HOW I GOT INTO HARVARD (Stats & EC’s + my advice)
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- The grades, scores, EC's, and activities that got me into the Ivy League, as well as other top universities! Plus, some tips for YOUR application.
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I can definitely imagine in 10 years you being a doctor like when I see u I see a doctor. Good Luck in life
you seem like such a genuine and positive person, thank you for this!
This was super encouraging to see since my background, stats, courses, and ecs are nearly identical to yours and I've been stressin a little bit about my application, so thanks!
one of the best stats videos I’ve ever watched!! thank you!
Thank you for watching!
congratulations!!! i’m working to get into yale and this video helped a lot, thank you❤️
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Wow this is rlly eye-opening, I'm also a Christian and I always thought implementing religion into a college application was taboo like politics but now I'm re-considering it. Thanks.
Politics is definitely not taboo unless you’re bringing it up in a stupid way
@@EpicExplosionify politics is definitely not taboo. It helps a lot
Congratulations 🍾! You deserve it 🥳! Good luck wherever you go!
thanks!
Sorry about the sound at the Boy Scouts part... idk what happened there
you should go to Harvard oh also can you make a vid of ur pr times jn xc
good idea, I might make a running video soon. But here are my PR's
800- 2:03
1600- 4:36
3 mile - 16:10
Congrats on all your acceptances (Especially Harvard)! Sounds like you've got some tough choices ahead! I'm a BYU alum and honestly it was a great experience (as I'm sure you can imagine). I have tons of friends who did Pre-Med at BYU and have since gone on to really great schools for Med School (Columbia, Johns Hopkins, etc.) plus the no debt graduation is nice!
Congratulations Tyler. I loved seeing you with all your brothers and seeing how excited they are for you. Your stats and ECs are impressive and I appreciated your observation about creating a narrative that tied your ECs with your intended major. Well done. You will have great success at college and in your future! Can’t wdit yo see where you choose!
thank you!!
Let's go Tyler 👏🏼💪🏼
Omg, I'm from Brazil and I also want to study biology, but my ecs are also related to communication, politics. I was feeling so insecure and your video helped me so so so much. Thank you, Tyler, and good luck in college!!!!
thank you, and glad to hear it! best of luck to you
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Man I loved this vid. Keep it up 👍
Such a great video!
Ommg you truly deserve being a Harvard student
Sick video, I’m in 8th grade and you are an inspiration!
Thanks Tyler and Congrats
This is sooooo cool ❤️🙌🏼
congrats love the vids :)
thanks!
most relatable stats video ever
dude you should start developing your channel
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Lol i saw u had 999 subs so i subbed so make it 1k and even lmao
LEGEND. I will always remember you as my 1,000th sub. I'll have to do a special soon
Congrats, I’m a fellow ‘24 and I can’t wait to see you on campus!
Awesome, I'd love to meet you!
What were your ECs ?
congratulations 🎉
thank you!
This was very insightful, I really enjoyed how you incorporated christianity into your application, you are well rounded. Congrats on harvard (and every other amazing school that you got accepted to) God bless! 🖤🙌
Thank you! God bless :)
well said :)
Good Job! Thank you for sharing! Did you have interviews for all the colleges that you got into?
I only had interviews at Princeton, Yale, and Harvard. Stanford does interviews, but they didn't offer me one bc they didn't have enough volunteers for the applicants in my area. The rest of my schools don't offer interviews.
How the heck did you not get into Stanford?! It just doesn’t add up...
Top schools like Stanford have such a competitive applicant pool with such low enrollment rates, you never really know what's gonna happen. Schools want to build a well rounded class, so I just might not have had the type of interests/credentials they were looking for. I've seen kids with seemingly lower prereqs than me get into Stanford but I've also seen kids with seemingly better prereqs than me get denied at Harvard. You never know what you're gonna get, I guess.
first of all- AMAZING job!!
did you apply to schools in early action or regular?
I applied regular decision to all of my schools, mostly out of procrastination lol
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Why do we have almost the exact same extracurriculars and leadership roles
Hey man, this was an amazing video for me, as it connected to me so much. I am currently a rising sophomore, and am also a Boy Scout (Lost my SPL election, but will try again next year), involved in Model UN, and want to connect my public speaking with my CS passion. This video helped me so much, thank you! Good luck at Harvard, which is where I assume you are going to go.
Me too, a rising sophomore. See well I want to make a discord group for all sophomores this year; those who are interested in Ivy leagues. See, well I want this group mainly to help each other. Maybe Passion projects, creating an app, something that would assist us all. Pls tell me if you like the idea...pLsSS 💀 Oh and if you do, pls bring more people in the group.
Glad the video was helpful! Good luck with you SPL election next year! go out and do big things :)
@@alihabib1635 Its a great idea! Sorry for the late response, I just didn't see the comment until YT notified me that Tyler had commented.
@Tyler Nilson, Thanks for the response!
@@mathtriangle34 Oh it's ok
I also have a lot of extracurriculars related to politics/business, despite being interested in biology: how did you talk about your interest in biology in your essays or etc.?
These days, there are too many one-sided applicants. Colleges think it's cool if you are interested in biology, but if that's all you've got going for you... you run the risk of fading away in the crowd. That's why it's awesome you have interests in politics and business. Use that to your advantage by explaining how a biology major would require proficiency in the political landscape as well as the business world in order to be effective. Want to improve healthcare systems as a doctor? Then it's a good thing you're building up your political/business knowledge. Keep up your good work, and craft a narrative as a dynamic, multi-faceted applicant in order to stand above the rest. Good luck!!!
Great video! Do you know if senior year courses matter to colleges, as a junior I think I could’ve picked more challenging courses
THANK YOU for this video! Also how impactful is having a sport (with a leadership position) on your college app compared to other extracurriculars like speech and debate, Model UN, and Science Olympiads?
absolutely. sports are helpful for everyone, not just the recruited athletes. The leadership position is a big plus too
I’m also a member of the church and planning on applying to some of the competitive colleges this fall. Did you have to explain what seminary is when putting it on your common app?
Yes. I feel like most adults will recognize "seminary" as a religious school/class but I briefly explained the daily commitment because it really does take dedication. Good luck with your apps!!
Please make an essay and supplements video! Thanks!
coming up next!
That's amazing that you are an Eagle Scout that got into Harvard! I'm curious, what was your Eagle project, and which year were you senior patrol leader?
He created a really awesome therapy garden and sensory integration wall and activities for an elementary school in our area that serves children with special needs!!
@@julienilson3805 that’s amazing! Thank you so much for telling me this. How did you know?
what major did u choose for pre med ? Love this video, Congrats ! 🥳
probably gonna end up being Human Evolutionary Biology at harvard, but who knows... I still have a long time to decide.
Yale, Princeton, Johns Hopkins, and Stanford watching this 👁👄👁
Can you do a video on dual enrollment and why you highly recommend it? Thx and congrats 🎊
good idea, I'll keep that one in the notes
How did you go about studying for/executing the essay portion of the ACT? Or more generally how did you work on your writing skills?
When it comes to essays, nothing really prepares you like having a solid foundation in reading and writing. My best advice would be to take challenging, engaging English courses. Practice timed AP-style essays in your classes until it comes naturally. Personally, I favor the ACT essay (synthesis, personal argument) rather than the SAT essay (rhetorical analysis)
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Hey Tyler
I'm interested in applying for Harvard university,so I wanna know when should I apply if I wanna start in 2023?I am doing grade 11 this year,next year I'll be doing 12th grade.I live in South Africa but I'm Zimbabwean I need your help please.
What classes did you take from freshman - senior year?
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Did you do alumni interviews for any of the schools you applied to?
Any tips on SAT essays for a person who hasn't written A SINGLE essay before( not even the normal format forget the response format)??? I'm not from the US btw...
Not him, but try Khan Academy! It’s completely free and super helpful
Hey, personally I'm a Muslim and i love my religion just like you do. I like helping people too. My question is how do I find competitions that are related to my religion and stuff.
Quran competitions or you can just create Muslim club and help others learn about Islam. You can also get involved in your local mosque and start projects. Good luck.
wow you are amazing! What are you majoring in?
I'm majoring in biology :)
idk if you reply anymore.. but how are you so smart? im a freshman.. how do you take aps and understand them and balance?
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What year did you take AP Bio? And congratulations!
I took AP Bio my freshman year
@@tylernilson3127 Whew, I'm planning on taking AP Bio freshman year, and I was scared that I wouldn't be ready, but this reassured me. Thanks!
omg he's a mormon! didn't know thattt
Can you please go over your essays?
essay videos in the works! ;)
Tyler Nilson thank you thank you!
How about an 8th grader what do I exactly need to do to be pass
I didn't even consider putting Quorum leadership on a college application. I assumed college applications were strictly secular.
For most colleges, the admissions process is secular. However, involvement in any type of religion demonstrates commitment and colleges recognize that :) Plus, colleges are always looking for ways to boost the diversity (including religious affiliations) of their student body
@@tylernilson3127 good to know and congrats man.
Does it matter how many extra curriculars? Because I have like 3 all around the medical theme.
Doesn't necessarily matter how many extracurriculars, but how engaged you are with each. If you can get some really in depth experience and leadership/service through a small cluster of activities, that could be even better than a bunch of shallow activities. Good luck!
How can you have a 4.0 u weighted and be 4? I guess the people ahead of you took more honors and ap classes?
Hi, I'm from India and I kinda have a small doubt....... Do AP exams Really Matter for acceptance into college?
Congrats what did you write your essays about? Harvard 2024 here :)
Congrats! I'd love to get to know you :) Might do an essay video soon. Mostly I referenced experiences within my extracurriculars and connected them to my themes of leadership/service and interdisciplinary (science/politics) interest
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I am a going to be a junior who is also interested in bio/pre-med. I just started volunteering at a hospital but it ended due to corona. I also have been doing martial arts for 8 years but the last national award I won was before high school. I also am on the JV tennis since freshman year but corona ended it also. Is there any advice you could give me to make the most out of my junior and beginning of my senior year for improving my extracurriculars? I’m very stuck because I feel like I’ve run out of time.
Don't worry. Plenty of other people are in the same situation as you, and colleges understand that. If anything, you can try to make the best out of an unfortunate situation by finding ways to take online courses, render community service, do research, etc. while under quarantine. This would demonstrate enhanced initiative. If those aren't options for you either, still no need to worry. It sounds like you've been doing a great job so far!! Just do the best with what you can to continue the good work you've already built, and it will all work out in the end. Good luck!!
Tyler Nilson Thank you!!!
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Heeeyyyy I got in Harvard tooooo. You better commit to Harvard😂
see you this fall ;)
Do Harvard, UCLA, and other schools treat A’s and A+’s the same when calculating a high school applicants GPA? (Are they both worth 4.0)
Yes
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But my hs is so small and I can’t really open a nonprofit and it’s hard to really start clubs idk what to do.
You can definitely use that to your advantage by crafting a narrative as a trailblazer in your applications. Talk about how you navigated a poorly established, small community by opening up new pathways (clubs, service, etc.) for others. I believe in you!
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I saw someone else who did boys/girls state get into Harvard too
no way! do you happen to know who it was? I'd love to meet them :)
Tyler, Can I put Boy Scouts in my common app even if I'm not an Eagle Scout. I've been a patrol leader for almost 2 years.
Absolutely, please do! Your service as a patrol leader is an excellent leadership prerequisite.
Tyler Nilson ok thanks for the advice, do you remember what you put in the description. I completed over 200 hours in boyscouts,completed many merit badges, and went to several camping trips.
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My school don’t have sat subject tests. Does that matter in college applications
Your schools aren't the one that hold SAT subject tests. It's like taking the ACT or SAT where you have to sign up to take it at another school I think.
Depends where you'd like to apply. Very few schools require sat subject testing, but a few have requirements for certain majors. You can find out if your colleges require it through a quick google search. If you need one and there aren't any in your area, check the College Board's website and see if you can request accommodations. Best of luck!
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Hi I am an international student and i have a 1470 in my SAT (which is low) but I have a pretty decent profile in graphic design and i am also a game developer(check my channel for the trailer of my game and yes I made 97% of it alone with my coding skills),web developer and i am one of the best golfers(I won like 5 tournaments last season out the 6 and was runner up in one) in my city.I am the head of the IT department of the MUN that is going to happen in my school this year plus I also have been a freelancer in the past, taken part in marathons,developed websites for clients etc.Do you think my EC's can help me stand out in my application?
Absolutely! First of all, 1470 is a great score.That'll put you at or above the 50th percentile for just about any US University, so it will help your application. Your coding expertise and athletic experience should make for some very compelling essays. My best advice would be to find a way to connect those experiences for an interesting theme relating towards your desired major. Good luck!
@@tylernilson3127 Will i be able to have a decent shot at Harvard thou with my low SAT (due to corona i feel that the avg sat will drop) because Harvard is my dream school.Is it worth a shot at Harvard,Princetion or Yale?
or should i work on some more EC's before i apply (after my AP's)
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I'm from New Zealand and gave no freaking clue what you're talking about. I'm also a year late lol
Daaamn 4.0 unweighted? Have you ever gotten less than an A+?
Usually a 4.0 is any A, so that means he could’ve gotten all 90s. Although, he went to Harvard so he probably got A+ in everything lol
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whats a good wow factor for a math major
There are plenty of research internships and summer academies that would look great on a resume, and provide useful experience. Also, prizes in math competitions reflect well. Lastly, math majors tend to fit into a couple of stereotypical moulds. If you can break through those expectations with a really out of the blue extracurricular (strange fine art, athletic excellence, unique hobby, etc.), you'll be a really memorable applicant. Good luck!
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How was your harvard interview experience?
It was by far the best of all my interviews. I think I performed just as well as any of my other interviews, but the alumnus and I got along really well. I'd gladly do an interview-related video soon.
Tyler Nilson what were some questions that the interviewer asked and where did you guys meet?
@@frankalto7014 I had interviews at Panera, a library/museum, and a corporate office building in downtown LA. Every college has their different way of conducting interviews, but the alumni typically spends the time trying to get a gauge for the type of person you are in real life. Questions typically aren't challenging, but conversational and philosophical. Since the college already recognizes your achievements from your application, they want to know more about your social skills, background, and interests. By being amiable, engaged, and honest with your interviewer, you can convey your personality best.
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What is boys state like?
It's an excellent experience. I'd recommend it for anyone, and I might make a video about it later
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