my first semester of college 

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need the full nat geo episode on the species of college kids

I really enjoyed watching this video because as a college freshman, I have gone through the similar thought processes as you when I ask myself: "What is the balance and the limit, where do I cross that line?" You seem like a deeply emotional person and someone who strives to be completely honest with themself. I definitely think we would get along if our paths ever cross.

From an English professor: Don’t skip your first day of class. I’m enjoying your vlogs. You’re a fantastic cinematographer. Would like to know when you’re going to restock some of the items in your store.

Max, I love how your videos have such wisdom and emotion in them. They carry a weight. A weight that’s not bad. Its like a weight of emotion that makes you feel both happy and sad at the same time. Happy and sad, an emotion that is almost impossible feel, but is felt all of the time. Thank you Max, your videos are a true masterpiece that truly enlighten me.

Holy smokes !!! Did I just watch a full short film up for an award ???? The amount of work, filming and editing are awesome !!! You are doing a fantastic job on your videos !!! You have a huge amount of talent and are gifted to share it on this platform !! No matter how your education pursuits evolve you have the talent for all of the aspects of the film industry !!! Add to that the gift of telling a heartfelt story that is deeply personal !!! You are appreciated by me and many others !!!

i find myself watching this video and reflecting on how it feels like max is a little brother to me. like watching his videos for so long, since high school, graduating, visiting many countries, meeting subs and cool people irl, videos reflecting on life, the porsche, getting sponsors like crazy, going to school in other countries, saying bye to mom, stuff on college applications and now actually going to college... like the glow is crazy when i think about it on the long term. can't wait to see this guy reach 1M subs and more, making more collabs and all of that yt stuff. all the best for u maximilian

Such an incredible video Max, you keep outdoing yourself!

18:20 to 20:10 has never depicted my opinion and feelings about college better. Just one big fever dream you question every day, but don’t have time to fully think about what’s happening in the present. In a constant state of thought as you go from class to class until all of a sudden it’s over.

You're already way more social than I was my entire four years at college, so good for you!

I'm a freshman too and your video was so motivational. I thought about the exact same questions you did. it's just a good feeling that more people feel the same about a particular thing and that you're not alone. Thank you for sharing this piece of art.

You were able to put feelings I’ve had for years about balance into words so well. Freshman year is a HUGE adjustment period, sending hugs

wow love your videos, the way you articulate yourself is very clear and reflects your maturity. keep it up!

as someone who just got done with their first sem in college, i can very well relate to this feeling of being away from family and trying to absorb new surroundings...it was a roller coaster for me..meeting new people with new perspectives can be fun but sometimes a lil scary too but i am glad to have you going through the same phase and documenting it..these videos are really really comforting Max..thank you so much

You remind me so much of myself in college and I was WAYYYYYY too in my head and that closed off opportunities too. Find people that not only can be friends but nourish what you love and push you to grow and you will be very fulfilled. Big hugs

Max actually went crazy on the editing for this video! Very well done. Your thoughts remind me of my own feelings from my freshman year of college. “Fever dream”is a great way of describing that experience. Excited to watch more!

I watched that video, and I was also in tears, I'm going to college this year, and the analogy to a child looking back as they run ahead to make sure the exploration is ok... that hit too.

Yes! Decorate that dorm room. Good experiences all around Max. Be well and stay safe. Absorb everything you can. 💜

I could see you're putting a lot of effort in your videos, this video is inspiring to get back into filming my college days before my college days are over forever. Your video editing style is so unique, and enjoyable. Definitely love this video already. Wish you the best in college Max

I totally love how vulnerable you're with us and it inspires me to be more vulnerable with my friends and myself ❤️ It's comforting to see how you analyze the balance thing because I'm kinda struggling with that too (I'm in hs and idk how much of it I need to spend doing things to make me look good for colleges and how much fun I can have with no guilt). Your videos are always so amazing and the editing is great ❤️

Ok you’re getting WAY TOO GOOD at this Max!! Thank you SO MUCH for everything that you do to share your life with us! It’s not just refreshing and fun to watch your videos, but it’s also strangely therapeutic as well, I think mainly because you’re so passionately authentic. Keep on keeping on with just being yourself, while simply having a total blast sharing it all with us! :))

These videos are so dope and bring me back to my college days. Glad you are settling in well and hope ton continue following on the journey.

You got the whole room to yourself!!!! Love the way your brain works and how you express your inner thoughts.

Max’s videos always feel so nostalgic and I feel so many emotions watching them. This is the only channel I watch where I experience this so Max what I’m trying to say is your a very interesting person and I am very inspired by you.

Your videos are like a short film. They look amazing. Well done, Max

I hope you are having a nice second week at uni! don't be too hard on yourself and keep up the good fight against existential dread!! You are doing great ! Thanks for the videos.

You're such a vibe man! Thanks for making videos ✨

this is so calm and inspiring to me everytym i watch your videos 🤎

Your editing and shooting skills are insane it´s so fun to watch your videos and your videos always get me to think about myself since I am your age and a Uni student. Your videos are really helpful for me and surely for others as well, so thank you and keep it up. Looking forward for more videos.

Love your videos Max! It feels like we grow up together and that we're on this crazy journey of life together. I started university last year here in Sweden. It feels like you're a friend from school or something that I can share important moments and feelings with. I think that being with someone else and experiencing similar things and feeling similar things is a fundamental human need, the need to not just do things but to do things together, to experience life together.

So far my whole senior year I have been extremely anxious about what is to come. I wasn't sure if I was going to be good enough to survive college without any of my friends or family, and I'm still sort of unsure, but this video has helped me so much in reassuring me that I can handle it. Now, I'm actually kind of excited to see what happens and to meet new people. I guess it is about time since I have less than 3 months until the place I have spent the last 13 years of my life is officially gone.

Literally found your channel today. I've seen three videos and holy crap I'm blown away. You're about a year ahead of me (I move in for my freshman year of college this August). Your storytelling, authenticity, passion, wisdom, and maturity are everything I hope to bring to my career in music. I've subscribed and I look forward to venturing into adulthood with you

this was beautiful. i wish you the best luck on this part of your journey

You are asking the right questions. 😊 Just remember that life is a collection of small beginnings. Change is the only constant.

The “balance talk” really resonated with me, since it’s already basically back to normal here in the Philippines, with full on face-to-face classes. I’ve been trying to balance company and solitude, and it’s been pretty hard. I'm still navigating, but I’m glad I’m not the only one. Thanks Max.

I left my parent's house last year and the first weeks were great but I did miss them and I've felt sad and nostalgic too, thinking about my mom missing me was just heartbreaking and it's just like a duel process both you and your family have to go through because you are in a transition state between those two phases of your life. That is life and you get used to it and everything is the same after, your family is still there for you and you will visit them and it all will be just the same and you will enjoy those moments with them a lot more. Loving this genuine content, thank you, Max!!

Amazing video Max! I love your aesthetic-cinematic vibes :)

I really appreciate your hardwork . And love your vibes 🤘

Epic video, it is so cool to see college portrayed in this way. I can't wait for the next video. Great Job Max!

I just started school and I’m not a super social person. I like being “around people” but not talking and stuff🤣 I love hanging out with you here bc I get to be low energy and you’re a deep thinker, so I can continue the conversation in my head, talking circles. Also I’m getting notion bc of you, so now I have to check out the water bottles bc water is quite expensive here lol. Thanks for being my virtual friend. I wish you much success on your journey. You’re already doing big things and you’re only going to get better, no matter how your journey goes❤

i still remember watching your videos in highschool 4 years ago🥺 now I'm in college too! keep up the good work my man, i love all of your videos, keep making good videos as always! you gave me a lot of motivation for college, and mostly about life :) thanks! sorry for my broken english haha!

The part about partying and losing progress really resonated. I almost never party because of that same reason and hearing your perspective changed my framework slightly. Loved the video man.

I love how you show us so many sides of yourself, Max. You're totally aces at this. You show us all the 'perfect' shots... all the shots you knew were going to look really good in your videos... but you also show us the stuff that didn't go quite as planned - and it is SOOOOOO refreshing! Like YES! I love your vulnerability. Your channel is one of my faves. Keep up the great work!

i'm starting college this monday, for me is scary, meeting new people, having new teachers and classmates, making new friends, it's a whole new experience to me since i been in the same place for almost four years, but seeing your videos going to different places gives me hope that i can get used to it, so thank you max, your experience really inspires me to be a little more chill about it, hope you're having an amazing time :)

I’m glad ur okay at college max! ❤Have fun and plz make amazing memories! :)

Your cinematography/editing/storytelling is truly amazing, I'm in awe. Thank you for sharing and inspiring!

I love ur vidéos so much !! The atmosphère and thé storytelling are incrédible 💫

Great Video Max, keep it up and be yourself. This video was amazing to watch

I think it’s really about finding the right group of people, even when the party is shit your group is what makes it an experience. Just see things as an experience and when you don’t want to go don’t go :). That is how I do it ✌🏻✨

i just want to say that the editing and quality of this video really stood out to me! your so creative! also good luck at college!

i just came across this guys videos while making my late lunch. great stuff, keep going man.

15:23 I am just in a loss for words. This video is an emotional roller coaster, and I love it keep up the great work man.

First time I actually hear someone else saying it, I've had times where I was super productive and feeling amazing, but after going out I always felt unmotivated and tired the next couple of days (especially if I had a couple of drinks). Ofcourse it can be fun and worth it for a lot people, but you need to determine if taking fun away from the next day(s), to have fun now is worth it for you.

This man just kills it everytime!

Another banger, thanks for posting

so inspiring video ! MAx, I am glad that you study at uni ! Don't worry about your home and familly) it will be alraight

I think following the intuition is important. I just made it through my first year of college and I realized that the environment is not for me. I recalled what I wanted for myself when I was younger and thought back to core interests, things that have been there all along. I'm following my gut that's telling me the traditional college life is for me. because it's not-the partying, the drinking, the classrooms-it all makes me feel more trapped than anything (plus I don't value those experiences as things I would regret missing). I'm rerouting to a different path that's more suited to the person I want to become and change I want to make in the world . good luck with everything ! :-)

thank you so much for this video max!! your skills are amazing and it means a lot for us to be a part of your journey!! thank you so much !!

I've never had a close friend but your introspective videos make me feel like I know you even though we've never met. I wonder if the feeling I get when listening to you is what it feels like to have a friend. Just wanted to say thanks for continuing to post even though you're probably busy with college. Also appreciated the bravery it takes to be so transparent to so many people. Thank you :)

Go Broncos! Love your fresh perspective on the college experience. You articulate concepts so well.

I can't wait till you hit 1 million subscribers. I love your content so so much :)

Going to college for the first time along side u max. This is soooo relatable and I've been feeling the same

Congrats on 600k dude! 🙌🔥❤️

Fun fact: Your videos are truly incredible!! The moving into college one was legit top Tier!!

Two weeks ago I woke up at 6 to watch this video while getting ready for the first day of school. I'm almost in my senior year now. I had forgotten to comment on how great this video turned out, as always!

This video is honestly therapuetic and relaxing. College is full of self discovery and different emotions that come along with it. The way you capture these moments are really unique and beautiful. Great video Max and hope you enjoy College.

Thank you for sharing your honest experience with us

One of the most touching RU-vidr on the platform. You deserve the world

Fantastic video, I think you did a great job at showing the world what you see rather than you you think the world wants to see…college is incredibly stressful, and balancing between hanging out with your friends, school work and your own time can be arduous at times…sleep definitely takes a hit (as you’ve stated). However, once you learn how to balance everything, it becomes quite a bit easier…just remember that you shouldn’t do anything because you you want to please others, you should do it because you as an individual wants to. I hope you find this to be a positive experience overall, and I hope you find yourself again.

Wish you the best Max . Its a very hard time to be young . College may or may not work out but I have faith that you will land on your feet

Those last few scenes were straight out of a movie holy cow epic video Max!!

love your content max ❤️

nah this is just crazy. you and Cameron have been working some magic.

just stumbled across your channel like 25 minutes ago and I'm already super engaged in this channel and been wanted to find a youtuber with this movie - esc style. Huge fan already! cant wait for more to come hopefully!

The FILMING, the EDITING! CHEF'S KISS REALLY

Wow, really happy I found your channel. ❤

Have felt very similar emotions Max- stay curious and keep on explorin! I found college to be what you make of it; it can be such an amazing and beautiful place. Great video as always.

Great Job Max!

you grow up alot. proud of you 💙

Everytime I see Max cry in a video my first thought is “why” and OMG I began to tear up when he explained seeing your mom cry. Because I definitely cried during that part in the last video.

Keep up the great work ❤

I really like your vidoes. Thanks for sharing your unique experience of life. Your videos make me feel that my life can have many possibilities instead of just following the life paths of most people around me.

every time happy when u upload:)

Hey max, keep going dude ily!

Your editing / creative style is rlly cool

Be well n be safe bro💙 Love ya💙

These videos summon a lot of nostalgia, but I can't really pin point where this nostalgic feeling stems from.

600 k Max , You are smashing it. Well thought out video bruv

Love the music choices!

Bro really worked hard for his life i will always support u bro.

When you were talking about not feeling like yourself for a few days after that party I really resonated with that. I’m a really social person and really enjoy parties and going out but my junior year of highschool I noticed that at big events I started getting overstimulated with all the chaos (idk why) but yeah I understood what you were saying. I guess in college I’m afraid that I’m gonna miss out on fun stuff if I don’t go out every night but I know I really need those days of being alone and doing nothing to be able to function.

15:06: That moment when you realize Max murdered his roommate day 1 and stashed him in a sealed box under the bed

It's so weird to see you guys walking around Santa Clara...I grew up in the area but I didn't go to college there, so I've never seen it from this perspective. And I wish I had had this level of self-awareness when I was in college!

Oh my god! Have fun, live in the present. You have the rest of your life(hopefully) to worry about little things. A few late nights are worth the memories.

wooow I really really appreciate you, your point of view, your vulnerability, your consciousness. Just you! this was so deep and meaningful but fun and easy at the same time. I love your content, though its just the 5th video or so that Im watching :) love to you Max!

loving these college docs max!

Listen Max, me too have been through the same phase, in fact many of us do. The emotional burst is of course the one of the hardest thing you've gotta deal with. It's because our parents, our friends all of them care about us and they very well understand what we need at any instance of time, but when we are away from them it is us who has to create our new identity in front of others who are completely strangers for the sake of that particular moment. But it's life bro, Nothing is permanent, you must keep rolling and just as the chick has to leave the nest someday, we too have to leave our dear ones someday and explore life and ultimately our reality. This sudden change for a moment affects us, but trust me, Nothing is permanent, you won't see how time flies and one day you'll have to leave the college and then you'll go through the same phase again. We can't really do anything regarding it, so just cheer up in the name of life and keep going as you never know what's in for you there. All the best buddy, keep going. ~ One of your fan from India 😃

Best video yet!!🙌🏽🙌🏽

it's crazy, you are like me and i'm kinda jealous but happy that you can express that emotions and feelings of yours to whole world

That intro narration summed it up pretty well :’)