You should totally use this as your college essay, I feel like this would be great for that. You found meaning when you weren’t sure what to do. And overcame internal conflict within yourself, and is using this realization to grow to reach your aspirations.
I graduated top of my class with a 4.8 GPA. I never knew what to do with my life and I spent all of my time working. I feel people without perfect grades look at this kind of thing with envy, but it feels horrible to actually do that. It rots your soul away, and you are but the husk of a worker. I never made friends, and people did not speak to me beyond an academic context. I believe this awfully stunted my social growth, and now that I'm no longer in school, I don't speak to anyone. If I could go back in time I would rather be like you, pulling alright grades and having fun with life. This is a wonderful video.
This genuinely might just be a social skill issue. I'm in the same boat as you and i see my peers that are just as smart as you and I prosper with many friends.
this hits close to home for me as I feel like I haven’t done anything ambitious or exciting like many of my agemates in isef have but all we have is too look on into the future !!
Whoaaaaaaaaaaa thanks bro, i am a fifteen-year-old girl who doesnt know what to do with her life, i cried and panicked a lot, but im trying to define my real dream! Hope that you will achieve what you want
I recently moved to a new school filled with the smartest students because I was recommend to go there by my old school. I got humbled real bad cuz everyone is so smart and theyre just so knowledgeable when we are all just 15, like its so crazy!!! literally I was sitting through class thinking why am I even here????
Damn. I got the national scholastic art and writing award last year and went to the ceremony in nyc and this is exactly how I felt when I went. Such high achieving people compared to me, like imposter syndrome. It’s the same for the humanities kids I guess. I don’t have perfect or near perfect grades but it goes to show that everyone has their worth, they just show it in different ways.
I'm from humanities , I was with a group of girls in my class one was class rep , other student councils , other just geniuses and all of them score good and look expensive. That's exactly how I felt when I went up to them , imposter syndrome. I am working hard on my studies but it's not like I have to do all those other things or be a model student. I'm good as is , I hope you don't feel bad about yourself, we can't chase after every achievement and we are not any inferior to them if they have accomplishments
hits close to home two months after isef @ 2 am :) quote i like is 'success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to prevail past failure which creates success.' (actual quote ends with it is the courage to continue which counts) ur doing great andre
@@fifi1480 I went to ISEF through my regional fair level (in California, US) by winning first place :) If not for the regional fair level, you can always qualify through a state level !
@@endostatica1405 my project was based on bird structures and how that translates into robot kinematics (how we can using biological structures to create better mechanical systems)
This video is nice, coming from someone with a 3.66 GPA and not many APs, I've always felt average compared to other students, so I'm glad I can relate to someone.
im so glad this showed up in my recommendations 😭we share really similar understandings? of gradually realizing the importance of passions, goals, etcetc after periods of no achievements and feeling average. and recently I did not perform to my expectations on a chemistry exam...making me feel "dumb and average" all over again, and i felt like i was losing track of everything, but your video really helped remind me to not lose sight of my aspirations 😭
this video came up at the right place and right time. first, congratulations on making it to isef, and I hope you’re able to look back fondly on this video in the future, when you’ve smashed that brick wall, broken your glass ceiling :) and just thank you so much for sharing your experiences! you often hear stories like these after success has been achieved, not in the middle, when we’re still works in progress. your words, then all the comments about people resonating with your words-none of us are alone in this journey, but in the moment, it can be so isolating. you’ve so perfectly vocalised years’ worth of complex feelings for so many people. tbh you also instantly took me back to 3 years ago when I graduated hs LOL. I felt super similarly about academics from 10th grade on; despite doing everything that should’ve paved the way to success, I still floundered compared to my peers and ended up “average.” even now, as I’m about to graduate college with my dream degree, I still feel hella average, esp after attending my first tech conference not long ago and making new friends from all over who fit the high achieving bill too 😭 so, thank you again for the reminder: I’m still a work in progress, figuring things out, and that’s okay ‼️
Hey, I’m also an ISEF guy from this year, and watching this really boosted my mood, as I also have numerous bad grades. Thank you so much for making this video as I wished I had the chance to talk to those people that had multiple Bs and Cs and how they overcame their obstacles with the traditional education system and pursued their passion.
Very inspiring! You are so well-spoken and be glad ur not a random straight-A bot, you're more than that. I wish you the best come back and I know you can because you are literally one of the best young researchers in the world and that itself is more than impressive than some A in high school chem and I mean that by the bottom of my heart.
I went to Isef too!! Trust me, no one at ISEF is average in any way. That isn’t to say either that people who are not at Isef aren’t. You poured your passion into your project, and that just shows that you have the phenomenal ability to be wonderful at something big if you put your mind to it.
i’m just one out of many “high-achieving” asian students at my school. unfortunately, i feel that i lack the natural intelligence of a lot of my peers. i can’t relate to talking abt the latest calc bc homework or quantum physics bc i just… dont comprehend those subjects at all. i feel so behind as a senior who only just took APs as a junior last year and no concurrent classes yet. i just feel like i wasted my first two years of high school. BUT HEY thanks for the video, i was able to relate to it a lot. it’s reassuring to feel human again 😞
To be 100%, last month I felt like I wasted ISEF. Going into college applications, I realize how doomed I am. BUT i think what we go through set us up for the future. You're not behind at all. Everyone will perform on their own schedule. Thank you so much for watching :)
This is just SUPER inspiring, it’s so important to hear this when you feel your actions are worthless because you didn’t get a specific result. We can’t govern the consequences of our actions, all we can do is make the best of what they lead to.
Brooo I know exactly how you feel. I just graduated high school and i recently attended an event called the congressional app challenge where they would bring the brightest students from across the nation that had built apps and all of those students would ask me, “what university do you wanna attend?” Idek Ig they were expecting me to like list out an Ivy League school but when I simply said University of [My City], it was like they were kinda confused and they saw me differently. Now ofc that want everybody but I met a handful of students that were planning on attending MIT and such and just because I messed up freshman year, I didn’t have a shot in the college admissions process. But still, I went to a small high school and everyone knew me as the kid in tech, but once I left and attended the congressional app challenge, it really opens your eyes and see that there are so many other people who have the same goals as you and much more better than you as well which imo kinda motivates me to work harder on my hobbies.
I get what you mean. I see all these people around me going to crazy schools and man I wanna be there too but I’m just set back with my past. something else I learned was how huge the world is, which means there are so many possibilities out there.
I’m so happy I got to stumble upon this video in my recommended. I am currently a junior in HS that is struggling to achieve higher standards.. especially in my AP Bio and AP Lang classes. This video is such an eye-opener and really gave me hope. Thanks a lot man! ✌️
You have great content to the video! I am so glad that you have learned from your mistakes. You are not the only one who have been through this! There are many people who have been going through this as well! You are very successful, no matter what you do. The more you improve your grades, the more you do your assignments. Failure is part of life! Other than that, you are very successful in your job. That is all it matters. My name is Andres. It is pleasure to meet you. Great job with your video! Again, you have great content of the video. Continue to do well in school. God bless you and your family. 🙏
Currently an upcoming sophomore as my summer draws to its end in the next 5 days. As paranoid I may be, it's truly remarkable to me that others find their spirit in the hardships of life, and for me , it's more than enough to ignite mine. This year, and most definitely SHS, are going to be my hardest years during school (including college, if I even get in my dream one) but within anxiety lies the excitement for the future too. But now, I have experience from last year, and who I am now cannot be compared to who I was 3 years ago who wasn't motivated to even start on my assignments. Now, I aspire to reach beyond my capacities, and attain greatness like you!!! c:
also an upcoming sophomore, i'm really happy i came across this video and found someone who's also going to be a sophomore soon. honestly, it's really scary how fast time flies by from covid, and suddenly i'm in my 2nd year of high school. i even told myself that i'd do this, and that, and learn and master all these skills and never did and felt like i was wasting my time, so now hopefully in the upcoming years before college i might make myself an impressive student
I'm one month late. Its a great video dre. I appreciate it, all we see on yt nowadays are these "perfect" students who try to help us by giving us advice and all. But sometimes it doesn't work out and makes you fall even farther into the depths of the sea. Sometimes its good to know there are others out there too that struggle. That we're not alone, and never will be.
My friends, peers, and teachers have always told me that I’m “smart” because I can nearly excel at everything. But in my case, that confidence goes down when I am reviewing for a BIG exam here in my country for college (top universities, the test is like ACT or SAT level), my parents doesn’t support me that much. They said that I should not expect because they kept comparing that I’m less “smart” and “we are poorer, we don’t have the incentive to achieve that dream” than the other members of my family who have the financial means. This becomes a turmoil in my everyday life to the point my self esteem and confidence suddenly goes down. With this, I was frustrated because I always fail in my mock exam and practice tests. I had SOME DOUBTS already because this university has always been my dream, unlike SAT, I had ONE chance to take this is my whole life. But when I came across this video, I’ve realized that its okay to embrace wether you are an average student. Like you said, “if what they’re doing to reach the success” hits me hard. After 24 days, it’s now the day to take the entrance exam. This gave me hope, that maybe, I’ll pass this exam and enter this university, and if that doesn’t happen, there are also good top universities. The reason why I’m still here, even if I have many insecurities, come from a poor financial background, is that yes, I’m an average person but filled with curiosity to change the world. :’>
We all have the ability to do whatever we want. We can surpass our personal struggles to achieve our dreams, that’s what makes that achievement so powerful 😁 I’m rooting for you
Thank you so much for this message, I really needed to hear it. I am currently a Junior in high school who has always wanted to go to Ucla, but got a couple of B’s last year. I have had this lingering feeling of dissatisfaction and disappointment with myself for a long time, so hearing this really helped. Thank you.
CET season has been hitting me pretty hard, but I stumbled upon this video and now I've been feeling so much more motivated, much more pumped for what's in store for me in the future. For now, all I know is that I'm gonna make it. I always do. fighting!!!
This gave me sm comfort thx u sm, I'm currently a sophomore in HS and I thought my grades last yr meant a death sentence for me and I'm rlly glad you proved me wong
i was sitting next to the laptop after hearing conflict b/w my mom and dad through phone call about how my mind is not straightforward , how im just rattling over here and there, how i cant clear the toughest exam NEET (nonsense and scam) next year despite i had 94 percentile this year. i was so into the infinite well of sorrow, so sad and so deeply hollow, and then i watched this video ..tho you have greatest achievement. but this gave me new way to think of my condition now and now i know im just like most of us trying to pick our path of success not just rattling , thank you for making this video!
Inspiring! I am a Natural Sciences undergrad majoring in Physics and minoring in Mathematics. I failed a core course in my first year (last semester). And I got two consecutive C's in Math. I blame myself for not studying well despite being seriously ill throughout the whole semester. I am feeling much better after watching your video.
hey man, I also went to isef 2024! I resonate with a lot of this. I managed to get into ISEF as a freshman last year, as well as classes like AP chem and my own ISEF project was microbiology/chemistry incorporated, but I failed the AP chem exam despite having straight A's in the class :/
Bro, I just rewatchsed your video. FOUR AP classes?! You seem like an ambitious kid who bit off more than he could chew. Do what you can THEN add on more. Don't be discouraged or compare yourself to others. Compare yourself to yourself, work on your weaknesses, and always keep improving💪
love this video, a random yet great recommendation. so sad i didn’t get the chance to meet you at ISEF this year. it was a great experience, hopefully next year!!
loved the video!! I swear it was recommended to me at the best time possible. been thinking a LOT about it these days... tysm!! I wish you the best of luck in your journey :))
@@andretvo It's hard for me to lose that mindset especially when I've been grown up to be a perfectionist and "failure is not an option" mindset. I know realize that failure is how to grow and learn.
It’s ALWAYS that mindset for me. I have a 4.4 weighted GPA and take several online classes via dual enrollment yet I see people taking 3-4 APs in one year and I feel like my efforts don’t matter (especially since I’ve planned to only take 3 APs in my entire high school career)
@@39329 I got a 3.7 weighted GPA freshman year with some pretty hard classes and my mom is alwasy telling me "its not enough you need a 3.8 gpa do better" she only looks as the negatives and never the positives. I've started to look into how important college is to getting a job. If I'm going to grind for 4 years I want to make sure it's worth it at least...
what a shame you're in a different school, or i would have immediately become your friend by now。 very insightful, very down to earth, five star video,,, it helps me to compare myself less with others。
This is relatable, but not so helpful to me. Freshman year was the first in person classes I took after zoom school. I was not used the work load in 9th grade lit and comp, so I stopped doing the work and made 50s. That year brought so much shame and feelings of stupidity. I thought to convince myself I was just average and so was the work I was failing to do the next two years. I watched all my classmates join clubs, ap classes and get As, so I told myself if they can do it so can I. I had to recognize my envy and push myself to fulfill what it was I wanted . I just started my senior year, but I still have no goal or interest and so I find it hard to see why I am working hard in school, other than to get good grades. I still see myself as average because I don’t think any one person is better than the other even if they have better grades. I am grateful that I have such high achieving classmates as examples but I also wish I didn’t follow them so much because maybe if I had tried to find a goal in the first place, I would not have fixated on getting good grades and waste time in high school. I can’t say I regret anything tho because I still had fun. For me it wasn’t the challenge that discouraged me, but the lack of reason to act. At this rate, I’ll pass high school and graduate college with a useless degree because I have no desire in my future to work to. I am nothing like the people mentioned in the video. I don’t think I understand the point made in this video. Is the point not to give up and find a goal?
Yeah! Many people never find their passion or their goal until super later in life, but they will never find it if they don't try to seek it out. My friend told me that every time you work for something, you're opening up doors to opportunities to find yourself and your passion. Regarding your specific case, I think that in the long term you should follow what YOU want, instead of walking in the trails of others and hoping that you find yourself that way. That is something I also struggled with, knowing how to take action for myself and not others. Every one has their own path, when you find it and follow it, I think you'll have the desire you're looking for. Thank you so much for watching my video, good luck :)
I literally have almost the same grades bro 😭 I was delusional as hell to think I would like an chem, ap bio, ap calc bc, and P1 in the same year lmao 😭 finally found someone like me
Just stay in touch with those people and u'll be set for life. Even if u fail, u won't fail harder than those who doesn't have the connections. 😂 If u have a knack for making friends then do ur best to live off it. The only thing u need to study is how to get better at making even more friends.
I'm going to leave this here beacause I have no one else to talk with about it I had a strange ego-destroying experience in highschool. In elementary school i had an 8th grade reading level, did well in all my accelerated math courses, basically ignored and slept my way through school pumping out a 3.82 gpa with basically no effort required. I had a massive intellectual ego beacause of this and i was basically an asshole to most people beacause of it. when i graduated 5th grade my parents did everything they could to pay for a private school that they knew would challenge me. Immediately my class size dropped from 30 to 6 students and i really couldn't hide in the crowd and surf by quite like i used to. However my 6th and 7th grade years passed, seeming like more of the same. this is when i got a major reality check, COVID hit at the end of my 8th grade year and we remained in online school for my entire freshman year. Since i was still so used to being able to surf by, and now i had no one to directly hold me accountable for my work i severely drifted, staying up as late as 3 am on school nights for weeks on end, turning in homework more than a week late, and missing large chunks of classes due to falling asleep at my desk. By the end of my freshman year i had a 2.7 GPA, having failed highschool chemistry, and getting a D in math. By the time we were back in-person, i started the IB program. suddenly a massive amount of my class dropped out and was replaced by students gunning specifically for the IB diploma, I went from being the top of my class in nearly every subject, to being mostly average, even a bit below average in classes like history. I had to work almost every day after school to make up for time I had wasted, that my peers had utilized to build their academic character, and for the most part i succeeded. I managed to raise my cumulative GPA from 2.7 to 3.4 by the end of my senior year, with a 3.7 and 3.83 GPA in my junior and senior year respectively. it was at this point where i realized i was probably on the spectrum, and am currently communicating with my health insurance to meet with a professional TL;DR: i went from a high achieving "gifted" student, to the average student due to changing circumstances, learning the value of my time and effort in the process I'm currently attending an average, but still slightly prestigious local university with a generous scholarship and most of my freshman year taken care of beacause of transfer credits. I'm studying to become an aerospace engineer, attempting to define my own impact on the world.
That was amazing to read, your story is really inspiring. I'm still in high school so college is uncertain, but I really hope that I'll be able to get to the point where you are right now. Thank you so much for sharing, and good luck on your journey!
@@yurenashy thank you so much! I agree, and also many people’s passions don’t surface until years of exploration. I think patience and open-mindedness is so crucial when it comes to discovering dreams. I’m sure you’ll achieve your ambitions and your dreams 😁
I've started to get bored of these types of videos, but something about this feels more real than the other ones. Probably the fact that you were actually failing your classes and not just getting one b in a difficult ap class lmao
me when i'm barely passing english but winning BPA (business professionals of america) V03 Nationals competition, but you dont see me posting on youtube about it.
great video bro! one thing i gotta say though is that the music is sometimes a little too loud and is distracting, but i really appreciate your message 🙏
Got a 5 on ap calc ab and 4 on ap chem this year. Got a 3 on ap bio and a 2 on ap lang last year. Maybe need a 1 on ap chinese cuz it’s still not out yet for me
I had to cram everything in my brain before the ap chem exam bc…my school is in the ghetto….uhhhh….my teacher goes over the lecture very fast….uhhhh….i couldnt keep up with 5 different assignments per day of AP chem….uhhhh…..i couldnt get the help i needed…..uhhhh….i watched a ton of Collegeboard vids….uhhhh….i had to skip gym class to study for AP’s…..uhhhh….i didnt feel like i belong in my school so yea
dont worry, i don't feel average, i feel below average :) clearly this means this doesnt apply to me because i am not verbatim "average" like the video says :0 (i'm being ironic and or silly)
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Where was this in your Mr beast essay 😭🙏🙏
@@dragonfruit1426 LMFAOOOO
You should totally use this as your college essay, I feel like this would be great for that. You found meaning when you weren’t sure what to do. And overcame internal conflict within yourself, and is using this realization to grow to reach your aspirations.
Thank you so much! I have definitely considered it and I’ve been working on some of my other ones. I pray all things work out 🙏🏼🙏🏼
“I failed high school chemistry” my guy AP Chem is a different beast of it’s own (this is coming from a chem geek) 😅
that’s true it was so much harder for me than hnrs it was scary
if it wasn't for AP chem I would have a 5.0 😅
Not really, it was kinda sleepy ngl
@@wotiop237wow ur so cool
@@andretvoI almost failed honors chem if it wasn’t for my friends giving me answers during the final 😭😭. Nice video btw shit lowkey inspiring
I graduated top of my class with a 4.8 GPA.
I never knew what to do with my life and I spent all of my time working. I feel people without perfect grades look at this kind of thing with envy, but it feels horrible to actually do that. It rots your soul away, and you are but the husk of a worker.
I never made friends, and people did not speak to me beyond an academic context. I believe this awfully stunted my social growth, and now that I'm no longer in school, I don't speak to anyone. If I could go back in time I would rather be like you, pulling alright grades and having fun with life.
This is a wonderful video.
Bro, my grades were nowhere near as great as yours and I still never had many friends lol.
This genuinely might just be a social skill issue. I'm in the same boat as you and i see my peers that are just as smart as you and I prosper with many friends.
@@treymoment damn 😥
this was so well-spoken wishing for our academic comebacks !!
Thank you so much 😁 GOOD LUCK TO US ALL!!
hanni!!!
this hits close to home for me as I feel like I haven’t done anything ambitious or exciting like many of my agemates in isef have but all we have is too look on into the future !!
I agree. Spending too much time on the past sets us back on what could be.
Whoaaaaaaaaaaa thanks bro, i am a fifteen-year-old girl who doesnt know what to do with her life, i cried and panicked a lot, but im trying to define my real dream! Hope that you will achieve what you want
Thank you so much :)
I recently moved to a new school filled with the smartest students because I was recommend to go there by my old school. I got humbled real bad cuz everyone is so smart and theyre just so knowledgeable when we are all just 15, like its so crazy!!! literally I was sitting through class thinking why am I even here????
same happened to me
KURONUMA SAWAKO !!! ahem i mean uh, yeah imposter syndrome can be crazy sometimes... i hope everything's going ok for you :'D
Same thing happened to me!! omg I was like above average in my old school, and now I feel like I’m falling behind so easily! :(
Damn. I got the national scholastic art and writing award last year and went to the ceremony in nyc and this is exactly how I felt when I went. Such high achieving people compared to me, like imposter syndrome. It’s the same for the humanities kids I guess. I don’t have perfect or near perfect grades but it goes to show that everyone has their worth, they just show it in different ways.
I agree! Congratulations for your award 😁Everything happens for a reason, and everyone is their own person.
I'm from humanities , I was with a group of girls in my class one was class rep , other student councils , other just geniuses and all of them score good and look expensive. That's exactly how I felt when I went up to them , imposter syndrome. I am working hard on my studies but it's not like I have to do all those other things or be a model student. I'm good as is , I hope you don't feel bad about yourself, we can't chase after every achievement and we are not any inferior to them if they have accomplishments
hits close to home two months after isef @ 2 am :) quote i like is 'success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to prevail past failure which creates success.' (actual quote ends with it is the courage to continue which counts) ur doing great andre
@@layslovesbird that’s a really nice quote 😊thank you Leila 😁
how did u go to isef?
What was your project?
@@fifi1480 I went to ISEF through my regional fair level (in California, US) by winning first place :) If not for the regional fair level, you can always qualify through a state level !
@@endostatica1405 my project was based on bird structures and how that translates into robot kinematics (how we can using biological structures to create better mechanical systems)
This video is nice, coming from someone with a 3.66 GPA and not many APs, I've always felt average compared to other students, so I'm glad I can relate to someone.
im so glad this showed up in my recommendations 😭we share really similar understandings? of gradually realizing the importance of passions, goals, etcetc after periods of no achievements and feeling average. and recently I did not perform to my expectations on a chemistry exam...making me feel "dumb and average" all over again, and i felt like i was losing track of everything, but your video really helped remind me to not lose sight of my aspirations 😭
i'm so glad his popped up in my feed today, i needed this man :) thank you for this content
I’m glad you enjoyed 😁
im glad i found this when i needed it. lets keep pushing for our goals.
this video came up at the right place and right time. first, congratulations on making it to isef, and I hope you’re able to look back fondly on this video in the future, when you’ve smashed that brick wall, broken your glass ceiling :) and just thank you so much for sharing your experiences! you often hear stories like these after success has been achieved, not in the middle, when we’re still works in progress. your words, then all the comments about people resonating with your words-none of us are alone in this journey, but in the moment, it can be so isolating. you’ve so perfectly vocalised years’ worth of complex feelings for so many people.
tbh you also instantly took me back to 3 years ago when I graduated hs LOL. I felt super similarly about academics from 10th grade on; despite doing everything that should’ve paved the way to success, I still floundered compared to my peers and ended up “average.” even now, as I’m about to graduate college with my dream degree, I still feel hella average, esp after attending my first tech conference not long ago and making new friends from all over who fit the high achieving bill too 😭 so, thank you again for the reminder: I’m still a work in progress, figuring things out, and that’s okay ‼️
This hit my fyp exactly the right time. Thank you I really needed it.
Thank you for watching :)
Hey, I’m also an ISEF guy from this year, and watching this really boosted my mood, as I also have numerous bad grades. Thank you so much for making this video as I wished I had the chance to talk to those people that had multiple Bs and Cs and how they overcame their obstacles with the traditional education system and pursued their passion.
Thank you so much for watching :)
Very inspiring! You are so well-spoken and be glad ur not a random straight-A bot, you're more than that. I wish you the best come back and I know you can because you are literally one of the best young researchers in the world and that itself is more than impressive than some A in high school chem and I mean that by the bottom of my heart.
Thank you so much. That means a lot to me
I went to Isef too!! Trust me, no one at ISEF is average in any way. That isn’t to say either that people who are not at Isef aren’t. You poured your passion into your project, and that just shows that you have the phenomenal ability to be wonderful at something big if you put your mind to it.
i’m just one out of many “high-achieving” asian students at my school. unfortunately, i feel that i lack the natural intelligence of a lot of my peers. i can’t relate to talking abt the latest calc bc homework or quantum physics bc i just… dont comprehend those subjects at all. i feel so behind as a senior who only just took APs as a junior last year and no concurrent classes yet. i just feel like i wasted my first two years of high school. BUT HEY thanks for the video, i was able to relate to it a lot. it’s reassuring to feel human again 😞
To be 100%, last month I felt like I wasted ISEF. Going into college applications, I realize how doomed I am. BUT i think what we go through set us up for the future.
You're not behind at all. Everyone will perform on their own schedule.
Thank you so much for watching :)
This is just SUPER inspiring, it’s so important to hear this when you feel your actions are worthless because you didn’t get a specific result. We can’t govern the consequences of our actions, all we can do is make the best of what they lead to.
Brooo I know exactly how you feel. I just graduated high school and i recently attended an event called the congressional app challenge where they would bring the brightest students from across the nation that had built apps and all of those students would ask me, “what university do you wanna attend?” Idek Ig they were expecting me to like list out an Ivy League school but when I simply said University of [My City], it was like they were kinda confused and they saw me differently. Now ofc that want everybody but I met a handful of students that were planning on attending MIT and such and just because I messed up freshman year, I didn’t have a shot in the college admissions process. But still, I went to a small high school and everyone knew me as the kid in tech, but once I left and attended the congressional app challenge, it really opens your eyes and see that there are so many other people who have the same goals as you and much more better than you as well which imo kinda motivates me to work harder on my hobbies.
I get what you mean. I see all these people around me going to crazy schools and man I wanna be there too but I’m just set back with my past. something else I learned was how huge the world is, which means there are so many possibilities out there.
What do you mean you messed up freshman year? Unless you got expelled or something, it usually doesn't make a difference in college admissions
I’m so happy I got to stumble upon this video in my recommended. I am currently a junior in HS that is struggling to achieve higher standards.. especially in my AP Bio and AP Lang classes. This video is such an eye-opener and really gave me hope. Thanks a lot man! ✌️
Thank you so much for watching :) Wishing you the best
Thank you. You have kinda motivated me to continue to pursue my dreams ❤ wish me luck and to everyone else who sees this
Thank you, this video came just at the right time, thank you.
damn bro i needed this today thank you
You have great content to the video! I am so glad that you have learned from your mistakes. You are not the only one who have been through this! There are many people who have been going through this as well! You are very successful, no matter what you do. The more you improve your grades, the more you do your assignments. Failure is part of life! Other than that, you are very successful in your job. That is all it matters. My name is Andres. It is pleasure to meet you. Great job with your video! Again, you have great content of the video. Continue to do well in school. God bless you and your family. 🙏
Thank you so much for your kind words, Andres :)
Currently an upcoming sophomore as my summer draws to its end in the next 5 days. As paranoid I may be, it's truly remarkable to me that others find their spirit in the hardships of life, and for me , it's more than enough to ignite mine. This year, and most definitely SHS, are going to be my hardest years during school (including college, if I even get in my dream one) but within anxiety lies the excitement for the future too. But now, I have experience from last year, and who I am now cannot be compared to who I was 3 years ago who wasn't motivated to even start on my assignments. Now, I aspire to reach beyond my capacities, and attain greatness like you!!! c:
I’m really glad that you’re working hard :) I’m rooting for you!
also an upcoming sophomore, i'm really happy i came across this video and found someone who's also going to be a sophomore soon. honestly, it's really scary how fast time flies by from covid, and suddenly i'm in my 2nd year of high school. i even told myself that i'd do this, and that, and learn and master all these skills and never did and felt like i was wasting my time, so now hopefully in the upcoming years before college i might make myself an impressive student
YO, just wanna say this is what i needed. facing a brick wall rn and time to push trough. Thanks for sharing your experience!
I'm one month late. Its a great video dre. I appreciate it, all we see on yt nowadays are these "perfect" students who try to help us by giving us advice and all. But sometimes it doesn't work out and makes you fall even farther into the depths of the sea. Sometimes its good to know there are others out there too that struggle. That we're not alone, and never will be.
this is amazing thank you man
thank you for watching :)
My friends, peers, and teachers have always told me that I’m “smart” because I can nearly excel at everything. But in my case, that confidence goes down when I am reviewing for a BIG exam here in my country for college (top universities, the test is like ACT or SAT level), my parents doesn’t support me that much. They said that I should not expect because they kept comparing that I’m less “smart” and “we are poorer, we don’t have the incentive to achieve that dream” than the other members of my family who have the financial means. This becomes a turmoil in my everyday life to the point my self esteem and confidence suddenly goes down. With this, I was frustrated because I always fail in my mock exam and practice tests. I had SOME DOUBTS already because this university has always been my dream, unlike SAT, I had ONE chance to take this is my whole life. But when I came across this video, I’ve realized that its okay to embrace wether you are an average student. Like you said, “if what they’re doing to reach the success” hits me hard. After 24 days, it’s now the day to take the entrance exam. This gave me hope, that maybe, I’ll pass this exam and enter this university, and if that doesn’t happen, there are also good top universities. The reason why I’m still here, even if I have many insecurities, come from a poor financial background, is that yes, I’m an average person but filled with curiosity to change the world. :’>
I believe in u :)😊
good luck, I'm rooting for u 🥳
We all have the ability to do whatever we want. We can surpass our personal struggles to achieve our dreams, that’s what makes that achievement so powerful 😁 I’m rooting for you
Those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, do. Go and change the world.
Do tell us when you get an update!!
absolutely loved this video! kudos to you for going after your dreams, you've got this dre!
Thank you so much for this message, I really needed to hear it. I am currently a Junior in high school who has always wanted to go to Ucla, but got a couple of B’s last year. I have had this lingering feeling of dissatisfaction and disappointment with myself for a long time, so hearing this really helped. Thank you.
algorithm did me so right showing me this. good stuff bro
CET season has been hitting me pretty hard, but I stumbled upon this video and now I've been feeling so much more motivated, much more pumped for what's in store for me in the future. For now, all I know is that I'm gonna make it. I always do. fighting!!!
you got this :)
hey friend !! I’m very happy for you understanding yourself a bit more and I’m wishing you the best in your success !!
Thank you 😊
This gave me sm comfort thx u sm, I'm currently a sophomore in HS and I thought my grades last yr meant a death sentence for me and I'm rlly glad you proved me wong
There is always a new opportunity to seize out there :) Thank you for watching
dude. 10/10 video. You need more recognition fr
Thank you so much 😊
Thanks bro, great video man
Thank you for watching! :)
i was sitting next to the laptop after hearing conflict b/w my mom and dad through phone call about how my mind is not straightforward , how im just rattling over here and there, how i cant clear the toughest exam NEET (nonsense and scam) next year despite i had 94 percentile this year. i was so into the infinite well of sorrow, so sad and so deeply hollow, and then i watched this video ..tho you have greatest achievement. but this gave me new way to think of my condition now and now i know im just like most of us trying to pick our path of success not just rattling , thank you for making this video!
Insane advice I feel so inspired
thank u for that! that felt good
thank you so much for watching :)
Inspiring! I am a Natural Sciences undergrad majoring in Physics and minoring in Mathematics. I failed a core course in my first year (last semester). And I got two consecutive C's in Math. I blame myself for not studying well despite being seriously ill throughout the whole semester. I am feeling much better after watching your video.
I'm glad that I could help :)
hey man, I also went to isef 2024! I resonate with a lot of this.
I managed to get into ISEF as a freshman last year, as well as classes like AP chem and my own ISEF project was microbiology/chemistry incorporated, but I failed the AP chem exam despite having straight A's in the class :/
my teacher told me that "a test grade doesn't define who you are." i'm 100% certain you're amazing at microbio and chemistry.
Holy shit that intro scared me, its my ringtone and I thought someone was calling my computer for some reason.
man, needed this at 1am
thanks for watching 😁
Bro, I just rewatchsed your video. FOUR AP classes?! You seem like an ambitious kid who bit off more than he could chew. Do what you can THEN add on more. Don't be discouraged or compare yourself to others. Compare yourself to yourself, work on your weaknesses, and always keep improving💪
Thank you.
Thank you for watching :)
Awesome video. Very well spoken. -fellow isef 2024 alum
Thank you so much 😁
this video was made really well
Thank you so much :)
Literally goated video🫡‼️
love this video, a random yet great recommendation. so sad i didn’t get the chance to meet you at ISEF this year. it was a great experience, hopefully next year!!
I’ll meet you there next time for sure 😁
really well said. i believe in you.
Thank you so much
loved the video!! I swear it was recommended to me at the best time possible. been thinking a LOT about it these days... tysm!! I wish you the best of luck in your journey :))
Thank you! 😁
Comparison will always put the "but he's doing more" mindset into you and you'll never feel good enough.
Yeah I struggled with that mindset for the longest time. Getting rid of it was one of the hardest things to do
@@andretvo It's hard for me to lose that mindset especially when I've been grown up to be a perfectionist and "failure is not an option" mindset.
I know realize that failure is how to grow and learn.
@@andretvo how do i get rid of it if that was how i was raised from a young age?
It’s ALWAYS that mindset for me. I have a 4.4 weighted GPA and take several online classes via dual enrollment yet I see people taking 3-4 APs in one year and I feel like my efforts don’t matter (especially since I’ve planned to only take 3 APs in my entire high school career)
@@39329 I got a 3.7 weighted GPA freshman year with some pretty hard classes and my mom is alwasy telling me "its not enough you need a 3.8 gpa do better" she only looks as the negatives and never the positives. I've started to look into how important college is to getting a job.
If I'm going to grind for 4 years I want to make sure it's worth it at least...
That’s so cool! I went to state and regional science fair but only got 3rd place at both… some of my friends are applying for national tho!!
perfect timing, just when i needed it..
great video. got close to qualifying for isef this year but we were one place away lol. make more videos like this, they hit hard
Thank you so much! Will you be trying to compete next year?
what a shame you're in a different school, or i would have immediately become your friend by now。 very insightful, very down to earth, five star video,,, it helps me to compare myself less with others。
This is relatable, but not so helpful to me. Freshman year was the first in person classes I took after zoom school. I was not used the work load in 9th grade lit and comp, so I stopped doing the work and made 50s. That year brought so much shame and feelings of stupidity. I thought to convince myself I was just average and so was the work I was failing to do the next two years. I watched all my classmates join clubs, ap classes and get As, so I told myself if they can do it so can I. I had to recognize my envy and push myself to fulfill what it was I wanted . I just started my senior year, but I still have no goal or interest and so I find it hard to see why I am working hard in school, other than to get good grades. I still see myself as average because I don’t think any one person is better than the other even if they have better grades. I am grateful that I have such high achieving classmates as examples but I also wish I didn’t follow them so much because maybe if I had tried to find a goal in the first place, I would not have fixated on getting good grades and waste time in high school. I can’t say I regret anything tho because I still had fun. For me it wasn’t the challenge that discouraged me, but the lack of reason to act. At this rate, I’ll pass high school and graduate college with a useless degree because I have no desire in my future to work to. I am nothing like the people mentioned in the video. I don’t think I understand the point made in this video. Is the point not to give up and find a goal?
Yeah! Many people never find their passion or their goal until super later in life, but they will never find it if they don't try to seek it out. My friend told me that every time you work for something, you're opening up doors to opportunities to find yourself and your passion.
Regarding your specific case, I think that in the long term you should follow what YOU want, instead of walking in the trails of others and hoping that you find yourself that way. That is something I also struggled with, knowing how to take action for myself and not others. Every one has their own path, when you find it and follow it, I think you'll have the desire you're looking for.
Thank you so much for watching my video, good luck :)
Thank you!
this is such an amazing video.
Thank you 😊
Ty, this means a lot as a Junior in hs❤
Thank you so much for watching :)
This definitely makes a good college essay
this is amazing king
thank you so much :)
oh my gosh bro I feel you😭😭😭
Man, you wouldn't believe how confused I was when the video started. Shreksophone has been my alarm ringtone for 7 years !
I LOVE SHREKSOPHONE. my friend told me to use the song so I did haha
You can tell them I'm a fan
Bro is motivating 💪💪
I literally have almost the same grades bro 😭 I was delusional as hell to think I would like an chem, ap bio, ap calc bc, and P1 in the same year lmao 😭 finally found someone like me
I know this is irrelevant but your TH-cam banner is so pretty I love the image quality for some reason and the ocean looks so ethereal
@@chupperschomps thank you so much :) I took it while I was down in San Diego w my friends one day
i am from LA and i would say it is 100% worth it to get tacos in dtla in the middle of the night. truly a vibe if u dont get harassed
thanks dre😭
im proud of u, ur crazy
thank you 🙏🏼😊
you better have included all this in your college app essays
I’m a hs student and I approve this message
Always ap chem at the scene of the crime
@@kaga.mine. chemistry destroyed me.
@@andretvo im still recovering from may...
It's alright man, I failed my AP tests anyways. You're not alone. 😂😭
I’m bouta make the craziest academic comeback anyone’s ever heard if
Just stay in touch with those people and u'll be set for life. Even if u fail, u won't fail harder than those who doesn't have the connections. 😂 If u have a knack for making friends then do ur best to live off it. The only thing u need to study is how to get better at making even more friends.
I'm going to leave this here beacause I have no one else to talk with about it
I had a strange ego-destroying experience in highschool.
In elementary school i had an 8th grade reading level, did well in all my accelerated math courses, basically ignored and slept my way through school pumping out a 3.82 gpa with basically no effort required. I had a massive intellectual ego beacause of this and i was basically an asshole to most people beacause of it. when i graduated 5th grade my parents did everything they could to pay for a private school that they knew would challenge me. Immediately my class size dropped from 30 to 6 students and i really couldn't hide in the crowd and surf by quite like i used to. However my 6th and 7th grade years passed, seeming like more of the same. this is when i got a major reality check, COVID hit at the end of my 8th grade year and we remained in online school for my entire freshman year. Since i was still so used to being able to surf by, and now i had no one to directly hold me accountable for my work i severely drifted, staying up as late as 3 am on school nights for weeks on end, turning in homework more than a week late, and missing large chunks of classes due to falling asleep at my desk.
By the end of my freshman year i had a 2.7 GPA, having failed highschool chemistry, and getting a D in math. By the time we were back in-person, i started the IB program. suddenly a massive amount of my class dropped out and was replaced by students gunning specifically for the IB diploma, I went from being the top of my class in nearly every subject, to being mostly average, even a bit below average in classes like history. I had to work almost every day after school to make up for time I had wasted, that my peers had utilized to build their academic character, and for the most part i succeeded. I managed to raise my cumulative GPA from 2.7 to 3.4 by the end of my senior year, with a 3.7 and 3.83 GPA in my junior and senior year respectively.
it was at this point where i realized i was probably on the spectrum, and am currently communicating with my health insurance to meet with a professional
TL;DR: i went from a high achieving "gifted" student, to the average student due to changing circumstances, learning the value of my time and effort in the process
I'm currently attending an average, but still slightly prestigious local university with a generous scholarship and most of my freshman year taken care of beacause of transfer credits. I'm studying to become an aerospace engineer, attempting to define my own impact on the world.
That was amazing to read, your story is really inspiring. I'm still in high school so college is uncertain, but I really hope that I'll be able to get to the point where you are right now. Thank you so much for sharing, and good luck on your journey!
Can't relate. I have a 3.9 gpa and 20 extra cirruculars.
This feels like a project 😭🙏🙏
subscribe please I’m tryna get to 1000 when I turn 18 🙁🙁
Okay
i thought you are 22 +
@@AadityaSINGHthakur-T06same
yay you hit 1k!!
you hit the goal!!! congrats Andre, so deserved
This is great
this got recommended to me when i needed it the most lol. well said. everyone has their own ways of achieving their dreams and goals
@@yurenashy thank you so much! I agree, and also many people’s passions don’t surface until years of exploration. I think patience and open-mindedness is so crucial when it comes to discovering dreams.
I’m sure you’ll achieve your ambitions and your dreams 😁
Very inspiring video :))
only complaint is that the background music gets loud and its a bit hard/overwhelming to hear you
Thank you so much :) I will be sure to improve that in my next video
I've started to get bored of these types of videos, but something about this feels more real than the other ones. Probably the fact that you were actually failing your classes and not just getting one b in a difficult ap class lmao
OMG A NEW POST???
@@iyahh3 hi again 😁
@@andretvo ohh u remember me?? Well i can see that ur blowing up bro, keep it up and I'm always here to support u!!!
me when i'm barely passing english but winning BPA (business professionals of america) V03 Nationals competition, but you dont see me posting on youtube about it.
i’m average 😊
shreksophone goes so hard
😁😁😁
great video bro! one thing i gotta say though is that the music is sometimes a little too loud and is distracting, but i really appreciate your message 🙏
@@danielwu6891 thank you so much 😁 I was struggling with my editing software, it was a huge problem. it’ll be improved in future videos!!
Earned a sub
Thank you so much 😊
Got a 5 on ap calc ab and 4 on ap chem this year. Got a 3 on ap bio and a 2 on ap lang last year. Maybe need a 1 on ap chinese cuz it’s still not out yet for me
I had to cram everything in my brain before the ap chem exam bc…my school is in the ghetto….uhhhh….my teacher goes over the lecture very fast….uhhhh….i couldnt keep up with 5 different assignments per day of AP chem….uhhhh…..i couldnt get the help i needed…..uhhhh….i watched a ton of Collegeboard vids….uhhhh….i had to skip gym class to study for AP’s…..uhhhh….i didnt feel like i belong in my school so yea
Hey man, this is a great video! Really put some things into perspective :) I was wondering though, what was the book at 2:55, if you remember? 🙏🙏
That book is “The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch. One of my favorite books. Thank you so much :)
apply for minerva university they'll accept u and you'll have teachers that graduated with a CS PHD from MIT or cambridge
I'm gonna drop out of High School, move to India, and become a pro osu player
But what do they call students at the bottom of their class? Still doctors.
dont worry, i don't feel average, i feel below average :) clearly this means this doesnt apply to me because i am not verbatim "average" like the video says :0 (i'm being ironic and or silly)
Bro AP Chem is really hard and it's definitely not "high school" level.
Yeah it is really hard I js felt like I should have passed the class :(