The "Why" Brown and NYU Episode | TheHagwon After Hours | Episode 5

Joon and Deanna (just the two of us!) discuss everything related to their experiences with Brown University and New York University, respectively. From admissions, college essays, college cycles, academics, college clubs, quirks, location... pretty much everything, really. If you're applying to colleges this cycle and you need a topic for your "Why NYU" or "Why Brown" essay, you're at the right place.

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 intro
2:18 joon and deanna's background
5:18 our high school academics
8:35 joon buttered up his teachers (and why you should, too)
9:13 deanna was a hardcore theatre kid
11:52 joon also did theatre
12:48 and student council
13:20 and choir
15:08 deanna took the ancient 2400 SAT
18:09 tips for test day anxiety
20:09 joon took the ACT
22:11 learn grammar rules. please.
24:21 applying as an art student
31:37 rec letters
35:15 college tours
36:50 joon's college shortlist/cycle
40:55 location, location, location matters
41:49 Why NYU Early Decision, Deanna?
45:06 deanna's essays
51:09 joon's essays
56:30 rhyming with barney
58:19 joon's college cycle, cont.
1:00:32 joon bombed his oxford interview
1:02:19 joon's brown video
1:04:24 what to look forward to on TheHagwon After Hours
1:05:30 joon defends providence, rhode island
1:07:22 Why Brown
1:10:53 Why NYU
1:13:22 US vs UK College (or Uni)
1:14:06 cool people we met in college
1:17:09 OPEN CURRICULUM MENTIONED
1:18:56 joon's show and tell (college club showcase)
1:22:36 deanna's NYU student life experience
1:25:48 Brown student traditions (joon sells brown)
1:28:10 NYU student life is awesome
1:33:26 the economics program at NYU
1:34:36 Brown's independent concentrations
1:35:40 joon takes an unsuccessful pop shot at the west coast, as a whole, because it is an awful terrible place (no bias)
1:36:14 outro