One of the only ppl I listen to for college advice, i’m in 9th grade and super into biomedical engineering/biochemical engineering and I’m not to obsessed with getting into an ivy or t20 but I just want to have a good stable career that I enjoy and make my mom proud. Your vids r very helpful, thanks!!
omg omg, I'm in 9th grade and I'm into biomedical. do you want to do some passion project or impact project with me. If yes, please let me know. I'm Annika. Thanks:)
Thank you so much for this video, I don't usually comment but I felt the need to give you much thanks. Starting my high school journey I believed I had to stitch together many arbitrary activities together to get into top colleges but now I can see much clearer, in that it's part of the whole story to help in your career. Along with the fact of having top colleges for networking rather than a brag to show off to other people.
5:50 I want to sincerely thank you for highlighting this. TH-cam has done a great job recommending this video to me. At first, I wanted to go to college to study Pedagogy/Psychology/English Literature. Still, lately, I've been thinking about my ECs and they aren't helping me get into one of the aforementioned subjects. I do have a list of many photography activities that I've been involved in, but I didn't want to apply to this field. I am still unsure what I should study but Photography/Videography would be a much better fit for me. I didn't know whether having centralized activities on my EC's list would help me or not - I thought it wasn't a good thing. This video proved me wrong, thanks for that! But I'm still scared to apply as a photographer. What if my degree won't help me? Should I completely ditch my photography-related extracurriculars and focus on english, pedagogy and literature instead?
I really wish I knew this type of info before I became a senior. I feel like I’m so late and that I have nothing to show on my college applications. My sister is a freshmen and I am so heavy on her about making herself shine and stand out from the rest of her peers. When I got into high school I didn’t understand how important it was to join activities and clubs and make myself stand out. Honestly so unfortunate but I’m grateful getting this info now. When I got into high school all I did was just do track and field.
don't worry i just finished senior year and i am applying to colleges now you're luckier than you think just practice the sat do 7 activities and do them good no more no less(show leadership and passion) show the unique side of your self and you're already above most students
@@nsjwnnw7680 thanks. I’m taking the sat again this Saturday and I joined some clubs and trying to build my status in them. And of course I’m going to do track again lol. I’m trying to also volunteer to demonstrate my passion but it’s lowkey kinda hard
omg if i could star a comment for relatability it would be yours. Im going through the same situation right now (including trying to show the importance of ecs to my siblings 😭) i also had no idea abt this esp bc im the first in my family who wants to study abroad. My parents are really big introverts and that’s why they don’t really get involved in my life but they have gone abroad and they know all the application system but they never told me until i started my senior year and somehow it’s my fault and i should have known sooner. Since where i study, people don’t go abroad just study in our home country (where the application process is WAY different and WAY easier with no importance to essays and ecs) i had NO clue about the importance of ecs. It’s my last year now and i regret it so much. But im still hoping for the best and trying to do whatever i can now. I wish you good luck too
@@nh2848 Literally so real. I’m not abroad or anything my parents and I are in the states but them being introverts is sooo relatable. Nobody not even my older siblings before me in high school really informed me on getting involved with things.. rather to just study and get good grades. Now seeing all of these applications I’m so annoyed and lwk jealous of those videos where I see kids with sooo many activities and stuff going on like volunteering or some type of non profit group.. it sucks man. But, like I said earlier, I can positively influence my little sister and so far she’s been doing a lot of stuff like she joined a math club, some girl group, and I think she’s doing volleyball too. Thanks for you comment it’s motivating for me as well and I’m just trying and doing my best to still do stuff in my final year of high school, thank you. 😊
@@nh2848 Your whole comment is so real. My parents however are in the states and I wouldn’t necessarily say they’re introverts but like growing up I wouldn’t say they really pushed me to do any sports or activities or any sense of involvement with my peers. It was all really “get good grades, study, bla bla bla”. Which of course I value but I feel like that affected what I did/didn’t do during high school. When I got into high school I was lwk js trying to fit in, make friends, good grades.. I didn’t really care or consider getting involved with any sort of communal or school activity. Not even my siblings before me really told me much unfortunately. I’m in my last year of high school and I’m literally doing everything like last minute now like getting internships, more clubs, etc. Track and field over the years was fun but it was moreso a hobby and has nothing to do w my future career cs I wanna be a doctor. But yea like I said for my sister, I’m literally always talking to her about getting involved at school. So far she’s joining a girls club, a black student association, and I think she’s doing volleyball this winter too. Thanks a lot for your comment nice to hear from other folks that can relate!
man tnx so much! this guy is mindblowing! with his guidance, although im into physics and computer science, i won silver at iypt, won europe largest science fair , pursued resraech in aerospace and have accepted resrearch, and more. i owe you big time. tnx so much pratik
I've taken a gap year, can I put my activities that I've done AFTER high school in my college application or do I only include the things I did in high school. I put my work into some activities that I've lost interest for and don't think it'll help my application process any better. studied in rural village in south asia (no complaints lol, won't make any difference in application anyways. ) so not much ECAs going on here. I've recently moved to capital city and am engaging in many activities I love. so I was curious if I can or cannot include those activities in my application. as far as I know, I cannot put it in my application, but I'd like to be sure anyways.
Yo! I watched your club video and it had good advice, but how do i get a teacher to sponsor my club??? I want to make an engineering club and i can do all the work, but the 4 teachers i asked to advise it rejected me😔
I had the exact same problem this year, I also wanted to make an engineering club but got rejected due to the teacher having too many clubs. I suggest asking near the end of this year and in the meantime, solidifying the plans or maybe trying to a club outside of the school. Starting gives you higher chances to get an advisor unless the teacher rejects you for other reasons than their scheduling.
@@trixie7516 Very epic, I think there's like 1-2 more teachers I will ask and hopefully they will agree. Got any advice for successfully leading a club if/when it started? Like how to recruit members and make it fun and meaningful and all that?
Is it a good topic for me to write about how I've always been the odd one in mostly everywhere? And what metaphors can I use in the essay or should I just write it as it is. I'm having a really hard time here guys please help
Hey , I am from India and currently in 11th. and I have decided to pursue higher education from us and I don't have any extra curricular activities. can i star know to get in
Well you can substitute them for IB or honors courses, but unfortunately AP courses are the holy grail. CollegeBoard has a monopoly over college admissions.
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One of the only ppl I listen to for college advice, i’m in 9th grade and super into biomedical engineering/biochemical engineering and I’m not to obsessed with getting into an ivy or t20 but I just want to have a good stable career that I enjoy and make my mom proud. Your vids r very helpful, thanks!!
omg omg, I'm in 9th grade and I'm into biomedical. do you want to do some passion project or impact project with me. If yes, please let me know. I'm Annika.
Thanks:)
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three minutes!! i feel so early- tysm for the tips! ur four year blueprint is such a life saver 🙏 literally the best college youtuber out there fr
I genuiely believe this is the best advice on extracurriculars I've seen
Thank you so much for this video, I don't usually comment but I felt the need to give you much thanks. Starting my high school journey I believed I had to stitch together many arbitrary activities together to get into top colleges but now I can see much clearer, in that it's part of the whole story to help in your career. Along with the fact of having top colleges for networking rather than a brag to show off to other people.
5:50
I want to sincerely thank you for highlighting this. TH-cam has done a great job recommending this video to me.
At first, I wanted to go to college to study Pedagogy/Psychology/English Literature. Still, lately, I've been thinking about my ECs and they aren't helping me get into one of the aforementioned subjects. I do have a list of many photography activities that I've been involved in, but I didn't want to apply to this field. I am still unsure what I should study but Photography/Videography would be a much better fit for me. I didn't know whether having centralized activities on my EC's list would help me or not - I thought it wasn't a good thing. This video proved me wrong, thanks for that!
But I'm still scared to apply as a photographer. What if my degree won't help me? Should I completely ditch my photography-related extracurriculars and focus on english, pedagogy and literature instead?
I really wish I knew this type of info before I became a senior. I feel like I’m so late and that I have nothing to show on my college applications. My sister is a freshmen and I am so heavy on her about making herself shine and stand out from the rest of her peers. When I got into high school I didn’t understand how important it was to join activities and clubs and make myself stand out. Honestly so unfortunate but I’m grateful getting this info now. When I got into high school all I did was just do track and field.
don't worry i just finished senior year and i am applying to colleges now
you're luckier than you think
just practice the sat
do 7 activities and do them good no more no less(show leadership and passion)
show the unique side of your self and you're already above most students
@@nsjwnnw7680 thanks. I’m taking the sat again this Saturday and I joined some clubs and trying to build my status in them. And of course I’m going to do track again lol. I’m trying to also volunteer to demonstrate my passion but it’s lowkey kinda hard
omg if i could star a comment for relatability it would be yours. Im going through the same situation right now (including trying to show the importance of ecs to my siblings 😭)
i also had no idea abt this esp bc im the first in my family who wants to study abroad. My parents are really big introverts and that’s why they don’t really get involved in my life but they have gone abroad and they know all the application system but they never told me until i started my senior year and somehow it’s my fault and i should have known sooner. Since where i study, people don’t go abroad just study in our home country (where the application process is WAY different and WAY easier with no importance to essays and ecs) i had NO clue about the importance of ecs. It’s my last year now and i regret it so much. But im still hoping for the best and trying to do whatever i can now. I wish you good luck too
@@nh2848 Literally so real. I’m not abroad or anything my parents and I are in the states but them being introverts is sooo relatable. Nobody not even my older siblings before me in high school really informed me on getting involved with things.. rather to just study and get good grades. Now seeing all of these applications I’m so annoyed and lwk jealous of those videos where I see kids with sooo many activities and stuff going on like volunteering or some type of non profit group.. it sucks man. But, like I said earlier, I can positively influence my little sister and so far she’s been doing a lot of stuff like she joined a math club, some girl group, and I think she’s doing volleyball too. Thanks for you comment it’s motivating for me as well and I’m just trying and doing my best to still do stuff in my final year of high school, thank you. 😊
@@nh2848 Your whole comment is so real. My parents however are in the states and I wouldn’t necessarily say they’re introverts but like growing up I wouldn’t say they really pushed me to do any sports or activities or any sense of involvement with my peers. It was all really “get good grades, study, bla bla bla”. Which of course I value but I feel like that affected what I did/didn’t do during high school. When I got into high school I was lwk js trying to fit in, make friends, good grades.. I didn’t really care or consider getting involved with any sort of communal or school activity. Not even my siblings before me really told me much unfortunately. I’m in my last year of high school and I’m literally doing everything like last minute now like getting internships, more clubs, etc. Track and field over the years was fun but it was moreso a hobby and has nothing to do w my future career cs I wanna be a doctor. But yea like I said for my sister, I’m literally always talking to her about getting involved at school. So far she’s joining a girls club, a black student association, and I think she’s doing volleyball this winter too. Thanks a lot for your comment nice to hear from other folks that can relate!
So early! I'm so grateful for all your resources - I feel so locked in. Keep up the great work!!!
man tnx so much! this guy is mindblowing! with his guidance, although im into physics and computer science, i won silver at iypt, won europe largest science fair , pursued resraech in aerospace and have accepted resrearch, and more. i owe you big time. tnx so much pratik
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that doctor looks familiar
If I am interested into business and finance, would science fairs work out? or robotics competitions?
Hi love ur videos! I was just wondering what your thoughts on summer camps as an activity for college apps were. Like TASS, yygs, and ssp
I've taken a gap year, can I put my activities that I've done AFTER high school in my college application or do I only include the things I did in high school. I put my work into some activities that I've lost interest for and don't think it'll help my application process any better. studied in rural village in south asia (no complaints lol, won't make any difference in application anyways. ) so not much ECAs going on here. I've recently moved to capital city and am engaging in many activities I love. so I was curious if I can or cannot include those activities in my application. as far as I know, I cannot put it in my application, but I'd like to be sure anyways.
Yo! I watched your club video and it had good advice, but how do i get a teacher to sponsor my club??? I want to make an engineering club and i can do all the work, but the 4 teachers i asked to advise it rejected me😔
I had the exact same problem this year, I also wanted to make an engineering club but got rejected due to the teacher having too many clubs. I suggest asking near the end of this year and in the meantime, solidifying the plans or maybe trying to a club outside of the school. Starting gives you higher chances to get an advisor unless the teacher rejects you for other reasons than their scheduling.
A few weeks ago I asked my 6th teacher and she said yes. It’s a big club too. Don’t give up and keep asking every teacher.
@@trixie7516 Very epic, I think there's like 1-2 more teachers I will ask and hopefully they will agree. Got any advice for successfully leading a club if/when it started? Like how to recruit members and make it fun and meaningful and all that?
Basically what I did is I went door-to door and asked all the teachers until someone said yes
LIL UPDATE: after asking 6 teachers and all the (good) science/math teachers, i got an english teacher to advise it
WE UP‼️📈
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Is it a good topic for me to write about how I've always been the odd one in mostly everywhere? And what metaphors can I use in the essay or should I just write it as it is. I'm having a really hard time here guys please help
Hey , I am from India and currently in 11th. and I have decided to pursue higher education from us and I don't have any extra curricular activities. can i star know to get in
I hope he responds because I’m in 11th grade too and I have no extracurriculars
yeah you can start now! good luck
Same but im in 10th. It would be great if he did that
@@thehijabigirl8557 he did what who he
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is AP absolutely necessary?? I can't afford them
Well you can substitute them for IB or honors courses, but unfortunately AP courses are the holy grail. CollegeBoard has a monopoly over college admissions.
this tuff
12th Grade and No extracurriculars
Am i cooked?
same situation. you and i are both cooked bro 😔
Anyone wanna Collab for any passion project or something lemme know. Teamwork is a good look
Bro really put that doctor and got away with it
To late for me im a Senior💀
Currently in the process of forming a Model UN team as well as a non profit ‼️ thanks for all your advice p
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