NICOLE TOURS SDSU! San Diego State University VLOG | The Laeno Family
Summary
TLDRIn this heartfelt video, the family supports Nicole after her disappointment of not getting into UCLA. They visit San Diego State University (SDSU) to explore the campus, engage with the vibrant student life, and consider it as a potential college option. The video showcases their journey of acceptance, finding positivity in new experiences, and the excitement of exploring the campus amenities, food, and community spirit at SDSU.
Takeaways
- 🎓 The family is visiting San Diego State University (SDSU) as part of their college exploration process.
- 💔 Nicole, one of the family members, is dealing with the emotional aftermath of not getting into her dream school, UCLA.
- 👨👩👧👦 The family empathizes with Nicole's disappointment and is trying to support her through this challenging time.
- 🌟 The family believes in the importance of resilience and maintaining a positive outlook despite setbacks.
- 🏛️ SDSU is presented as a potential alternative with its vibrant campus life and amenities.
- 🍜 The campus offers a diverse range of food options, which is a significant consideration for the family.
- 🛍️ The family enjoys exploring the campus bookstore and other facilities, which contribute to a welcoming atmosphere.
- 🎉 There's a sense of community and social life at SDSU, highlighted by the presence of Greek life and various student activities.
- 🚌 The convenience of the trolley service on campus, providing easy access to different parts of San Diego.
- 🌈 The family's overall impression of SDSU is positive, with members expressing excitement and finding the environment refreshing.
- 🎓 Nicole's final college decision is pending, and the family continues to keep an open mind about the possibilities.
Q & A
Who is the main character speaking in the transcript?
-Linda is the main character speaking in the transcript.
What university did Nicole apply to and didn't get into?
-Nicole applied to UCLA but didn't get in.
How did Nicole feel after getting rejected from UCLA?
-Nicole felt heartbroken after getting rejected from UCLA, as she had a strong connection to the school and had high hopes and dreams about attending it.
What advice does Linda give to Nicole about dealing with rejection?
-Linda advises Nicole to allow herself to feel the emotions that come with rejection, to understand that hard work will pay off in some way or form, and to keep an open mind about other opportunities.
Where did the family visit as an alternative to UCLA?
-The family visited San Diego State University (SDSU) as an alternative to UCLA.
What is significant about the Aztec student center on the SDSU campus?
-The Aztec Student Center is a hub for student activities and services on the SDSU campus, including food options, a bookstore, and recreational facilities.
What type of community does SDSU have in terms of Greek life?
-Greek life is significant at SDSU, with being part of a sorority or fraternity being almost essential for having a social life on campus.
What did Nicole find appealing about SDSU's campus?
-Nicole found the campus to be beautiful, the people welcoming, and the food options diverse and appealing. She also liked the proximity to the beach and the campus amenities.
How did the family explore the SDSU campus?
-The family explored the SDSU campus by visiting the Aztec Student Center, the official SDSU bookstore, various food places, and even taking a trolley to experience the local area.
What was the family's overall impression of SDSU?
-The family had a positive impression of SDSU. They found the campus to be welcoming, the people friendly, and the facilities impressive. Nicole, in particular, seemed to be opening up to the idea of attending SDSU.
What is Nicole's final decision regarding college?
-Nicole's final decision regarding college will be revealed in an upcoming video, as mentioned at the end of the transcript.
Outlines
🎉 Embracing New Beginnings at SDSU
The family is visiting San Diego State University (SDSU) after Nicole's rejection from UCLA. They discuss the emotional impact of rejection on high school seniors and their families, emphasizing the importance of supporting each other through such challenges. The video introduces their day at SDSU, highlighting the need to keep an open mind despite setbacks, and expressing hope for a positive experience at the new university.
🌟 Learning from Life's Curveballs
The family continues their journey at SDSU, with the parents sharing their own experiences and perspectives on life's disappointments. They visit the campus, exploring various facilities and amenities, including the Aztec Market and the student center. Nicole's emotional response to the college merchandise store indicates a growing connection to SDSU, and they meet a current student who shares positive experiences about campus life.
🍽️ Exploring Campus Life and Dining Options
The family delves deeper into the campus life at SDSU, focusing on the diverse food options and recreational facilities available to students. They visit the dining hall, explore the book store, and learn about the social aspects of Greek life. Nicole's excitement grows as she envisions herself as part of the SDSU community, and they even take a trolley ride to experience the local surroundings.
🎈 A Day of Discovery and Connection
Concluding their day at SDSU, the family reflects on their experiences, noting the welcoming atmosphere and the numerous positive interactions they had with students and staff. They visit a dormitory, enjoy the campus food court, and even take a trolley ride to downtown San Diego. The video ends with the family feeling pleasantly surprised by SDSU and looking forward to Nicole's final college decision.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡SDSU
💡UCLA
💡Rejection
💡Support
💡Open-mindedness
💡Campus Life
💡Emotional Journey
💡Resilience
💡Community
💡Decision-Making
Highlights
The family is visiting San Diego State University (SDSU) to explore the campus and support their daughter, Nicole, after not getting into her dream school, UCLA.
Nicole shares her heartbreak over not getting accepted into UCLA and how it felt like a knife to the heart.
The family emphasizes the importance of supporting each other through the grueling college application process, acknowledging its emotional toll on both students and parents.
They discuss the idea that life's setbacks can lead to unexpected blessings and that everything happens for a reason.
Nicole expresses her initial reluctance to visit SDSU but is keeping an open mind after a month of rejections.
The family's excitement for exploring SDSU's campus, community, and the nearby beach is palpable.
Nicole's brother, Christian, humorously suggests not applying to college to avoid rejection, showing support in his own way.
The family's positive experience at the SDSU bookstore, where Nicole has an emotional moment, considering the possibility of attending SDSU.
They discuss the significance of Greek life at SDSU and the importance of having a social life through sororities and fraternities.
The campus amenities, such as the variety of food options and the proximity to the beach, leave a positive impression on the family.
Nicole's excitement grows as she learns more about SDSU through TikTok and other students, showing a potential shift in her college choice.
The family's interaction with a current SDSU student, Anita, who works at the admissions office, contributes to their positive perception of the university.
Nicole's mother feels reassured about her daughter's well-being at SDSU, given the campus's food options and facilities.
The family's experience with the trolley system, which connects SDSU to various points in San Diego, adds to the appeal of the university's location.
Nicole's final decision regarding college is upcoming, and the family's visit to SDSU might play a role in her choice.
The video concludes with the family reflecting on their positive experience at SDSU and the welcoming atmosphere they encountered.
Transcripts
no one El like there's no one else in
the world I'm under your F baby this is
our time dance flest jumping move me
tonight boy you got something that makes
me feel like I'm at the top of the world
spin me around and around hey everyone
I'm Linda I'm and welcome to the family
we started our intro with the kids just
so we can do a little chat
before jeez we could do a little chat
without them just to talk about our
video today so today we are visiting
SDSU San Diego State University we never
thought we would go visit SDSU if you
guys watched Nicole's last video you
guys would know that she didn't get into
UCLA that's okay of course it's been
really hard on her and the family just
because she wanted it so you just felt
her heart um literally breaking it's
just we didn't know how
grueling of a process it was not only
for her not only for parents but also
for other high school kids like I mean
they don't even like warn you how
grueling the process is it's pretty um
heartbreaking for Nicole and other high
schoolers you know seniors you know they
work so hard and they have a dream to go
to a certain school and when they get
rejected it's heartbreaking to see what
they go through you know we're here to
just to support her and just make her
feel better and you know we feel her
pain when she's in pain we're in pain
too so no 100% And we know as parents
that it's going to be okay we know we've
always trusted for her that everything
will happen the way it's supposed to we
truly feel that in our heart and she
still has to go through the motions
corre she still has to go through the
Heartbreak it was the expectation of
something that was beyond her control
things are working out we believe day by
day you know it gets easier and easier
of course just like everything else when
time will heal you know we just keep
telling her that it's a curve in life
you move on and you'll realize later on
you know what a blessing it will be why
it happened the way it did it's not
really what happens to you in life right
that makes you who you are it's how you
react to it and how you pick yourself up
from it and how you move on with your
life you're allowed to kind of go
through the motions you're allowed to
feel what you feel don't suppress it
feel what you need to feel just know
that all your hard work is going to pay
off in another way or shape or form you
just don't know what yet anyways we just
wanted to say that little bit before we
left to San die go because even though
she was so so excited about UCLA you
know she can also have that same
excitement for another school you're
going to be okay no matter what you're
going to be okay and all the kids are
going through it just know that it's
going to be okay it's a different path
it's going to work out you everything
works out for your own good so yeah so
on our way to San Diego all right Leno
family is in the car road trip Ro and
s's coming
too so kids we already told them where
we're going me and Dad had a little
moment
it heard I was upstairs and I was like
uhoh Mom's crying I wasn't crying I just
you know I'll let bully and Christian
take it for a little hi guys look
Christian has his glasses on the right
way we are visiting scsu campus today go
Aztec you know it's not the mascot I
thought I would be saying I don't even
actually know if I'm going to this
school but we're just visiting it cuz
I'm keeping an open mind after you know
month of rejections and if you watch my
video already I like I talked about
everything but it has been a little bit
tough but it literally like felt like a
heartbreak cuz I was so connected to
UCLA I know I had all these like hopes
and dreams and I like fantasized about
it so then when I got my rejection later
is like a knife to the heart kind of so
definitely been crying and you know
feeling all the feels but it's getting
better I'm just accepting like I can't
control God's plan you know things are
going to happen if they're supposed to
happen there's just more out there for
me elsewhere so I'm excited for today
and it's fun because we get to do a
little day trip with the family and even
s's here but we're going to have a fun
day ahead I think we're going to try all
the food not only visit the campus but
just like the community in like the area
we've been to San Diego before it's
really beautiful there I've been doing
more research and like looking on Tik
Tok about scsu and it looks like a
really good school I found out that
Greek life is really big there though
being in a sority and in a frat is
pretty important in order to like have a
social life almost but the classes seem
cool it's like 15 minutes away from the
beach there's a pretty cool meal plan
too on campus there's like a bunch of
restaurants that you can just like wipe
all day there's like ASA bows poke I
think there's like a Chipotle oh my gosh
there better be noodles if there's not
noodles that might be a might be a Ty
then you're not going then I'm not going
if there's no noodles like cus we
will'll probably like visit the merch
store and like just get a feel of the
campus hopefully I like feel something
you know cuz I've really only visited
UCLA campus so it's time to Branch out
you guys how do you feel C it was really
sad to see Nicole
cry are you even though I make a cry all
the time that's why you just don't apply
to
college Christian if you don't apply to
college you can't get
rejected that's why I didn't me
personally when I was her age I didn't
apply to college he's lying I'm not
lying no it's not out of high school I
went straight to you miss all the
chances that you don't take no but it is
sad though I remember my senior year the
entirety of high school I wanted to go
to a university and I worked hard for it
once Co hit I dropped it and for the
right reasons we just decided I was
going to go to Community College and for
the first maybe 3 months 4 months of
Community College I was pretty torn down
wanted to be at University so I kind of
have a feeling and Imagination of what
Nicole is going through right now I wish
I could show her what she's going to
look like in a year cuz she'll be happy
about it what happened when you went to
the Community College you met Skye oh
it's worth it yeah yeah it shows like
everything happens for a reason yeah I'm
glad I went to community college now I
no longer would dwell on it and that's
the thing like I know that everything
will be fine like a year from now it
just sucks like right now in the moment
cuz I have I feel so lost like I
literally don't know where I'm going to
be in like the next few months I'm such
a planner so like I just want to figure
it out and like I had a plan already in
my head for the next four years so
obviously that's going to change I'm
just like I need a plan and she was she
was so so excited about UCLA but guess
what life throws curved balls and so
we're going to give her something else
to be excited about so hopefully today
we'll give her a little bit of
clarification give her a few things to
get excited about so see you guys there
yay see you at
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7eleven okay made it so nice it's 70°
out the weather is beautiful clear skies
sun's out excited we're already seeing
college students walking mhm they're
everywhere
surprisingly I know we're going to find
parking and walking around we already
found a few things Nicole on Tik Tok
already so has to pee s has to really
pee okay see you guys when we get down
there's a church for Coy to go to church
on
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Sunday okay we made it to SDSU I think
we're on like the outskirts of it we
parked by our Trader Joe's and a couple
restaurants super cute so far and the
weather is pretty gorgeous yeah it's
nice so now we are trying to go on
campus I think we're in the area where
they have like a lot of food like
there's like an
LL sandwiches oh you did some sandwich
shops cute yeah what did they have there
oh maybe Burgers Co what is that the
Conrad Aztec student center student
union the Student Union what does that
mean mean I don't know okay we'll just
keep walking and
see
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all right we're in the little Aztec
Market okay I think this is where they
gas oh really they have
smoothies you want to order something or
look around first can I let's take a
quick look first okay I think this is
just like the grocery store like the
mark oh
uhuh it's like a little grocery store
it's expensive just like mine one at my
huh is it cost more cuz it's like for
the
convenience it's a part of the meal I
think oh there original
soluable how does it feel to order your
own
soluable oh my God what are you going to
get
babe you need no sugar green tea you
should get some water water for Satie
look who came along oh I brought her oh
huh yeah you probably have to go into a
restaurant and get her water look what
we found my
affection all of oh my God it's
literally the on we have at home yeah
that's what I was thinking they have
noodles here then you're good there you
go shakes smart reveal I got the regular
as Bowl there's bananas coconut and
granola Moment of Truth this will
[Applause]
determine uh
uhoh I actually really like it is it
good really
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good thumbs up or down
son really I like the
the guys they have their own bowling
alley there's like pool tables oh my
gosh students just like aste
L wow that's kind of cool that's really
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cool we found the official SDSU book
store time to get merched library is
over
here really cool campus Christian really
likes this campus this will be a good
place to buy some merch I mean just for
fun so we're in the merch store and I
just had a moment
she's crying guys like she might
actually go here it's kind of
crazy I don't know I like it so far
you're so emotional woman I am emotional
do you know what I've been through the
last two weeks it's always in like the
stores it is the word store you that
like questions like doming Hills I tried
too I think because um you know I see
wearing it and I see like the people
wearing the clothes too and it's like
college yeah that's nice colors I know
okay so let's look for a sweater for you
these cute crew and black and white
don't have a medium so she's going to
try on this gray one which I think is
still cute yeah I think I'll like it
yeah let me
see okay so the gray one didn't work
out I put it on my mom said was
like and now we we decided on the black
hoodie okay that screams student oh my
God so cute go ask no that's so cute
let's see it's red
c yeah that screams like Taurus okay
probably the white hat okay so a
freshman that goes here her name's Anita
she works at the admissions office and
then she came up to me she's like oh my
gosh are you nicool and then she was
just talking to us about life on campus
and like SCU was like asking her about
it but she was like so welcoming and
super sweet and she said she really
loves it here too so I don't know huh I
don't know yeah I know but it did make
like us feel so welcome though right to
us that's really important it's very
important Charles Bell Pavilion
Christian's hungry oh cute more food
they have a lot of food
here oh Christian fish tacos fish
burritos Next Food Rubios so we're in
the food court and there's like a bunch
more restaurants there's so much food on
this campus yeah it's pretty good it's
lent so we can't eat meat today so
Christian want a shrimp burrito and I
forgot there's rice in it I was supposed
to share with him and I love who got my
burrito so I'm probably going to order
another one with cauliflower rice papalo
is going to get chicken for sa this one
oh she's waiting for her
food and then Coy found some fun facts
so go ahead Co SP okay I'm getting more
excited you guys and I'm like looking up
more stuff on like Tik Tok and Instagram
whatever I'm pretty sure every Thursday
they bring like food trucks on campus so
there's even more food I think I think
hopefully I'm not spreading like rubers
or whatever but but you heard yeah
that's what I heard and I was just was
telling her on the way to the restroom
which I felt safe for her to go by
herself that's that's a really good sign
that's a really good sign that it just
feels lighter here yeah supposed to just
have some fun do you feel that that
actually like makes a lot of sense yeah
I don't feel as like I don't know like
of course studies are always going to be
a priority but I just feel like it's
like fun yeah I agree and because
there's so much food on campus my Mom
feels that I'm taking care of here
because she doesn't have to you know
like pack my lunch every day I can just
go here to the food PT or get a shakes
smart as iable things are going good so
far today so far so good I think we
might jump on a trolley next see where
it takes us yeah a t
mhm who does he think he is who does he
think he is he's a walk look at this
dude what if he like starts a trend and
everyone start wearing the sunglasses
like that guys looks like like the
middle of the Quad where we're at no in
here yeah cuz it's Friday they're off
the
dees that's what they call them day
rages Dees M day partying we met
somebody that supports Nicole that goes
here she came up and said hi and we
asked her about her experiences here and
she's actually taking us to her dorm now
which is really cool because we wouldn't
have been able to see one otherwise
they're walking towards there right now
shout out to Tiffany I'll see what I can
and can't film but we're excited to see
what potentially might be okay here we
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go okay so we R into Tiffany and she's
our first year here at scsu and guess
what she's showing us her dorm she saw
us where were we when we first hner
hallway oh hner Hall I heard I heard
about that on Tik Tok and then she was
like do you want to see my door we're
like yeah and so we've just been like
talking and she's been showing us like
all the things we in campus it's like so
fun so we're in one of the dorm Halls
right now there's like a pool and
everything it's so nice so she just
showed us the pool area there was like a
basketball court mini golf very cool and
that's like our Lounge aloh aloha cute
cute
L okay it's kind of a little messy which
one's your best this that's my bed I
think if I if I would choose I want like
the
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ball so kids are going to
bowling that's right that's right you're
a student you get two threee games every
day per day you totally missed the first
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bow what was that
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kick
all right okay guys now damn she's
munching doing this place is really fun
okay we are at the trolley so apparently
this takes you to downtown I don't even
know to a bunch of stops in San Diego
but it's really cool because the trollie
is literally in the campus of scsu
students can just take it like wherever
and like look at this you just like walk
downstairs and it's a whole like trolley
station whatever so we're going to
explore my mom had to get these wait can
we show the cards not the two she was
going to show the ch to trolley cards
only like $2 $2.50 if you used it within
2 hours I gave us $5 each just in case
yeah exciting stuff let's see where we
end
up oh my God that would have been so bad
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sorry like
fting another
country another country
wow SN Dragon stadium ain't no baseball
oh right there Snap Dragon
stadium kind
of
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right we just got off what's it
called hey it looks kind of like a mall
oh a shopping
center and Macy's I think it's like s or
something we got off a stop at the mall
and we decided to sit at the restaurant
and we got like a hummus plate I guess
all right you guys we're back on the SCC
campus we took the trolley back from
Mission Valley something trolley was a
really cool experience wouldn't suggest
going by yourself yeah or at night time
there's like I don't know little sus
yeah cuz it's not just scsu people so
yeah it's like open to the public anyone
a quick recap of what everybody thought
about the school Christian it was cool
it's the biggest university I've seen
it's nice very good people very good
campus it's like the college yeah we met
actually a good amount of nice people
today that helped us out gave us a lot
of helpful info and really good food
cool places to hang out and I think
Nicole really enjoy it here yeah okay
personally I was trying to be
open-minded when I got here but I was
still a little like closed off if you
know what I mean but as the day went on
like we met really good people I was
just getting Good Vibes like all around
there's a lot of good food here I don't
know I didn't have that many cons we had
a good time today yeah which is just
like really refreshing after like the
past few weeks so I don't know I had a
great experience and I'm really glad we
went me too I think yeah it was like
meant to be it was a good experience
pleasantly surprised to say the least
yeah but anyways we're going to go out
to dinner now and then go home but we're
going to end this video yeah stay tuned
for more College content for me which is
like crazy to say but it's getting close
so yeah next week we'll be Nicole's
final decision so I'm not sure if we'll
incorporate any of that in the next
video but we might yeah stay tuned thank
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