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im confused abt what ap classes are and SATs cuz i do alevels instead

How can I get into ivy league in 2025 when I have 2.62 GPA (out of 4) in my bachelor's (only because I didn't study well 🤧) and 3.27 in my high school? How can I improve myself in 1 drop year? Which type of internships, exams, extra courses, other stuffs should I take?plss help 🤧

That is another thing lot of people do not understand and I am glad you brought up. Many want to enter these higher institutions and though I believe anyone can catch up, sometimes it is too much. A lot of students are not used to that kind of rigor and they (the ivys)know this, hence why they want to see things you have done outside your school setting, how resourceful were you in getting that research opportunity, getting things accomplished and prioritizing your time under heavy deadlines, they are looking for how well you balance they are looking for excellence and drive.

I need an update on your college applications

Should I mention an extracurricular that I plan on pursuing or hint at it through my essays?

wait so would getting 1st or 2nd place in a national mathematics olympiad be like a 2+ or a 2 in the academics segment?

I appreciate your fresh take…now we need a results video. Cheering for you guys!!! You are all going to do amazing wherever you land.

Did u get in?

I remember as a student, I didn't want to apply to the big schools because I wasn't focused hard enough on my academics and other things that big schools wanted. I loved science and that was all I cared about. I competed in Science Olympiad, I was in my school's herpetology club, took extra science classes, wrote all my essays about science, etc. Looking back, every school I applied to accepted me (not with high scholarships but that's different), and this kind of reason was honestly probably why. I was a top applicant without even realizing it. Not that I could afford anything- My parents had to send me to my safety school because it was the only school that gave me enough scholarships to actually attend. I'm sure schools are far more competitive now but it does make me realize that sometimes other people see your passion and potential differently from how you do.

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I'm sorry but what does "quotas" mean 😢?

As an international with 1500 (720 ERW, 780 M). I always struggle wether to submit or not, but I decided to submit it to every university (only top 30, as I have safeties in my country). Do you think that it's a good strategy as an international?

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Great video, I think you're right with all you're calculations. You did the right thing strategically by applying ED to UPenn if that's where you wanted to go. There is a slight bump applying early to UPenn. But even with applying early at UPenn there is still a 86% rejection/ deferral rate. All the best with your Regular Decision applications.

interesting way of looking at it. But after u take out the 1/4 bad applicants, the 20% is pretty low for all the qualified applicants.

WHAT ABOUT THE LEGACIES?????

HI EDWARD 🗣

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For UPenn, if you factor in the yield rate of the early accepted applicants who go elsewhere, this means more acceptances than spots open - and the acceptance rate is prob higher than your 8.75% calc.

Good idea doing this calc but imo the stats are off because many LDC are also athletes so you’re double counting. REA different than ED so not as much downside so might as well try?

So I am just going into 11 grade and have no extracurricular activities till now So i was wondering if I could get enough ec's worthy enough in the next 2 years? If someone could please answer my question, I would really appreciate it.

is it just me or did i hear the outro music from 15:22??? Also is this system of rating an application by number only apply to harvard or all ivies?

Is Khan Academy easier than the real test because I was doing the questions in the video (solved it and then checked answer and explanation) and I didn't get any wrong but I only got 690 on my paper sat english section

or one can do what president of harvard did. cheat over 50 times and counting, and call anyone racist for calling her out for cheating. and whine about white privilege when she is collecting $900k salary even after being exposed. talk about privilege.

Omg this video is so perfect. Quick question though: How much do extracurricular matters? I grew up in a very protective Asian household where all I was told is to focus in school and my dad always discouraged me from doing anything that would result in me leaving his vision and always kept me by his side. I’m thinking of my extracurricular score is going to be a 4. Besides my 4.0 and 1400 SAT, my only real other strength is my writing since my English professor also often praises them and have used them multiple times as reference. Would writing unique and powerful essays compensate for my super weak extracurricular activities and give me a shot at top schools like Stanford, Northwestern, WashU, etc or is the extracurricular my doom 😢

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if you want to get into harvard step 1. be black

I'm an int. Student. Public school, low-income. I was a valedictorian (1/149), 3.9 GPA, Self-teaching APs with support of american professionals and conducting ( with mentors both american and local) a research that will be published. Also, I'm gonna take the TOEFL and aim for a 100+. However, I'm going test-optional. How would you rate me in terms of academics?

Wonderful and detailed video! I love how you also engage with others in the comments! Could you kindly provide your insight on my situation? I have approximately 3.9 GPA with A’s in 3 terms of physics, chemistry, calc, but got a C in calculus 4 due to administrative errors. Should I explain this in additional information section for schools like MIT? I also have a 1360 and reading your response to one of the comments, you mentioned that MIT highly values SAT, if my math is 700 and reading is 660, will that essentially eliminate my chance of transfer admission? And lastly, my extracurricular are generally very light weighted, with chess club and math club at school, and learning piano through self-teaching outside of academics. Does that make for a very weak profile? If it does, can I strengthen it through the essay section, with powerful and convincing writing? Thank you!

Not all consultants are created equal. In this video you focused on two big firms that are not representative of the diversity of consultants available. You also based your analysis on these firms' self-reported stats. Yet, college admissions consulting is very much an art, not a science. Based on your personal experience to date, you would have benefited from an early and ongoing relationship with college admissions coach willing and able to provide you with constructive feedback on your self-concept, preconceptions about the process, and, most importantly, your evolving admissions profile while in high school and the quality (as viewed from the perspective of typical admissions officers at colleges on your list) of your application materials. Good luck during RD.

As a Penn alumnus and college admissions coach and expert, I hate to burst your bubble, but if you can't get into Penn ED, that bodes very poorly for your chances at peer institutions RD unless you change your approach to your RD applications. Good luck.

Thank you for making this video, it really helped me understand how they accept people into Harvard a lot better and helped me feel more relieved when I will apply especially when you talked about affirmative action going away as a white male I was worried about affirmative action. Thank you!

This is just the video I needed to watch. This is some top notch content. Keep it up!

Whoever does the thumbnails on this channel is doing a good job. Best of luck to the 3 of you and your applications!

As someone who left their own undergraduate college admission in the rear view window, this was an illuminating video. My take away from this are that near everyone who is applying is smart and can do the academic work, so the criteria for admission falls into the subjective criteria for, "how can this person contribute to the university community". Harvard has been around for a long long time, I'm sure they know that a person who finds their niche for being part of the community at school, is much more likely to continue to be a "member of the community" and contribute financially after graduation. In essence, Harvard is looking at their applicants as an investment in the institution,

This is like exactly how Taylor Swift fans determine when she's going to release an album

are International A levels equivalent to AP classes?

The legacies that do apply are still pretty qualified

Thanks Edward

watching this less than 24 hrs before i have to submit applications 😭

awesome video, mate i had a question: WHAT IS GIVEN MORE IMPORTANCE, MY SAT SCORE OR high-school GPA? thanks for making this video it was really helpful

Actually this video has a lot of points to it that some folks in the comments section knowingly ignore. Most legacy students apply and get in through REA/ED, and atheletes mostly apply in the early round too. If you count these people out, the early acceptance rate at most ivy leagues or ivy league equivalents is only marginally better than or even no different from the regular acceptance rate. The only thing arguably good about applying early is to signal your strong interest in joining a specific institution, which may or may not be taken into consideration in the regular round depending on the school. I'd recommend taking your time to fill out the application forms, especially if your stats are objectively good enough to make possible admission to top schools and you don't have an exceptionally strong preference for a specific school. REA is probably fine, but I'd advise against applying ED unless it's your top choice. I don't see the point of applying ED to "play safe".

this channel is so underrated

The more and more videos I watch, the more I realize it's just a numbers game.

Chess achievements are athletic or not?

Hi, thank you for such an informative video! Someone was asking what if they don’t play any sport and I have quite the opposite issue. I’m really involved (national and international recognition) in a sport that is a bit niche and no university has a club nor coach related to it, therefore I don’t have a chance to try to become a recruited athlete (or at least I think so). What may I do to increase my chances of getting recognition from admission officers for such a thing?

hahaha I got rejected from m&T and wharton. Int acceptance rate diffs are crazy + feeder schools :/

5:15 you can actually cross off B and C because a semicolon and a period are the exact same thing, so both of them are wrong.

I would like to correct your assumptions regarding the MIT SAT policy. It is specifically written on their website that they care a lot about the SAT math section, but you DON'T need to get 800. I remember that it was written in one of their blogs that they don't really care, as long as it's above 700, but they want to know it is above that threshold.