ADVICE FROM A HARVARD STUDENT CLASS OF 2027: STOP PLAYING!

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Why it worked

The creator leverages her Harvard affiliation and personal story of rejection to deliver a relatable and urgent message about college applications, resonating with students facing similar pressures.

Summary

A Harvard student advises viewers to start working on their college applications and supplements immediately, sharing her own experience of being rejected from her early decision choice and having to apply to many more schools. She emphasizes the importance of this time for their future.

Structure

1Advice for Class of 2027: Stop playing!
2Personal anecdote about early decision rejection and applying to 30 colleges
3Contrast with her own experience of finishing applications quickly
4Emphasis on not wasting time and the importance of college applications
5Call to action to start working on applications, supplements, and extracurriculars now

Call to action

get your butt up and go do those college applications.

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ADVICE FROM A HARVARD STUDENT CLASS OF 2027: STOP PLAYING! @pwasfin

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Transcript

As a rising junior at Harvard University, Class of 2027, get your butt up and go do those college applications. Finish those supplements. I remember being so confident applying early decision to Brown University and y'all would not believe my face when I got flat out rejected from Brown University. I was literally in disbelief and I had to apply to 30 colleges after that. And I spent all of my winter break. My family went to the beach for winter break. I was finishing college applications on the beach. Please do not waste this time, this valuable time that you have to do your college applications. There are creator apps on this app. I finished my college applications one day. I did all my college applications on one day. And that's cool, but that's not regular for the average person. I remember I had to rewrite my supplements, rewrite my personal statements for at least two months straight. I got teachers, parents, literally friends, like anyone I could think of to read my college application over and over, read my personal statement, read all of, all of my supplements over and over again. Guys do not play. This is not something to play around with. This is your future. So all that to say, I know it's July, but school is about to start soon and y'all need to be starting on your college applications, starting on your supplements, writing activities list, writing extracurriculars, all of that. Your future self will thank you. Please, please listen to me.