As someone who has just gotten through the college process, I’m going to tell y’all to enjoy summers. If you have a parent that will only pay for an ivy, I guess that’s a separate case, but aside from that it’s not worth it to waste your summer on anything but enjoying yourself just so you can go to a fancy school. Get good grades and write good essays and I guarantee that you can get into a great school that you love, that will help you get a good job. If a specific top school is a dream school for you, so much so that you’re willing to throw away your time in high school, go ahead. This video is fantastic in terms of helping you stand out to those schools. But the only reason those schools are so special is because we decided to put them on a pedestal. TLDR: Video is good, but I feel it adds to the glorification of the arbitrary ranking system that doesn’t really mean anything. Go through high school, be a good student, and then apply to colleges. Do the stuff you want to do, not stuff that you think looks good.
I spoke to an admissions officer from Yale and she said that there are some auto-reject activities. One of them is a nonprofit; if you start one and it isn’t super successful she says she immediately throws out the application without a second look
@@ayyteenIt seems weird, but colleges have realized that having an unsuccessful non-profit looks more like padding rather than a genuine drive- or it just seems too generic. Either way, it makes it seem like applicants were only trying to fill out their resume To an extent that is true, obviously, but colleges want to see genuine drive and passion much more so than just padding.
@@ayyteen because the last thing they want to see is a student who does things with college applications in mind. Weather or not you like psychology, starting a “psychology nonprofit” to get into college says that you A) like to pad your resume which shows that you’re not humble, not very honest and prestiege obsessed, which usually don’t correspond to the college’s mission B) most likely have some kind of help, because what kind of kid runs an organization without her parents helping out (i.e., doing the whole thing) C) You watch online content that tells you to do certain things for college, or our parents did, and you care more about that than doing something unique and creating your own story
Thanks! A great video. Only, almost all summer programs deadlines have passed for this academic year. It would be more applicable for students going for the next year
What you should get out of this video: Networking is a very important skill, don't underestimate it. Don't always come up with a plan by youreslf, ask for other peopel's help.
Thanks for watching! What’s your favorite summer activity?
Probably passion projects
As someone who has just gotten through the college process, I’m going to tell y’all to enjoy summers. If you have a parent that will only pay for an ivy, I guess that’s a separate case, but aside from that it’s not worth it to waste your summer on anything but enjoying yourself just so you can go to a fancy school. Get good grades and write good essays and I guarantee that you can get into a great school that you love, that will help you get a good job. If a specific top school is a dream school for you, so much so that you’re willing to throw away your time in high school, go ahead. This video is fantastic in terms of helping you stand out to those schools. But the only reason those schools are so special is because we decided to put them on a pedestal. TLDR: Video is good, but I feel it adds to the glorification of the arbitrary ranking system that doesn’t really mean anything. Go through high school, be a good student, and then apply to colleges. Do the stuff you want to do, not stuff that you think looks good.
I spoke to an admissions officer from Yale and she said that there are some auto-reject activities. One of them is a nonprofit; if you start one and it isn’t super successful she says she immediately throws out the application without a second look
Why? Doesn’t that show more initiative than not trying to create one to begin with? I’m surprised by this weird “red flag”.
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@@ayyteenIt seems weird, but colleges have realized that having an unsuccessful non-profit looks more like padding rather than a genuine drive- or it just seems too generic.
Either way, it makes it seem like applicants were only trying to fill out their resume
To an extent that is true, obviously, but colleges want to see genuine drive and passion much more so than just padding.
Would you like to share anything else she said?
@@ayyteen because the last thing they want to see is a student who does things with college applications in mind. Weather or not you like psychology, starting a “psychology nonprofit” to get into college says that you
A) like to pad your resume which shows that you’re not humble, not very honest and prestiege obsessed, which usually don’t correspond to the college’s mission
B) most likely have some kind of help, because what kind of kid runs an organization without her parents helping out (i.e., doing the whole thing)
C) You watch online content that tells you to do certain things for college, or our parents did, and you care more about that than doing something unique and creating your own story
Thanks! A great video. Only, almost all summer programs deadlines have passed for this academic year. It would be more applicable for students going for the next year
Thanks! While the deadlines may have passed for this year, it's never too late to start a passion project or volunteer!
You’re right! Thanks very much!
@@godblessyou4068 Of course!
where is that timeline keypoints guy in comments?
I'm currently a freshman. My summer was only 1 month long. I hope I still have time to do these activities.
As a fucking rising senior, u have plenty.
What you should get out of this video: Networking is a very important skill, don't underestimate it. Don't always come up with a plan by youreslf, ask for other peopel's help.
Any thoughts on the CTY program? On campus or online. Is it worth it?
Me watching this, after been accepted to Uni
Do you think volunteering as a math tutor is more impressive/has more impact than being paid as a math tutor?
Volunteering is better
Thank you for this helpful video! What can I do over the summer if I am interested majoring in Data Science?
Already did🐽
Thank you so much Michael! Continue making great videos!
Of course, thank you!