#1 WOW Activity to Impress Colleges!
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- Are you applying to college and wondering how you can up your activities game on your college application? If so, check out this video where Brooke shares the number one wow activity students can do to impress colleges.
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#1 impressive activity: come from a family that can pay full tuition.
Not really true. Almost all top schools are need blind or atleast profess to be.
@Renata Garza González for domestic what I said is true. And as a domestic I mostly comment from my viewpoint even then the top ivies also are need blind
@@Speedster___ Yeah, they waitlist them.
@Renata Garza González Like 5/6 universities are need-blind for us 😡
@@Speedster___ need blind for US students not INTL
You should make a video on how to choose your college from your acceptances!
I agree!
That is if i get accepted into any atall 😳
Update: just got into case western with 3.67gpa and test optional. They offered interviews but wasn’t able to get a slot. My EC’s literally carried me. That being said; plenty of people who need it!!
I think she did a video of how to make a college list, I haven't watched it yet, but I think that might help, as you just go down the list.
@@TasfiqurRob didn’t u give SAT bro?
Just curious, if everyone starts doing a passion project(or atleast a good chunk of people), it would not remain a wow factor anymore. What would be the next step? Curing cancer?
By definition, passion projects aren't very constrained, so I doubt it'll lose all its potential as a wow factor as popularity increases. I'd actually argue that you could draw a parallel between passion projects and essays, in that certain topics can become overdone and cliche with either (think community service), but that doesn't detract from the medium as a way of conveying your personality or capabilities.
TBD...
@Gold Award by Lauren Well, being of service to others(such as volunteering) has just become a cliche activity that everyone does these days and has basically lost its value. It has to be something at an adult level.
HS students at my school routinely take up valuable lab spaces and professor time at local state colleges to pad their college applications. Ironically, they soak up resources of the very minority students they proudly boast to support. These days the Ivys and other "highly" selective colleges are mostly full of slightly above average IQ students who know how to game the system and are willing to pay any price to attend. This shouldn't be shocking since the elite schools themselves routinely hyper-inflate or flat-out lie about SAT scores and yields in order to game the rankings.
One girl in India did groundbreaking research on cancer, I'm not sure but almost made an invention. Got into all 8 ivys and stanford.
This is an extraordinarily well thought out, concise, and informative video. Kudos to Brooke for providing this to students.
I kind of did this without realizing it, didn't end up seeing if it would work for admissions because I made it my full time activity after graduation. My unqualified advice would be to not do it by yourself, way easier with social proof and support, and way less meeting weird strangers to try to make something happen. Also feel like the people that can really pull this off are the same group that don't actually need the credentials anyway. Looking at my own situation I thought I didn't at first, but now realize credentials would help. This is also something that you should do in addition to maintaining the highest level of academic performance, unless it has huge significance to overcompensate for the lack of academics.
This videos are always SO informative. Thanks a lot ♥️🥀
When it really comes down to it the most important thing in your application is a massive spike of unique diverse achievement. Being passionate about it certainly helps, but just pick something niche and explode into it until you are the highest level of achievement possible - anyone can get in if they do that and don’t give up on it.
GREAT VIDEO AS ALWAYS!!!!!
I literally have already did all of these in my passion project. I started a Japanese club at my school, first club started by a student at my school, I teach the other members japanese while also learning Japanese myself, it's something I wish to make part of my career. You're really telling me that I can get into my top choice college with this.
Thank you IB for making me do a CAS project
I still don't know what I want to do for mine yet :(
I'm making a short film for my CAS project. Super excited :)
@@lelah.4090 That sounds so cool! What's the subject of the film?
@@lelah.4090 Oh very nice! I'm doing vegetable gardening to target food insecurity
@@fireyblaze4241 the environment, and how major corporations are being deceitful abt their activism. It should be done by the end of the summer, so it'll be posted on my channel sometime then.
keep up the good work! love your blogs and you are so nice to be giving students free college advice!
Thanks, the best clip ever about this theme
Didn't even realize it was a new video, I see Brooke I click.
I just got into Carnegie Mellon's school of engineering!!! Thanks sooo much for all of your help
congrats!
What was your passion project
@@itsjaredpanera2442 didn't really have one distinct project, but rather many individual EC's that correlated to my major (environmental & civil engineering). Ex: environmental club, PA math league, PA academy of science
Congratulation
Congrats!!
Great video!!
Thank you Brooke.
For great passion project ideas and inspiration, read the bios of the Coca-Cola scholarship recipients.
so what if i want to go to college and study film, and this youtube channel i’m commenting with is my passion project? i’ve been doing it since i was a freshman and i’m now a junior, and i’ve also created a podcast along with it where i give young girls like me advice. could that be a wow factor?
of course!
This is a great passion project 👏🏾👌🏽
absolutely
Yes definitely!
Queen when are you gonna post
Please make a video on " Raw score required to get a 5 on various AP Exams"
Great advice!
THANK YOU!!!
I would love to do a passion project of some sorts and have a few fields that I am interested, but am nervous that if that path changes, my project will no longer be relevant. Does anyone have any tips? I am considering going into science/biology/chemistry or computer science, but am not sure if this will change and want to make sure that im prepared if it does. thanks!
As a rising junior, would you say making a comic or starring a successful art account/business is a good passion project? Combined with making an impact for, say, views on self-acceptance or mental health.
Will it be impressive only if they relate to the major we are applying to?
Question, if you do more than one passion project is that too much? Or should you look more focused? I was already thinking of doing one for my planned major and two for my outside interests.
Really interesting video!!!
Que bien que Santiago Mejía pueda pagar la tuition completa.
I’m about to carry out my eagle project - would that be a good essay topic considering I am revitalizing an athletic facility at my school and that I’m an athlete as well?
I’m writing a book right now and plan to self-publish it/market it before college apps-is this a good passion project for someone passionate about creative writing with an interest in pursuing marketing as a career?
I think that's wonderful
Hey. Thats amazing.
Think of ways you can show traction with it
Can you provide insight into the studies you mention that show it all evens out?
please make a video on transfer to top schools
any passion project ideas for someone interested in business/technology/computer science? Thank you so much for the informative video!
@@paulgabel1845 yes I agree
Build a company that cures cancer and global warming 😂
@@jiayangliu gee thanks for the idea! I better get started on that. If it works, I might have a chance to get accepted into community college 😃
@@aubrey9475 haha your welcome.
@@jiayangliu bruh at this point, with how competitive it’s getting it might get to be like that.
Supertutor, puedes venir a la Cuidad del Saber.
I just got rejected by 11 colleges till now 😀
I got rejected by 9 and waitlisted by 3, will likely to be rejected by more next week. Let’s cry together
I've got rejected from 6 of them already
.-.
Re: passion project aligning with your values; if your reach school is religious (Notre Dame) but the remainder are not, would a religious-specific passion project be ill-advised?
I’m interested in psychology. Would creating a small business that donates to mental health organizations be a wow factor?
whats a good idea for people who want to study cs/animation? (i don't have much cs experience itself but i want to study it)
What are some ideas for business majors?
Would you consider writing some sort of research paper (not pertaining to science in any way) like what you described? I've already considered writing it and it'd be even better knowing if it was. Thanks!
from what i know yes, but it’s rlly only impressive for schools if u get it published
What kind of research are you thinking about writing? Let me know and I think I might be able to help
If a high school kid can implement a creative and passionate project either for-profit or not-for-profit, then this high school kid doesn't need to go to college. He already know how to put a team of people together with the best business manager, lawyer and accountant..
Im applying ED this week and this gave me a huge eho boost lmaoo
Hey Brooke, I am a student from Germany and I wanted to ask if you know how, if at all, being an international student affects my chances at top schools (My dream school is USC). I attended a fairly competitive high school, have a 3.9 GPA (4.0 scale, without being able to go above 4.0), and a 1490 SAT score! Thank you in advance and greetings from Bavaria!
yes
How do you feel about military service on an application
I’m only in middle school and I love these kind of videos
It's great you're already prepping for college! Trust me, it'll pay off.
Yeah, definitely should prepare in middle school. From first day going to high school, everything count.
I am a national level sport pistol shooter.
I have been doing this activity science my freshman year and now I am in my senior year.
Is it a wow Factor and will it make me standout, if I am targeting harvard and Stanford
what are some good passion project for going into Urban planning or environmental science related fields? I have alternate interests in creative writing as well :)
I actually have a similar major so uh..... lemme know if you think of any other than starting the environmental club (the IB seniors beat me to it last year)
I am attending a high school class with advanced ITs just because programming is my passion. Once upon a time, I came up with the idea of creating a blog about programming and IT to help other students, I shared this idea with my classmates and created it together. Then we published it on our school's website. Is it enough in terms of a passion project?
Definitely
Need to watch the The Fresh Prince of Bell Aire (1990's TV) where he gets into Princeton by wow'ing the admission officer by solving Rubics Cube. Maybe that where they got this...
Does starting an account in the share market help?
Would you recommend doing an online course for data science and then doing a research project using those skills?
yes also make it unique
does making 3d models counts? I make bunch of em every here and there and I did publish some of em on some famous websites
I’m really interested in computer sciences but I really only have like the bare bare basics of knowledge about it and I can’t even completely code and struggle.
Same!
I’m planning on doing engineering, but I love doing filmmaking as a hobby. How can I combine these it create a passion project for college?
Maybe by making films about science or engineering
You can make a film/documentary about your engineering process or something you’ve invented
Creating/ designing props maybe?
Make a documentary about something cool in engineering!
Thanks everyone for helping me
Yesterday i received result from my last college got fooking rejected from all 3 this coming up in my recommendation is salt to my wound youtube really like me crying my eyes out
just know that you still did great. i’m very proud of you and just know everything happens for a reason! :)
It’s not rejection it’s redirection I’m sure you’ll find something to get you going!
I want to study economics and politics and i am the Vice President of our MUN club. In summer I plan to organize my own international online conference. Would it be a passion project or a wow factor for college as well as the other ideas ?
in my opinion, i dont think so, many students do this
Could we start a project our senior year
What kind of passion project can I create if I'm interested in Science/Engineering/Technology/Computer Science/Business? I also have an intense love for any physical activity/sport. I won three gold medals for sports. I do martial arts and I'm the best in my school and I won two awards, one medal and won first place certificates for two competitions. Yoga, Martial arts, Physical exercise, Racing and Swimming are some of my most favorite hobbies. I also love reading, drawing, learning, making creative projects and exploring nature..(idk if that helps) Do you or anyone have any advice? It would be a great help thanks
I am starting a group research and discussion club army highschool, would this apply or should I also have another project?
I was also thinking of starting a study with me UA-cam channel, any idea if those look good to colleges?
I just won a nobel prize, would this help in my college application???
WHAT?!
Stop it man 😂😂😂
If I did many projects, should I write about all of it in the college essay or just focus on one big project? Please help me, thank you :)
I would say do the projects that you felt are the most significant to you and you genuinely care about the most. And if you can’t decide then also consider what will look best in relation to your career and the rest of your application. Example:
I am applying as a architect who will also focus on sustainable design
My passion project: starting an environmental club and teaching young kids how to draw
@@jessicac8090 I see, thank you for the advice :)
would creating a piece of media work, like say making an entire game?
Sure! And if you can get people to play it even better!!
I am about aplying university shoud i try this activity
I started an organization to address many students’ struggles with social interaction and education during online school in the COVID-19 pandemic. So far, I’ve helped well over 1200 people from around the world (idk how much exactly, but I’m sure it’s well over 1200). Does this count as a decent wow factor?
yes also which college did you get into ?
@@remtoi UC Irvine. Got rejected from everything else except my safeties :')
When you say passion project, does it have to be 100% complete before I send off my application?
For me, my passion project wasn't finished yet at the time of my application deadlines due to the pandemic and other circumstances outside of my control. I actually even used that story to write one of my college essays, and I found out later on that it's a good thing I did so because it showed a lot about my character and my desire to serve in a different light not typically seen in other submitted applications. So if you haven't finished it yet; that's ok. You do need to make sure though that you state that you do intend to keep working on your project even after the application deadline. Also, if the school you are applying to allows for you to send emails to their admissions team, email them about the status of your project if a positive development has occured with it. This shows that you've kept on working on the project, which could only help your chances of getting in.
I know all of this because I was in the same position before. I was afraid that I would get rejected by my dream school, but somehow I convinced two U.S. Federal Military Academies to take a chance on me. Trust me; as long as you just continue to do your best with your passion project, everything will fall into place. Some college will see your efforts, and they'll want you. And if that doesn't happen, they've missed out on someone amazing. I hope that in whatever you decide to do, you enjoy doing it because that matters the most. God bless ;)
So, I'm a published author/poetess. I published a collection of poems a couple of years ago, and I'm currently working on a new collection of poems. I mentioned both in my application because this is something I'm currently doing and it means a lot to me. So no, it doesn't have to be complete.
i am an author of aa book. is that a wow factor. plus i am an international student.
I'm studying in two majors high school ( mathematics and experimental science) also in all of my subjects like biology or geometry and.. i got A+, is it good to get into colleges?
How can I make a passion project about computer science when I'm just learning to code and can't code yet?
I would suggest trying to make something small, such as a guessing game. Not only will this help with building coding skills, but it will show that you’re interested. If that’s too complicated to do on your own yet, continue to build the core concepts. There are plenty of tutorials to help you learn!
Do have a timestaps plz..
any tips on gaining a research position as a highschooler during covid?
Count me in too! I would recommend looking up the summer programs, as some of those are opening back up for this summer! Other than that, try reaching out to professors by email if the college's lab/research center is open.
What could be an idea for a business major
Many of my business majors start a business. Dog walking, tutoring, reselling candy/food at school, and babysitting clubs tend to be less impressive than ideas that are more outside the box, part of some startup incubator, or product sales. I had a kid who got in ED to his business school this year talking about his adventures in drop shipping.
i will be applying next November but by then i will have actually completed my high school, I am an international student, will that hurt my application, ?
Not sure but I’m sure it won’t matter as much if you make that time out of school useful by doing volunteer things or internships. A lot of collages have a space where you address gap years so you could use that to explain your situation more
@@jessicac8090 Thanks for your response, actually there are not a lot of things i can do in my society, even volunteer work is so general
Hi, I'm very interested in teaching, cooking, and publishing some things, learning something online, so are these things will help me or not??
Maybe start a UA-cam channel where you teach cooling or something
Self-publish a cookbook and teach cooking classes live as part of your promotion of the book
@@samkirrin9776 will it help??
@@EmanFatima-ic3sk sorry I mean cooking. But yeah, if you are genuinely passionate about cooking, you could even mention it in your essays and talk about your own recipes. My friend wrote about birds( and how he used to photograph them) and got into his dream school
@@EmanFatima-ic3sk Think about why they interest you, and if it isn’t late, try to do something (similar to what Sam touched upon) concerning your interests.
hey super tutor tv, I am an international student how can I contact you directly, I get something to reveal to you
What are some passion project ideas for students who want to go into computer science/tech fields?
Something like coding an app or starting a blog about computer science?
wait i already did this😇 ayo colleges come look at me!
How would we incorporate our project into our college application? Also, Idk if anyone in the comments can answer this, but something I’m doing rn is training a horse from the ground up. He will likely be put up for sale unless he shows so much potential that I decide to keep him. Could this be considered a passion project? Odds are he won’t be ready by the time I’ve applied to schools (I’m a rising senior) but I’ve been working with him for several months now already
I just got my SAT scores back, I got a 1390. Is there a big psychological difference between a 1390 and 1400 for colleges? I’m trying to decide if I should take it again or not.
Yes
@@s.n2269 haha I was afraid of that, wish they gave me an extra 10 points lol
with superscore u can def increase that
Are you fr? 1390 is an excellent score. Don't be greedy
@@tylermorrow2518 yeah it won’t hurt to take one more
This feels like clickbait but it’s good
WHY DIDN'T I DISCOVER THIS CHANNEL BEFORE SENIOR YEAR!!!!!!! 😭
Matricula, tuition. Cuota, fee.
Would starting a club fall under this category?
possibly yes-- but just starting a "chess club" at your high school tends to be less interesting than pursuing something of your own devices.
@@SupertutorTV I am starting a group research and discussion club army highschool, would this apply or should I also have another project
@@christiankohnle6542 sometimes "discussion clubs" don't accomplish much--- sometimes they are 1 hr a week of kids after school hanging out-- depends on whether you're catching the zeitgeist with your club and will have an interesting essay to show for it.
@@SupertutorTV im thinking of starting psi alpha (psychology honors society, pretty rare i think) at my school that offers volunteering opportunities related to those with disabilities and/or struggling with mental health. would this be a good extracurricular to show my passion for psychology and mental health?
@@SupertutorTV To specify, my club is centered around teaching underrepresented students how to program (but it is open to all) and has competition aspects in that we are connected to cyber patriot club, will host bebras, and students are highly encouraged to participate in USACO. (I wanna study computer science or computational biology in college)
does anyone have any ideas on passion projects regarding biology/making medicine?? i’m not in many clubs so this could really help my applications 😭
Comment to remind me, as this might be helpful later.
Maybe research on what are considered traditional medicine and homemade stuff and figuring out what makes it work through trial and error. This could even be turned into a science fair project a long time down the road if you find anything
so i got involved with an organization that spends time at childrend cancer hospitals, most of the kids are permanently there and i with a few other people go there weekly to spend time with them and teach them chess.(Im in the top ten in my category in my continent when it comes to chess) i know it doesnt seem like it has much to do with biology and medicine, but if you get involved with something like this you can talk about how much it has impacted you and what youve learned from it, but also how much its inspired even more to want to go into that field, how you want to help ppl etc
I am only who is Junior and got no that much activity to show for it
harvard 25!
Is walking through Google maps an activity? 😄
Sure🤣 make sure if you write it you makes it more glamorous
ayo harvard waiting for you mate.
@@Craclin711 i won't apply to Harvard, i hope for Brown😂
@@teissi lol i hope you get in.
Hi
Well I’m a senior so it’s too late now
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@@SupertutorTV link works but there’s no text format... thanks for responding!
Well the clickbait worked on me!
Me too 😕 all her videos are like that
Does anyone know how much Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts helps?
Gold award project?
@@SupertutorTV I wasn't sure if it was a passion project or not. Thanks!
@@srijanampally It can be-- but really depends on the project you do!
im in the mafia is that good enough
yeah and win the Nobel prize
You have start a club that all the cool people would want to join.
Does publishing a book count?
definitely
@@rishisrihari6130 that’s what I’m doing now so ye :)
Is it a good book?
@@SupertutorTV It’s fictional and I’m adding in racial problems within society in this age mentioning them but not really talking about them. I believe it’s enjoying to read so probably so.
@@marwamimi843 love to hear it :)
It's sad when u graduated high-school already and didn't had chances to do any of these things back then.
I’m just a junior here wondering wow why didn’t I realize how likely I was to get in a good school if I had done something out of class
Hey does anyone want to start a passion project with me? I’m a sophomore in hs interested in environmental engineering.
I’m a junior and want to do architecture with emphasis on sustainable design for the environment so I wish ya luck fellow human on the internet
Unless 😳.....
@@jessicac8090 ahh I'm a junior interested in industrial design (with sustainability as a top priority)
since not many schools provide industrial design compared to architecture, I might consider that as well since it combines stem and design...? but yeah idk haha
I just won Nobel prize and won gold in the olympics and I cured cancer last week, can I get into Harvard now??
😂😭😭 do I laugh or cry--
How am I going to do research in my third world country 😭
You don't. Research is a very elitist activity, not only do most countries not have research opportunities for high school students, even in countries that do have them, only the rich kids can afford to do it-cuz let's be real, the whole "I walked up to a professor and asked them if they'll let me research in his lab" is bs. It's not that easy. Most professors have no time for kids fooling around in their labs. So research is honestly really stupid in most cases. Because of the above reason, doing research comes across has something very superficial that you did just for college, and you'll only hamper your application. There are exceptions, of course, but the exceptional kids who DO commit to a research project for years on end are still rich, resourceful and connected. It's literally impossible for middle/lower class kids to even think about conducting actual research. So if you don't have a research project, it's not gonna hurt you.
First !!!
She gives off big ENTJ energy lol