watch me get rejected from every college (ivies, stanford, etc)

Hey hey hey! No one reads descriptions so I'm surprised you're actually reading this. Anyway, this video is basically a sad boi trying to explain why he didn't get into any colleges and how you can avoid the mistakes that he made. Grab some popcorn and enjoy my dreams getting shattered ;)
I applied to Amherst, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Kenyon, Northwestern, Pomona, Princeton, Skidmore, Swarthmore, Tufts, Tulane, UChicago, UPenn, Vanderbilt, WashU, Williams, Yale.
Stay tuned cause I will be posting more in the future!
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Have a great day :)

[@alexsmirnov4399]

Wanna read my essays? Make a cheap college sweatshirt? Watch my newest videos!! :)

[@chiragjeswani7086]

Can you define what middle income implies??

[@Leo-cj7dq]

Привет, спасибо за видео. Сразу вопрос, лучше писать на русском или английском? И мой главный вопрос, я буду сейчас подавать в американские университеты, но мне нужно полное финансирование (Harvard и в подобное подавать не буду, возьму гораздо ниже). Есть ли шансы, просто после твоего видео не очень настрой 😅

[@kikeheebchinkjigaboo6631]

Alex Smirnov the money for submission for all these college and universities?

[@kikeheebchinkjigaboo6631]

Alex Smirnov college will complete your indoctrination of cultural Marxism. Lol Infantcide is evil, u bigot.

[@jdao1sm]

Aw man

[@gamer7916]

In Soviet Russia, you reject college In America, college rejects you

[@isaiahparis]

gamer7916 this comment deserves more likes

[@alexsmirnov4399]

Marcus Cheung don’t want to come off as cocky but it’s NOTHING compared to US colleges

[@marcuscheung5025]

Alex Smirnov True, I have to apply to US and Canada universities in 1 year

[@aena5995]

@@marcuscheung5025 are u russian? Is canada giving out scholarships more hen US or is usa helping more , which uni u applying to and thru the common app? Are u taking the SAT in oct or decem not sure when to take it tho

[@marcuscheung5025]

Aena Mustafa I am Chinese. I do not how to answer the second question. I am taking the SAT on October in Asia

[@tristiandavis6852]

Guy: applies to 21 colleges and gets rejected by them all. Safety Schools: Am I a joke to you?

[@alexsmirnov4399]

TreeseDaVlogger 💀 i feel attacked

[@tristiandavis6852]

Alex Smirnov ohh I was just joking man 😂

[@EricaBartell]

TreeseDaVlogger I applied to 13 colleges, and all of them could be considered safety schools. Needless to say I got into 12 of them. Like the hardest of the schools I applied to was at like a 51% acceptance rate, and some people consider schools with a 50% acceptance rate safety schools. I had two safety schools that had a 90 something percent acceptance rate.

[@hryank33]

Joke aside, he got into two safety schools.

[@sunshinesmiles3319]

xze kenyon isn’t really a safety

[@kristineenemuo7238]

This is actually the saddest video I’ve ever watched ngl

[@raisa_cherry35]

😢

[@cy2548]

me too

[@ahanshah4406]

Guy: gets a 1530 on SAT 21 Colleges: Absolutely not Me: IM SO DEAD

[@LaSombraa]

He only got denied because of his strict financial aid needs. If he had a lot of money, he would’ve gotten accepted into pretty much all.

[@nataliem5425]

Are you from the US? because colleges r more likely to accept people who aren't international

[@tracyyu4698]

@Aboodi Sadiq i want to know that too

[@youramazingchick6091]

@@LaSombraa That’s not how it work at all. Lol. There’s so many poor students at Ivy League

[@emmy-v4x]

@@youramazingchick6091 But for international students, financial aid is taken into account more so than for students who are actually citizens.

[@blissfulmountain]

As an international student applying to american universities this year, my biggest fear is being rejected due to financial aid :(

[@generalaccount6531]

I only paid in full for the first year and and get ~ 65% deducted for the rest of my undergraduate program. The trick was to do incredibly well (ideally, top 10% students) in the first semester, because the majority of fresman, merit, and dean scholarships are only available to international students before you reach a certain amount of credits. Nevertheless, you still need to provide them with your financial ability to pay the first year in full amount. I hope this helps.

[@haneenm2998]

@@generalaccount6531 so does that mean that I should fill out the FAFSA and Css while applying?

[@amririiii]

Ahhh sameee 😭 good luck thoo 🤞

[@idianale9862]

Me too. Are you by chance Filipino?

[@maisabarbosabispo7836]

Conseguiu?

[@guppy8073]

I really respect the fact that you still posted your rejections and tried to help people learn from your mistakes. Shows a realer side to the “college decision” reaction videos.

[@laurasomma525]

you’re so chill about this i would be literally crying if i got rejected from all the schools i applied to

[@juliabellefontaine8918]

Laura Rose ikr I got rejected from only 1 I applied to out of 7 and I was crying about it😂

[@nbtstan3198]

@@juliabellefontaine8918 Gtfo 😂😂

[@youcanmailme9164]

I didn't apply because I am fretting I'll get rejected

[@gappia940]

i'm sure he was more emotional off camera :(

[@izeshmikurac]

To be honest, with the way universities work on Balkan soil, I would be like, cool, now I can take a break year with a reason, because, now, after one year of arc I'm thinking of it dropping out of it, taking a break until the next admissions period and admitting in another school. Get into arc was extremely easy, it's not even funny, I'm actually ashamed

[@radiosience]

this is so sad. i was expecting someone who's really stuck up and entitled but you're such a sweet, intelligent person and i genuinely think it was because of the financial factors, which sucks SO MUCH. i hope wherever you end up going you'll be happy and i'm sure you'll do great anyway

[@mauvebear3942]

Max Bellamy also him : *wears airpods*

@@tstoke7877 that's expensive... Maybe not to you though 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@tstoke7877]

Sharuto I’m a poor college student as well who studies full time and I have to work like 20 hours a week to pay for everything. I was just saying that it’s not that hard to budget and save even just $20 a paycheck to pay for it in like 3 months 🤷‍♂️ especially if you’re in high school still and your parents could put something towards it.

@@tstoke7877 not everyone has parents that are willing to pay for things that are not a necessity. So I suppose you are just very lucky :) my parents would never give me money for anything besides food, college necessities, or a roof over my head.

[@tstoke7877]

Sharuto Then save $20 every other week from your paycheck. My parents didn’t buy me anything like that growing up either. I’m now paying for both mine and my wife’s tuition, rent, car payment, and everything else by myself (with federal financial aid). It just takes getting a job, budgeting, and saving to get where you want.

[@sabanajafi5340]

Tip #1: HAVE SAFE SCHOOLS, my man got rejected because the acceptance rate for all the places he applied were under 20%.

[@aapin3348]

Better safe then sorry

[@haemadasrath9967]

This is scary. If you can get those stats and still get rejected...where the hell do I stand??

[@eloonto851]

Go to community college, then transfer to a 4 year. Bruh going straight to 4 year waste of time

[@VivianLu]

bobthebuilder 91 no it depends, some good majors only take direct admissions, going to community college is not the first choice

[@abbynvegas]

His stats weren’t the problem, it was the fact that he was an international student and that they couldn’t meet his financial aid needs. Don’t be stressed. You shouldn’t be scared for yourself because he didn’t get into any colleges. His situation before he applied is most likely VERY different than yours. :)

[@trumptrucka]

@@abbynvegas that is quite reassuring

[@annastajaa4798]

find your passion and use it to your advantages

[@chelsey8737]

I hope this doesn't come across as mean but these are the kind of videos that I actually want to watch. I'm sick of all of the videos that only show someone getting accepted into 5 Ivy Leagues and 10 reach schools, I don't care about that that's not realistic, that's not me. This kind of content that we need to show that you don't have to get into Ivy Leagues and getting rejected isn't the end of the world, this is normalizing real life.

[@fuckoffdavid2269]

Chelsey Abbott those are real people and those real people got in. For real.

[@iambored5270]

Hallelujah Lamb i agree. i watch those videos because they inspire me.

[@user-gy8bi3lt6q]

“That’s not me” .. girl same 😭😭

[@Shakiahjprod]

@@fuckoffdavid2269 And those people are part of the extremely small percent that could go even as low as 5%

[@fuckoffdavid2269]

Shakiah Johnson That doesn’t make any since because then there would be no people in college

[@KateCasper]

YOU MEAN TO TELL ME YOU GOT A 1520 ON YOUR SAT AND THESE SCHOOLS DIDN'T WANT YOU??? I'M OFFENDED ON YOUR BEHALF.

[@bobjones7984]

Anything 1500+ is just so that colleges will even bother considering you. Colleges like Harvard actually reject about 70% of all 1600/36 students.

[@graciela8916]

Bob Jones you’re wrong

[@sincerelyeric9857]

Graciela Lagraba he’s not lol

[@luisalejandro9368]

Academics is only a minute portion of what colleges look for, everyone applying has the necessary grades and scores to be admitted, but everyone’s life story is different,. Your story tells who you are as an individual, not your scores, colleges put a lot of emphasis on this.

[@asqalanahmad4304]

SAME I AM SO TRIGGERED AND SALTY I WANT TO RANT TO EVERYONE I KNOW ON HIS BEHALF :

[@light8174]

This is literally one of the most realistic college video on KZbin and I’m here for it. Thank you for being so so honest!! Thank you so much for sharing your advice too!

[@donuttt2636]

lovelylight OMG HYUNA

[@primekrunkergamer188]

Realistic lol. Every college video is real tf does that mean

[@jennifergilmore8945]

😊o😊o😊 poop😊o

[@tobazko5491]

the look in his face throughout the ivy ones made me want to cry really badly.

[@bananamilk1105]

the sad thing is i can see my future in this video.

[@alinacalm]

You'll be fine

[@GauravGupta-ms8ce]

You’ll be fine

[@kiky.mp4]

@@nikar999 How did it go ?

[@janyia3388]

Bra me too🤣🤣

[@diaryofaspirit8342]

me toooooooo

[@blobfish1829]

What the actual f--.. how is an amazing student like you denied from a SAFETY school? those colleges are honestly so blind

[@snowflake8191]

Sometimes, schools deny students who seem like they won’t accept (cough* too high achieving) to decrease their acceptance rate

[@someperson5137]

@@snowflake8191 Yeah, I heard colleges like Tufts reject the ppl who they think won't come anyway to save their yield rate as well

[@SuperAqueos]

Appealing often can work. I know people who REALLY just wanted to go to Cal Poly SLO but were too good on paper. They were rejected, but appealed. No idea what they wrote, but they got their acceptance letter.

[@kyliedecker3782]

He is also international. They accept very few students who are, despite his good stats.

[@__-kq4ey]

Tulane isnt a safety. He's misguided in thinking it is. None of the colleges are a safety except Alabama.

[@kyll5552]

I didn’t realize he wasn’t American till he said so lmao

[@danishamcclendon]

He literally said he was an International student 💀.

[@muf2463]

Danigirl yeah but he didn’t say I’m the beginning of the video

[@danishamcclendon]

@@muf2463 I'm going to excuse your poor sentence structure but he did mention it relatively in the beginning.

[@muf2463]

Danigirl I made a typo u don’t have to be salty about it 😂 it* instead of im

[@depressobean623]

@Danigirl Also, that was a typo, not poor sentence structure, unless you count the missing "it," which could have been lost in the typo.

[@sophiam.1625]

I think it's harder for international students to get into U.S. colleges

[@bernardcernea6792]

I applied to 19. zonly got admitted to 2 one of which was Boston and they asked for 75 a year just tuition

[@libelulaocre500]

Sophia M. It’s H A R D, mostly if you don’t meet the financial needs. I know a lot of people that get in but they’re the top notch from Costa Rica, the rich kids in rich schools. It’s not their fault, it’s the system.

[@pedroluisvn7678]

Very hard. We get the last spots and pay x10 tuition. Luckily FIU gave me a scholarship, but sure it has international in its name.

[@rosa578]

It’s because international students mostly compete with each other. And the majority of them are smart.

[@chigirl9673]

seriously ( even though i never tried) it IS hard (from research). I’m canadian and our price range is so much more expensive and we have to write more tests than we should have (presumably late if you never knew it existed). I also have no idea what financial aid was until this video, basically all we need to apply with is our final grade 11 marks and our final grade 12 marks and you NEED 50 above to even get considered lol so i guess it’s easier. It’s easy if you’re smart as shit and you get accepted with a scholarship lol

[@emilypimienta8474]

Tall girl: you thinks your life is hard? Im a junior wearing size 13 Nike’s, men’s 13 Nike’s, beat that? Alex Smirnov: I got rejected from 21 colleges!

[@stacy7731]

But that wasn't true. He was rejected from 19 and accepted at 2.

[@badweather7144]

Dude I can't even imagine the amount of money wasted on application fees

[@alexejnovak8693]

plus add the fact that he's SAT fees and TOEFL are higher compared to the US

[@Вікторіязі]

Application fees? They charge you to even apply? This system is broken. I’ll go cry

[@badweather7144]

@@Вікторіязі yeah. most colleges you have to pay to apply before you can even get in. small colleges normally around $20-$50.

[@YuvrajSingh-lk5zq]

@@badweather7144 in canada its even worse i paid around 1400 dollars appling to 7 unis

[@sunshinesmiles3319]

my question is... why couldn’t they just accept you and deny your financial aid? like at least give you the chance to figure out the money part.

[@simplebean8152]

sunshine smiles debt is no joke. They did him a favor if finances were the issue, but he’s clearly smart I don’t understand.

[@sunshinesmiles3319]

Simple Bean ofc but some people might take the chance and ask family members for help or idk

[@snowflake8191]

Simple Bean Yeah, my parents and their friends would agree with sunshine smiles. If I don’t get accepted to at least UC Berkeley, I cant even imagine the disappointment in their faces. I will literally be disowned. The pressure is real, the love is real yet intimidating. Unless I run away from home and return with a million in my bank, I won’t be able to face my relatives lol. We’re not rich, kinda poor but yeah. Student debt or immense disappointment? Yeah, I’m gonna have to pick student debt. This is my reality lol. I’m also a girl in an Asian household so if I don’t do well academically, I will be reduced to a maid (which I kinda already half am) for my brother. Meaning I need to go to the nearest college and solely take care of the house (all the cleaning, cooking, and helping.) There will be no expectations of me, only to be a fast food worker. My parents will make me go to the best college possible even if it’s not affordable. I’ll try my best to pay off the debts. I love my family, but there’s this big internal struggle I have every day. But it’s okay, I’m strong and I am hard-working :).

[@jaylajordan1685]

snowflake But why can’t you just transfer when you’re able to afford it better? You don’t even have to go to a cc, I just think transferring is the smartest thing to do instead of going into massive debt.

[@brendanbergmann6290]

snowflake Berkeley is a hard ass school to get into

[@melissat3389]

Wait this is the beginning of a really cool success story. Keep at it man

[@idkwhybut...]

I'm your 666th like! You're cursed.

[@damsun9735]

Super villain backstory 💀

[@petera.6568]

Fiza otrosu siyay

[@haleyrose8395]

another tip. DO YOUR RESEARCH. i spent like 3 years looking up colleges and my dream college turned out to be a state school that was fairly easy to get into. don’t apply to schools just because they are “top notch”. and if you can’t get a 1500+ on your sat don’t stress. look into schools with lower scores. most careers won’t be super affected by what undergrad you go too. for example any job in healthcare (ie doctor, nurse, dentist...) undergrad doesn’t have that big of an affect. look at your scores and only look at schools that your scores work for. there are SO many different colleges in the US that i guarantee you’ll find one that works for you. it doesn’t have to be a super well known school if none of them work for you. also find ways to visit. visiting helped me eliminate so many schools. (some were too big, some had winter 9 months of the year) you get a decent feel for schools when you walk on the campus. when i visited my school i know immediately that it’s where i wanted to go. if your dream school is an ivy, go for it. but if it not, it’s ok. my brothers at an ivy and it’s his literal dream but i’m at a big state school and it’s my dream. we are both where we need to be for college even tho they are so different. we want/ need different things from college.

[@Shafikk_]

Doctors or the medicine major in the US is pretty hard for internationals, isn’t? I’ve heard it’s something like 10 years and taken on 2 shots (pre medicine then medicine), unlike the rest of the world. Is that true?

[@3bman8397]

This is so accurate. I went to a middle of the road state school where I was top 1% of students that enrolled. I could've gone to better schools but chose the school that I fell in love with when I visited. I had the best 4 years of my life, while maintaining my academics, and ended up with a job next to people from Harvard, Tufts, Cornell, etc. I strongly recommend picking your school based on how well you like the campus, academics, student Life, and just atmosphere as a whole. Nothing against the top schools btw. If that's the school you love when you visit then 100% go there if you can. For me, my parents forced me to visit a school I had no intention of going to, on a day where it was -20°F and an absolute blizzard out, and I left that day knowing that's where I wanted to go. I had visited around 10+ other schools by then and some were really nice, but this was the only one where i could actually picture myself on campus going to class. And in case you couldn't tell by my passion towards choosing a college, I haven't had any regrets with that decision :)

[@ibgh0549]

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[@noname8354]

YES!!! Visiting schools is EXTREMELY important!!! I took off three schools from my list and added one (I only visited around 6) because they don't have what I want. And as for the one school, it's because I wasn't sure about it but it's a major school in my state and now it's my first choice.

[@MAESTROSDELMETAL]

Normally a State school don’t give financial aid for international students.

[@trulyAG]

Me getting rejected to all my colleges while my friend got accepted into his dream college and everyone else celebrated while I cried

[@idektega4271]

Did he apply for Financial aid?

[@kafibahtiar2553]

This is literally me

[@stella_theresa]

this makes me so sad *cries in international applicant*

[@alicepavlin5497]

how did it went ?

[@ChrisOBrienschannel]

At least you’re hot. Happy for you!

[@nasseryousif1222]

Gay

[@graciela8916]

ahAhah

[@ananunez8331]

Lmaooo

[@dnlldhn9338]

Im dead

[@nbtstan3198]

@@nasseryousif1222 he just forgot the "no homo" 😂

[@worldlysail2043]

I am guessing because your stats are so good that it has to do with the financial factor. You are an interesting person. You’ll do great in whatever you do.

[@shkpotter9844]

Most of these colleges would have admitted you if you didn't need financial aid and that sucks. I'm probably going to be in a similar situation.

[@stacy7731]

That is not true. Almost all of the colleges he applied to are extremely competitive.

[@consolemainnoob8102]

@@stacy7731 With a 4.0 GPA and a 1500 SAT? Sure, they all were competitive but all 19 universities rejected him. It's weird because in other videos where the person isn't an international student, they at least get 1-3 acceptances.

[@xsamcreationsx6273]

I feel sad you got 1500+ on SAT you got 110+ on TOEFL you got a 4.0 GPA and etc and they still didn't accept you? smh. I would die to get what you got. Know that you are such an amazing student!

[@angelinebena9675]

I know!!!

[@indyataylor7117]

"If you're not super poor they won't accept you" Me: YES

[@udhdycyf8tufufuffufuf267]

Time stamp please

[@vaibhavsharma9047]

One thing to note for international students: Harvard, Princeton, Yale, MIT and Amherst are need blind for internationals. If you feel like your financial aid requirement will be a problem, you can apply to them without asking for it and then ask for it once you get in too (kind of a proof for them about their own statement)

[@youshallnotpass7921]

Vaibhav Sharma Could you elaborate on this? Also what does need blind mean?

[@Shafikk_]

What if after I applied for the aid I get rejected?

[@vaibhavsharma9047]

youshallnot pass Being need blind means that the college won't factor in your aid requirement while deciding on your application--simply meaning that they see your aid requirement only after admitting you. For internationals, only five colleges are officially need blind as of now. I honestly did not believe it completely, until I got into a need blind one (without aid in my case, since I didn't apply for it) and was told that I could apply for aid at any point of time. Applying for aid at these colleges won't be a demerit, and you could ask for aid even after you get in. However, in case you choose to do the latter, you will have to wait for some time before you get to hear from your college about your aid status (which might be a little risky).

[@ArushiSharmacr7]

that is true, but keep in mind that all US colleges have a 10-ish percent quota for international students, so it is still A LOT harder to get in even if you're not asking for aid.

[@vaibhavsharma9047]

Arushi S Arushi S OFC, along with the fact that these colleges themselves are extremely tough to get into (and 10% for internationals means much lesser for a specific country). But this is just something applicants should be aware of, specifically those in need of huge amounts of aid.

[@mayasurim3367]

I wanted to be an international student in the US but it’s so hard, first you need to have enough money to pay for college and also super good grades and do test after test, and if you get accepted then (in my case) apply for a student visa and if they reject your visa application everything goes to shit.

[@alexsmirnov4399]

Maya Surim don’t even get me started on the visa 😤😤

[@peachiejunk]

the visa denial is an even bigger crush than college rejection deadass

[@madihairshad1529]

@@alexsmirnov4399 My visa got rejected in 2018 and I had to take a freakin gap year. The visa system sucks.

[@mintyt3392]

If it helps, try applying for scholarships for international students to help with the financial aid.

[@senpai6464]

@@mintyt3392 how can I find them, any link or sth?

[@ally7071]

“Alex Smirnoff” damn this reminds me of Stranger Things Alexei/Smirnoff

[@alexsmirnov4399]

ally lmao let’s hope (spoiler alert) I don’t die ;);)

[@billybob6604]

Alex Smirnov wow

[@to6ky-m5u]

I was thinking this the whole time

[@peaklander1]

@@alexsmirnov4399 we all die

[@annarice6417]

I can’t believe Alabama rejected him with a 1500. Bama. Edit: nvm I watched more of the video lol

[@xxDPKINGxx]

Their stats are getting juiced like crazy now though. Average ACT is a 27 with 75th percentile at 32. That joke may have been true years ago, but they have a pretty fucking smart upper half of their classes.

[@tanyah8457]

This is giving me secondhand anxiety because I’m waiting for my acceptance letters from universities...I’m so sorry this happened to you

[@senpai6464]

How did it go, any update?

[@DomainAspect]

Me: sees title, obvious clickbait. Then realizes is not clickbait.

[@cheeesysandwich]

Taxonomic Quantum well.. it was if we’re being honest 😂

[@matthewweatherhead6002]

Your thoughts on financial aid are true from what I’ve seen. I’m an international student going to an Ivy and I got almost full financial aid and I am part of the lucky ones. I will say however, that if you KNOW that your parents can’t pay for it, apply, because chances are without it, you won’t be able to go. I know you’ll do well at Kenyon!

[@roos873]

Matthew Weatherhead which college did you get into?

[@matthewweatherhead6002]

Roos lka Princeton

[@mohtaramgasimova8045]

@@matthewweatherhead6002 how were your stats? I mean exam scores, extras and etc

[@Ryan-ee5lp]

Möhtərəm Qasımova Dude, get it out of your head that stats matter. Past a certain cut off point, it’s all useless. You need to be passionate about your subject and show that passion in stuff like extra curriculars, community work, internships etc. Past like 1500 and 3.7 - 3.8 (unweighted), anything higher won’t matter much. Look past the books.

[@lmaf132]

Ryan What are some extra curriculars that I can get into? Just state some examples

[@bellaferreir6732]

I admire how confortable you seemed showing such vulnerability. Thanks for sharing Alex!

[@friedsquid8748]

I feel like crying a little bit because I feel him

[@kinfongyeung5400]

this guy got destroyed probably because he is an international

[@blufishy1355]

Well no him being international really wouldn’t be bad on it’s own but him needing Financial aid really was the kicker

[@likhithborela1517]

This scares me, but some schools are need blind for all students right?

[@alexsmirnov4399]

likhith borela yeah, I think Harvard, Princeton Yale, Amherst, and a couple of others are

[@zackshen7027]

likhith borela check out their websites. Some really good schools are need blind for domestic students, not for international. Be aware of that

[@ducksducksducks1884]

Most of these schools are need-blind for American students but most schools are need-based for international students

[@ellasteciuk3353]

The only five colleges that claim to be need-blind for international students are Harvard, Princeton, Yale, MIT, and Amherst. Most top colleges I can think of except for WashU claim to be need-blind for domestic students. The reason why I say “claim to be” rather than “are” is because I am very skeptical of them being truly “need-blind” because I applied to college this past year using the Common Application; the Common Application has you list your income range, and all the elite colleges I applied to asked explicitly WHETHER I WAS applying for financial aid as a domestic student (even though I was not). If you look at the income range for anyone of the top colleges, the majority of students are rich, there is a small but decently-sized group of students who are low-income or lower middle-class, and very few students are upper middle-class.

[@katielivingston4106]

I know Amherst and Boston college are.

[@vlegacy3569]

Damn how much did you spend on application fees

[@1dogissky]

I was thinking the same thing 😩

[@klarissa1967]

What, it costs money to apply for colleges in US??

[@1dogissky]

klarissa yep

[@klarissa1967]

@@hamstercouture Wow, I am surprised. I am from Norway so I always thought it was free to apply in Finland!

[@holly-or5ml]

You have to pay??

[@alexhehaw7247]

That’s because your international man... every colleges have wayyy lower acceptances for international students

[@nikri8671]

I'm low middle class and I'm so stressed with the college process and my family can't really afford the universities that I would like to attend hhh. I hope you achieve in life btw, its sad that they rejected you :(

[@Syn]

no one: alex: *GET A SUGAR DADDY, DONT APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID* ok but fr tho idk why im watching this im class of 2021 😔🤟

[@pxrcivxl]

I didn't expect you to be here, Also I miss your videos why are you not posting any?

[@indyataylor7117]

Same 😂

[@ooof1033]

@@pxrcivxl You dont know her your only saying that because she has a checkmark next to her name

[@lmaf132]

Syn im class of 2022 😪✌🏻

[@dinky_comments]

Same sis #2021

[@davidcherelin4291]

When we've looked at the financial demographics of many elite schools we noticed that there are a good chunk of students from the highest earning category, then there was a gap between the next level or two, and the lowest. It said to us that if you can pay straight up for college, you've got your pick. If you are in need, you'll be ok. But if you're in between, you're SOL. There's won't be enough financial aid offered if any, and you can't pay the difference. Someone has to rethink the system. Great video, congrats, and good luck.

[@alexsmirnov4399]

David Cherelin FACTSSS!!

[@davidcherelin4291]

@@alexsmirnov4399 luckily we're in the lower category. So we'll see how it goes when our son starts applying.

[@carolinepowell3297]

I'm middle class but we earn just a little too much to get all of these scholarships and I dont know how I'm going to be able to afford school.

[@suee2345]

8:11 I just looked it up and the” Acceptance Rate” is 53% for the Alabama uni

[@katherinecabrera4448]

“literally rip your fucking heart out and squeeze it onto the paper” LMAO I NEVER LAUGHED SO MUCH IN MY LIFE I LIVE FOR THIS

[@HY-vz3ks]

The most human college admission reaction video I've ever seen.

[@jamesmonto9562]

Goes to show how the amazing and truly hardworking aren’t appreciated. Really love your attitude and way of doing videos. Thanks for the honesty. Goodluck on your journey !

[@isaiahkelly8955]

Yes, it does put a sting on it for a good while. But always remember that most of his school of choices were very competitive at selecting quality worth candidates. Now it's not saying that your hard work doesn't mean anything, but remember that thousands of other students are also trying to get in. This puts the admissions counselors in a chance situation. Select out of other thousands of applicants which one is the most suitable for them.

[@christyq3351]

I am also an international student..this is literally the most honest and genuine college reaction video that I saw on KZbin. But with the SAT/TOEFL/GPA you have got, it is just shocking to see these rejections.

[@sandrarivera1262]

As a rising senior, thank you. This was really insightful and I learned a lot of important information. Perspective is everything.

[@qvantrage]

i’m so sorry alex. you seem like a great guy. hope things get better for you.

[@noone7304]

Ugh, I want to hug you soo much. It hurts. I also couldn't get into my dream faculty so I'm doing another year

[@dearestemi]

my good sir you applied to extremely selective schools as an international student and your safety was tulane. i applaud you because you have a level of confidence in yourself that i can only dream of achieving. also you took the rejections like a champ and you're so emotionally genuine you're awesome

[@dearestemi]

also im so glad you chose kenyon! kenyon was one of my top choices but i couldn't afford it because i got like no financial aid :( i hope you enjoy it there

[@PedroLucas-tn3ne]

Wow bro, your grades are very very high, and you received this answers. I'm so sorry for you! What a luckless

[@zeezeeli3354]

Oh dear finally someone I can really relate to. Finding ANY information on international non-Indian, Australian or British student is actually the most difficult thing of all. I am really grateful that you've started this channel. Wish you luck 🦁🦁

[@notsolukky2934]

I watch this video so much nowadays bc I want to remind myself that college rejection is normal and that I shouldn’t have anxiety over it

[@lucascrafes5580]

I applied to 8 universities, 6 are very selective (26%-8%) and the rest are safety schools (50%-70%) and im so anxious i feel like im gonna get rejected from them

[@shiftingndrifting1532]

Those acceptance rates are not for international students

[@fabianhernandez7573]

I’m an international student and I had a great GPA and good ACT. Didn’t go to any college because they’re all too expensive... Still trying to figure out what I’m going to do.

[@toopie6584]

If ur a boy get a sugar momma and if ur a girl get a sugar daddy. Best of luck😎

[@hineraable]

@@toopie6584 best solution lol xD But seriously, if anyone here is going to try that, be careful, and a tip, some sugar daddy's/mommy's are going to agree for paying you for the first date, even if the "relationship" don't work out for more than just that date, you just need to ask for it before of arranging the date, if they say no, go for someone else. Some sugar babies make money of just that. I'm not not a sugar baby or mommy, but I have friends who are, and you can ask for tips on the internet. Just please be careful.

[@DarkForce852]

Its called loans, you take it out, get a job and pay it all off.

[@solomonriccio5270]

DarkForce852 yea pay it off for the rest of ur life

[@DarkForce852]

@@solomonriccio5270 that's why you do your research, get a degree that actually pays and is worth something and seek financial advice on how to set up your life to pay off student loans as soon as possible. People who get a degree, switch majors left and right, get a worthless degree or find a job that doesnt pay well with massive amounts of debt were set up to fail from the start.

[@DerekMckean]

I have a gut feeling that you could increase your creditibility and chances by attending an American community college in the state where your dream university lies. If the financial aid burden decreases, or your expected family contribution EFC, then universities may think about admitting you, especially when similar courses may exist at certain CC'S within a certain region. For example California and Hawaii are under a different education council than those run by the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana). Secondly, CUT WORDS. Wordiness is the biggest crime when designing your essay. Read it 10 times. While I like inductive essays, most professors will look for an essay's thesis within the first 2 paragraphs. While inductive essays are definitely proper, readers may not know your thesis is in the last paragraph. Also, write formally, intending on reaching an audience of professionals. Don't brag. Persuade. The only problem with this suggestion is that you might need to extend for a visa extension if you follow my advice. However, I don't know since I've never been an international student. P.S. you stated that you had to take the English proficiency exam? To me, it sounds like English is your native language. You have definitely fooled me.

[@angelinebena9675]

He is not American obviously

[@DerekMckean]

@@angelinebena9675 Similarly how Americans wish they could go to a British school, I think there probably are some British who wish to attend am American school. However, you as well I know, international students pay a grip. I'm not sure how British people think regarding American tuition compared to national tuition. However, as an American, GBP to USD tuition costs are huge!

[@goodnoodle-204]

Bro, as an international student I am quaking

[@mynameisinuse6542]

"Get a sugar daddy" -Alex Smirnov

[@austenwhibley725]

Just graduated from Kenyon and it is such a special place that I hope you’ll love!! Side note, Kenyon is possibly more rural than Alabama lolll

[@614Amsterdam]

Columbus isn’t too far though!

[@sunnyzhou6876]

Dang I feel your pain... I got rejected from most of my colleges too. After I thought I was done with college decisions, then these acceptance videos started to roll out. It was depressing. Thank you for making this video and your story! I love how much confidence you showed. It really helps to know someone out there went through the same thing.

[@romanalyon7764]

Your video idea was genius. Great work! People need to see that everything doesn’t just go great all the time regarding college.

[@fitinamark7660]

The amount of pain university and college applications cause students is saddening.

[@rrq3rw]

imagine he applied to harvard and got accepted

[@matthewnoriega7240]

XD

[@blehshush]

Ik I'm late but he could've been since it's a need-blind school and he has very high stats and good amount of extra curricular activities and I bet he had amazing essays too

[@BigAshsBigDay]

YOU TOO GOOD FOR THEM BABY THEIR LOSS ❤️ the college system is a business- sad but the truth.

[@Samhain1212]

“Get a sugar daddy”😂😂please make more videos

[@zyiiree8465]

My dream school is The University of Alabama so to hear that you didn’t get rejected from them made me happy 😂

[@hannahfriedly6484]

zyiiree Same!!! That’s my dream school!! I want to go there so baddd

[@zyiiree8465]

Hannah Friedly samee! I’d probably cry if I got rejected

[@kimsuwus7412]

I heard it’s pretty easy to get to that school!?Good luck!

[@zyiiree8465]

kims uwus thanks!! ❤️ I have one year before I go to college so let’s hope they accept me lol😂

[@xxDPKINGxx]

Hope you're not planning on drinking underage there. The police have gotten notoriously hard on it recently. Every single person I know underage now has 1-2 drinking misdemeanors.

[@aspenfowler5642]

Having received rejection letters from all of the UCs, the UW, and Loyola Marymount (my safety), I feel your disappointment soooo deeply. I had a 3.8 unweighted and a 28 on the ACT, but I came from a small, rural, and Christian school that prioritized sports over academics; the "honors" and "ap" classes werent officially registered as such. It was hard to find opportunities. My senior year I had a 3.8 with 10 courses, three being online from BYU. Took and passed two AP exams as well. I was so crushed. For anyone who has gone through the same thing or are heavily anticipating your verdicts over this next semester, please know that NO MATTER what, you've worked hard. That will be recognized at some point in your life. Transferring is actually fairly easier once you've completed junior college or university classes for a couple years, so there is another chance for these schools. I promise it gets better!

[@prospecops]

Your international which means you are literally brought in to make bank for these colleges and then want to make sure you will absolutely be able to pay. It's the money bro trust.

I hear you when you say that you didn’t expect to be rejected by a lot, I was rejected by 17 universities as well, but thankfully I’m attending USC this fall

[@swishbish4525]

USC is amazing, good job!

[@reginav.8836]

Agreeing with some comments I saw below, don’t be swayed by “top notch” schools, since drive ultimately comes down to the person. I go to a fairly average state university & being premed, I was able to secure a research position within a prominent cancer institution & I just published my first project as first author all before I start my sophomore year of college. This should not be seen as a flex whatsoever but to demonstrate that seeking opportunities on ur own & putting hard work can go a long way. Best of luck! :)

[@Musicroxize]

Regina V. Hey I almost never comment on videos, but I’m a non-traditional applicant (my inspiration came from the Oncology Esthetics class I took after beauty school) who wants to eventually go pre-med (I’m debating psychiatry and pharmacogenomics) can I get in touch with you to ask some questions and check out your work?

[@reginav.8836]

Soleil Ducusin sure, you can follow my public account @mariainmedicine. I don’t post my publications on there but feel free to send a dm if u want more information

[@jasmineliu4534]

Thanks a lot really! I'm an international student and middle-income as well. I'm thinking about applying for FAs recently... Your video is REALLY HELPFUL!

[@kowabungakelly]

I had a 1500 sat and 4.3 gpa and diverse committed extracurriculars and got rejected from all but my 1 super safety school which was a real blow to my confidence and honestly confusing after working so hard so I’m glad I’m not alone in that aspect but now I’m really unhappy at my college :/

[@inspiregaia]

Is that all you had did you do any ecs

[@kowabungakelly]

@@inspiregaia i was in theater (tech and performance), varsity softball, national honors society, president of an on campus club, on the hip hop dance team for several years, also placed in several dance competitions, published a book, had several other volunteer hours, was a pitching coach & assistant coach for junior girls softball, also led a campus wide energy saving initiative… piano for 3 years… I can’t remember if there was anything but uh yeah

[@makayla.luvsyouu]

@@kowabungakellythat is top student if that isn’t enough for even the best college, then what is?

[@kowabungakelly]

@@makayla.luvsyouu I have no clue & I’m still trying to figure that out :/ it’s incredibly frustrating. I know my essays were solid too because my parents literally hired an admissions coach to read and edit all of my responses 😵‍💫

[@clashmaster1225]

@@kowabungakelly what college are u in now?

[@Pine_Wood]

average international experience:

[@an5683]

Russia: average salary is 3500 dollars/ year This video: do NOT apply for financial aid

[@alexsmirnov4399]

A N LMAOOOO true but I think it’s higher for the metropolitan areas. Plus it’s an advice for all the international students, not only Russians so yeah :)

[@sliu7722]

Don't think I agree with a few of your tips.. I'm an international student who goes to a regular school without any AP/IB and got a 33 on my ACT and got into quite a few American schools: 1. UC Berkeley 2. Syracuse with Presidential scholarship 3. Boston College 4. Northeastern 5. U Rochester with Presidential scholarship 6. U Miami with Presidential scholarship 7. UC Davis And I also got waitlisted at Brown and Columbia. Honestly, it's all about how you sell yourself - and expect around 3-5% lower admissions rate if you're an international student :(

[@AlfieryProductions]

Remember his major point is that financial need affects a lot the chances of international students. If you applied to UC Berkeley, it means you don’t need any financial aid, so it’s a completely different case. Anyway, you got accepted by amazing schools, congratulations! :D

[@albenaruseva6379]

well don't think if you're low income you'll have better chances getting accepted at these universities, especially the smaller ones, because of fin aid. sometimes colleges just can't afford to invest so much in ppl, it's not always about rankings

[@sadiqmuhammad396]

I was rejected from everywhere I applied too, I had a 4.9, 31 act, tons and tons of extracurriculars, music supplements, art supplements, super emotional esaays, 10 APs with only 2 non passing scores. Yeah it was rough, but I'm okay where I am now.

[@extraextraxtraterrestialah8794]

Where are you now

[@sadiqmuhammad396]

@@extraextraxtraterrestialah8794 University of Florida

[@seungcheols]

dude, i hope everything goes well for you. you seem like a really good student/person i’m sure you’ll do great wherever you go.

[@johnnyyip9404]

STOP STRESSING OVER SATs. I went to a great HS and I got a 1560 with little effort, but got denied everywhere. Extra curriculars are SO, so important. Start clubs, do volunteer work, get lab internships, those are much more important.

[@kikikira8416]

Idk about you but I applied to like 10+ schools and I have a 1320 sat, 3.7 GPA at the time, and their admission is like 50% I didn't apply to ivies because you are receiving the same info either way its just namesake. Suggest going to schools around your sat range and get like at least 5 safety schools. I also did 50 hrs of volunteer work, was in 2 clubs and wrote a decent college essay. I got rejected from 2 and the rest I got in. 1 rejected me because I didn't apply.

[@kikikira8416]

I know a friend who's gotten a 1500+ sat score but he was denied because of his GPA. He's very smart he just doesn't use all of his ability lol

[@davidjite999]

No one: Students going to University in USA: cOlLeGe ReAcTiOn ViDeO!!!!!

[@samanthaluque9196]

“the honors college inside the honors college” I- SKSJSJ 😂

[@kristinas.1295]

I love how he says please watch the whole video because I need money to pay college and makes a video about how he got rejected by 21 schools and doesn't put any ads

[@yawadsbihi6132]

i myself am also an international student and i’m also applying to most of those schools, so it’s probably gonna be the same for me. so 1) i felt this video personally 2) how does youtube know i needed to watch it? i can’t afford any US college at all and right now i’m looking for sugar daddies (hmu if someone is interested), but thank you for showing us what we needed to watch and sorry but congrats at the same time, i admire you a lot 💘.

[@milana5238]

How did it go in the end?

[@clairehall5104]

I’m sorry dude :( but I live in Ohio and am applying to Kenyon in the fall, and Ohio is honestly a great place and Kenyon is super cool! I hope you have a great four years :)

[@jemimakabeline29]

I just got rejected by my dream uni recently. I know how you feel and i know that it hurts deeply but thanks for making this video! You made me feel less lonely.

[@kiki13450]

Trying to figure out how you afforded all those application fees

[@alexsmirnov4399]

Datt Mamon coupons🤪 no but jokes aside I had fee waivers

[@josafatsanchez1689]

@@alexsmirnov4399 bro, you can apply for fee waivers as an international student?? Cause that would help me a lot

[@kayrat1610]

@@josafatsanchez1689 just request the common app fee waiver :)

[@gabirmol]

the issue is the financial aid… i attend an american school in brazil and know the girl who literally won 1st in the harvard crimson essay contest. her application was perfect and her scores were top tier. she got rejected from uchicago because they’re not need-blind for international students, and she wasn’t an american citizen. absolute bullshit.

[@niah_19]

Y’all Alabama is a great school. Don’t base the school on the stereotypical things people put on Alabama. I’m currently a freshman here and it’s the most welcoming college ever. No lie.

[@graceolumpkin]

I would cry like a baby if I filmed something like this

[@marialuisdias88]

Well.. I’m international ✅ and super poor ✅ where do I apply?😂

[@maferpe]

Maria Luis Dias same here I applied to so many schools but the only one that admitted me and gave me good financial aid was Amherst College, 100% recommend it

[@musicalturtle1]

Lawrence University!!

[@marialuisdias88]

Maria Pelayo thanksss!!

[@ezklwlsn]

@@maferpe i actually heard of this school before so it's kinda prestigious?

[@nikiniki3366]

I relate to this on a spiritual level. I applied to a bunch of prestigious schools thinking I had a good chance after hearing a bunch of people telling me how smart I was, of course for a public school with low resources my average IQ seemed pretty high lol. So me being full of myself applied to like 1 safety school and that's where I started this fall..yikes

[@clover6779]

I feel bad for you but it’s great that you’re still positive about everything ❤️

[@cyn107]

this video actually made me so sad. i’m so sorry this happened to you, but i’m really glad that you were accepted by kenyon! thank you so much for the tips and regardless of everything that happened, youll do amazing in college and the rest of your life!!

[@tatianaaranzazu2887]

“Get a sugar daddy” 😭😭😭 best tip ever