4 Summer Activities To "Max Out" Your College Applications (2019)

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  • čas přidán 26. 06. 2019
  • Get Very Affordable Advice From TOP Harvard, Yale, Stanford, And Other Top School Advisors On Your Application ➤ collegeadvisor.com/gregsmith
    Summer is a GREAT time to improve your Ivy League college applications. These 4 activities will make your application STAND OUT among the sea of elite, highly selective college applicants. If you want to get accepted to your dream school, watch this video on summer activities that will help you "Max Out" your college applications.
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Komentáře • 161

  • @sheryc1372
    @sheryc1372 Před 4 lety +236

    Me: I’m gonna get a summer job. 2020: WW3, A CONTINENT BURNS DOWN, COVID-19

    • @reagan3889
      @reagan3889 Před 4 lety +1

      PERIOD

    • @sheryc1372
      @sheryc1372 Před 3 lety

      Henry Tsui that’s acc really impressive

    • @friedrice4015
      @friedrice4015 Před 3 lety

      Mc.Donalds is literally always hiring. I've had two summer jobs there. It's not easy, but it isn't hell.

    • @himeshk212
      @himeshk212 Před 3 lety

      @Henry Tsui thank you henry!

    • @ablaye136
      @ablaye136 Před 3 lety

      @Henry Tsui how old do you have to be I’m in 8th grade going to 9th(highschool) will they let me?

  • @leonies8673
    @leonies8673 Před 5 lety +123

    Class of 2020, where you at?🤘

  • @shrutiroy2938
    @shrutiroy2938 Před 5 lety +132

    Class of 2021!!!~ 😆😆😂

    • @friedrice4015
      @friedrice4015 Před 3 lety +6

      So, turns out, that's not going well for us.

    • @value2887
      @value2887 Před 3 lety +1

      @@friedrice4015 yeah lol

    • @aleciabarbieri7763
      @aleciabarbieri7763 Před 3 lety

      Bailey Wong BIG FACTS

    • @eavannickolas4571
      @eavannickolas4571 Před 3 lety

      Class of 2025 but I’m paranoid so I have two pages of notes. (Tho they are in large print and terribly spaced, so it’s not really that much.)

    • @abhinavsatish6810
      @abhinavsatish6810 Před 3 lety

      @@eavannickolas4571 Classof 2025 high school or college?

  • @CollegeAdvisor
    @CollegeAdvisor  Před 3 lety

    Get Very Affordable Advice From TOP Harvard, Yale, Stanford, And Other Top School Advisors On Your Application ➤ collegeadvisor.com/gregsmith

  • @Sabrina-cf5kp
    @Sabrina-cf5kp Před 5 lety +2

    love your videos man would also really appreciate a video on how to write resumes i’m really confused on what things i should highlight, how i should phrase things, and everything else around resumes loll tysm

  • @oouh
    @oouh Před 5 lety +5

    Hey Greg , I just wanted to say thanks cuz I want to get into Princeton and you’ve really helped me with the motivation aspect.

  • @snigdharoy9001
    @snigdharoy9001 Před 5 lety +22

    You've hit us with an awesome video once again Greg, great work! Maybe in another video, you can discuss research and internship opportunities for hs students, as in how they should create them for themselves. Great job with everything :)

    • @CollegeAdvisor
      @CollegeAdvisor  Před 5 lety

      Thanks Snigdha! I already have a great video on how HS students can get college-level internships, check it out on my channel :) Keep the ideas coming!

  • @sogolchakani8698
    @sogolchakani8698 Před 5 lety +4

    This video just gave me so much energy

  • @someperson5137
    @someperson5137 Před 5 lety +15

    OMG! Never been so early!
    I am so bored and I needed this! Thank you!

    • @someperson5137
      @someperson5137 Před 5 lety +2

      I’m only a rising freshman though lol

    • @CollegeAdvisor
      @CollegeAdvisor  Před 5 lety +1

      @@someperson5137 Haha glad I could help!

    • @shreyanayak7896
      @shreyanayak7896 Před 5 lety

      @@CollegeAdvisor hey...I wanted a copy of the checklist...but it says that my email address is invalid...pls help me out

  • @hadenpuri1836
    @hadenpuri1836 Před 5 lety +2

    Astounding!!! 👏👏👏

  • @inkinkky5528
    @inkinkky5528 Před 5 lety +2

    Thank you so much!! This helped me a lot. One question though, would colleges prefer volunteering over work because it’s closer to their definition of “service to the community”? I’m currently working but I can also squeeze in sometime to do volunteering, although it might be pretty stressful to balance that on top of studying for standardized testing and working on my college apps. Should I do it anyways?

  • @imanelazabawi7997
    @imanelazabawi7997 Před 5 lety +8

    Hey Greg Smith, what was your major at Princeton University (by the way, great and informative video!)

    • @GiovanaSimmer
      @GiovanaSimmer Před 4 lety +3

      *IS his major, he hasn't graduated yet. If I'm not mistaken, major in Computer Science, minor in Music.
      (I could be wrong about the Music, but I'm sure about CS).

  • @iheartoreos14
    @iheartoreos14 Před 5 lety +72

    Comment your dream university/college! Mine is Johns Hopkins!

  • @raiyaanshaik2002
    @raiyaanshaik2002 Před 5 lety +1

    great video

  • @someperson5137
    @someperson5137 Před 5 lety +9

    I just really need to get better at math comps. I qualified for AIME this year and flunked it lol

  • @santiagolugo3186
    @santiagolugo3186 Před 4 lety +1

    Would you consider humanities and business as the two passions I can focus on? Or are they too broad?

  • @2559_butterflies
    @2559_butterflies Před rokem +3

    Where is the link for the Complete College Checklist Guide by Greg Smith?

  • @ravigandavarapu7570
    @ravigandavarapu7570 Před 4 lety +2

    My dream school is Duke!!

  • @explodingfiregaming
    @explodingfiregaming Před 3 lety +1

    class of 2022 where you at

  • @zaydcartagena3863
    @zaydcartagena3863 Před 5 lety +7

    Great video! How old do you have to be to do your 2019 ivy mastermind? Because I am only 11 and I really want to go to UPenn but I feel that I am not smart enough. I want to be serious about college and start young

    • @CollegeAdvisor
      @CollegeAdvisor  Před 5 lety +2

      I would sign up for the waitlist and ask Janae, the head instructor.

    • @atmoak7063
      @atmoak7063 Před 4 lety +3

      Hi small 11/12 year old! If your scores on state testing are in the 95th percentile or above, you qualify for DukeTIP. Basically, your parents sign you up to take the psat or act (I took the act) and if you score above a certain point you qualify to take weekend classes, or go to a three week residential program to study at a college

  • @jaybali3079
    @jaybali3079 Před 4 lety +1

    Do u have Canadian kids in Princeton?? Also is there any way I can connect with you I’m a middle school kid going to high school in September!

  • @MS-vx4vd
    @MS-vx4vd Před 4 lety +3

    Does volunteering count as much, or no?

  • @user-kn9fd2jm4o
    @user-kn9fd2jm4o Před 5 lety +5

    Is working as a "CIT" for the summer alright, it mainly just a job that focuses on taking care of kids and other activities?
    I also have 4 upcoming honor classes for freshmen year (English, History, Geometry, Biology)

  • @my_studies2888
    @my_studies2888 Před 5 lety +2

    Hey Greg I wanted to apply but it said my email is invalid even tho it’s a valid gmail account

  • @clickdevice80
    @clickdevice80 Před 5 lety +1

    hi man another great video. how are you doing?

  • @bubu.3322
    @bubu.3322 Před 4 lety

    Hey sorry I am bit late watching this video but the sit is not working properly.......I can't submit my email

  • @ghadiaoun5534
    @ghadiaoun5534 Před 4 lety +1

    If i taught guitar in a school when i was 16 will help?

  • @santiagolugo3186
    @santiagolugo3186 Před 4 lety +3

    Greg I have a question. So I’m thinking about doing some summer programs next summer at some of my top schools. Let’s say my two dream schools are Stanford and Columbia. If I were to due like a 3 week program at Stanford, would that better or worsen my chances of getting to Columbia? Would Columbia feel like I prefer Stanford, so it’s gonna hurt my application, or are they more interested in seeing how I challenge myself and the level of programs that I do?

  • @NeedingSleep
    @NeedingSleep Před 4 lety

    I will do all!!!!!!!!😉😀

  • @BoxserDiversity
    @BoxserDiversity Před 5 lety +10

    I am currently a Research Assistant for an economics Professor, but my interest is in govt./law. I will be a Junior in Aug, and the research is on racial, gender, and income inequality in the US. It's for her next paper. Is this an appropriate extracurricular even though it does not involve politics or law?

    • @shray2948
      @shray2948 Před 4 lety +1

      Francis Garcia how did you receive this opportunity or reach out?

    • @BoxserDiversity
      @BoxserDiversity Před 4 lety +4

      Kaliber - Gaming I took a seminar course on economics at a liberal arts school nearby, I was really apprehensive at first, but the speakers really conveyed their passion so I began to be interested. This occurred over spring and then the course ended and summer began, so I reached out to the prof that organized it and asked if she knew any colleagues that needed help and at that point she offered me to work with her and I accepted lol; I worked on her paper throughout the summer and fall until Winter Break

  • @RedRageStudio
    @RedRageStudio Před 4 lety +7

    class of 23 anyone?

  • @imunchie20
    @imunchie20 Před 5 lety +6

    Hey Greg, I know this is somewhat unrelated but currently after taking my psats I had a score of 1050, I am trying to raise my score to at least an 1160 so I could reach the requirements to sit in an sat prep class for the Princeton review. Any tips to increase my score by 100 in just a few weeks?

    • @imunchie20
      @imunchie20 Před 5 lety +1

      Nanzeebah Siddique yikes I’m a sophomore currently but I’ll be sure to review my maths since I pretty much forgot most of algebra and I’ll for sure study my grammar and reading a bit later on

    • @nge4043
      @nge4043 Před 4 lety +1

      Khan academy helped me into every my score by over 200 points so I definitely recommend it

  • @opalamar8741
    @opalamar8741 Před 5 lety +6

    Hey Greg, I am in a bit of an issue. You said in some video that it's good to start studying for the SAT when you're a sophomore, I am a junior, and want to start but I don't live in the US. And since I live in israel, my country requires me to serve in the army for about two years after I graduate high school. Is it too soon to start studying

    • @meryemabdulameer3700
      @meryemabdulameer3700 Před 3 lety +3

      *palestine

    • @opalamar8741
      @opalamar8741 Před 3 lety +6

      @@meryemabdulameer3700 oh shut up already. This ain't your war to fight. Deal with it.

    • @meryemabdulameer3700
      @meryemabdulameer3700 Před 3 lety +1

      chill look I don't care your Israeli but it's messed up if you support what your government is doing to those poor Palestinians now I apologize that I got political on an unrelated comment that was wrong of me but I just need you to know.

  • @abrahamlincoln8748
    @abrahamlincoln8748 Před 4 lety

    I’m gonna be working in a court over the summer. Is that okay.

  • @ravimanchikalapati3647

    Hey Greg Smith, I signed up for the checklist, but it's not in my my mailbox though. Is there another way I can get access to it?

    • @ayushij
      @ayushij Před 3 lety

      hi! did you get it yet? i signed up for it too and i didn't receive it yet

  • @jatinkhanna76
    @jatinkhanna76 Před 4 lety +2

    I am junior and do not have much extra curriculars since I have just moved here from India. I am enrolled in 5 AP classes and have straight As. What do you guys think I should do ? Will having an educational youtube channel count as an impressive extra curricular ?

  • @clyvelawrence8820
    @clyvelawrence8820 Před 4 lety +1

    Who’s watching this at the end of summer? Lol

  • @explodingfiregaming
    @explodingfiregaming Před 4 lety +3

    4:49 kinda have to though

  • @kevinprods
    @kevinprods Před 4 lety +6

    hey, Just started watching your vids, im an eightgrader from iowa, could you send me the checklist?

  • @letsstudy3579
    @letsstudy3579 Před 2 lety +1

    I had a summer course with Harvard is that a good extra curricular?

  • @hoodiexlou2735
    @hoodiexlou2735 Před 3 lety +1

    7:00

  • @user-kn9fd2jm4o
    @user-kn9fd2jm4o Před 5 lety +5

    only in freshmen year of hs

    • @CollegeAdvisor
      @CollegeAdvisor  Před 5 lety +5

      Wow you're early! Congrats on being so proactive :)

  • @fangbite
    @fangbite Před 5 lety +5

    Hey wish me good luck I'm sophomore

    • @CollegeAdvisor
      @CollegeAdvisor  Před 5 lety

      Good luck!

    • @fangbite
      @fangbite Před 5 lety

      @@CollegeAdvisor can I have your insta wanna talk to u a little more

  • @YashNagargoje
    @YashNagargoje Před 5 lety

    Hi Greg, Is it possible to get your email so that I can connect with you