How I Got Into Harvard | Ahsante the Artist
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- The story of my high school life and Harvard acceptance as told in t-shirts.
My Harvard Acceptance Letter Story: • Harvard Sent Me a Fake...
Video notes below! ↓↓↓
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
👉🏾 Found this video valuable?
☕️ Buy me a coffee: www.buymeacoff...
🤝 Support on Patreon: / ahsantetheartist
Find me on the socials!
❯ 📸 Instagram: / ahsanteb
❯ 💬 Twitter: / ahsanteb
💌 Join my Growth In Progress newsletter to get my personal lessons in life & creativity: www.ahsantethea...
❓❓ Got Questions? Check my FAQs: www.ahsantethea...
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
How to get into Harvard part 4 - my own experience.
I did a ton of extracurricular activities, got involved in Girl Scouts and the arts, and (of course) did well in school. Good luck to everyone applying to Harvard!
Watch the rest of the series: • How To Become A Harvar...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hey! I'm Ahsante the Artist :) I make vlogs and short films about culture, social issues and justice, lifestyle, wellness, Harvard college, and what's going on with me. I strive to live spiritedly and think creatively. I hope you join me!
What I'm really impressed by is that you kept all those shirts.
+M.Dee I'm a t-shirt hoarder, lol
She speaks well and she definitely looks like she belong there! U go girl
@Critical Black Race Hippo ?
And I thought being in a lot of clubs, being a double minority and having a 3.8 GPA was good enough. You are my inspiration! I will keep pushing myself to do well :)
+Paola Henriquez Keep on striving! :)
You went to Einstein! I knew it as soon as I saw the shirts. Wow, you participated in so many activities. Going to Einstein was honestly a great experience for me, I took AP and IB classes as well. Einstein memories and teachers will always be in my heart💘.
Ayyyyy those IB courses whooped my ass into shape for college honestly. Also your college t-shirt game is insane!!!!
+Talia Poydras They really did though. You suffer through them, but then you're not as shocked in college. Thanks, girl!
Thanks for shouting out and not forgetting your HBCU roots. Great video👍
It is always great to hear about young African Americans doing great things!!! Thank you for sharing this!!!This is so refreshing to hear!!!!
+rainbowbrite621 Glad you liked it!
ok I thought being in 3 clubs was a lot yikes
+iAmWalid Δ Hahaha, honestly in retrospect I don't know how it did it.
It's okay, Walid. Just be active in your community, and try to take leadership positions in the clubs that you *are* in.
iAmWalid hey walid
I wanna hear the story! This video was super interesting.
+Happy Hehe Yay!
+AhsantetheArtist tell the story!! :)
Finally posted it! th-cam.com/video/bAIy9w48vZw/w-d-xo.html
OMGoodness. Your story is just like mine. I likewise only applied to a few schools because I knew I was going to HUI (Hampton U). I ended up going to Berkeley.
It's good to know there are other people out there who have gone through similar experiences. Thanks so much for keeping it real and sharing. :)
+Sun Ely Thanks! Yeah, it's hard to say no to an HBCU, but sometimes it's what's best - hope you're enjoying/ enjoyed Berkeley!
I get it now ! In a nutshell to get into Harvard you need to be super energetic ! It's unbelievable how many extras you did at highschool and still manage to get great scores!
I got second-hand stress from that enormous list of clubs lol
And I'd definitely like to hear the story of how you found out early! I also found out early for a school I applied for and I was very confused. I TOTALLY agree that the campus tours swayed my decision on where to go. I don't love everything about my college (mainly because of the super racist mascot) but I do like the people I've met and how I feel on campus most of the time (I say "most" because there are occasions where I see "Trump 2016" or "Planned Parenthood Ends Lives" written in chalk by fellow students and I question why I go to the same place as such trolls and/or ignorant people). And lol my friend going to Harvard now says she wants to be a professor someday just so she can call out all the white guys saying ignorant/problematic stuff on campus.
Also my conclusion from this video: Embrace the power of YOLO
+ReadHeadPat I also forgot to say...is that 3K subs I see?? Congrats dude! :D
+ReadHeadPat Yup, campus tours are critical. Haha, embrace the power of YOLO for sure. And OMG YES 3K whaa?? It's exciting. Thanks, Pat :)
After watching this video I'm convinced that you should change the title of your business cards to "Ahsante The Artist: Professional Badass"
+badcomedy Hahaha, thanks Sydney :)
Please make a video about your acceptance story!!! :)
+sdmusicstar Looks like ppl are interested, so will do!
Finally posted it! th-cam.com/video/bAIy9w48vZw/w-d-xo.html
Yess!!! Representing Howard! The Real HU!!
+msflystuff282 Yesss, The Real HU!! Howard is close to my heart
It's nice to see how the students I drive around Harvard got into Harvard!
How awesome is that! I didn’t have a steady home, so I had to change schools every semester. I went to about 25 schools during element to high school:/Sometimes, I wonder what it would be like to have this life.
This video is amazing and your tee shirt change is extremely impressive.
+Hannah Eleanor THANK YOU! That took effort :)
Ahsanteeee!!
Of course we will love to know your acceptance story ^^
Please make that video soon :)
You're such an inspiring human being
+Kyomi Fujita Aw, thank you! I'll make sure to tell the story then!
Good for you. What a great personality.
Great to hear things have changed. :)
+Brown Girl Reading Bit by bit :)
In my country there is no extra clubs in school
Is it possible to get into haverd
It would be great if you could think of your own ways to get involved in the community or engage with others outside of school then.
same here
Vanessa Leighton What activities, for example?
im in love with your harvard videos 😍😍
+bata moussa Yay! Glad you like them :)
I'm an incoming freshman in highschool. Could you please tell me what classes or tips for when you were in 9th grade? Thank you!
hey so ur a freshmen in high school and Im am a freshmen in highschool right now but this comment was from five years ago so hows life going for u did u loose the password to this account.
That's so awesome. Will be using the advice- jut for MIT instead of Harvard haha 😊❤️❤️❤️
+Awkward Bea Thanks, Go for it!
I really need your help! I am from Ecuador and I am an excellent student, I got a 100% scholarship, I study Chinese, French, English and Ecuadorian Sign Language. I am studying at Universidad del Azuay at the first year of business administration but I discovered the great opportunity that studying at Harvard would be for me and my country. I am really interested in changing my country situation by changing young people's mentality because they don't take university as serious as everyone in other country does and I know studying is the only way to start our country's development. I was wondering if I can submit my university teachers recommendation instead of the counselor recommendation because I graduated from high school in 2014 and I don´t have any contact with them... I would like to study economics and I don´t know if I can apply...
You go girlllllll!!!!! I love that you are intelligent, cool and down to earth!!! That's what's up! Harvard looks good on you! Bravo 👏👏👏!!!
+GlamNP Whoop whoop! Thank ya kindly :)
this was such an interesting & well done video
Lol clearly I missed this party. But now I'm retro stalking you. You are the raddest.
I loved this video ahhh! It's so creative ! The t shirts! All of the t shirts ! I want more t shirts !
+Samchocolate11 I have literally hundreds of t-shirts, lol. Thanks!
I have a English teacher like that too! My test scores in that class weren't too bad (nothing below a 86), did all my homework (which he never checked), read all the books I needed to, put everything into my projects, book reports, and writing assignments, participated everyday, and I still only gotten a 90. This might not seem like a bad deal or bad grade for some people but when you work the crap out of yourself and gotten this grade, it would be very upsetting. I'm waiting for my grade for this marking period.
Oh my, this is like my 5th video from your channel, I love the way your views really relate to me, like we almost have the same thoughts on everything :D Just subscribed!
+Chinelo Morah Aww, yay! Glad to have ya!
I'm going to start recommending your Harvard series to my followers who keep asking me how I got into Harvard :)
I love your videos!
+Chazzzisawesome Thank you!!
Congrats on your 3000 subs!
+Dulce Rubio Thanks so much, Dulce! I appreciate it :)
Oh my goodness you got your Gold Award!! If you happen to see this, have you considered making a Girl Scout experience video? I'm a current senior and I still have very few ideas for my Gold Award... still working on that haha, but I want to get there!
Nice voiceee🌟 I can't believe I'm watching 6 years ago😂
New subscriber here :) Thanks for this video and you're such a gorgeous lady and so funny to. Wish you lot of success for your prospective projects!
Not all white people are bad or racist. Just as not all blacks are bad or racist. Congrats on getting into Harvard!! Thats awesome! 😘
I love this video! very creative & informative...new subbie
+Baldwin Villager Yay! Welcome :)
Could you tell me a site for someone who is not fron USA how to get into Harvard?
Great one
continue✌✌✌✌
u r amazing💜
Hi, so I'm Australian and I'm very interested in studying overseas, particularly in America. I get high marks at school, however in Australia we have very little opportunities to participate in clubs. The emphasis is very much on academics at my school; I do 3+ hours of homework/study every night and don't have a lot of spare time. I (obviously) noticed you were in 10+ teams/honour programs (although honour programs don't exist here). Do you have any advice for how I could both build my profile and improve my chances of getting into such an amazing school?
my sisters both went to Howard
Have a video telling how the application process went for you, interview, etc
Finally posted it! th-cam.com/video/bAIy9w48vZw/w-d-xo.html
you're goals! Haha thanks for this😊😊
+marie K Thanks! Glad you liked it!!
Awwessssome!!!! What class did you take in 9th grade?
Creative use of tshirts to direct the story
love these videos! They are really helpful :D Please could you make a "how i found out i got in vid" I would loveee to watch that :)
I feel so stupid right now.
Congrats on your acceptance! I'm just curious, at what age did you join all the club associations?
Girl you have so many tshirts. I am in AWE.
+SadieTeachesThings SO MANY SHIRTS
so you just graduated from Harvard? congrats!
+ruthr0xy I did! Thanks!!
I want to hear the Harvard story :-)
+Dark-Skinned Divas Coming right up then! :)
Yes do the story
Your shirt game is strong
+Abdulis2cool Heyoooo, thanks!
Hi Ahsante, you are FANTASTIC! what software do you use for video editing?
Thanks! I use Adobe After Effects now, I think for this video I might have been using Final Cut Pro
That's interesting that you mentioned HBCU. My manager invited me to attend the 2015 BEYA (Black Engineer of the Year Award) Conference, which is when I started recognizing HBCU institutions. Also, i saw a Maryland t-shirt. Are you a Maryland-er?
+Kam Yiu I am! That seems like a pretty cool conference - was it held at an HBCU?
+AhsantetheArtist That's cool. It was held at the Washington Marriott hotel, but there were HBCU representatives, alumni, and students there. :-)
You are so right. YOLO. Everybody start chanting...YOLO!
What im curious about is would you have picked Harvard again now that you know first-hand the experience of being black at an Ivy League?
I have a number of friends who went to Ivy League schools, and did well academically, but I can't help but think they yearned to be in a comfortable space where they could just be themselves and not have to wave a flag for their race 24/7 (some have even expressed as much). Just curious on your thoughts
Thank you so much for sharing useful information about Harvard. I have a question to you: How do I apply for the magister degree of the Linguistics?
do you have to be in IB to get any chance to get into an ivy league? my schools IB program is awful and I don't want to take chances of taking IB and then failing anyway, is it worth it?
+Nicole Smith Advanced classes are very important. Because ivy schools look to see if you can handle challenges and see if you're prepared for their level of studies. overall advanced classes may be hard at the moment but they turn into a huge advantage because they are college level material and your college courses would only be slightly more advanced. therefore it prepares you a lot and helps you keep up.
Sorry another question... did your school offer AP courses to freshman and sophomore?
+Nicole Smith my school offers honor classes sufformore year . ap courses start junior year.
***** I moved schools to one that doesn't even have AP classes :(
***** oh that sucks!!
I'm a junior with 3.5 unweighted GPA. With 3 AP.classes currently. 1870 SAT score. BUT, I have my own company and make 80K a year. Do i have a chance? or maybe for other ivys?
+Yuki Yu Yeah, you probably do, if you focus on your company, they'll definitely want you.
+Yuki Yu I agree, that's impressive!
Thx
Do you mind doing a video about you're experience with the IB program? I'm more of a STEM kid, so I'm not exactly sure if IB or AP is right for me... 😓😆
+Thalia Grey That could be an interesting topic. Maybe in the future!
Did you go to Einstein HS in Kensington, MD??? I'm class of 2018 there!! Trying to get into Yale and Stanford!
This is so cool, I'm president of DuBois!! You give such great advice.
I'm so glad I found this video! I'm in a similar predicament. I'm thinking about transferring to Howard or Harvard from my community college. The thought of attending Harvard still scares me but this has been truly encouraging!
Did you get in? Updates? Just curious!
Hey Ahsante, love the video! I've got my interview for Harvard this Sunday and so was just wondering if there's anyway I might be able to contact you to ask a couple of questions?
Happy new year!!!
Thanks! I'm a little busy right now, but you can always send me an email (on the about page). Best thing for interviews is just to relax, know how to talk about what you've done, and have questions for the interviewer. Happy New Year!
No problem Ahsante, thanks for the tips! :)
This "How To" series is awesome! What tools do you use to create your videos?
+Dana Harrison Thanks! I use Adobe Premiere to edit and a Sony a6000 to film
Please tell this story!
Yes! Finally found my acceptance letters, so I'm doing it in just a few weeks!
Finally posted it! Took me a while, haha th-cam.com/video/bAIy9w48vZw/w-d-xo.html
I want to hear the story of your acceptance please!!!!!
Coming up!
Hey! What debate format did you do? I'm in debate as well! Policy or Lincoln Douglas?
+Nandini Saxena Hey! We did Lincoln Douglas, it was fun!
+AhsantetheArtist I do that too! Did you self teach or did you have a good team that taught you the basics? And, did you ever try out the Harvard team?
+Nandini Saxena We were all working together to teach ourselves. Didn't try out for the Harvard team - it's kinda intense for me and I went for more arts related activities :)
What did your parents think of your decision? Were they angry?
hey, i am in high school and just wanted to know if you have any idea whether national honours society takes children from schools in india too? by the way I love you videos !
I want to hear the harvard story! I found out I got into the university I go to now early too, i was actually more scary than exciting lmao
P.S I DIDNT KNOW YOU'RE FROM MARYLAND! (MD represent!) sorry i'm too hype
P.S.S what part of maryland are you from?
+Tayo Talks Hey! Silver Spring! How about you?
Pikesville! It's in Baltimore County haha. What high school did you go to?
Finally posted it! th-cam.com/video/bAIy9w48vZw/w-d-xo.html
Hey Ahsante,
I know you don't like the concept of people comparing themselves in order to get into college, but i'm only asking to have an idea if I am on the right track. How many APs/IBs did you take?
my school doesnt offer IB by the way
+s scv Hmm, it was a while back now, but as I remember it I did at least 8 APs, and did IB History and Math certificates. It's all relative to what your school offers though, just be sure to take at least some of the most advanced classes your school offers.
Awesome
What major were you? :O
can you tell me is to necessary that the student have to be smart? because me I really what to apply there am in International Baccalaureate Robert Bosch College
How am I supposed to score good at the SAT math if I'm not a math major!?!?
Rituraj Ranjan 😂😂 maybe from the classes you take
I used to be in by girl scouts but everyone in my troop quit
+iluvmaryam You can still be a Girl Scout even without a troop if you want! They're called Juliette's. That way you can still participate in local activities, camps, etc. :)
Helpful videos
+Margarita Eidsness Yay!
How lucky you are studying in Harvard my dream since i was in 7 grade but am international student
You know they accept international students, right? I am an international student as well. It's more challenging for us to get a high SAT score, but otherwise, our chances are no less than American students'.
what's your major?
I want to hear that story
What's your major at Harvard?
Hi i'm dutch and i want to get into harvard. I'm in HAVO which is basically AP for every class.I have no idea how i should calculate my GPA since everything will be way lower even tho i am taking harder classes.I hope you can help me, Thanks. :)
+Lizzlolzz I'm not sure, I would ask someone who is more familiar with the dutch system
For real my school doesn't even provide atleast one club how did you manage to get like 10????....
Is it super important to be in clubs freshman year???? Of high school
+Angela Solomon Yes, at least something, every year counts!
Oh my God you went to my highschool
yhoo my first day at harvart was lyk wow u kno
LOL...YOLO! That's so cool though!
+Andriea Denise Gotta just go for it! Thanks!
lol like ...how many different t-shirts does Ahsante have lol
SO MANY
Can you pleaseeee tell us the story
+Charlotte Dankwah it's on my video to do list!
Because you're black and smart. 3 second video "because im black and smart." boom camera off ez peasy you're done the video. Just cut to the chase.
What about ACT
+Margarita Eidsness I'm not sure! Many people say that you're either good at the SAT or the ACT, and I was WAY better at the SAT so I just went with that anyway. I'd check on the website of the school where you're applying to see their policy.
Hey, I was wondering if you got any Scholarships/ Financial Aid for Harvard xx Thank you
Hey, Yes, it's based on financial need
where are you from
Hi Ahsante! Im getting interviewed by Harvard soon and I was wondering if you have any good tips and advice about the interview? :D Please message me back if you can, any help is awesome!
+Jacky Tran Hey! Sorry just getting to this now, but I'd say just be prepared to talk about the things you've been doing, and why Harvard is appealing. Other than that - relax! Good luck (or hope it went well!)
Thanks Ashante!!!
WOW. We dont even offer that much lol
yale