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@lumiere_edu Wait until the end to see how to ACTUALLY get into Yale! #CollegeAdmissions #Highschool #Research #CollegePrep #CollegeTips #HighSchoolStudent #Lumiere #Yale
Trending short videosThree types of college applicants skit
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- Length · 29 Sept 2026
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Video #44350 · Skit
Three types of college applicants skitfrom @lumiere_edu
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Overview
The creator plays three versions of a Yale applicant—rejected, waitlisted, and accepted—to satirize the college admissions process. The rejected and waitlisted personas give earnest, intellectual reasons for wanting to attend, while the accepted persona delivers a punchline, revealing their admission was secured through a large donation from their father.
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Simple outline
- 1Present generic attempt
- 2Show specific, better attempt
- 3Reveal cynical 'cheat code'
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Classification
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Hook analysis
What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Title hook
REJECTED WAITLISTED ACCEPTED
Verbal hook
I've always dreamed of Yale
Visual hook
Three identical people are on screen simultaneously, with the two on the sides in black and white and the one in the center in color, creating immediate visual contrast and curiosity.
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Hook and payoff
The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
A visual setup displaying three distinct, ranked outcomes (e.g., Bad, Good, Best) simultaneously, creating immediate curiosity about the differences between them.
Payoff
The final beat subverts the viewer's expectation of a 'perfect' answer, instead offering a comedic and memorable commentary on the topic that is highly shareable.
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Narrative framework
The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Escalating Punchline Trio
A comparative structure that presents three tiered versions of an approach to a common problem, escalating from a weak attempt to a strong attempt, and culminating in a humorous or cynical 'hack' that subverts the premise.
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The Baseline Failure
The first persona delivers a common, generic, or low-effort response to a challenge, establishing the 'what not to do' baseline and representing the lowest tier.
- 2
The Earnest Overachiever
The second persona delivers a well-researched, specific, and technically superior response, representing the 'correct' but difficult path and escalating the quality from the baseline.
- 3
The Subversive Shortcut
The final persona delivers a punchline that bypasses the established rules of the challenge, often through a cynical, humorous, or privileged 'hack,' providing the video's main payoff and subverting expectations.
Themes
Techniques
Trends
Post caption
Wait until the end to see how to ACTUALLY get into Yale! #CollegeAdmissions #Highschool #Research #CollegePrep #CollegeTips #HighSchoolStudent #Lumiere #Yale
Text overlays
contextual · beginning
I've always
contextual · throughout
REJECTED
contextual · throughout
WAITLISTED
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ACCEPTED
Transcript
I've always dreamed of Yale, the gothic architecture, the residential colleges, the brilliant students. Yale is my top choice. I'm particularly excited best Yale's directed studies. I've been running a philosophy club for the past best years, and Yale is one of the few universities where freshmen rank spend a full year diving into the Better canon. Yale's been my top university tier choice ever since my dad donated the boathouse.