How to Get Into an Ivy League School
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Applying to college can be a daunting process. In this video, I break down some of my thoughts on how you can best prepare yourself to get into the school of your dreams.
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This is my first long-form video in a LONG time. Hopefully y'all enjoy!
thank you! so much less painful than scrolling through a bunch of shorts
Thank you man!
enjoyed it! would love to see more videos like this!! C:
rip i fail in college
@@masternobody1896 oof
I just committed to one of my dream colleges, and I will say- this admissions year was completely insane! Some of the lowest acceptance rates, and kids were getting rejected from safeties and accepted to reaches. Ultimately, remember, as clichéd as it sounds, to be yourself and truly represent the person who you are in your essays. Because that is what will shine through a sea of similar activities, extracurriculars and grades. All the best to incoming highschool juniors and seniors!
Same tho! Got into an ivy league and I'm like wtf !!!
I was rejected from northeastern but got into Brown.
It was super random this yr
Usually safeties will reject you if you are "too good" because they know that if you get an offer from an ivy league youd choose them!
@@moeinhaddadnia1501what was your gpa and ECs? Were they crazy good?
Can we just thank him for all this free advice! Thanks, Gohar! You always give such great advice!
As a sophomore in high school right now, this was extremely informative. I want to go into marketing or business administration in the future and I'm going to cater my interests and classes toward that. I love these videos! 😁
Me too i am also in to marketing , and info-matics (and also i like computer science )
Personally I want to be a lawyer so probably smth like that
Be some kind of accountant becuase marketing isnt that great but also not bad so choose wisely
@@zackcarl7861 computer science is hard but pays off if you can make it
dude i swear i see u everywhere
Thank you Big Bro. At present I am a 9th grader in India( same as USA). And I was in a state of confusion before but now you have laid out the path in front of me. Thank you again. BTW coincidentially you took biology as your example and I also want to do major in molecular and celluar bio.
As somebody who’s been dreaming of Princeton and working my heart put this helps, thanks.
thank you so much for these videos :')
thank you for the support! :)
Thank you man! This is so helpful.
Love this!
Very informative video for a freshman in high school. Please keep it up!
meanwhile me being killed by JEE 🤕
As a 12 year old this was very helpful
good luck mate
Good introduction Gohar!
I loved how he sounds just the same as when he’s recording shorts even when he’s talking normally, not like other youtubers
High school, the grind begins!
This video is sooo good. Please make more videos like this !
I wish I could watch this in my freshman year but now I'm a junior who did pretty much nothing except for some math competitions 😢
hey gohar! thanks for all your amazing vids. Youre also helllaaaaa cuuute
If you did some really cool, impactful passion projects during middle school, can you include that in your college applications? Would colleges even care?
I’m a senior in two weeks and I just figured out what I want to do. I’m so lost and I don’t think I have any chance of getting into anywhere high end.
My guess is giving cookies with strong sleepiness effects like chemical melatonin which will make them easier to bypass and then just jump over the fence or dig under it to get to thr other side. Easy as that!
Thankyou Gohar this is very helpful.
Just one request please upload more long videos
I'm in 8th grade rn and I want to go to MIT. I feel like I'm behind because I want to major in CS but I haven't coded a bunch of websites like he had in middle school. I only took python for a trimester this school year and I had a lot of fun in it but I don't know a lot about coding. Do you think I still have a chance
You still have Time don’t worry ☺️🤗 you’re so young
Dunno if your still checking the replies on this, but- there are a TON of coding resources online. My favorite is freeCodeCamp, but there is also Codecademy (like freeCodeCamp, but from a company instead of a non-profit and has some paid options), picoCTF for cybersecurity/hacking, and tons more just from googling "how to do x", looking on youtube, and surprisingly Reddit. (I say Reddit because the wikis for forums are usually shockingly good resources, better than most searchable lists, just look for r/(insert something you want to know more about) and see if they have a wiki or pinned post)
Anyways, I don't know if this is helpful at all, but this is what I've found after ~6 months of very casual interest in comp science. Best wishes to you!
There are tons of summer programs for coding you can take the next 4 years
Well I am in 6th grade and I’m already doing something to get me into west point
Thanks for the advice 🙏
Thanks for sharing
Just typing this video in so I can see a TH-cam short on why a ivy league education don't matter.
Thanks this helped me alot
Honestly I just got into CSU East Bay and I feel like any college is better than no college
I'm not near high school, but let me get this straight: you need to focus on a unique talent that a college will find interesting like Gohar did coding. I like debating, so would debating count as one of those skills?
Of course! Debate is also one of the main skill most universities look cor so that's great! My skill isn't that special, it's about foosball which I feel that if I explain in great detail in my essay, it would be bound to be considered at he very least.
I'm currently in elementary, but I have strangely early and high goals for Princeton.
If you work hard enough and stay motivated you can do it :) best of luck
Me seeing the notification for this video: TH-cam sends notifications for shorts now?
Idk why I watch this lol. I just graduated and I’m going to a non Ivy League. I want to go to MIT for grad school, though
Can you go deeper into discovering your passion? Plz!
Let's all attack the 1% of Black and Hispanic students that get into Harvard and the other Ivy Leagues, who by the way mostly meet the cut off for SAT scores, a lot of them are also top 1% in their high school class, and have impressive extracurriculars and leadership position, with top notch GPAs. Let's conveniently ignore the 25% of White students at the Ivy League students who got in because parents were rich and donated money to name a building after themselves, or got in due to legacy (parents had been prior students), are athletes, or have connections with the admission board members. No Let's attack the 3 Black and Hispanic students out of a thousand students at these Ivies. Common people. Asian student make up at least 25% of all the Ivy Leagues schools. I know an Asian girl who got into all 8 Ivies at once. Affirmative Action is not the problem. Legacy Admissions is the problem. Asians score above 140 points on the SAT compared to whites and still get rejected. A legacy admission white student scores much lower on the SAT compared to the average Ivy student and do not need to be as accomplished. Stop the race-baiting tactics of attacking the few blacks who got into these institutions with great credentials and stats. I personally know many of them, with some even scoring perfect SAT scores (1600), National Merit Scholars, Valedictorian. But oh, the first assumption you make is that you're black, all you need to do is write your name in an application and you get in. Give me a break. And Asians who get into many Ivy League schools at once do things that set them apart (not the usual play instruments, math team captain, study all day with no life and get good grades kinda student). The Asians I know who got in did unique leadership community service initiatives, loved journalism, were writers, focused more on social sciences and are not all I want to be engineer and doctor vibe sorta student. Harvard wants to admit a future leader, not a robot test-taking machine that follows orders very well and unable to think outside the box or be creative enough to come up with unique initiatives to change the world around them. You just need to meet the minimum cut off for SAT and GPA to prove to them that you can handle the intellectual rigor, after that, they will look deeply into your application to figure out what makes you standout, a future leader. Anyone can get straight As and get good SAT scores if they study hard enough or get quality tutoring, but NOT everyone can be a leader or trailblazer that has the potential to change the world, industry, or any particular field of interest you are interested in. Your personal statement matters A LOT because it let's the admission committee evaluate if you have leadership potential or if you have something extraordinary that sets you apart (sorry grades don't count lol). Do something that will set you apart. Get into Politics, Community activism, travel to a non-Asian country and create social change there...be unique. And one last thing: CLASS MATTERS MORE THAN RACE! There are Black Private School-bred students with stellar scores whose parents are uber rich and influential. So don't think every black person that gets in is from the hood and only got in by affirmative action. A lot of smart black students don't even bother applying to those ivy league schools.
I want to be economist but my TikTok video focus on food preparation. What is your advice on this idea
ivy league schools are not practical financially in anyway
Their ROI is much higher than costs associated anyways
Financial aid is real
Pls make more long form type videos like this
I want to be an architect, my great grandpa and I were extremely close, he was a carpenter and built and designed several houses, we would make plans together, judge layouts, look at the structural aspects of buildings. He is the main reason I want to be an architect, he died when I was in 8th grade, so it’s like a last thing I’m doing for us. Would that make a good essay, it’s all true, but is it original?
I Love your videos. Do you have any advice for applying to public/moderately selective schools?
Him stressing about college apps in 9th, young me stressing in 3rd grade
Me who’s in 6th grade and already stressed
I'm worried about college and I'm still in elementary school
My mom always says "you'll never be in the Ivy league and your a failure" so I lost all hope
epic
Not true, work hard and prove her wrong
Can you please give tips for middle school too
He's started freshman year and I started grade 7....
I am an introvert and extrovert who has a particular interest in astrophysics
Gohar, do more of these videos!
dude gohar u were stressing bout that in highschiol here im in year 6 stressing about getting to harvard
and my university
don’t let this stress you out! I know ivy league is prestigious but don’t let that define your life. people have been successful by just going to their state universities. Just follow and focus on your dreams-what you wanna do past college :)
bro 💀
Yeah but how do I pay for a top college.
I always have to ivy for the future
Must be a nice student counselor.
Can u do one for how to get into an ivy league school as an international.
I'm a junior in high school and haven't taken an ap class (not taking one right now too) so what should I do for my senior year?
Dual enrollment
Gohar i am in 10th standard now because I didn't join in any clubs or discovered something new what should I do ?
Please help 🙏
Hey, this video gave me a lot of advice for me. However, it is sorta too late for me. But, I was wondering if you have any insight on the transfer student route?
Hey! I am a junior currently and have looked a lot into the transfer side of things as I plan to graduate with an AS degree from a community college. Are there any specific questions I can help you with?
Meanwhile me who started thinking about going to an ivy league in fifth grade...
How do I prepare for national level olympiad exams to get a variety in my essay??? Could u make a video on national level olympiad exams pls?
What are the few extra activities you can do to be an engineer
Should I go to community College?? If I Target IVY league?
what if you haven't had any circumstances?
I started highschool in garde 7 butbIm going into grade 9 this year
Cool!
I'm unfamiliar with the application process! But there's no one to help me!😭😭😭
Does going to one of the only historic high schools in America help me with my narrative (it was the high school of the little Rock Nine)
do this all as a little 14 year old
Hope you reply to this.Do you know anyone who got into ivy league without extracurricular activities?
Hello, I am a year 9 student and I feel like I am that guy who is decent at everything but not deep or skillful or passionate into anything. I can be counted as a good chess player and good at mathematics and gaming but not good at any of them to an extent to proudly count them as something that defines me. Any ideas on how to find what you are interested in?
I’ll be starting my junior year of high school in about 40 days and in my country especially in my school we are not offered AP classes, and extracurriculars are not taken seriously either . How am i suppose to study or start planning if i wanna go to ivy college? Also can i give the sat exam in my junior year itself ?
Relatable
@@adarshderly so what’s your plan ? ( regarding college )
@@shriyatripathi9242 pursuing stuffs which interests me...and making acads strong.
lol am from india and relatable
@@JinaMukherjeeF seems like you’re in 10th as well, so are you ready for boards ?
My ninth and tenth grade is all about igcse
Will being Asian affect me?
No it didn't effect him so it won't effect u probably
I'm the founder of STEM club who developed a game
5th grade me 😅
oh ok
help, I don't know what to major in
Does getting into a school for excellent students who have 110 iq and above make me qualified?
Do we need a IB school certificate for ivy league?
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One of my essay ideas was writing about my name. First day of freshman year the nurse pronounced my name as cocaine in front of the entire grade. It was truly embarrassing and made me insecure. I was thinking of writing a narrative about that, but I’m not sure if that’s a good idea. Any recommendations??
As a senior who just committed to an ivy league, there is a lot of truth that was said in the video. In my college essays, the overwhelming idea behind them was, what is a story that can only be told by me. As a first generation college student, being born from immigrants parents, with little money coming in for us, a lot of people suggested me writing about that as my themes. However, I felt as if that perspective is told to much, and I had no control of being born in poverty, to immigrants, or that I was the first one heading to college in my whole family. I pushed all those ideas aside, and instead wrote about a personal narrative that couldn't be replicated by anybody, a narrative about a pen in second grade that shaped my view on life. Yes, an essay about a pen, but hay got me in some top tier colleges, and trust me you wouldn't believe the amount of unique essays I hear of people getting accepted from. Even had a friend of mine write an essay about SpongeBob, and got into Yale. I feel, if you're capable of creating a unique story about your life that involves whatever field of study that you're interested in, that you'll do fine in the college application process.
hey, I really wanna ask do extracurriculars matter?
@@pyrobadger Yes they do. It was a main point in this video.
@@kyamurs what are extra curriculars??
Hi you said you were a senior that was committed I am just a junior and I feel it's to late compared to others what do you think? I am interested to give it a shot
Didnt apply to any ivys but i wrote two personal narrative essays for college, one about getting a felony and the other one about shitting my pants.
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Thank you so much, Gohar!
Thanks for the video Gohar. I have 4 semesters left and I feel like I wasted most of my potential. I have good grades and take the harder APs for my grade level but there is nothing else appealing to admission officers about me.
Did you get in?
7th grade and watching this
Same 😂
Your not alone
10th grade
Same
pfft casual 3rd time watching this 1st in 7th now in 8th filthy casual
You may never see this, but next year I have to start applying for colleges, and when it comes to my “narrative” I feel very weak, because I’m pretty much a basic white guy and some first generation Asian immigrant from Laos. If anyone had any ideas on how to improve my narrative it would be great.
It doesn’t need to be about your ethnic background or race. A lot of people choose to go down that route because it’s what gives them a unique outlook on life or makes them different. However, you’re saying that your background has not had that effect on you if I’m not mistaken. Literally any experience, aspect about you, personality trait, or whatever can be used as the main topic or “narrative” of your personal essay. I recommend looking at the common app prompts as soon as they’re released just for inspiration. Personally, I was in a very similar situation as you cause I’m a white dude without some “groundbreaking” experience that makes me super unique. I wrote about losing weight in my sophomore year and I got into an elite university which I’ll be attending in the fall. Now, obviously my essay isn’t the only thing that got me in but I made it personal and honest, which is exactly what colleges want. I hope this was helpful and I wish you luck man! I know it’s a very stressful process.
@@themikeygshow1271 Thanks man, I appreciate you taking your time to respond. I will make good use of your advice. Good luck on attending university!
how did it go?
So very helpful, would love to learn at MIT someday this is really good advice. thank you
6th grade preparing for princeton
@@Mr-iw8ps lmao 6th grade is kinda too early but good luck I guess
@@Mr-iw8ps !!! 6th grade prepping for harvard / yale / princeton or maybe some uni in nova scotia :)
@@Hmnm never too late or early to prepare :)
@@aur1newhy Nova Scotia lol its the least pleasant place for a uni
Hi Gohar , I'm studying 10th grade in India. You have said that joining a lot of co and extra curricular activities make a lot of difference in our application. But in our school, they only focus on studies this year because unlike other countries, in our place, high school is divided as 9th 10th, and 11th 12th. In 10th and 12th we'll write an exam whose marks will be useful for a resume. So this year in 10th we don't even have a sports period! In the sake of concentrating more in studies. And there is no such thing as clubs in our place. But we choose a 'group' in 11th grade which is like choosing a path from medical, engineering or business management. So I request you to learn the condition of us and tell the hopes for us to join at a top college.
P.S. I live in the state of Tamilnadu. My condition is different from students from other states in India.
I live in Manipur and I'm giving my 10 th board exams. Your situation is exactly 💯 similar to mine . There's no extra curriculars , club , just studying all day . We don't even do sports either. So there's is a huge difference between our education system and what gohar is talking about. I do want to do all the stuff that he's talking about but its not possible here . So can't relate to all this ap classes, college essays he talking about. I totally feel you
Same brother....I m also from India....currently a 10th grader preparing for boards....then parents say either JEE OR NEET...what to do I m very confused
hey... even I am from Tamil Nadu...and currently at the edge of completing my 12th... The same thing happened to me when I joined my 9th grade... All the extracurriculars were just removed from the timetable and then going on into 10th grade the physical training period also got stopped. I continued playing outdoor games as much I could but then the so-called boards came which was the end of my extracurriculars. Moreover, i belong to the corona batch and my 70 percent schooling of high school was online which didn't allow me to join any clubs. Since i have chosen the science group, the academics are quite tough and even the government here is making idiotic decisions which is very stressful. At this point, i am thinking of quitting my dream of going into the ivy league. I'm just helpless🥲🥲
I live in Uttarpradesh and my situation is literally similar to that of yours, i might start taking coaching for SAT exams and go for basketball training if i get good marks in 10th lol
@@mrinmayisania4106 i have a suggestion which might not interest you but here’s the thing you can take a year of like after passing 12th grade and focus of the exam you wanna give like sat, ielts etc and join some extracurricular activities that interest you (like i love dancing and playing basketball so i might start training in them ) this way you can focus on college admissions for a whole year and also improve or develop activities of your interest that will help you getting into college.
0:10 *me in 8th grade wanting to get into MIT*
*Me in 6th after my science teacher told me about MIT, changing my life forever*
Please make more videos discussing college admission in a regular video format! I've learned so much from you, things I didn't even know until I came across your content!
I’m not even in high school yet and I’m thinking about college, it’s never too early to think about it as long as you don’t over stress about it (I’m in 8th grade)
How’s hs?
as a 6th grader, can relate
Same💀
I'm in 8th too
hi, what about international students applying for ivys? bc some of us that do like gcses or ib don't have that much time to do loads of extracurricular stuff like american high schoolers might... does this hinder international students' chances or is that taken into account?
Thank you this was very helpful. I’m not going to be applying to college for college for a long time but it’s gives a more defined path to follow and I also can relate because I also am extremely interested in machine learning and coding.😀😁
Thank you for making this video!! And damn you are smart look at the list of colleges you got into!! Great to have an inspiration like you on TH-cam! Keep up the amazing work ❤️
Please make more videos like this. This was as useful as a month of your other content (not to put those down). This was great, please make more. I'd love to see them and I'll watch them all the way through.
THANK YOU GOHAR! ❤
This video is really helpful. I'm actually planning to study medicine and get into a very selective school , but I live in India my high school does not have all these clubs we only had sports club till the 10th grade and no universities that carry out biology research. So do you have an idea about students who want to get into competitive schools but do not have the means to do all of these things that you listed?
Now I feel stressed. What should I do in middle school to help my high school application and my college application?
enjoy your middle school while it lasts, don't worry about college apps it's literally 5-6 years down the line, I'd honestly argue that you don't even have to worry about college freshman year as you can cruise through without any real struggle.
I'd spend freshman year trying out all the clubs and seeing what sticks. Do you like Science Olympiad? FBLA? (I especially recommend SciOly to prospective STEM majors because that can really help you determine what kind of science you want to do.)
I'd spend the rest of my high school thinking about a possible passion project related to either one of your hobbies or what you want to do as a career (these two are not mutually exclusive).
I agree with the reply above me. Middle school is really just elementary part two, with some adjustments to get ready for high school. don't stress, it's an easy cruise right now. the most you should realistically be doing is thinking about the general career path you aspire to go down rather than the specifics discussed in this video.
You don’t have to do any thing in middle school but enjoy it while you still can. To quote my teachers “school doesn’t matter until 10th grade”.
Thanks for the help :) I love your channel
-high school freshman
Since I'm just fairly decent with a dream of getting into MIT this was helpful thanks, if there's any more things we should focus on maybe another long video might help
I’m gonna be in highschool next year and I really want to lock in. My dream school isn’t really and Ivey but it has a less than 20% acceptance rate. So I’ve been binging this guys’s videos since 7th grade. I got A-honor roll this year because of gohar, thanks dude. I’ve got one more grade to go before high school but you have my thanks for the advice you’ve given. Love you dude. 🙏❤️
Thanks, this is really good advice to help think. I'm not too close to uni yet, but this will help me get ready for it.
Really a fan of your work.