my dream schools. Tbh thinking of college really improved my academics. Like last year I would always get 3 A's and the rest B's. At one point I got a C. Now I am starting to think about college in 7th grade, and the marking period just ended and I got 6 A's and 1 B. For the first time, I got an A in science even though I usually get a REALLY low B by luck. The IVY schools that I want to go to are Brown, Columbia, Cornell or Dartmouth. Normal schools - STANDFORD :D, UCLA (maybe idk), and MIT. That's all I have for now... I am going to develop more as I get older. Right now I am choosing schools by the weather, the popularity, and the worth of the education and how it's going to help when applying to future jobs. For high school, I am mainly focusing on extracurriculars, AP's, and SSL hours. Right now in MS I am in Mintory Scholars, the theatre program, and I am a student ambassador and you have to get recommended to be that... so ye lol.

[@ITSMEMADDIE_]

I’m going to freshman year in less then I month so I started doing college research and my dream collage is Stanford and Yale!

[@oliviarossi5149]

I’m trying to decide between two schools. I like both of them but I like the one that would put me in more debt more. Where do I go???

[@oliviasmith433]

You should check out John Fish! He makes similar college related videos:)

[@jibrankhan5774]

Olivia you have a great choice,John is also cool

[@KeruptCorruption]

You would have made an amazing tour guide! Thank you for what you shared here

[@zackbaldridge7329]

You did a fall/winter lookbook. How do I dress nicely in the spring where I can't really layer anymore?

[@NicolasChae]

Will try and make a vid soon

[@WendyGonzalezmed]

I’m a college student - junior at Brown! Loved these tips you are awesome :)

[@jayee8866]

omg I found a Hispanic college student vlogger!!! Subbed ^-^ it's so hard finding them!! #represent ! congrats on ur success :')

[@WendyGonzalezmed]

J ayee yes I’ve noticed there aren’t many Hispanic youtubers at all. Thank you so much for subscribinggg and joining the fam. It means so so much 💜💜💜🌸🌸🌸

[@wuyiheryadi9824]

Hi i’m a freshman in high school! Do you have any tips to get into ivy leagues (so i can be prepared?)

[@devintrivedi6365]

Keep doing your thing man, I am a junior and you are a big inspiration for me to keep working hard even when I feel unmotivated. You’re gonna make it big someday.

[@pizzagamingblue7679]

How is college?

[@leelss]

So glad I found your channel at this time.

[@sabrinas.a.2509]

I'm currently choosing uni and making a decision, and this video has been incredibly helpful to me. Talks about the real things to consider. Thank you!

[@Gabriela-jg1bd]

Rn I’m like agonizing over this then there’s my friend who chose her college through spin the wheel

[@SrijanBDas]

Hi Nicolas! Am joining Princeton for Grad School this Fall. Hope to meet you.

[@sheilamilon]

Your videos are so helpful Nick!!! Thanks so much for making these. Such great advice :)

[@ronikshakya1886]

Great video!!! NIC you motivate me to think big and be clever everyday... Thankyou Nic!!

[@asumasarutobi8743]

I feel so at home with nick chae’s channel. Been here since 1k subs‼️

[@izzbonito]

love how you're uploading so many videos!!

[@jibrankhan5774]

Need those college vlogs nick,studying in library

[@najmoosman1723]

I want to go to an American university, but I’m from London.. that means I have to take the SAT. How hard is it and how different from the uk boards

[@najmoosman1723]

Alex J thank you! I did some research and I’m not as intimidated as I was before..

[@keeganm679]

the sat is REALLLYYY easy,, I've never studied in London though, but it shouldnt be too hard also I realize I'm a year late oops

[@ferddoesweirdthingsinlife1040]

Keegan Martin You can’t call it easy if you can get like a 1500+ without trying. Like I did a SAT practice test and got a 1340. It’s really hard to get those last couple hundred points up

[@miamartin2561]

FerdDoesWeirdThingsInLife 1340 is pretty good tho

[@ferddoesweirdthingsinlife1040]

Mia Martin yeah ik, but I want to get into a top uni, so not really good enough yet...

[@Yeni-xt1fi]

Hey so I’m new to your channel, I’m in love with Princeton lol so I had to check out your videos. So I want to transfer to Princeton, have you heard about transfer students and idk tips for them. I’ll appreciate it ^^

[@Amymilee8]

thank you nic your videos have been so helpful to me god bless

[@bigbird2294]

Yo thank you for this information I was really just about to go to a college that is a majority technical college but I'm not sure if I want to go down that path.

[@isaacbynum8966]

This might be a little late, but do you know of any summer internships or learning opportunities at Princeton for high schoolers?

[@acetofresh1]

LOL those glasses look like a good fit for me, where'd ya cop em?

[@NicolasChae]

Korea

[@Amazing24Andy]

luv ya vids bro keep posting more

[@大国盛世万国来朝]

exactly, Nic. Your vlogs are the best!

[@spicymilk2496]

Can you make a video taking about film photography?

[@marielsofiagutierrezzapien7929]

Great video!! It would be AMAZING if you could do a collab with Josh Beasley.

[@ariareeves596]

Mariel GuZa TBH

[@ariareeves596]

Mariel GuZa I would fangirl so hard

[@valissez]

What i wished I knew before even LOOKING at colleges was the fact that I could actually go to a university abroad, sounds weird to say cause its kinda obvious but days after i accepted my current school in corn-town-middle-of-nowhere Illinois, a university in Paris emailed me to take an online tour🤦🏽‍♀️ I’m a journalism major with a French minor, I could be practically trilingual if I went there, oh well🤷🏽‍♀️

[@ChrisD__]

But, my parents are still paying for it...

[@davidmejia7119]

This was really useful for me, thank you!

[@jasomega2446]

Thank you so much.

[@lily14130]

Hey, so I actually have a question about researching colleges. How do you know if a college has a “good” or “bad” program in any given field? Are there rankings? Is it just what people usually say? Do you look up the faculty, or read on their website? I’ve tried reading the websites but it’s honestly pretty hard to differentiate between them. (I’m interested in computer science)

[@kevincaotong]

lily14130 There are rankings posted online, not on the school's website (even if it is, it's going to be biased to some degree). There are places like US Best Schools and other websites that rank the universities in certain areas, including computer science.

[@anasajib3007]

Look for “times higher education” or “qs world ranking”. These are those that I use the most 😉

[@utubegurl4076]

If your high school uses a program like naviance, or similar ones they can be helpful

[@keytendegraef982]

Kinda scared I’m in my senior year and I want to go to college but not community college I want to go to more of a higher level college like Texas A&M or UW Madison but do you guys have any advice on where there are good parties, tuition and climate?

[@rushisurampudi8782]

I love these videos

[@jakenewms4886]

I was supposed to visit schools this summer. What am I supposed to do? How can I go to a school I’ve never visited

[@masongoodwyn9006]

Great Vids as always!

[@isabellahurley6552]

I need some advice (if you wouldn’t mind): I haven’t even applied to a school (I’m not a senior yet haha) and I already feel so discouraged. I’m a bad standardized test taker and my score is down right average (and for my standards, really bad.) I’ve been working my ass off to get it up and it recently went up 100 points (it went from unacceptable to mediocre) and I’m hoping to get a solid score in summer (even tho it’s such a stretch for me because I’m such a bad standardized test taker) but I’m just feeling hopeless. I’ve worked my entire life (literally since I was 4) to get into my dream schools. I have a 4.0, am 4th in my class at the time being, am in so many extra-curriculars, am an athlete, and artist and am extremely passionate about what I want to major in but I will never be as “good” or as accomplished as you or anybody else whose getting into the schools I’ve dreamt of going to... not to mention financial aid or scholarships . I’m not #1 in my class, I’m not the smartest person ever, I’m not some super accredited student, athlete, etc and am so mediocre compared to really anyone at your school or any of the top universities even though I work just as hard (if not harder in some cases.. I literally have to be told by my teachers to stop because I push myself to much). How do I stay positive when I’m so below the par?

[@morganhunter3994]

Isabella Hurley with that mindset you will never make it

[@frances_julianne]

Thank u i rly needed this

[@nyaw1215]

I wanna go to Princeton because the campus looks cool lel

[@danielaka9275]

Your videos are good content

[@Kiatirie]

I've been watching your videos throughout my application process! They've been super informative, and I just found out last week that I got in. I'm having a really tough time deciding between Princeton and UCLA (I'm not set on my intended major and UCLA would offer many more choices to explore). I'm familiar with the UCLA culture, but not quite for Princeton. What is the student culture like there? What are some challenges you face daily at Princeton? I've heard it was really rigorous; do you find it to be a fulfilling process?

[@josephinelu1312]

I'm in the same boat as you! I got into UCLA, UC Berkeley, and USC and am trying to decide which school to attend this fall! I am so conflicted- i visited all three campuses and all of them seem great! But I'm a little more biased toward UCLA because I grew up in the LA area and both my parents went there. Did you decide which school is for you?

[@reganwilliams8202]

Go to Princeton!

[@gretchen7675]

do I choose SDSU or UH Mānoa?

[@jacksonschonfelder8898]

i'd go to UH but i grew up in california and really wanna go outta state or abroad for college so I might be a bit biased :P Tough choice tho, hope you like whatever school u pick

[@christymomma]

How do you decide during Covid

[@patelpearl5c354]

I live in india and i want to know about your university’s fees

[@patelpearl5c354]

Per annum

[@lifeoflainebut]

i'm a transfer student and my two colleges i've been at have been SOOO different from each other. i just posted a video on how to choose the right school for you & listing the pros and cons of each experience. check it out on my channel!

[@KM-sb3zk]

Go to BYU

[@simranb101]

Eleni Arizona is a Stanford college KZbinr you can check out! :)

[@NewKingBrandon]

What are some other surprising things that you have found out after attending Princeton?

[@christinalei9619]

Well Said.

[@patelpearl5c354]

Hey bro

[@ginagawgawmoprods.5879]

Got troubles in choosing a university. Then suddenly i wanted to study in New friking York. (u know, the basics, NYU, Siena, Columbia, Canisius and St. Bonaventure) Anyways im 11 and why am i thinking all about this dream dream school schools anyways.

[@nataliatrinh7574]

It’s good to have a headstart!

[@ratentertainment7895]

that opening was so corny LMAO

[@CallMeKadrien]

i can’t vist a campus because of covid...

[@elastictricks5219]

Josh Beasley

[@psymonn]

awwww yeahh

[@ronney5297]

JOHN FISH GOOD HAVARD STUDENT

[@Light-vu6ws]

How about that: don’t go to college just to find out what you want to major in and pack up 50k debt and years wasted. Think before you choose, not the other way around.

[@kevinfeng6700]

thanks *c h i g g a* *t-poses

[@mikeoneill7360]

It’s up to you, so you should PAY for it......

[@sebastianvitanza9585]

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[@jibrankhan5774]

Check John fish out he is awesome🔥🔥🔥

[@ronney5297]

JOSH BEASLEY GOES TO YALE UNIVERSITY YOUTUTBE

[@krystylsummers8749]

Follow the trending programs not the name

[@shinyjirachi8740]

u look like a smart ricegum LOL

[@tinashem875]

Lol😂

[@viedinternaute8132]

800th like

[@MilkteamochiUwU]

And I’m here in india like- Bruh how tho

[@vishakhajayram3133]

such a girl

[@torin6258]

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Sup Ricegum😂😂