For many high school seniors, April is a BIG month. Across the United States, Class of 2020 students are waiting patiently (or, are pretending to wait patiently) to receive their college acceptance letters. You may be thinking: How do I celebrate my college acceptance letter? How should I celebrate getting into college?
Last year, seniors may have gone out to dinner with their closest family members and friends to celebrate college admission. Yet, this year things are different. You’re social distancing, following the CDC’s recommendations to help stop the spread of Coronavirus. You’ll have to think outside of the box.
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According to the American Psychological Association, you’re not alone if you feel frustrated or sad. Humans are social creatures; we like to celebrate and laugh together. Don’t let these crazy times put a damper on your first college life happening. YOU’RE IN! Get ready to throw joy around like confetti with five of the best ways to celebrate your college acceptance letter:
Here are our favorite Tik Tok celebration videos that include a student’s family:
1.) Share a TikTok Moment
Share the news with all of your TikTok friends and followers. Be sure to include trending, senior year hash tags like #Classof2020 #College #CollegeAcceptance and #Classof2024. The digital sharing phenomena began with YouTube, as nervous high school seniors opened their acceptance letters or emails while the camera recorded. While YouTube videos are still happening, many students are sharing their college-acceptance moments via TikTok.This TikTok video use video conferencing to share the celebration with friends and family that couldn't be there:@samhoferofficial DREAM SCHOOL, IT HAPPENED!!! ##stanford ##classof2024 ##collegeacceptance ##college ##reaction ##fyp ##foryou
♬ Show Me What I'm Looking For - Carolina Liar
This student almost forgets he's recording and we're loving all of the happy vibes from this TikTok.@i_am_a_pizza live video of my best friend getting into Princeton ##collegeacceptance we love you ##foryou
♬ I Lived - Kenny Packer
Don’t forget to send your TikTok videos to your family members, mentors and friends that may not have TikTok accounts. They will all want to smile with you!@okglenig I just wanted to share this on here, I went crazy idk why I was just SO shocked I’m very thankful and blessed ##fyp ##uclabound ##ucla2024 ##classof2024
♬ original sound - jackwiggerson