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How I got into USC, NYU, and BU (stats, extracurriculars, and decision reaction)

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  • čas pƙidĂĄn 1. 05. 2020
  • Hey, y'all! I hope you enjoy this highly requested video. This video gives some insight into how I got into the University of Southern California, New York University, and Boston University. If you don't have time to watch the video all the way through, here is the Sparks Notes version 😂
    Stats (GPA, SAT, Subject tests): 1:41
    Extra-Curriculars: 5:32
    Letter of Recommendations: 7:34
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Komentáƙe • 137

  • @brettpaint
    @brettpaint  Pƙed 4 lety +71

    Not sure if this helps anyone, but since uploading the video I have gotten off the waitlist to UCSC and UCSB. I’m still waiting on a few more waitlists, but I will update y’all on when those come out!

  • @sorlemon9278
    @sorlemon9278 Pƙed 4 lety +171

    Yo, you got into a university. You gotta tell us. It aint bragging. And congrats!!

  • @gabiadmi9792
    @gabiadmi9792 Pƙed 4 lety +244

    I watch these videos religiously and I'm a rising 10th grader, if I dont get into NYU with the amount of research I do, well I hope people come to my funeral...

  • @erinplummer940
    @erinplummer940 Pƙed 4 lety +50

    “i realized i didn’t like soccer” felt that

  • @vineetjc
    @vineetjc Pƙed 4 lety +57

    I absolutely love the dance transitions :”) xD I am hopefully gonna graduate college this year and even though back where I am from, we don’t have a process like this, this reminds me of the events and feelings surrounding my college hunt, I’m so happy for you :”)

    • @brettpaint
      @brettpaint  Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Thank you so much LOL. Congrats on graduating this year! That is such an incredible achievement, and I wish you all the best in the future :)

  • @geraldarmstrong5646
    @geraldarmstrong5646 Pƙed 3 lety +384

    You calling 3.7 GPA “low” 😂😂😂

    • @pigsunny3865
      @pigsunny3865 Pƙed 3 lety +5

      Gerald Armstrong wait is it out of 4.0?😂 I’m so confused

    • @miar3721
      @miar3721 Pƙed 3 lety +95

      For those schools it is low

    • @yashmaheshwari8330
      @yashmaheshwari8330 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      lol fr

    • @kayatalbert3127
      @kayatalbert3127 Pƙed 3 lety +12

      dang that’s my weighted gpa rn and i’m trying to get into nyu 😭 gosh

    • @elle6449
      @elle6449 Pƙed 2 lety +6

      @@kayatalbert3127 mines a 3.5 I watched a couple of videos who said that u can get in with a good essay and high test scores

  • @rakshyakarmacharya322
    @rakshyakarmacharya322 Pƙed 3 lety +22

    Y’all lucky that you at least live in the US. I being an international student am freaking out. My grades aren’t good enough and my ecs are zErO. :’(

  • @Skyefayy
    @Skyefayy Pƙed 4 lety +17

    You're so cool Brett! đŸ„ș❀ Corona spoiled everybody's plans. I was supposed to give my college entrance exam this April and now there's no news about how things gonna work out :(

    • @brettpaint
      @brettpaint  Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Skye fayy I’m so sorry that must be really tough! I hope it works out for you tho đŸ„ș❀

  • @marleysoldan4008
    @marleysoldan4008 Pƙed 4 lety +6

    I hope that school it normal by the start of next year so you get the fun experience of starting college!

  • @mani_9113
    @mani_9113 Pƙed 3 lety +3

    Your notebook says "Business Bullshit" on the cover
    I NEED THAT

  • @imanekandili9740
    @imanekandili9740 Pƙed 3 lety +11

    1410 ON THE SAT AND IT IS LOW? I am fucked.

    • @PissSoap
      @PissSoap Pƙed 2 lety +4

      Most colleges are test optional now, and even if you want to submit an SAT score, 1410 is definitely on the higher end of the spectrum. ~coming from me, who got into BU with a 3.7 and no SAT score

  • @eddancho
    @eddancho Pƙed 3 lety +2

    OH BRUH THIS IS SO COOL i realized i’ve seen you on instagram art accounts A LOTTT and when i looked up thumbpaint again i realized it was you (!!)

  • @larryface123
    @larryface123 Pƙed 9 měsĂ­ci

    I'm from Germany and i have no idea what you are talking about right now..but i still commenting it to support you :D

  • @jackhuang240
    @jackhuang240 Pƙed 4 lety +15

    You say low it actually decent 😂 I actually have low score :(

    • @milo3845
      @milo3845 Pƙed 3 lety

      LITERALLYYYY i'm a junior and i've only done like 2 APs and i have a 3.4... we'll see what my SAT scores r gonna be but i already know theres no way im getting in ANY of my dream schools lmao

  • @mariamfawaz3941
    @mariamfawaz3941 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    This is the video we all needed

  • @ivett3667
    @ivett3667 Pƙed 4 lety +1

    I didn't understand a lot, I don't know how it works there but I'm happy you got in the university*!
    Congrats! đŸ–€đŸŽ‰

  • @huonggianglenguyen8562
    @huonggianglenguyen8562 Pƙed 3 lety +7

    You're so talented! I'm applying to USC animation and do you think it is okay if I only include digital illustrations? I heard we need a variety of mediums but I just thought I'd share my strongest works đŸ€”

  • @MRxELITExDIAMOND
    @MRxELITExDIAMOND Pƙed 4 lety +3

    Fight on!! I'm transferring to USC next year

    • @brettpaint
      @brettpaint  Pƙed 4 lety

      That's so awesome! Maybe I'll see you there!

  • @stephanieyu318
    @stephanieyu318 Pƙed 4 lety +2

    Yesss finally someone who said they have low stats and actually somewhat but not really do. Like my stats r close to urs. Literally yesterday i saw a video and she said my stats arent perfect and she literally had a 4.0 unweighted gpa. Oh i just like watched the extra curricular part and ahhahha my chances went back down

    • @brettpaint
      @brettpaint  Pƙed 4 lety +3

      Stephanie Yu LOL those were always so discouraging! I can’t say for sure, but I’ve seen a LOT of people with lower GPAs and great extracurriculars get into USC. Obviously major plays an extremely important role in their admission process, but excelling in your field outside of school is as (if not more important) than having a perfect GPA. However for UCs, REALLY prioritize numbers. Just my observations though!

    • @stephanieyu318
      @stephanieyu318 Pƙed 4 lety

      @@brettpaint thanks. Ya rn my dream school is usc even tho im like gonna major in soemthing sciencey/ pre med.

  • @sugaudacity
    @sugaudacity Pƙed 4 lety +11

    of course the universities didn’t really mind that your scores were on the lower side lmao you were too busy winning national cups and running your school

  • @dakprescott9123
    @dakprescott9123 Pƙed 3 lety +8

    me sitting here w my 1490 sat and still getting rejected from usc and nyu😐

    • @johnqi5307
      @johnqi5307 Pƙed 3 lety +4

      Me with my 3.5 UW GPA 1600 SAT 36 ACT and 5 in 9 AP Exams with no extracurriculars but one varsity basketball sport and one game development company getting into NYU on a scholarship

    • @sarahpham5339
      @sarahpham5339 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      @@johnqi5307 wow congrats ur insanely smart

  • @johntucker3695
    @johntucker3695 Pƙed 4 lety +16

    Counselor:"So what's been going on?"
    Me:"I have just been having up and down emotions."
    Counselor:"I think you have depression, is there anything that could have caused it?
    Me:"Yeah...I guess you could say that."

  • @mikuyoshioka598
    @mikuyoshioka598 Pƙed 4 lety +2

    Omg I’m student body President this year tooo!!! TWINSSSSS

  • @shainayeh
    @shainayeh Pƙed 3 lety

    dude I love this

  • @haileyrobins9026
    @haileyrobins9026 Pƙed 4 lety +2

    Thanks for sharing. I am a freshman in High school.

    • @brettpaint
      @brettpaint  Pƙed 4 lety

      No problem! I hope this helped a little bit! High school can be a really intimidating time, so if you ever have any questions, feel free so message me on Instagram or here!

  • @birdleso
    @birdleso Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Very proud.

    • @brettpaint
      @brettpaint  Pƙed 3 lety +1

      thank you mr shelton 😭brb listening to your music

  • @santobaco2449
    @santobaco2449 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    I just applied to nyu wish me luck

  • @SarahSorooshMoghadam
    @SarahSorooshMoghadam Pƙed 4 lety +3

    I don’t really have any talents I’m not good sports or art or a good public speaker or anything so I have no idea what types of extracurriculars I’m supposed to get :( this is so hard >_

    • @brettpaint
      @brettpaint  Pƙed 4 lety +1

      I would just find something you are really passionate about and try to excel in that field whether it be on your campus or on your own! I was super interested in psychology, so I helped start a psychology club on campus. And I was really passionate about art, so I took art classes at school and did thumbpaint on the side at home. You also don't need spectacular extracurriculars to get into a great college! I just had to compensate for my grades and test scores! Good luck tho :)

  • @diamoonic
    @diamoonic Pƙed 9 měsĂ­ci +1

    I started a digital marketing agency, an online magazine about finance, also had 2 internships at big business corporations and i did speed ice skating for 6 years. Do you think these extracurriculars are enough to be listed for NYU?

  • @notjulielee
    @notjulielee Pƙed 4 lety +1

    omg i got into cgs at bu and im going! we could have met 🙈🙈 congrats on usc!!

    • @brettpaint
      @brettpaint  Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Thank you so much! Good luck there!!!

    • @PurpleJCAT1
      @PurpleJCAT1 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      Girl what are your ec’s!! I’m freaking out bc i want to get into BU next year but I don’t know what they expect for ec’s

    • @notjulielee
      @notjulielee Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@PurpleJCAT1 i have a video on my stats and stuff! :)

  • @mariazaki2073
    @mariazaki2073 Pƙed 3 lety

    HES THE THUMB PAINT GUY OMG YESSSSS

    • @brettpaint
      @brettpaint  Pƙed 3 lety

      Yes I am that thumbpaint guy BAHAHAA

  • @adamarishamamoto4761
    @adamarishamamoto4761 Pƙed 4 lety +2

    That intro tho!

  • @parinitadas7615
    @parinitadas7615 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Hey can you please make a video showing your accepted portfolio for IDM NYU? .....please

  • @carlyshock8004
    @carlyshock8004 Pƙed 4 lety

    Hiiii! Congratulations

  • @AdityaSharma-tf1pe
    @AdityaSharma-tf1pe Pƙed 2 lety +2

    I am the captain of my high school basketball team, top 5 basketball players in Oman, represented my school in the All India basketball tournament, and play for the semi-professional men's league here even though I'm underaged. Is this is a good spike to stand out in the eyes of Admission Officers or is it just another average sports-related extracurricular?

  • @chisomobioha9653
    @chisomobioha9653 Pƙed 4 lety +3

    could you make a more in-depth video on your essays

    • @brettpaint
      @brettpaint  Pƙed 4 lety +1

      I don't think I'll make another video like this too soon, but if you have any specific questions def let me know!

  • @samitharaj4878
    @samitharaj4878 Pƙed 4 lety +1

    PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO READING YOUR ESSAYS

  • @mileyfeeney9651
    @mileyfeeney9651 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    not me being a 7th grader religiously watching videos and researching how to get into USC...............

  • @noor-qs8bh
    @noor-qs8bh Pƙed 4 lety +2

    omg i didn’t know about being specific on essays like thank you so much for sharing but i have a question regarding that do i dm u on ig or should i leave it on the comments here?

    • @brettpaint
      @brettpaint  Pƙed 4 lety +2

      Noor Wael you can just ask here!

    • @noor-qs8bh
      @noor-qs8bh Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Thumbpaint ok well i just wanted to ask how did you collect all these specific informations like professors and clubs and all of these stuff you mentioned? because next academic year i’m a senior and im applying for a school and a major thats very competitive so i want to try to stand out as best as i could so yeah / also i have another question about the extra curriculars: were they all related to the field of ur interest or were they varied? thank you so much again !

    • @brettpaint
      @brettpaint  Pƙed 4 lety +2

      @@noor-qs8bh Great questions! I would always refer to the schools' websites and find information related to my major and clubs/activities related to my major. I would often refer to professors in my major and clubs that related back to the activities in my extracurricular section. Regarding my extracurriculars, I would always connect Thumbpaint to my want to communicate my message to others through various means. This related very strongly to my major! I was also the student body president, so it showed my leadership and communicative abilities - being able to talk with adults in mature and professional way!

    • @noor-qs8bh
      @noor-qs8bh Pƙed 4 lety

      Thumbpaint thank you so much replying but like how did uk specific professors and how much of a difference does it make mentioning them? (im sorry if u kinda answered this but i didn’t understand 🙈)

    • @noor-qs8bh
      @noor-qs8bh Pƙed 4 lety

      shikiscamera omg ok thank you so much !!

  • @vineetjc
    @vineetjc Pƙed 4 lety +7

    5:21 summary of the video in one line

  • @manthangehlot1045
    @manthangehlot1045 Pƙed 4 lety +1

    NiceeeeđŸ”„đŸ”„â€

  • @Amy_Who
    @Amy_Who Pƙed 4 lety +3

    Omg ur ec are so strongggg, seeennnnndddd heellppppp hahahahahahahahahah

  • @muffin_heart
    @muffin_heart Pƙed 3 lety

    that gooey stuff at the beginning looks like caramel

  • @luckytritonal
    @luckytritonal Pƙed 4 lety +1

    UCI zot zot zot!!! :D
    Congrats on USC though!

    • @brettpaint
      @brettpaint  Pƙed 4 lety +1

      LOL thank you so much and UCI is amazing!!

    • @luckytritonal
      @luckytritonal Pƙed 4 lety +1

      @@brettpaint i loved UCI when I went there but USC low-key fell in love with them campus as well 😍 I hope you'll have lots of fun!

    • @brettpaint
      @brettpaint  Pƙed 4 lety

      @@luckytritonal Thank you so much! That means a ton

  • @taylorhall2018
    @taylorhall2018 Pƙed 4 lety +3

    thank you for this!! these 3 are some of my top colleges so i was so shook when this vid got in my recommended HAHA but i did have a quick question (or 2 hehe), do you think the IDM & IMA (not sure if you know what this is, its basically IDM but more art based) majors at NYU are similar in terms of what they are looking for in applicants? also did you apply with an art portfolio to any schools? if so could do you mind sharing ♄ ♄ ♄
    ok that is all you are iconic sorry if this is a bother hahaaha

    • @brettpaint
      @brettpaint  Pƙed 4 lety

      Taylor Hall Great questions! I would suspect that NYU would look for the applicant with the strongest skill set in whatever the major is based in! However, always look at the description of each major and the requirements for them. When I applied for the Integrated Design and Media major, it said that there was no experience in CS needed, despite being in the Tandon School of Engineering. As for art portfolios, I submitted supplemental material to UChicago, Brown, and RISD, and I got rejected from all three LOL!

  • @mani_9113
    @mani_9113 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    WAIT HAHAHAH I GOT A 14 ON THE SAT ESSAY

  • @esma3eel2004
    @esma3eel2004 Pƙed 2 lety

    I Got 800 Sat Math And 680 English any advice how to get scholarship, By the way I'm Syrian living in turkey.

  • @vivaankothari7
    @vivaankothari7 Pƙed 4 lety +1

    By 'ucb'' did you mean UC Berkeley?

  • @jewelscastle
    @jewelscastle Pƙed rokem

    Dude i have a 3.7 gpa weighted! I have no chance

  • @haydenrivas5336
    @haydenrivas5336 Pƙed 4 lety +1

    Aye see u at SC

  • @shawngaballa4446
    @shawngaballa4446 Pƙed rokem

    what did you get on your ap exams?

  • @hannahchu8394
    @hannahchu8394 Pƙed 4 lety +1

    Essay vid plzzzzzzzzzzzz

  • @unknownknown3879
    @unknownknown3879 Pƙed 4 lety

    Yo is that ur weighted or unweighted GPA?

  • @davidbromfieldjr.234
    @davidbromfieldjr.234 Pƙed 3 lety

    3:41 LMAO

  • @serrasonmez7912
    @serrasonmez7912 Pƙed 3 lety

    17 essay is it real?

  • @oliviaokpara8877
    @oliviaokpara8877 Pƙed 3 lety

    Your sat is very high

  • @bellacomellini
    @bellacomellini Pƙed 4 lety

    hii ive also made a video on college !! đŸ„łđŸ„ł

  • @manossecretgarden9979
    @manossecretgarden9979 Pƙed 3 lety

    what was the scolarship you got at usc??

    • @brettpaint
      @brettpaint  Pƙed 3 lety

      I got the USC Associates Scholarship!

  • @mathiusr218
    @mathiusr218 Pƙed rokem

    hey man i just wanted to say that Jesus loves you

  • @Jason-kf9uj
    @Jason-kf9uj Pƙed 3 lety

    3.7 is low :(

  • @vincentnnyc
    @vincentnnyc Pƙed 4 lety

    What the hell is thumbpaint?

  • @gcjfam
    @gcjfam Pƙed 3 lety

    Having alot of subscribers and followers on insta, Social media in general has a big influence on who is accepted along with the other stuff..