he's going to Vanderbilt she's going to Wake Forest

@nicolejohnseyburke

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Why it worked

The video likely resonated with viewers due to its relatable content about the pressures of college admissions and academic achievement, presented in a lighthearted and engaging Q&A format that addresses common parental and student concerns.

Summary

A mother shares a video responding to comments about her children's college choices and academic achievements. She addresses questions about public vs. private school, the difficulty of college admissions, and her son's ACT score, while also discussing the pressure to focus solely on accomplishments.

Structure

1Introduction of children and their college choices (Vanderbilt, Wake Forest)
2Addressing comments about public school and AP classes
3Discussing the difficulty of college admissions and ACT scores
4Responding to comments about "teen boy look" and the perception of exhaustion
5Addressing the idea of a "9-5" job and the desire for entrepreneurship
6Reflecting on the focus on accomplishments vs. personal value

Product placement

Vanderbilt: appears as a university logo, does not act. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Vanderbilt University: appears as a university logo, does not act. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Wake Forest: appears as a university logo, does not act. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Wake Forest University: appears as a university logo, does not act. Removing it would not change what happens in the video.

Original caption

Wow the convos this week have been interesting so thought I’d share the comments with Brennan and @Carolyn Burke Also ‘hi!’ to the 20k new friends here 🩷 Thought I’d get my kids’ take on all your hot takes 👀 Cell phones Ivy leagues Private school Tax brackets And the last question was the best one What else should I ask them? And if you have questions about college app-send it to Carolyn #college #collegekids #collegeapplication #vanderbilt #wakeforest

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WF V 18 million views MaryHUtley Question did they do public or private school? 5d Reply public public I'm a big fan of public haha yeah you don't have to pay college tuition for a high school education addyson40 Couldn't get into a Ivy League huh??? 5d Reply Hide didnt want to I feel like people underestimate how hard it is to get into college now yes good bagel 15 AP classes is deranged 5d Reply 38.3K personally I don't think 15 is that crazy I know people who've done more kristin.krey Did they have cell phones or social media? 2d Reply Hide yeah we have both too much of both yeah dgeileitsmann Your son looks exhausted. Or is that just teen boy look? 5d by author Reply Reply with a reel Hide hahaha I don't know that that's just kind of how I look sometimes heffomite Wake Forest seems super mid for someone with a perfect ACT score... 5d Reply View 8 replies 128 I really love the school I'm not big on being a person who only focuses on academics I wanted to be able to challenge myself in school while also being able to do a lot of clubs and stuff and wake let me do that Rowan Just to end up in a 9-5 for the rest of their life 5d Reply View 3 replies I don't know at least I see that if it is gonna end up in a 9 to 5 at least it'll be a probably better paying 9 to 5 I don't think either of us wanna work in a 9 to 5 too so we both wanna own our own thing ksacca01 your kids sound like they have had zero fun in life. 5d Reply View 1 more reply hahaha no that's not true yeah we like to joke that both of us had too much free time in high school certain people if you're just certain people can just get through hard classes without much like montanagrizfootballteam Bro got a 1560, so basically he got 2 wrong answers. Amazing!!! 6d by author Reply Reply with a reel Hide yep yep that is I was very sad I really wanted the perfect score but I couldn't get it like Woodley Sounds like we grew up in separate tax brackets... 5d Reply 9 but I couldn't get it like like you grew up in different tax brackets than most people hmm not in the beginning but I would say definitely now we're blessed to have you um with your own business this is so American. skipoy This is so American. Life is a resume, you aren't anything but your accomplishments. So incredibly sad 3d Reply View 3 replies 22 sad I think we're more than our accomplishments you only saw one video of us the the thing that's confusing me about that is like the video was about accomplishments like that was the main focus of the video I feel like accomplishments are pretty much all that you are in like college admission season but I feel like the point of that is you use your accomplishments to get into a position where you can show the rest of yourself

Transcript

he's going to Vanderbilt she's going to Wake Forest he's going to Vanderbilt she's going to Wake Forest 18 million views 18 million people had to say about my two oldest kids Question did they do public or private school? public public I'm a big fan of public haha yeah you don't have to pay college tuition for a high school education Couldn't get into a Ivy League huh??? Didn't want to I feel like people underestimate how hard it is to get into college now yes 15 AP classes is deranged personally I don't think 15 is that crazy I know people who've done more Did they have cell phones or social media? yeah we have both too much of both yeah Your son looks exhausted. Or is that just teen boy look? hahaha I don't know that that's just kind of how I look sometimes Wake Forest seems super mid for someone with a perfect ACT score... I really love the school I'm not big on being a person who only focuses on academics I wanted to be able to challenge myself in school while also being able to do a lot of clubs and stuff and wake let me do that Just to end up in a 9-5 for the rest of their life I don't know at least I see that if it is gonna end up in a 9 to 5 at least it'll be a probably better paying 9 to 5 I don't think either of us wanna work in a 9 to 5 too so we both wanna own our own thing your kids sound like they have had zero fun in life. that's not true yeah we like to joke that both of us had too much free time in high school certain people if you're just certain people can just get through hard classes without much like Bro got a 1560, so basically he got 2 wrong answers. Amazing!!! yep yep that is I was very sad I really wanted the perfect score but I couldn't get it like Sounds like we grew up in separate tax brackets... like you grew up in different tax brackets than most people hmm not in the beginning but I would say definitely now we're blessed to have you um with your own business this is so American. This is so American. Life is a resume, you aren't anything but your accomplishments. So incredibly sad sad I think we're more than our accomplishments you only saw one video of us the the thing that's confusing me about that is like the video was about accomplishments like that was the main focus of the video I feel like accomplishments are pretty much all that you are in like college admission season but I feel like the point of that is like you use your accomplishments to get into a position where you can show the rest of yourself