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Chess and Baseball: Angel Villeraldo’s Stanford Admissions Story

Chess and Baseball: Angel Villeraldo’s Stanford Admissions Story

“Hearing those words of encouragement every really helped me overcome some hurdles of procrastination of applying to college,” said Angel Villeraldo, a senior at James A. Garfield High School in Los Angeles. With his family’s support, first-generation baseball and chess player Angel got admitted to Stanford University, Class of 2027.

What you’ll learn:

  • What helped Angel’s college essay flow
  • Overcoming insecurities about college applications
  • Getting rejected: what Angel did to deal with college rejections
Berkeley Admissions Pre-Read: Julia’s Journey

Berkeley Admissions Pre-Read: Julia’s Journey

“Admissions approves you before you apply. So on the student end, your application process is the same as everyone else’s, but on the actual college end, it’s different because your application, your name, is flagged before you even submit it,” said Julia Fullington, a recruited rower from Connecticut headed to University of California Berkeley this fall.

  • The benefits of applying to college as a recruited athlete
  • How college athletic coaches help applicants get admitted
  • The misconceptions of getting into college as a recruited athlete
Admitted to Northeastern: Mandy’s story

Admitted to Northeastern: Mandy’s story

“To be honest, my dad really didn’t support me going to Northeastern at first because it’s 15 hours away from home. But after I got in, he was actually very happy and supportive. And because I got almost a full ride,” said Mandy Jiang, a high school senior from Spartanburg, S.C. headed to Boston’s Northeastern University.

  • How many applications she submitted to land 4 high school internships
  • How does a student with Bs and a C get into a college that selects fewer than 20% of applicants?
  • The time commitment required to apply for college