Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Teen's Emotional Reaction Video To Getting Accepted Into College Gets Hilariously Memed By TikTok

Teen's Emotional Reaction Video To Getting Accepted Into College Gets Hilariously Memed By TikTok
@LaLaMilan/Twitter

There's nothing more exciting for an ambitious adolescent discovering they have been accepted to their dream college.

For Mia Tomeo, getting into Tulane University in New Orleans has been a dream since middle school.

So she decided to film herself opening the college acceptance letter for posterity.


It's a good thing she did, because the reaction is pure joy.

She posted the video on TikTok, with OneRepublic's uplifting song "I lived" playing through the jubilant cheers exchanged by her proud parents.

She wrote:

"posting bc i love these videos and this is the happiest i've been for a while getting into my dream school :):)"

Tomeo told Buzzfeed News why she decided to share the moment on social media.

"It was an important moment for me. The school I had dreamed of for so long was close to possibly becoming a reality."
"I decided to post it because waiting out college decisions is a very stressful time for teens, and watching acceptance videos gave me a little bit of hope which I wanted to share with others."

Her tears of joy resonated on social media to such a degree, her exuberant reaction inspired the perfect opportunity for a meme.

People juxtaposed different scenarios alongside her TikTok video to appear as if she and her family were overjoyed at something other than her acceptance letter.

For instance, she can't seem to contain herself over watching this TikTok user Jayla Milan season some chicken with aplomb.

Whatever dinner is, it looks impossibly delicious.

It looks like someone had already beaten Milan to the punch.

Watching a powder of Kool-Aid, or Crystal Light, or whatever Red Number 40 food coloring is being dumped and mixed with water is a sensational sight to behold.

Watching dad's skepticism crumbling in disbelief here is just comedy gold.

And these woman explaining that Muslim women do, in fact, have hair under their hijabs is a revelation.


Well, sort of.


Contrary to naysayers, here is proof that people do indeed wash their legs in the shower. With soap, even.

"Way," dad. Yes to the "way."


Tomeo was a good sport.

She told Buzzfeed of her newfound meme-dom:

"I did not think it would turn into a meme. I just thought it would be a wholesome college acceptance video."
"I do think the duets are all hilarious and I love watching them. My friends have been sending me any that they see and I laugh harder every single time. It's all in good fun so I appreciate the creativity and humor."

Out of all the creative duets, Tomeo said that entry from one, @aaron.ps, was her favorite.

"My personal favorite duet was from @aaron.ps on TikTok as he portrays my family and me as his organs as he drinks water for the first time in a week."

@aaron.ps/TikTok

Of her sudden viral fame, she said her video received a lot of positive comments and the memes were created in the spirit of fun.

"The comments were so positive, and made me feel like everyone was celebrating with me."
"To see so many people saying they were happy for me and proud of me, people I don't even know, showed me how positive a place the internet can be."
"I have not actually seen any truly negative or hateful comments. All of the positivity and sentimentality of others makes me happy that I did share it."

Tomeo's exuberance is warranted considering her chances of getting into Tulane University were slim.

"This college has been my dream since middle school, and I am still in shock that I was accepted since the early action acceptance rate is approximately 6%."

She also missed classes due to the fact that she struggled with chronic pain due to frequent migraines.

"I often missed three days a week of school. I made my studies a high priority, but I did feel that I did not do quite as well as I would have if I was healthier."
"Luckily, I have finally found a migraine medication that is working, so going away to college is now possible. I believe that I was accepted to Tulane because I showed great enthusiasm for the school and that I have done well academically despite adversity."

Although we all may go crazy over a well-seasoned piece of chicken, we can't forget Mia's positive acceptance letter. Congratulations!

More from Trending/video

Miriam Margolyes
David Levenson/Getty Images

'Harry Potter' Star Miriam Margolyes Offers Mic Drop Explanation For Why Respecting Pronouns Matters

Sometimes it is just that easy to make people happy. This is a lesson learned over and over in our lives, but that's because it's an important one.

Actor Miriam Margolyes shared how she learned to change her behavior to make others happier. Margolyes appeared on The Graham Norton Show recently and brought up a fairly polarizing subject in the United Kingdom: trans people.

Keep ReadingShow less
Elon Musk looks on during a public appearance, as the billionaire once again turns a newsroom style decision into a culture-war grievance broadcast to millions on X.
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images

Elon Musk Cries Racism After Associated Press Explains Why They Capitalize 'Black' But Not 'White'

Elon Musk has spent the year picking fights, from health research funding to imagined productivity crises among federal workers and whether DOGE accomplished anything at all besides leaving chaos in its wake.

His latest grievance, however, is thinly disguised as grammatical. Specifically, he is once again furious that the Associated Press (AP) capitalizes “Black” while keeping “white” lowercase.

Keep ReadingShow less
Elon Musk; Yale University School of Engineering and Applied Science
Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images; Plexi Images/GHI/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Elon Musk Gets Brutal Wakeup Call After Claiming That Yale's Lack Of Republican Faculty Is 'Outrageous Bigotry'

Elon Musk—who has repeatedly whined about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)—took to his social media platform to whine about a lack of conservative faculty at Yale University.

Musk shared data compiled by The Buckley Institute (TBI), a conservative-leaning organization founded at Yale in 2010. TBI found 82.3% of faculty self-identified as Democrats or primarily supporting Democratic candidates, 15% identified as independents, while only 2.3% identified as Republicans.

Keep ReadingShow less
Barry Manilow
Mat Hayward/Getty Images

Barry Manilow Speaks Out After Postponing Farewell Tour Dates Due To Lung Cancer Scare

"Looks Like We Made It" singer Barry Manilow is in the process of saying goodbye to the stage and meeting his fans in-person, but he has to press pause for a few months after receiving a jarring diagnosis.

On December 22, 2025, the "Mandy" singer posted on Facebook, explaining that a "cancerous spot" had been discovered on his left lung.

Keep ReadingShow less
Chris Evans as Steve Rogers in Avengers: Endgame, the last time audiences saw Captain America before his unexpected return was teased for Avengers: Doomsday.
Disney/Marvel Studios

Marvel Just Confirmed That Chris Evans Is Returning For 'Avengers: Doomsday'—And Fans Have Mixed Feelings

Folks, once again, continuity is more of a suggestion than a rule in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel has officially confirmed that Chris Evans is returning as Steve Rogers in Avengers: Doomsday, and the internet has responded exactly how you’d expect: screaming, celebrating, arguing, and a very justified side-eye toward how Sam Wilson keeps getting treated.

The confirmation comes via a teaser now playing exclusively in theaters ahead of Avatar: Fire and Ash. There is no official online release, despite leaks circulating. If you didn’t catch it on the big screen, Marvel’s response is essentially: sorry, guess you had to be there.

Keep ReadingShow less