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  • čas přidán 19. 05. 2015
  • In this video I describe what college is and how it functions. This is the first in what will become a channel devoted to explaining as many aspects of college as possible. Please subscribe to help me to spread this important information and feel free to comment on anything that you think should be included in the college discussion.
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    0:29 Types of Colleges
    0:58 College Living Options
    1:23 Things to do in College
    1:53 Classes and Majors
    2:49 College Class Schedules
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Komentáře • 229

  • @maybe.yellow
    @maybe.yellow Před 3 lety +492

    I love how we're all confused americans in the comments because highschool doesn't teach us this stuff lol

    • @vaniang4229
      @vaniang4229 Před 3 lety +16

      I'm only here because I'm a high schooler writing a college story for a minor competition xD

    • @samuraijosh1595
      @samuraijosh1595 Před 3 lety +34

      Not just you guys. Asian here, most Asian highschools don't even care to tell us this stuff. They told me *you'll learn when you grow up* .... And I have grown up... what the heck has changed......? 😥

    • @lalajean452
      @lalajean452 Před 2 lety +9

      Not only americans . Im an asian and have no clue about college , i want to ask people 'cause i dont want them think im a dumb person .

    • @styxx0500
      @styxx0500 Před 2 lety +11

      For real!!! High School doesn't do $h!t to prepare you for The REAL World!

    • @LeeDoBoBeeDo
      @LeeDoBoBeeDo Před rokem +1

      NAH FR

  • @katliz9640
    @katliz9640 Před 5 lety +693

    Why don’t schools teach this?!

  • @IamINERT
    @IamINERT Před 4 lety +452

    Just graduated highschool ,17 and clueless. Like they just gave me my diploma and ditched. I don't think most people in my year knows how college works.
    Schools don't teach us

    • @no-fc9tp
      @no-fc9tp Před 3 lety +30

      Psht, this is so me. I am still lost in what to major in and the likes of that lol
      Wish they gave a small class of the process of college to make things easier 😞

    • @grubber
      @grubber Před 3 lety +31

      It scares me how little I know about all of growing up and school

    • @thecoolannishatk.
      @thecoolannishatk. Před 3 lety +10

      @@grubber It’s scaring me now as a junior

    • @Hugo-tf5tf
      @Hugo-tf5tf Před 2 lety +1

      How are you doing now bro? I’m 17 and I’m finna graduate soon… help 🤣

    • @IamINERT
      @IamINERT Před 2 lety +11

      @@Hugo-tf5tf I survived
      I am now 19.
      After HS
      I took a gap year, moved to my dad and I am now doing my 2nd year in communiity college
      I think I'll get my associates then transfer to get my bachelors

  • @MissMurder.
    @MissMurder. Před 4 lety +259

    I don’t understand majors,bachelors and associate degrees. Your video was very helpful though!

    • @carl___________
      @carl___________ Před 3 lety +27

      Ok so a major is a field or topic you would like to get more in depth with. As in, something you would probably like to have a profession in; For example, engineering, economics, etc... A bachelor’s degree is a certificate indicating that you are well educated in that major; this helps employers know that you have acquired the knowledge and skills that they are looking for. An associate’s degree is the basic learning given to a student after high school. These last 2-3 year and are performed in community colleges. In fact, a lot of community college students transfer to a four year college (even after they obtain their associate’s degree) and complete a bachelor’s degree.

    • @Coryiodine
      @Coryiodine Před 3 lety +1

      @@carl___________ do bachelor certificates expire after a while too? If you go for something and change your mind, can you just keep getting different bachelors in different subjects? Or is there a limit?

    • @mikewazowski2347
      @mikewazowski2347 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Coryiodine well, you only live around 100 years, but you also have to have money, so

    • @neattea3452
      @neattea3452 Před 2 lety +2

      @Carl thank u for this
      Edit: I somehow I feel like I’ve been let in on a secret tip and now feel like I can accomplish anything with this information

    • @luise-zv7zi
      @luise-zv7zi Před měsícem

      ​@@carl___________thank you

  • @isaluker1011
    @isaluker1011 Před 8 lety +386

    this was so so so helpful, I'm very very young but I hope to make a life for myself when I get older and I always find myself stressing over this kind of thing but I feel very much relief after this.

    • @kristinascameraroll9788
      @kristinascameraroll9788 Před 6 lety +1

      Isa Luker same...

    • @angelv0mittt
      @angelv0mittt Před 6 lety +10

      Me too , I'm literally 11 but for some reason I'm interested in building my own future . I don't understand that much about university or college which is why I decided to watch this video .

    • @malikpandatv7301
      @malikpandatv7301 Před 5 lety +1

      Can you go to just for sports/soccer

    • @aromanticfranziskavonkarma
      @aromanticfranziskavonkarma Před 4 lety +2

      same i'm only 9 and i wanna have a family with 12 kids when i grow up(even right now i'm pretty family oriented so my current goal is to have a sucessful life with a big family), its like, 8 or 9 years away for me but i've been bugging my parents for a few years by now about it, i even have a list on amazon dedicated to dorm rooms

    • @isaluker1011
      @isaluker1011 Před 3 lety +2

      @DNA Scotty bro I comment this 4 years ago

  • @calebmyers77
    @calebmyers77 Před 4 lety +118

    Finally, i found someoe who can explain the very basics of college. Ive been wanting to go to college after i finish high school but i never really couls figure out how it works..... you may have just put me on a road to success. Thank you very much. Good day.
    Edit: sees there has not been anymore videos uploaded for 4 years 😮🔫

  • @doublee1846
    @doublee1846 Před 8 lety +161

    Such a really detailed explanation. it would really help me as an international student. Thanks ;)

  • @artthatsit4947
    @artthatsit4947 Před 5 lety +36

    I just turned a Junior in highschool and have always wanted to go to college. But no one would tell me what to do or what happens (just that I need to go). This was soooo helpful.

  • @laurafragoso2165
    @laurafragoso2165 Před 4 lety +31

    I love this it’s amazing how people don’t teach this when it’s so necessary to know as a high school student especially for grad
    People expect you to know all the differences

  • @WaddleDee_Darling
    @WaddleDee_Darling Před 4 lety +11

    im a freshman and as I'm getting closer to sophomore year it really had me thinking about how colleges work ty for this🦋

  • @Icewallowcome540
    @Icewallowcome540 Před 7 lety +37

    How to decide what college you want to got to?

    • @lemonzest933
      @lemonzest933 Před 3 lety +4

      consider your options based on your high school scores & gpa, then compare them with the requirements to any school you might think would fit you. you should search up videos and websites that describes the qualifications for those colleges.

  • @djcarver6330
    @djcarver6330 Před 5 lety +5

    Never to early to start preparing! For me, the earlier the better.

  • @tylermiddleton5925
    @tylermiddleton5925 Před 2 lety +6

    Hey I’m a junior in highschool and I wanted to learn the basics of college before I started looking more into what major I wanted and this was the best summary of anything I’ve ever looked up.Thank you very much!

  • @idapaz7068
    @idapaz7068 Před 7 lety +3

    this was so helpful for me! thank you! this is one of the top things I stress about! please make more!!!!

  • @reno79
    @reno79 Před 7 lety +1

    Actually pretty helpful, a shout-out from 2017. Active duty military about to be up on my contract, and looking forward to college. Thanks!

  • @nicole-ip2po
    @nicole-ip2po Před 6 lety +10

    THANK YOU!!!1) At what grade do you start to sign up to colleges?2) Can you use the same resume for every college?3) What do you need to do in order to sign up for colleges during high school?

  • @goofy5341
    @goofy5341 Před 2 lety

    Great Video!! Gets to the point while also answering other questions to better understand the main question!

  • @M0T0283
    @M0T0283 Před 2 lety +3

    it's sad how i'm going into senior year of highschool and didn't know all of this until now

    • @shallou.
      @shallou. Před 2 lety

      You’re not alone friend, I’m here too :,)

  • @nyasolosurfavs1922
    @nyasolosurfavs1922 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks so much! I'm trying to plan out a novel, which my characters are in college but I have no idea how collage works, so this video gave me better Idea, thank you!

  • @OpticalStreak37
    @OpticalStreak37 Před 6 lety

    Thanks man this has help me a lot to understand how my classes will be scheduled in the future

  • @zubeirje
    @zubeirje Před 3 lety

    Great video bro. Very detailed and down go the point. Much appreciated.

  • @auroalofa2387
    @auroalofa2387 Před 5 lety

    This was beyond helpful!! Thank you so much!

  • @eastgermanoaktree9173
    @eastgermanoaktree9173 Před 4 lety

    I needed this to write a story about college. Thx finally I found something that can help me!

  • @therandomstation335
    @therandomstation335 Před 7 lety

    This video was so helpful. Thank you for sharing.

  • @PVAMU-DBAStudent
    @PVAMU-DBAStudent Před 3 lety

    This is EXACTLY what I needed for my 7th Grade AVID Class! Thanks a Bunch!!!

  • @yuukiry
    @yuukiry Před 3 lety

    Thank you so much! I needed to know this!

  • @just4simplegg428
    @just4simplegg428 Před 2 lety +2

    Thank you very much; you have amazingly explained how it all works! DEFINITELY LIKE AND SUB. Keep it up, please.

  • @ajsnerdle1155
    @ajsnerdle1155 Před 8 lety +1

    Thank you for making this video. It was very helpful to me :)

  • @djcarver6330
    @djcarver6330 Před 5 lety +2

    You should make more videos about college! It seems like a very confusing time and most people don’t really know how it works.

  • @johnhopkins358
    @johnhopkins358 Před 2 lety +1

    God bless you man I needed this

  • @andrewflaggwesternhs4113

    Great video I am going to use this in my high school classes

  • @brianz5011
    @brianz5011 Před 6 lety

    This is really helpful! I am a freshman this year and I am really nervous about college

  • @cheesedman01
    @cheesedman01 Před 7 lety

    This was very helpful. Thank you.

  • @mohabamin1296
    @mohabamin1296 Před 3 lety

    Thanks dude this really helps meeeeee thank you God bless you

  • @fablefallen
    @fablefallen Před 3 lety

    idk but you sound kinda like that khan academy guy but great video I have a greater understanding of what college actually is rather than all the assumptions of what it is that is in my head!

  • @l.u.i.s._.8452
    @l.u.i.s._.8452 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you, my diploma came four months late and I was clueless for a while

  • @outatime9598
    @outatime9598 Před 4 lety

    Thank you so much this helped a lot

  • @sepehrgh4416
    @sepehrgh4416 Před 2 lety +2

    that was great for me thanks a lot❤❤

  • @jfknoscope7363
    @jfknoscope7363 Před 4 lety

    dude, thank you so much this is sooooo helpful.

    • @thing6699
      @thing6699 Před 4 lety +1

      Crimsonfury ok I have a question, if you start a major, will you still need to take the basic classes

  • @Ccsclosetz
    @Ccsclosetz Před 5 lety +12

    I'm going to college next year so this was really helpful.
    Thank-you!

    • @flopilla2012
      @flopilla2012 Před 4 lety

      Its been a year, how are u?

    • @Vengeance_02
      @Vengeance_02 Před 4 lety +1

      He died from to much college

    • @Ccsclosetz
      @Ccsclosetz Před 4 lety +3

      Florencia Allimant I’m great, I love it. Although a lot of shit happened lol 😂

    • @Ccsclosetz
      @Ccsclosetz Před 4 lety +3

      Sad Suckle I’m a she 😩😂

    • @Vengeance_02
      @Vengeance_02 Před 4 lety

      Mooncake ✨ oh hah

  • @lizbethcampos1313
    @lizbethcampos1313 Před 6 lety +2

    Dude thank you. You saved my life. Literally.

  • @shnoopsmcshnoops6769
    @shnoopsmcshnoops6769 Před 2 lety +3

    I literally have 11 classes a day in my high school (we end 5:30). So excited to be done with it.

  • @shallou.
    @shallou. Před 2 lety

    Super helpful!!!

  • @claryi.3715
    @claryi.3715 Před 7 lety +6

    this is the first video on youtube I've seen that has a lot of likes and no dislikes

  • @sidcromwell8884
    @sidcromwell8884 Před 3 lety

    dude ive been so confused this helped so much

  • @carl___________
    @carl___________ Před 3 lety

    Wow!!! Thank you 😊

  • @faichalayeva3677
    @faichalayeva3677 Před 7 lety

    great explanation 👌👍👍

  • @sethmcintyre1115
    @sethmcintyre1115 Před 7 lety

    Helpful thank you ☺️

  • @playboiale8326
    @playboiale8326 Před 3 lety +3

    I just started college a week and it’s already stressful man I wish it gets better

    • @KayKay-or6cd
      @KayKay-or6cd Před 3 lety +3

      Aw nah baby that’s why I took a break 😭 I graduated early and I was not trying to stress myself out. Especially with the virus and the crazy people.

  • @BrightHart
    @BrightHart Před 2 lety +1

    Woahhh! Collage seems quite easier than high school, now I'll just work on getting a full scholarship 👍🏾

  • @catthemightylord
    @catthemightylord Před 6 lety

    That is so helpful thank u :*

  • @lifeasyesiiq9605
    @lifeasyesiiq9605 Před 7 lety

    very helpful thank you

  • @lemmytoad8569
    @lemmytoad8569 Před 3 lety +1

    When I watch videos about college i get so confused on what's what. I'm a freshman in High School and I have no idea what I want to be. But I do know I want to go to college.
    Thanks for the video!

    • @collegeprepared
      @collegeprepared Před 2 lety

      If you ever need help...just reply to this comment.

  • @TimeraB
    @TimeraB Před 7 lety

    this is so far my favorite college videos. wish you kept posting!

  • @krystalthomas7283
    @krystalthomas7283 Před 9 měsíci

    Thank you for this video - i am using it to teach my students. Just one word of advice, slow down when you speak. Thank you again. :)

  • @thiccbutterbiscuit
    @thiccbutterbiscuit Před 4 lety +1

    This was super helpful. I'm still a bit lost though and I have a question, does your weekly schedule stay the same throughout the semester/year? Or does it change every week?

  • @yourmom-pd6ff
    @yourmom-pd6ff Před 5 lety

    Thank you!!!

  • @user-ff5cb9do7j
    @user-ff5cb9do7j Před 7 lety +17

    Gee, it sure sucks that you never posted any more videos after this one....

    • @NostalgiCrazy
      @NostalgiCrazy Před 6 lety +2

      Yeah :( He's cute too we need more lol!

  • @promisegreene9358
    @promisegreene9358 Před 3 lety

    This video really helped

  • @bryzalantigua4320
    @bryzalantigua4320 Před 6 lety +1

    I love this video😍😍😍

  • @slimkid8565
    @slimkid8565 Před 5 lety +2

    Thank you, i have a comic idea, were the lead charcter goes in college and i know nothing about college and google couldn't explain it without being confusing, but your video did it really good so thx

  • @alannabors
    @alannabors Před 8 lety

    great clip at the beginning War eagle

  • @brokenchalk2974
    @brokenchalk2974 Před 4 lety

    Thank you so much

  • @sadakayoutube7661
    @sadakayoutube7661 Před 2 lety

    This actually helpsss

  • @Awg1008
    @Awg1008 Před 4 lety

    Thanks you!

  • @CassyKrammer
    @CassyKrammer Před 5 lety +2

    I am an author living outside of the US and this was SO helpful! Tanks ♥

  • @daciahayles6456
    @daciahayles6456 Před 2 lety +1

    I'm just watching this as review so I can right about this stuff on my essay tomorrow

  • @abrilmarquez5901
    @abrilmarquez5901 Před 3 lety

    Thank you

  • @ExistentialSoup420
    @ExistentialSoup420 Před rokem

    I have 3 days to apply somewhere and I’ve officially realized I’ve never been fully told how it works and what you do

  • @cassiesarchives
    @cassiesarchives Před 6 lety +15

    The beginning 😂😂😂😂

  • @Great_Wizard_Man
    @Great_Wizard_Man Před 3 lety

    Damn, i hope this man comes back

  • @endergirl8820
    @endergirl8820 Před 2 lety

    Thank you so much T-T

  • @UnknownCallerProductions

    AYYYEEE, 3 DAY WEEKEND TURN UPPPP!

  • @michelleceballos936
    @michelleceballos936 Před 3 lety +1

    So what do you do after the community college if you want to get more in depth with your education?

  • @kevinli2948
    @kevinli2948 Před 7 lety

    thank you

  • @robloxianstarflight1790

    THANKS

  • @sadakayoutube7661
    @sadakayoutube7661 Před 2 lety

    Subscribed

  • @kennethking2687
    @kennethking2687 Před 6 lety +1

    senior in high school and im gonna be an architect but i need to figure out how college is done when to start schollarships when to apply how do i set my classes fasfa

  • @88robsgirl
    @88robsgirl Před 4 lety +2

    This is educational for kids

  • @nick_williams381
    @nick_williams381 Před 3 lety +4

    I'm in 1st year of highschool and somehow I've been thinking of college-

    • @internetperson5445
      @internetperson5445 Před 3 lety

      Same here lol, I'm just tryna prepare

    • @M0T0283
      @M0T0283 Před 2 lety

      keep thinking about it cause time will fly by so quick. technically speaking i was only a freshman 2 years ago and now i'm a senior. and covid cut sophomore year in half and junior year flew by so quick cause i only went 2 days a week. i seriously still feel like a sophomore but have to accept reality that i'm a senior

  • @jessicax1898
    @jessicax1898 Před 4 lety +1

    how many subjects do you take in your first year? asking as im from the uk and interested in going to college in us

  • @jaydelacruz5656
    @jaydelacruz5656 Před 5 lety +1

    I have a question, if you graduated k-12 can you choose whatever courses you want to study like engineering, Computer science, etc. Or does it depend on your strand? Example I have decided to take ABM to prepare for accountancy in college and then when I reached college I decided to study civil engineering instead.

  • @WaddleDee_Darling
    @WaddleDee_Darling Před 4 lety

    the goattt

  • @ario6997
    @ario6997 Před 6 lety +1

    I live in Europe, I have about 2 years of Highs School ahead of me. I play football here where I live, and I would like to go to college in US mostly to play football there. Do you think i have any chances to get accepted (Im not a American)? Does the fact that I have experience in football makes any difference ?

  • @3loco.m980
    @3loco.m980 Před 6 lety

    Thank youu

  • @alhussenfarouk7870
    @alhussenfarouk7870 Před 6 lety

    Thankkkk youuu

  • @wsanders9433
    @wsanders9433 Před 2 lety

    What kind of class can I take for residential construction ?

  • @Lucasfan375
    @Lucasfan375 Před 2 lety +1

    What classes would I have to take if I want to pursue filmmaking?

  • @carl___________
    @carl___________ Před 3 lety +1

    Quick Rundown: A major is a field or topic you would like to get more in depth with. As in, something you would probably like to have a profession in; For example, engineering, economics, etc... A bachelor’s degree is a certificate indicating that you are well educated in that major; this helps employers know that you have acquired the knowledge and skills that they are looking for. An associate’s degree is the basic learning given to a student after high school. These last 2-3 year and are performed in community colleges. In fact, a lot of community college students transfer to a four year college (even after they obtain their associate’s degree) and complete a bachelor’s degree. (I think this is correct, but please do not base ur whole understanding on a youtube community:))

  • @pupapple2242
    @pupapple2242 Před 2 lety +1

    Is there a video on what the an associate degree even is like if you don’t need it to get a batchlors why would you even get it

  • @jacobascher1816
    @jacobascher1816 Před 6 lety

    You have 195 subs for 1 video (which by the way was released on my b-day). You need to make more videos man, get more subs. You could develop a great channel about college. Think about it!

  • @ricethericey
    @ricethericey Před 5 lety

    What kinda places are inside of a college building?

  • @bangtanswaeg5837
    @bangtanswaeg5837 Před 7 lety +5

    So are those Major is what you called course? or nah? I'm sorry if I'm so noob to not know the answer to my question, I just really don't know huhu sorry also for my bad english.

  • @advaiisrivastava2041
    @advaiisrivastava2041 Před 2 lety

    Why does my guy look like hammerhead from spiderman?
    Thanks for this video

  • @kawardt6784
    @kawardt6784 Před 5 lety

    How about planing to study aboard

  • @diamondjewelsdoval4861

    How does semesters work in college? Is it different then high school or the same?

  • @binkybinkles
    @binkybinkles Před 8 lety +1

    Where are the vids??

  • @lamariposaastrid
    @lamariposaastrid Před 5 lety

    ok so i got to college for 4 years ( like for the basic stuff math, english, etc. and then i have to go back and major in something ?

  • @majestikhunn
    @majestikhunn Před rokem +1

    im a highschool student tryna learn these things bc im writing a book abt college students LMAOOOOO

  • @ronan4442
    @ronan4442 Před 7 lety +12

    Holy fuck college SOUNDS AMAZING