Top 5 Myths of the Ivy League | Yale, MIT, Harvard, Princeton? Easiest Ivy League to get into!

[@alyssathecollegeexpert]

Did you guys enjoy this video? What other topics would you like for me to talk about? Let me know in the comments! ♥♥♥

[@arianacanelas7597]

I DID NOT KNOW THAT!!!! OMG!!! I feel so much better about my college process now!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH ALYSSA

[@alyssathecollegeexpert]

Thank you Ariana!

[@jimena6885]

GLAD I WATCHED THIS VIDEO!! I have a clear idea about ivy leagues now! Thank you so much Alyssa!

[@alyssathecollegeexpert]

You're so welcome!

[@ethanhilton3288]

Please upload more. You're one of the best on this platform.

[@alyssathecollegeexpert]

Thank you so much Ethan!

[@kyoungcarpediems]

I’ve literally told my daughter every myth based off what I THOUGHT I knew. Knowledge is power, so thank you!

[@alyssathecollegeexpert]

Thank you!

[@andreacoronado8151]

Great video Alyssa please upload more !

[@alyssathecollegeexpert]

thank you so much!! I appreciate you!

[@charlotte-holtzmann]

thank you for this video! this is freaking amazing!

[@alyssathecollegeexpert]

Wonderful to hear such comments! Thanks for watching 🌞

[@BinIslam-m3w]

That was so helpful! Thank you Alyssa

[@alyssathecollegeexpert]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tanvirhaque9965]

Alyssa this video was so useful 😮

[@alyssathecollegeexpert]

Thanks 👍

[@TheLauren1113]

In the dc suburbs and nyc and California lots of people get no or almost no money to ivies. Cost of living is super high so salaries are high. Even 2 teachers make well over $200k combined. $350k plus is a typical salary but not enough to pay full freight or close to it at an icy

[@alyssathecollegeexpert]

true :/

[@jonathancohen2351]

The interviewers are not looking at your grades or GPA at all. They are providing a different kind of input for the admissions committee. One other point is that admissions rates are very misleading, since they are highly affected by the number of applications rather than simply the level of difficulty of meeting the cutoff.

[@SGT_Gram]

Hi, I am 43 years old and applying to Stanford, Berkeley, and UCLA for Fall 2024 using a VA program to pay for all. I meet transfer requirements as a Philosophy major for all but I am the definition of Nontrad due to two separate military tours with 3 years of University in between. I've got a 3.65 GPA after only obtaining a GED as a kid, now I major in Philosophy with minors in Psych, Soc, and Pol Sci, but I was curious if you think I'll be taken seriously as a transfer candidate, or am I barking up the wrong trees? Thank you for this video and your time.

[@alyssathecollegeexpert]

What an incredibly interesting question. I actually think that you qualify as a diverse candidate and will be taken extremely seriously. - They’re going to want to know if you’re willing to live on campus, and they’ll both want you to to make you part of the overall class AND be afraid of you living with them because you’re so much older than the students. Here’s what I would do: figure out who your admissions officer is (according to region) at each school, and email them to ask to have a 30 minute meeting with them where you lay out to them what you just said here. They will give you their honest opinion about your candidacy - they have enough applicants that they will be honest with you. - Besides that, I would reach out to professors in the departments you’re interested in in each of the universities and try to cultivate a relationship with them about their research. The sooner you can do this, the better, because this marks you as a viable candidate. I wish you the absolute best - those are incredibly hard schools to get into even if you are a traditional student. - My other advice would be to make sure that you have some safety schools picked out that you’re excited about going to, because those schools you listed have an acceptance rate between 2 and 5%, and if you get rejected, it’s much more likely that you just hit their rejection percentage than that it has anything to do with your age or background. Please feel free to write again if you want more advice - this is incredibly interesting to me and I’m really pulling for you!

[@davidlowe8597]

The Ivy League is a Division 1 sports league and in football they are in the less competitive Division 1AA. Where as Stanford is in the more competitive Division 1A. You should have started this video by explaining what the Ivy league actually is. Have to give it Yale for winning their first game in the tournament this year ( always fun to route for the underdog). Ironically, academically competitive students are competing to get into a noncompetitive college sports league.😮

[@rifatrahman8857]

Wat about international students???

[@CleverAussie]

I just turned 50. Too late to enroll at Harvard ? I am interesting!! Sure wish I grew up now.

[@omarzaky8418]

Could you make a video for international students, how to increase their chances? Thanks in advance

[@alyssathecollegeexpert]

that's a great suggestion! yes!

[@soyaya444]

I want need blind scholarship and I'll not be able to pay the fees so should I apply for eay decision to ivy leagues like yale ..?

[@oumaouma3672]

Is this applicable for international studebts?

[@alyssathecollegeexpert]

Unfortunately these mainly apply to US students..

[@ratibababury1844]

Hi, i was wondering if applying to financial aid lowers my chances at getting accepted to some top schools and ivies?

[@alyssathecollegeexpert]

It will not affect your chances at highly selective schools!

[@ratibababury1844]

@@alyssathecollegeexpert thank you!

[@harrychu650]

How about families with asaets? They they lie about the 7 or 8 figures in non-retirement assets?

[@jk6273]

Ivy League is a group of dream schools!

[@alyssathecollegeexpert]

I have heard!

[@lilyrose-mo7iy]

Are there any programs that help with getting connected to colleges?

[@ardin1437]

not exactly. basically, many of these colleges do have summer programs (like Stanford, MIT, etc.) but they won't really make you likelier to get into that specific college. instead, doing extracurriculars that are based on your interests will increase your chances at any college. so, for example, if you take a summer program at a good college that's about your interests, you will increase your chances of getting into all colleges.

[@fabflores9186]

False...using salary only is misleading, they ask for 401k, savings and checking account balances, value of your home (even add a link to zillow)...

[@angiele1914]

I have twin daughters who are seniors HS and applying to college in the Fall. Since we are paying for two in college at the same time, how the net college calculution for family like us with one income?

[@alyssathecollegeexpert]

great question! The best way to answer it is to [1] do the FAFSA 4caster (which will tell you how the government will assess your family's financial need) - studentaid.gov/aid-estimator/ [2] google "net price calculator" + college_name for schools you're interested in (eg. "yale net price calculator") - that will tell you how much money individual institutions will give you

[@angiele1914]

Thank you! This is very helpful!@@alyssathecollegeexpert

[@veronicamelendez6430]

thank you!

[@alyssathecollegeexpert]

You're welcome!

[@oumaouma3672]

Please answer me Is it valable for international students

[@alyssathecollegeexpert]

Unfortunately these mainly apply to US students..

[@ashleyl3316]

Greatest video

[@alyssathecollegeexpert]

You are the best

[@lydiabelete2407]

I miss yleana !!

[@alyssathecollegeexpert]

We miss you too!

[@onurgumusel7010]

yhheeelllooo

[@alyssathecollegeexpert]

Hey Onur!

[@Streembear]

Yoo that’s crazy

[@alyssathecollegeexpert]

Cray cray!

[@stuartadler2858]

the ivy league is a sports league

[@alyssathecollegeexpert]

🏆

[@jonpan5299]

Stanford=Harvard+MIT

[@alyssathecollegeexpert]

you might be onto something!

[@user-rh2csk]

They accept tons of mainland Chinese students as if they are legacy students. As long as your governments fund the schools well, they have no inhibition with taking in students from the Fascist or morally corrupt states. They prioritize money over the ideology.