I ASKED 19 STANFORD ADMITS HOW THEY GOT IN -- STATS/ACTIVITIES
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I reached out to 19 of my future classmates to ask them how they got accepted into the most selective university in the country. I'm going to break down their responses into a multi-part series, with this first episode on state and extracurriculars.
I LIVED off these kinds of videos while I was applying, because they helped me get a better impression of what Stanford really is looking for in an applicant. You'll see that admissions officers really do care about GPA, but that you don't have to be perfect; test scores are valuable, but not everything; you've got to do things that you're passionate about in high school, and make a difference.
Stay tuned for Episode 2 on common app essays!
If you read this far leave a comment! - Krátké a kreslené filmy
watching this made me realize I need to start a successful business, work a 9-5 job, get good grades, perfect ACT/SAT scores, stop global warming, write a book, be a unique person, and become president of the United States to have a *slight* chance of getting into Stanford
Lol. I believe u can do it
can you make a college decision reaction video
Don’t forget be in the olympics
starry skies don’t forget to cure cancer, win Olympic gold, and get awarded with the Nobel peace prize
You can try to create oxigen too
“it’s the lower range scores for ACTs...I got a 33”
Yeah that pissed me off lol
I had to laugh
I mean it’s kind of true if you wanna go schools like Stanford
RiAnna Wright i laughed hysterically when she said it omgg i’m still cackling i just have no hope for myself jsjsjsjs
33 is low for anyone wanting to go to a good school
"...oh and i also wrote a book on programing algorithms" yeah so casual hahaha
Did they create new algorithms or? If they took existing algorithms and thoroughly explained how to solve them. It would make sense. Hard and time consuming but not impossible for a CS or SE student prospect.
@@voardis I would say not impossible, but how many high school students are writing books on algorithms lmao.
Luke W I know definitely above and beyond. I wish them the best. I expect to barely pass my CS class
yea I've been a software engineer for 5 years and I never wrote a book on algorithms lmao
this video gives me so much anxiety
Darren Sar Dude tell me about it, it makes my stomach turn because these are the people you go up against to see who’s getting in
@@shindatense6664 fr
Thuytien Nguyen 🔝
@Thuytien Nguyen You have to make big sacrifices that's for sure. But once you have an idea you care about, it's not hard to get rolling. Like me, I went from being a trash community college student to 4.0 STEM major who is president of a fitness club and editor-in-chief of a research review and exercise newsletter. Actually feels better to work on challenging things than sit around at home, trust me.
It just be like that sometimes
Everytime I start to feel arrogant, I check this video to humble myself.
Same
community college it is
Same lol
AYYYE lets go... we'll get em next time
Smart! One of my son’s friend went to community college and transferred to UCSD with a scholarship majored in Computer Science. Upon graduation, he was hired immediately as a Software Engineer with no student loan to pay back. He was able to help his sister complete UCLA medical School and travel around the world!
my boyfriend and I are at a community college right now and he just got accepted to Stanford! Don't give up, don't settle, and don't believe you can't do it because you can. You're just as good as anyone of the people that was in this video no matter what your degree says, if you even have a degree at all.
It’s a 1% admit rate for Stanford but okay
SHE REALLY SAID: “oh and i also wrote a book about programming”
I was like wtf howww💀😭
Everyone talked for a while about their first 1-2 activities, and I’m thinking, “OK, I guess maybe that’s doable.“
And then they are like, “oh, and I also...” and just rattle off 6-7 more big things quickly. What even??
These extracurricular activities are wild
Paloma Rojas right lmaoo
I’m screwed😭
@@marktrain9498 why do you need a near perfect score if you are white or asian?
@@hasanabid7724 US colleges have a mechanism for admissions called "affirmative action", which, in essence, makes it so under-represented minorites (such as Blacks, Latinos) have an easier time getting into college, and vice-versa.
@@eh1095 I did not know that, that’s interesting and bad, but are not Asian people underrepresented?
I got in and i still feel intimidated😂
Darren Hall congratulations!!!
and your white congratulations. I checked the asian box and knew i would get in. HAHAHAAHAHAA sucker
oh wait you look asian, niceeee, it isnice to be asian in america. things are so much easier
You betcha!
amy lieu nah it’s actually sometimes more difficult if you’re Asian depending on your score. I don’t know about your experience but an Asian person with an average score or below average will likely not get in over a white or black student with the same score. There was a lawsuit filed at Harvard because of it. It’s really messed up that universities hold Asian people to a much higher standard than people of other ethnicity’s. But maybe that wasn’t the case for you
The GPA part gives me hope then the test part killed it all
Me too :( #RipMy30
other way around for me
my tests are good but its just that my gpa is lower bcuz i go to a sweaty school
My weighted gpa is currently 4.0 oml I have like only junior year to raise it ahhh and I'm only taking like 2 aps and 6 honors classes 😨😭
@@yyza I don't even know my GPA because my school didn't calculate it and the British curriculum is different
This video called me a failure in 3,000 languages. Out of 3,000, I could only understand .5 language.
Red Hawthornes there is that many languages?
Luis Garza there’s actually 6,500 languages😭
6:06 you see all them damn medals behind her
Kaliah Downs lmaooo
When that girl said “I photograph pets at shelters that don’t have the resources to get good photos,” I thought she was saying the pets don’t have the resources. 😂😂😂😂😂
same, which is probably why I’ll never get into stanford
I really like that Stanford fuzzy sweater the girl had on
she's so pretty😩💛
LMAO SAME
Yo I know right I was just looking at the Stanford store and I added it to my cart immediately. They also have freaking joggers and I’m so happy dude
Basically what I learned from this video:
I have absolutely NO shot at getting into Stanford
I mean look at the bright side, life is too short to suffer in Stanford 😅
I had no chance either when I finished at community college with a 3.2 GPA. But Stanford isn't a university for typical college students and that's ok. Anyone can still go to an elite school. Just go to community college your first 2 years, earn at least a B average and you are going to be able to transfer to some top public universities which are just as great as Stanford.
Exactly like bruhhhhh how much time did these ppl have
I’m in middle school why am I here
I'm 7th LMFAOO
Advice from a junior get your life together by freshman year and you'll be fine
SAMMMEE LMAO
I’m in 6th grade 😂
Same here! Grade 8, gonna be a freshman next school year. Wish me luck
everyone has insane ECs
Ikr
They're writing books and founding non-profits while everyone else is procrastinating on CZcams
Normal people don't do this shit lmao
i know... ive never been the president of anything :(((
Lau Wen Han I do stuff like this bc I ENJOY IT not for college apps wth
im a junior soon and im actually shaking while watching this
Jennie Jeon felt that
Same. We're doomed.
Email me rlama22@stanford.edu if you have any questions!!
@@robertolama4257 can i email you?
@@robertolama4257 ok tcw7711@gmail.com
The girl with a 1350 sat and 26 act... must have really good writing skills for her essay... jeez I finally have hope
Or not
alicia benshki affirmative action
same
@big chungus clip channel So she only got in because she’s black? You don’t think she had the skills to write a beautiful essay or her whole student profile was worthy. You think that just because she had low scores, she got in because she’s black? Not very good thinking.
@big chungus clip channel ?
Wow this is interesting. The things Americans have to do in high school to get into post secondary is crazy to me. In Canada universities just look at our grades. You dont need to do extra curriculars or anything to get into university. The most you have to do is 40 hrs of community service to graduate high school. Extra curriculars and activities would be used for getting scholarships. Can I just mention, post secondary in America is unbelievably expensive, but great video I enjoyed watching it.
sparkle iris lmao my friend is Canadian and going to uvic and I’m so jealous of her system
sparkle iris lol yeah true its much easier in canada
this isn’t true.. extra curriculars still are worth alot considering schools like ubc place alot of emphasis on ur profile and written application
@@rainkim9176 I'm talking about generally and specifically about Ontario. Generally in Ontario grades are all that matters for the most part. Yes extra curriculars are neccessary if you want an extra boost for your application but it is not required to write anything for a school in Ontario when applying, except for specific programs. Extra curriculars can be used for scholarships and maybe an advantage when applying to schools, that is if you write some kind of essay for the schools you are applying for. There's a possiblity that things a done differently in Ontario than in British Columbia. I probably shouldn't have said Canada but Ontario.
they don't even look at all your grades either. If you go into an arts degree like humanities or social sciences, a lot of universities only look at the required grade 11 courses and your top 5 grade 12 academic courses (including your grade 12 English). Let's just say I'm super glad that a) they literally only look at grades for admissions and b) my math grade didn't have to be counted toward my admissions average when I applied to uvic. lmao americans've got it rough with all these tests and obligatory extracurricular stuff.
As a video creator and editor, I can tell that editing this video took lots of work and time.. Freaking Amazing Video
Yup....Not getting in. Thanks for the foreshadow!!!! :)
Justin Lumpkin hahaha feel you 🤣
Lmao don't be pessimistic, try your hardest!
Lmao imagine getting a 1350/26 and getting into stanford.
They look at your application HOLISTICALLY; test scores are only one of the many factors that determine your chances of getting in.
lmao we love that ~holistic~ approach
Aidan Chau not really meaning to just bitch about it Stanford says on their site that they treat everyone regardless of race equally in the process, if you really think you were discriminated against as an asian you can call and file a complaint. -sincerely an asian
she had to have some extra curricular that let her in cuz wooo I could get in now with those numbers
@@tinazzeng There was a college acceptance video I watched not too long ago, where this Asian guy got rejected and waitlisted from schools like Wash u, Amherst, Carleton, Colby and all ivies EXCEPT for Harvard (he got into Harvard). The college process is so strange and unpredictable; Since a lot of high-tier colleges are trying to build a well-rounded class they want different kinds of people (artists, creators, entrepreneurs, philosophers, inventors...etc) So who knows, maybe that girl had something Stanford was seeking for.
idk why but these videos always inspire me to work harder
Austin Kennedy same
Is arpi park in here
Same Question before I clicked in.
i love himmm
Arpee here
MyNameIsBelieve I LOVE ARPI. i can proudly say im a arpeepee lol
I’ve never been so disappointed w a 4.4 before lol
Sonia Cervantes Each school calculates GPA’s differently and universities take that into account, so seeing that you have a 4.4, you definitely don’t have to worry about your GPA being low.
Sonia Cervantes I have a 4.4 and I got in so don’t stress!!
dont worry!! when you apply your counselor also sends a school report which shows how your gpa is calculated, which means you have nothing to worry about!! you cant really compare weighted gpas since every school does it differently
@@MeliLove8 But what if you go to one school for freshman year and the rest of your high school years you transfer to another school. What happens then?
Astra you have to email your counselor from the school you went to freshman year for your transcript and if they have one, a school report.
How do you get 3.98. I got one b and my gpa dropped to 3.76
Sae :) some classes might use the +/- grading , in college you can have straight As but not a 4.0, because teachers more commonly use the +/- system. For example, an A- is a 3.75 a B+ is a 3.25, a B is a 3.0, and a B- is a 2.75 and etc.
Seren A- is actually 3 2/3
@@jas2800 at my university, an A- is calculated as a 3.75 :)
its cumulative gpa so it probably means one b throughout highschool
@@seren306 thats weird because it doesnt really add up.
Lol the Asian guy went to the thousandths place in GPA...haha
Lmfao
bc some grading systems count gpa to the thousandths (my school does)
Yeah I did thats what was on my app
I'm glad I was admitted 50 years ago. I'm not sure I could get in now.
50years acceptance rate was 1/4 or 1/5 ish so the chances were very good. Now it’s 1/33. It’s very tough... now...
@@Evili555 Yes, of course, you're right. I believe our freshmen class (entering in 1971) had about 1,700 members from a pool of about 9,000 applicants. So that would be a little over 1/5.
To everyone watching this video and feeling bummed out that “they wasted their life” compared to these guys. Don’t be so negative on yourself. OK, you didn’t publish your own book or save 1000 children in Africa in high school. Don’t worry, your high school career has presented each one of you with personal lessons that you will carry with you for your entire life, not just for the next four. Know that just because you don’t get into Stanford or top rated schools doesn’t mean that you won’t be successful. Your personal experiences already make you who you are and Stanford isn’t some big shot that can determine that your experiences are less valuable than others. You are the only one with that power. Take what you have and grow from it and that to me, is better than getting admitted into any university. From one stressed senior to another!
my experiences are watching youtube and sleeping until it makes me sick
and doing tons of homework so that my parents won't take wifi away from me, if it's not summer
After you finish your first project at your first job, no one will care where you got a degree. They'll look at your project results and pronounce judgment (speaking as a chemical engineer at a major corporation). White and Asian males get the toughest assignments. Then it's women, Hispanics, and African Americans. People can prove/disprove themselves and get out of their category, but "real engineers" want tougher assignments and the others are content to do the easy stuff.
This just makes me depressed omg
I respect everyone but especially the girl who runs track & cross country because being a 3 sport athlete myself I can’t imagine how she had so much time to do all those things on top of 2 sports , she’s truly dedicated !!
very hardworking students they deserve it 🤧❤️ wish i was as motivated throughout high school and pushed myself more. junior year is already almost over agh but we all have different paths. wish everyone the best
same omg
are these "people" machines or something because how do they do all this
Grit. And focus
Aidan Chau and possibly because that’s the only thing they focus on.
Nah we just smart
LOTS of planning and sticking with that plan
They are smart and most likely dont play sports...
Omg Anna (at 5:37) went to my high school!! I was in her science fair club :))
I love the girl’s British accent. She’s pretty, intelligent and well-spoken.
Surprised how little of them were serious about sports there was only that one African American dude
Aidan George I’m a three season varsity athlete and plan on running club xc/track next year but yeah not a lot of them were as interested in sports
@viprizy lol or u can get a scholarship and have no student debt
Idk if you would consider a sport, since gymnastics is a sports, but I’m interested in volleyball, cheerleading, and instead of sports I am interested in poem writing
@@aidangeorge7012 If you think people who go to top schools like Stanford and Harvard are graduating with debt, then you have no idea how financial aid works. These schools by far have the best loan-free, grant-only, need-based aid, better than a “scholarship” at your local private school with a 50%+ acceptance rate.
the editing on this video is honestly so good and the video was SO helpful
Nice vid man! It just makes me even more excited to meet all of these awesome people!
omg😭 all these beautiful 1300+ scores and then there’s me over here panicking
@Nonesense Speaker Why am I so stupid... Everyone I know got 1200s and I'm over here with a 1080.. I just hope I get into *a* college
@Nonesense Speaker That score was from the PSAT. I haven't tried the SAT or ACT but I always score low on tests. My homework grade always makes up for it since I do all the homework. In some classes I do the most work and I get an average grade due to the rest scores. I just wish I was good at tests.
@@alexosow Wait, what grade were you in when you took the PSAT and got 1080 (if you don't mind me asking)?
Well I just graduated, my max score was a 25 on the ACT and a 1150 on the SAT. I got lucky and got into a special program at the school I wanted to go to, it's in like the top 30, since I was technically classified as first generation. My advice: take the practice test as many times as you can stand it will help you tremendously. Oh and 1 more thing, don't do AP do dual enrollment unless you're trying to get into like a super top of the line college like top 10
@@alexosow Oh, good for you!
Damn so I’ve basically wasted my whole life on comparison to them
I got a B sophomore year. Guess I’m doomed.
*ME* I'm over here literally 0.1 gpa away from high school valedictorian but still 1.0 gpa away from TRYING for Stanford lol
Don’t lose hope! I saw a video where a girl got multiple b’s and got into UPenn!
you're really not. just keep plugging away, and don't try to get good grades for colleges. do it for yourself
this was edited so well !! made all the info easy to get through haha
This has been a truly humbling experience
these videos never fail to humble me
*What activities do you do*
I was 10 years in a row in the national seeping and eating championships
I’m about to go into high school and I feel motivated now! Thank you for the help😊
Email me rlama22@stanford.edu if you have any questions!!
You still motivated? Probs not. No one is motivated after freshman year.
S C lmaooo nahhh i’m not motivated and ew i cant believe i commented this😬
@@sierraaa7798 how is it now? Did you get into college?
THIS is the video i needed. thank you so much
I dont even think i have a 1.00 gpa
That's basically impossible
@Alexis Ruiz I wouldn't even be comfortable with a 3.8
@CAT Lover my school only goes to 4.0, I should technically have above a 4.0 bc of honors and ap, but I don't
CAT Lover highschool, colleges don’t count your grades before highschool
@CAT Lover highschool is really when they count. Try to challenge yourself a little, but not too much so it ruins your gpa and mental health. If you wanna be a doctor or engineer you will be taking harder classes and grades count alot more. But if your going into arts and creative they don't care about your grades as much.
ahhh I do ballet folklorico too! I’m so happy that I see someone else in it too!
I just saw Carolina in a Jubilee video - "6 U.S. Citizens vs 1 Secret Noncitizen". When she said she lived in Mexico, I immediately recognized her from this video and I had to double-check and make sure that she was the same person!
5:12 you know he's serious when he has a galileo poster in the background
This was really helpful. Thank you so much.
I'm almost in my thirties what am I doing here
this video was so helpful, thanks for uploading!!
Where's arpi park
@@YourMom-ny4ri still it would be cool if he made a camio
Garfield_kiki hes not class of 2023
@@joycelyneaddo1355 doesn't need to be from 2023 they can ask people that is already in
Garfield_kiki but the people in this video are specifically in 2023
This just called me stupid in 100 different ways
Ok, hear me out. I don’t think all of these people are as insanely over the top smart or just strangely inhuman. I can break this down into a few things: Most of these kids likely had a lot of encouragement from their parents/ were made to do these activities by family. I doubt any of them just stood up one day and said, “Yes, I’m going to start a nonprofit organization even though I don’t want to”, they probably actually wanted to do one because it correlated with their interests. I was a little disheartened when I saw all the cool sounding extracurriculars they do, but then I realized, “Hey, I don’t enjoy doing any of those things, but I am currently in all the clubs I enjoy, so I’m not lying to anyone”. Those kids likely aren’t doing clubs they don’t enjoy either, so if you’re in a place you feel comfortable, you’re good. Lesson is: Start thinking of things you WANT to do. Do you love animals? Maybe go volunteer to walk dogs at a shelter, or feed lizards at a reptile store for free. Don’t like talking to people? Don’t do any activities that require talking. Go find an activity you’re already invested in (video games, art, music, writing, coding) and try to think of something you can do that would catch Stanford’s attention AND be fun for you. Literally anyone can get into Stanford, as long as they don’t sit around doing nothing. If you are sitting around doing nothing, are you okay? You may be depressed, if so get that solved STAT, that will likely hinder you from getting into Stanford more than anything.
This is all my opinion, but I’m pretty confident in what I’ve said here. Good luck everyone! (I’m also trying to get into Stanford, it’s my top choice and I’m super nervous as well, but I’m not going to give up no matter what it looks like for me).
OMG , thank you so much dude for making this vid , 👍👍
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO :))))
Great video. It is really informative and interesting. Could you make one with international students from Africa? I'd love to have more insight into their achievement.
I’m a senior in high school and this video is actually giving me anxiety
oh girl me too
Bomb video like always
These people are so inspiring
i’m glad i’m passed this stressful time period
*2:08* Her essays must have the power to convert Jesus Christ to Islam
Why this comment isn't the top yet ?
lmao true
yeah XD
It’s called affirmative action
@@personperson717 hell nah, saw another person with a similar score, she started a non-profit, prolly a contributing factor. Affirmative action exists for sure, but there's such an abundance of applicants that they don't really even lose anything
Omg yes you guys seems so smart
Moooore videooos!!!
Its absolutely hilarious/ridiculous how you can tell so many activities are made or participated in for the sake of college resumes. Its just a list of things for them. I'm similar. I participated in 4 clubs all throughout high school (president/vice president for two organizations), did debate (not really a club but I won a lot of competitions, premier distinction by the NSDA), and loads of community service. For my app season, my SAT was a 1290 and I was only accepted to two schools, but didn't start college until 2 years after graduating hs at my local CC. Lots of students hope for a payout towards a good school and its a relief when it works but creates a sense of regret when it doesn't. Later down the line, I think a lot of students will see, both the accepted and unaccepted students, that the hoops we jumped through were completely unnecessary and maybe even harmful to our personal development.
I don’t even want to go to Stanford and this video just solidified that statement 💀
A great video 👍 This is really beneficial to know when wanting to apply for an Ivy League university. 6:33 this girl loves writing poetry like me 😝, I thought I was the only one.
my boy shridhar!! :)
This is so cute!!
I hate it when people take whole credits for the activities they were just a part of. Remember guys, there can never be 'I' in leaders. There is always 'we' in any project or something you do, you may not feel it but you are what you are because of your parents...because of the society...because of everything which affected you mentally or emotionally.
Me: go into CZcams not to overly depress myself from college application
CZcams: watch college videos
Gang Llery I did the same fucking bullshit and look at me now lmao
basically if you're a pretty good person then you have a good chance at getting in. These are just people who were proactive during their high school years and all that hard work paid off.
so he basically interviewed geniuses
I know this is an unpopular opinion but this actually made me think Stanford is more achievable. Thank you so much
You should more of these videos.
This video made me feel stupid🤦 mannnn im a Junior rn and stressing about not getting into a collage i want to get into next year
You will get rejected. You will get accepted. You will be disappointed and you will be sad. But.... wherever you go you will be happy with your choice . It’s not where you start it’s where you finish.
Carolina, the girl with the big curly hair and Mexican accent, was on a Jubilee video!
2:08 this girl is a mood
Living for the intro 😂
Unicorn Pizza just wait to see what I’ve got cooked up for my future vids :)
Jose Luis Gandara can’t wait
omg, thanks for this video
What was the book that one girl wrote about programming algorithms? Great video btw! :D
This makes me feel slightttttly better ab my sat score
I just wasted my life
I was chillin at the gpa and test scores then the activities got me wildin
As a junior with no extracurricular, I’m speechless
Stanford is my dream school. I'm starting high school next year so this gave me a lot of anxiety.
Just do your best to stay true to your values and interests. I wouldn't stress too much, what school you went to as an undergrad doesn't matter all too much.
Same!! I live in the uk and I am only in year 7 but I really want to get into Stanford.
Which u the best .
My biggest advice: use the SAT college board SAT prep book and study at least 2x a week. Also keep ur grades up. Good luck :)
I just came to look cuz my friend wants to go to Stanford. Now I’m stressing.
at the GPA, sat part I was like okay ill manage it, but then when it came to activities I was like when do they do their homework and test preparations!!!!!
So basically I have to fly a rocket into space, achieve world peace, discover a new element, intern at the United Nations, run for president, found my own company, and then maybe have a 0.000001% chance of getting into Stanford. Gotchu.
Affirmative action at its finest
If you don’t mind, can you make a video reading your essays? :)
Maria Salgado I’ll be releasing it soon!!
Omg yes Gabbyyyy👏🏼👏🏼😭😭
It's great to watch movies knowing that you'll never be the hero..same when I watched these unreal heroes in a movie called Stanford.
I am currently an 8th grader and I get great grades. When I go to high school next year and all through high school I plan to work harder then ever before and get very much envolved in extra curriculars. My hopes are to get into Stanford. For everyone out there who wants to get into an Ivy League college always remember that you can do anything that you put your mind to!!
Four years from now, how you doing ?
It seems like the biggest thing is that they all have many leadership roles, clubs they founded, or they did research at a local university.
my anxiety is going back and forth with this video. that one girl w the low SAT/ACT scores is giving me hope.