Yaritza, if you would change your mind on law school, do you have a career in mind that you could go into with your political science bachelor's degree as well as aiming for law school? I've seen many students later change their mind and want a break from school, so it's great to plan for both paths.
Is it harder to get into the same college with a decided major? For example computer science is a very competitive major a lot of students have been applying to different colleges saying that they want to major in CS. So the question is can chances of getting accepted to a college fluctuate( increase or decrease) because of one’s decided major?
While choosing a competitive major can decrease the odds of getting into the university, it's not necessarily "safe" to go in undecided or to a less competitive major in the hopes of being an internal transfer in the future. Those super competitive majors often have very limited space or no opportunity to switch into these majors in the future. I recommend building a college list where your student has schools they are likely to be admitted to with the major that aligns to their future goals. Thanks for the question!
Hello! I appreciate the amazing content that you've being developing and would like to ask for some guidance. Im a Brazilian student struggling if it's worth applying to the US. I did a in-depth research, some “mock” sat’s at home, and have a strong sympathy for certain American colleges' education structure as compared to Brazilian or European universities, which I'm fortunate to have the citizenship in both places. Nevertheless, if I do decide to take this time to apply and commit to this dream that has grown on me in the past few years, I’d have to eliminate one of my options, whether USP in Brazil or EPFL in Switzerland due to the amount of time set into both. While balancing my studies for the local admissions test(Fuvest-USP), the EPFL’s entrance exams in French, and a few EC’s, I obtained a couple of 1550+ scores at home following all the procedures as time-monitored tests. I judge my English as near-fluent since I have been taking classes since I was 9. Above all, I have a strong passion for physics, mathematics, and technologies(mainly AI related to physics research). I also would be prone to take SAT II, and possibly AP exams, as well as the TOEFL to sum up with my 9.6 out of 10 GPA. My main concern involves my financial background and my lack of extracurriculars related to my major of interest - math or physics with computer science. I have participated weekly in two educational NFOs since I was in middle school and more recently online with administrative work, some calls, and at the end of the pandemic as a teacher, which I loved; I had acoustic guitar lessons in the same period mentioned until I started piano lessons one year ago; I have been taking English and French private lessons for 4 years; and played varsity state-level soccer, being the captain until the pandemic started. I acknowledge and feel this excitement for applied maths and physics pushing me to possibly pursue a career in academia and live I life I won't regret, however, I awfully believe that my extracurriculars aren't good enough for top 20 schools and I'm inclined to study in epfl where id have an amazing education, but entirely different from what I've expected as the holistic formation to some eclectic interests that I also have in history and art. Back to my financial means, I'm entirely grateful for the opportunities that I already have and a possible new pursuit would be limited to an investment of $25,000 per year from my parents. By converting my mother’s income to USD(~$35,000) we would qualify for 100% financial support from need-based universities, and those would be my goals. My question is, am I a strong applicant for America’s A-1 universities undergrad or have I lost my chance by not investing in a passion project?
I am in a similar situation as you. Wondering if it´s worth it for me to take some time off before college to apply to the USA or simply give up. It´s quite baffling because there´s really nothing guaranteeing admissions - especially with a scholarship.
@@Thiago-pc7vk Yes, exactly! That´s why I couldn´t apply during my senior year. With everything I had going on, there was simply no time to produce quality essays and that discouraged me from applying.
@@massielvictoria3604 I put that aside in my senior year and completely focused on the exams here. I would have grades for the top-tier applicants to the best uni in my country(USP), and then I got ill in the month of the tests😀 I got one year delay as result🥲
I advise to pick a path for your CAREER and embrace your other interests with your hobbies or a sidehustle. There are many ways to embrace your interests, not just in a job.
kids with wealth or wealthy parents can afford to choose what to study. For all others, they don't have as much flexibility to get an ROI on the investment large enough to cover the actual costs of tuition room and board, plus the opportunity cost of just working a couple full-time minimum wage jobs. This reduces the options down significantly of what to study. the guest didn't mention any of this. the speaker lost me at college isn't just about money or income. this speaks clearly to who is her target audience....
The timing of these videos is immaculate
I plan on majoring in social sciences (political science) with the intention of going to law school after.
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Yaritza, if you would change your mind on law school, do you have a career in mind that you could go into with your political science bachelor's degree as well as aiming for law school? I've seen many students later change their mind and want a break from school, so it's great to plan for both paths.
a major is more important than college ranking. Thank you!
Yes, it is! Students should search for schools that have the major to get them to their goal career. I couldn't agree more.
Thanks, Brooke for welcoming me to SupertutorTV! It was great to join you and help resource your followers!
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Is it harder to get into the same college with a decided major? For example computer science is a very competitive major a lot of students have been applying to different colleges saying that they want to major in CS. So the question is can chances of getting accepted to a college fluctuate( increase or decrease) because of one’s decided major?
While choosing a competitive major can decrease the odds of getting into the university, it's not necessarily "safe" to go in undecided or to a less competitive major in the hopes of being an internal transfer in the future. Those super competitive majors often have very limited space or no opportunity to switch into these majors in the future. I recommend building a college list where your student has schools they are likely to be admitted to with the major that aligns to their future goals. Thanks for the question!
Hello!
I appreciate the amazing content that you've being developing and would like to ask for some guidance.
Im a Brazilian student struggling if it's worth applying to the US.
I did a in-depth research, some “mock” sat’s at home, and have a strong sympathy for certain American colleges' education structure as compared to Brazilian or European universities, which I'm fortunate to have the citizenship in both places. Nevertheless, if I do decide to take this time to apply and commit to this dream that has grown on me in the past few years, I’d have to eliminate one of my options, whether USP in Brazil or EPFL in Switzerland due to the amount of time set into both.
While balancing my studies for the local admissions test(Fuvest-USP), the EPFL’s entrance exams in French, and a few EC’s, I obtained a couple of 1550+ scores at home following all the procedures as time-monitored tests. I judge my English as near-fluent since I have been taking classes since I was 9. Above all, I have a strong passion for physics, mathematics, and technologies(mainly AI related to physics research).
I also would be prone to take SAT II, and possibly AP exams, as well as the TOEFL to sum up with my 9.6 out of 10 GPA.
My main concern involves my financial background and my lack of extracurriculars related to my major of interest - math or physics with computer science.
I have participated weekly in two educational NFOs since I was in middle school and more recently online with administrative work, some calls, and at the end of the pandemic as a teacher, which I loved; I had acoustic guitar lessons in the same period mentioned until I started piano lessons one year ago; I have been taking English and French private lessons for 4 years; and played varsity state-level soccer, being the captain until the pandemic started. I acknowledge and feel this excitement for applied maths and physics pushing me to possibly pursue a career in academia and live I life I won't regret, however, I awfully believe that my extracurriculars aren't good enough for top 20 schools and I'm inclined to study in epfl where id have an amazing education, but entirely different from what I've expected as the holistic formation to some eclectic interests that I also have in history and art.
Back to my financial means, I'm entirely grateful for the opportunities that I already have and a possible new pursuit would be limited to an investment of $25,000 per year from my parents. By converting my mother’s income to USD(~$35,000) we would qualify for 100% financial support from need-based universities, and those would be my goals.
My question is, am I a strong applicant for America’s A-1 universities undergrad or have I lost my chance by not investing in a passion project?
I am in a similar situation as you. Wondering if it´s worth it for me to take some time off before college to apply to the USA or simply give up. It´s quite baffling because there´s really nothing guaranteeing admissions - especially with a scholarship.
@@massielvictoria3604 but in the other hand, a lot of time required to just apply🥲
@@Thiago-pc7vk Yes, exactly! That´s why I couldn´t apply during my senior year. With everything I had going on, there was simply no time to produce quality essays and that discouraged me from applying.
@@massielvictoria3604 I put that aside in my senior year and completely focused on the exams here. I would have grades for the top-tier applicants to the best uni in my country(USP), and then I got ill in the month of the tests😀 I got one year delay as result🥲
@@Thiago-pc7vk Oh, God. Sorry to hear that :(
Does choosing a major in a small and relatively unpopular program increase the likelihood of getting into a school with low acceptance rates?
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What about being a multipotentialite
I advise to pick a path for your CAREER and embrace your other interests with your hobbies or a sidehustle. There are many ways to embrace your interests, not just in a job.
I can’t choose between computer science and criminal justice
Are you kidding me ?😂
@@saksham4648 no why?
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kids with wealth or wealthy parents can afford to choose what to study. For all others, they don't have as much flexibility to get an ROI on the investment large enough to cover the actual costs of tuition room and board, plus the opportunity cost of just working a couple full-time minimum wage jobs. This reduces the options down significantly of what to study.
the guest didn't mention any of this.
the speaker lost me at college isn't just about money or income.
this speaks clearly to who is her target audience....