How I think I got into Stanford (Indian) | Extra-Curriculars (ECs)
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- The support I have received in the past week is genuinely beyond me, and all I can say is I'm grateful. Thank you for everything, and I hope to make the most of my opportunity - while helping every student I can, international or not.
My first film at the NGO: • Latika Roy Foundation
I made it a while back but uploaded it only recently.
This is the second video of a 5 part series on the college applications process. It covers all of my ECs, and a little bit of advice too. I will go further in-depth into SpectraVerse and building a non-profit in my video about Spikes.
The 5 part get into Stanford as an International Student series:
1. Stats
2. Extra-curriculars
3. Creating your own Spike
4. Essays
5. General tips I have
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I want about your Stanford experience
Hello bhaiyya, can I PM you on fb.pls😃
Can you make a video suggesting activities for people who are in their late years of highschool and don't have exceptional extra curricular records but have other aspects (like grades, Sat, recommendations) near perfect?
Can you also tell how we can capitalize on our activities. For example if somebody does drama/music very well or knows how to code professionally, how can that be demonstrated in the application in a unique way. Like for instance, shall they create an app, or start releasing original compositions incase of music?
Make a random- how you kill time during quarantine vlog ✨, also why did that sound like it had a ring to it , lol
So how did you get an internship with MIT?
He: indians where r u ?!!
Meanwhile....
Indian kids busy preparing for jee since grade 6😂😂
istg lmaooooo
True
Oof 😂
vanshika srivastava exactly! Lol
True
30% Gang rise up.
Edit: Ladies and gentlemen we have achieved 46% audience retention. I feel like a proud parent.
hahahaha you're AWESOME!
Hey that's the same music in the video *Arpi Park* uses 👁️👄👁️
yayy i am in the 30% gang
and heii i am from Bangladesh , you inspire me so much !
you deserve it :)))
Some awkward dancing transitions and we'd have a brown arpi park
Yeah that music is very Arpi if you know what I mean plus they both Stanford.
dude 😂😂😂😂
I was thinking that the moment the intro music started.
Bazinga!
BROO IKR HE SHOULD FILM W/ ARPI THAT'D BE SO LITT
I am 27 and after listening to him , I am having an existential crisis.
Same brooo we on the same freaking boattt
I’m the exact same age as him and you cannot even imagine how ashamed I am of my existence lmao
lmAOO
ded
Dont worry bud we need failures like you to balance it out!
finally the first indian student giving advice on getting into top american colleges ! thanks alot and god bless and stay safe
Harnoor and hersh :- 😵
Someone finally said it
We must protect him at all costs
@@epicone988 hersh? Who is he? Please mention the full name
How talented does one have to be to mention a UN award like a side note.
Unintentional I swear
22 and have 0 clue and have done shit compared to hit
@@ShauryaSinha but you should have milked it.....
@Shreyaawashere IM DYING THAT REALISATION
I paused the video and googled how to get a UN Award in 6 months
PS : Receiving an award from the President of India helps a lot
Still didn't get into Harvard
They are crazy
i think he was awarded my the Prime Minister
@@kaashvi_ president
@@deepakchandwani3403 who is crazy
@@sangat4315 harvard
imagine being able to fill all 10 spots on the common app with extremely impressive ECs, all of which you enjoyed doing ,,,, things Shaurya did: THAT
THAT :)
i lost all hope once i saw the award from the UN
If you only take one thing away from my work its not to lose hope over something that replaceable.
Shaurya Sinha bro what was the award though 👀
Me too.... What ever will we do 😂
"you don't have to solve COVID-19 to get in" says the person that FOUNDED a company to help employ dibbled people aNd got a UN award.
Your first extracurricular was enough for Stanford!
you know passion emerges through you, the fact that you were able to give so much to the society and simultaneously kept your grades so high is commendable. I don't think you particularly need Stanford to make you successful.
He is a man of value actually; follows Einstein advice 😏
True
everybody else : *relates him to arpi*
meanwhile me:
*raises eyebrows at the pewds reference*
i see u there bro army....
ooo...i saw that too *bro fist*
Your video is amazing. The point is that only 1% of the people know about these kinda programs or ECs in India and people are not aware at all. When the whole Indian youth is running behind JEE and NEET it's very hard to bring awareness among people about SATs.Most of the high schools in India won't give opportunities at all. Its the main drawback. Honestly speaking I don't even know half the ECs which you were speaking in your video. You have to give a very detailed explanation to make people understand how you got opportunities and how was your experience. Moreover, your whole journey. (it's just a suggestion from my side ). There are many stereotypes about the schools abroad so Indians don't prefer to go outside for undergrad programs, I guess. Congratulations on getting accepted into Standford!
A lot of this information isn't being actively spread and I'm just doing my part in trying to help everyone hear about these ECs. I'm sure if you take my video as a starting point, and run a few searches you would be able to understand them a lot better. Other than that, if you have any questions, I would love to answer them :)
Dude,so so so true!!!! There's no one talking about SAT's and such impressive EC's, but at the same time there are 6263828292 opportunities for JEE/NEET aspirants!:/
I don't wanna prep for JEE/NEET ,doe
@@ShauryaSinha Right now I'm in grade 11th commerce and thinking about some summer programs. As you said you attend YYGS and SAKURA EXCHANGE. But i didn't get it when u said that u got to go to japan free. how is that possible? As per my information, we atleast need 2 laks to attend YYGS and that is not possibe for me. So, I'm thinking about SAKURA PROGRAM OF SCIENCE. But, here is the program I'm commerce student. is that possible for me ??
@@ShauryaSinha hey shaurya i am a 11 th class student planning to go to US for my undergrad in computer science. So basically what are the extracurriculars i should do to get a decent university. Till today the three extracurriculars that i hope i could put in my applications are
1.distric level cricketer
2.cricket captain of school
3.MUN
Please help.
damn you're talented.
*existential crisis intensifies*
IKR?
He’s just like a year eldee to me, and you cannot even imagine how ashamed I am of my existence rn lmao
He’s a freakin prodigy
@@Arjun-tn3lz I do feel it bro, he is one year older than me
@@vishal3126 F
@@Arjun-tn3lz what F
@@Arjun-tn3lz no because same, I was listening to him talk about his achievements and went like 👁️👄👁️
Bruh i'm already doing engineering, thinking about what i did in high school compared to yours makes me feel so dumb *cries*
I'm in 10th grade rn, idk what to do.
Kevin Ambali You can do a LOT of stuff participate in extracurriculars , learn coding(I regret not focusing much on it), join a few courses whichever subjects you wish online(I’d recommend coursera)get certification it depends though are you going to study engineering or medical choose according cause it’s going to drain you either way😂
@@pranitanakka2606 what exactly do you mean by extracurriculars? What type of extracurriculars can i do as a 12th grader here in India? Thank you!
R. Mate I’m not really sure how to respond cause I only focused on studying but if you are good at sports go for that, you could participate in debates, join MUN, participate in street causes around where you live maybe. Join a few clubs when you get into college.
@@pranitanakka2606 hey, thank you for the quick reply. I'm also in the same situation. So my only option, in my opinion, is to study for the engineering exams and get a good engineering college. Because that's what I plan to do, and what i want to do. I was just interested in the admission processes and the requirements for joining these universities. Doing extra curriculars + sat right now along with jee preparation would be a lot of load on me right now. Thank you again for satisfying my curiosity pranita didi/bhaiyya. ☺️ Wish you all the best in life.
When you create a hybrid of Arpi Park, Elliot Choy+ some self
Woooww😂
WELCOMEEEE BACK.
Time Stamps for this Video:
Introduction: 0:30
EC List: 1:05
1) SpectraVerse: 1:10
2) Head Boy: 1:52
3) MIT Research: 2:10
4) Volunteering: 2:26
Advice: 2:45
5) Film: 3:12
6) MUN and Debate: 4:08
7) LaunchX: 4:20
8) YYGS: 4:55
9) Sakura Exchange: 5:27
10) Design Thinking: 5:35
Advice: 6:00
Let me know what you think about the video in the comments :)
Arpi is awesome
loved the video!!
Heyyyyy! How did you get that research or whatever it was, something tough for me? I am selected for the Harvard summer program!! Cheers!
You can pin this comment :)
@@Shreedhar_Shukla how???
And what class are you in?
Please specify.💛
Bro you’ve been blowing up like crazy!!!! I’m an OG!
I love this. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE FROM DAY 1 :)
In 9th standard do what keeps you up at night? Me in 9th standard: Let's start a petition to have Zayn Malik as the lead for one direction. Stanford kya reject kare ga, I reject myself ;_;
I swearrrrr
*laughs in Icarus falls *
Istg i m in 10th and i cry over 1d every day😂
@@ananyapurohit3750 same girl (*cries in 18 months * )
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Dude you're giving me so much more hope everyday. Your journey is so inspiring and I definitely took a lot of insight from the video...thank you
Hey man! First of all CONGRATS on Stanford.
I'm that Indian who lived abroad a major part of my life but in the end came back and did JEE. Got into IIT Kanpur but watching your videos is so refreshing!
I know I worked hard too and made it to a great place but your video just makes me want to rethink decisions😂
Btw your reaction video was awesome, brought back memories from when my Advanced result dropped too
All the best!
I recently discovered your channel and honestly is amazing. I love watching college youtubers and finding your channel was a gift because I always wanted to watch a youtuber with whom I could relate. Your videos are incredible and I’ll stick around.
"iNDiaNs wHeRe ARE yOu!!!"
Rayaan Azmi
HeRe.
Preparing for jee
Hoping to work for my soil not just a random country
Heeerreeee
I'm not even at university anymore but I still loved watching your college acceptance and advice videos. Love the effort you're putting into these videos and good luck on your journey ahead :)
Really really really appreciate it THANK YOU
I've been binge-watching your videos to cope with the application stress lol. I love how you're super honest about what got you into this, your videos are really organized and to-the-point. Keep up the awesome work! Thanks for the tips, really wish I found this channel earlier :)
I don't know why I didn't find this channel earlier. Thank you for doing this. You'll help a lot of people.
Lots of love from Mumbai. Thanks for making these types of videos. Its great to see a former ICSE student get into one of the most prestigious institutions in the world! This is exactly what I needed to see going into IBDP this year.
You're like the most relatable and helpful CZcamsr everrr!!!
Awww thank you!!!!
Also Indian here
Man, you have one of the most genuine smiles i have ever seen!
Thank you so much! I've been looking for something like this from Indian for so long. Really really helpful. Good luck at Stanford!
After hearing about his extracurriculars, I think I have less than 1% chance of getting into a good University.🙄
Haha talent 100% you don't need such out of this world things though; I got into the Ivy League with much less!😂
@@NityaA without extra curricular I can't dream for top colleges
@@vishal3126 True some good extracurriculars are a must!
@vinod sharma That's amazing! What major is she planning to study?
@@NityaA ur right but I have no idea what I am going to do. I have started a you tube channel, is it a good extra curricular
Your communication skills are just awesome!💥 You deserve to be in Standford!! 👊🏼Such an inspiration!!!!! :)
This is THE FIRST TIME I'M SEEING SOMEONE ACTUALLY TELLING US ABOUT EXTRACURRICULARS ELABORATELY AND CLEARLY. THANKYOU ❤
Awesome man! You are helping a lot of students with sharing your experience and advice! ♥
Hey Shaurya!
I am from India, and surprisingly, I have a very similar profile like yours:
1. Volunteering
2. MUNs
3. Head Boy
4. I went to Germany on a scholarship for 3 weeks
You have become an inspiration for me (Yes, I am an OG), and I genuinely thank you for that.
What is the name of the program (On which you visited Germany?)
Were you a high school student when you went to Germany?
How did you get the scholarship? Did it work? Did u get in?
7:36 crash course into feeling like an under achiever. Bye everyone I will go and cry now ;_;
Im crying rn. My parents were damn right when they said I wasted my life. This guy started his passion in 2012 while I was awaiting for that fake hyped up Tsunami that never appeared.
@@nz8303 whats ur age now? But anyway U can succeed at any moment in ur life.🙂
My goddd!!!! I just appreciate you so much! And so much more respect for you after this video.
Finally, content such as this from Indian international students. Love it bro!!!!
The hand gestures kinda gave away your debate background 😂
Great content and would love to see your college experiences in the future
i don't understand how could you get rejected from some colleges by having all those amazing accomplishment😭😭
Wow. You're my idol now.Loved this editing too!
Thanks alot for sharing your experience.I saw your first film and it is amazing!!Your style of video making is unique and you are a role model for the Youth.
Lots of love and good wishes for your channel☺️
I'm not even Indian but still watching this cause his personality is dope !
A look at the awards was enough to get me demotivated..😥😥
Wow I needed this so much! Currently starting class 11th and needed help, thanks so much! Btw ur brother is so adorable! Watching from India🇮🇳
Your editing style is so chaotic I love it
Chaotic is the best word to describe it yes
The content wasn't relevant to me but I totally hit that like button and watched it anyway cuz I love your style. :')
hey! i wanted to know more about how to get a research internship like how do i find one, i'm from india too
Yes plz tell this
you are an absolute mad lad. kudos to you dude. love from Bangalore
UGH STILL WOOZY BRO U DESERVE MY HEART
After watching ur stats and ecs i know I'll never get accepted in a uni i want to go to
i've done NOTHING in high school im crying
Same
How can ppl not watch things like this !!! Jesus it sooo good Thank you !!
Hi shaurya! Saw your videos and they are truly amazing and helpful all at the same time!!! And yeah congratulations to you on getting into Stanford!🖤
how did you even do all those activities? geez i am in 11th right now and i swear i went to mun once and sometimes i write blogs thats it and the student exchange program my school doesn't provide, damn i really think i wasted my 8th and 9th grade
IKR. Like shaurya makes me feel I didn't do anything worthwhile in my life.
Hi, can you make a video pertaining to how you got the MIT internship? That would be very helpful!
Obsessed with this channel
.....looking forward
Thank you Shaurya your content is very authentic.
I have a question for you: would you have done all this extracurricular stuff even if colleges didn't look at it?
Hey!
I was wondering if it is possible for you to tell us how you got a research internship? I've been looking for some for a really long time, and I haven't come across any one that would take a high school junior
wow! this video is so inspiring. thank you for sharing your experience!
Hey Shaurya !!
I have ended up binge watching your videos this summer and your videos really helped me get exposure to the various other elements to applying in colleges in abroad .Our Indian systems always taught us that as long as you have good grades ,you are sorted .It would be really helpful if you make a video on how you got the research internship and just kinda explain the whole process.
How do I develop EC's now? I'm a junior and all I've done in high school was community service and I was part of this entrepreneurship program but that's it. I cannot do anything this summer other than online tutoring. Any tips???
hey, love your content!! im starting 11th grade cbse and i would love to know if there’s any internships/ research oriented programs available or how you came across so many cool opportunities like the yygs and human centered design thinking? thanks
Hey
I am currently in 11th grade
Can u help me out, like what did u did where are u now and can u guide me
Pls bro
I really loved your confidence and your communication skills....
Thank you for the video! It’s very very useful!
I went into depression the minute this video started.
Yeah exactly😭😭😭
I just started 11th grade.. What advice do you have for students like me (regarding extra -curriculars) who also aspire to get into prestigious institutions like Harvard or Oxford or Stanford or Yale?
You started 11th? But the 10th results haven't even come out? And there's lock down everywhere?
Did you come to know about anything?
@@tanviohol6807 sorry, I did not see your reply. Actually, our online classes started before results were declared. I know this is weird.
@@martianyeast2951 Yeah, Shaurya posted a very comprehensive video regarding this a few days ago. I got a lot of info from that. You can go check that out.
@@PriyankaSingh-ko2lv czcams.com/video/uAvCFe53_nU/video.html
Bruh thank you so much for making these videos. Indian high school students like myself are desperate for content like this!
love your channel!
For the Yale young global scholar, did you actually go to Yale ?
Also how can I apply for the research in MIT ?
No YYGS is international not at Yale, Apply to MIT by cold emailing.
I hate the dude in the beginning. Please edit him out, I’m pretty sure he didn’t know u we’re filming . I would hate it if he took you to court and forced you to take this phenomenal vid down. Please do so, sincerely 30% gang
OMG haven’t related to anything this much, shaurya please do so
Agastya Sinha COINCIDENCE I THINK NOT!!!!! I was thinking the exact same thing, everyone if you think we shouldn’t violate the privacy of the poor boy like the message and we can save him💪
u the real dog
i always get so concerned coz of these comments n then i read the name and just....dumb moments
Lol this brother is a real bro. Mine would probably do the same
yo i'm indian american - so indian residing in america (nri) - but this is so fricking helpful. sm of the college advice I've seen is so fricking generic and i love how you detailed it - keep it up
Dude the music!!! You already know this guy have been watching a lot of Arpi Park.
What should one do if they are stuck at home and just starting 12th std.
1) Learn a hard skill you can apply to your in-person projects in the future.
2) Ideate about potential plans you have to expand your ECs.
3) Network. Everybody is at home, and you could reach out to students, collaborators, universities.
Just a few thoughts :)
@@ShauryaSinha thx a lot bro. I've been looking for college videos for ages and u r the most relatable CZcamsr to help.
Hey , Rashmi can we network ? I am also at same point as you.
@@saikharade2925 sure..... where are you from
You can even learn coding like python or c++ because these are like increasing your rate
turn on the option to download!!!
Hmm will look into this
@@ShauryaSinha yess boss , I have a friend, she really look forward to getting into stanford in 2021, and I came across your reaction video like yesterday and I instantly shared the vid with her and she legit cried haha. Congrats man!!
I really love your content! Keep making the vids please :)
pls make more of day in the life vlogs
and btw this vid was really useful and gave an outer picture of what kind of activities we can develop.
thanks alot for this valueable info :)
For sure, I'll make one! Welcome
I went to a clean up camp once,is that enough...
It seems impossible for me to get into stanford😭🥺😫
I found your channel yesterday when you were at 1.8k and 24 hours later, whatta jump
This guy is the freaking embodiment of giving someone a complex...
Hey,
I'm Pranav from Kerala,
The video was amazing. Thank you for posting a content like this.
As I mentioned, I am from Kerala. Highschools here do not have such kind of clubs and other stuff that I can include in my extracurriculars. Is there a chance that I can get into Stanford and Other top universities without clubs and other extracurriculars provided from schools??
Outside of School, I know how to program and that is my passion. That's what I do in my free time. I make apps, games and websites. How can I write this as my extracurriculars???
Bruh if u get good enough grades, you have a great chance at getting in. College vids say all the time that theyve created a website or an app, which ia a good EC. plus, stanford is right in silicon valley, where lots of tech giants are. So if u exert effort and do research you could get in
@@dianaanonymous5794 Dude, I have really good grades. If I was to write all my essays it would be like this-
1) Got some prizes in the Science exhibition in my school(I did something CS related)
2) Again got some prizes on a few regional and school level quizzes (Not CS related though)
3) Competitive Programming ( I do it in my free time. haven't concentrated on this for too long, but it's fun to do)
4) I worked as a Developer in an open source project which aims in providing free educational resources for students in low income families through a project based learning method.
5) I did many side projects such as making a few apps, websites and thinks like Neural Networks and stuff
6) Did a Programming Bootcamp sponsored by IIT Techkriti(that's like the tech fest of IITB)
7) Did a few MOOCS from EDx and Coursera related to Machine Learning, Deep Learning etc.
DO you think any of these are decent enough to get into good schools?
@@sharithajayanandan6691 you flexing bro ? Huh ? Enthane saho ethe ?
@@jojogeorge7836 dude, all the things I did are like school level achievements. This dude has got Prize from The president of India, and you think I am flexing?
@@sharithajayanandan6691 I mean compared to me you really are doing great
Why didn’t you tell that you won Pradhan Mantri Bal Puraskar 2020?
Probably because he received the award in Jan 2020, which is after all the applications have been submitted - so at the time of application he would not have had the award.
This was helpful thank you brother!
Feels like i waited for this video for almost a month..was worth it thou. Also, why tf can’t other Indian students move their asses and film such video.. THEY ARE HELPFUL. Lastly, I feel like I have officially become a fan of this guy right here.
His ECs are more than my entire batch's ECs😂
And here I was, thinking my dance competition awards would get me in 😑😑
Thx bhaiya😊 finally found a real 🇮🇳indian inspiration
I hope to God that my dad doesn't stumble across this video because boyyyyy are you one truckload of talent, you put us all to shame!!
Him: Most of my viewers are Americans
Me (an American): What?! That's insane!.....
Lmaooo
IF YOU'VE DONE THIS MUCH AND STILL COULDN'T GET INTO OTHER IVY LEAGUES
MY CHANCES ARE SO SLIM EHH
Aloha from Hawaii!I love your videos..the content is superb and entertaining Rock on at Stanford!
Truly an inspiration !
THANK YOUU
ok buddy, go ahead and copy Arpi. I'll see u in stanford :)
We just take inspiration from the same places :)
I dont get it
me with zero extra curricular activities watching this like 👁👄👁
Love you're videos bro 💙
Thank you so much, means the world
Thanks bro... I never knew that there were 10 slots for extra curriculars... Thanks so much!