Very insightful, you basically summarized hundreds of other KZbin videos and articles on college admission in just a few minutes!
@cuadrae4 ай бұрын
Can you do a pros and cons video for AP & IB courses?
@IvyAdmissionHelp4 ай бұрын
That's an interesting idea. For now, I would say that they're both excellent. IB (International Baccalaureate) is a two-year degree program for juniors and seniors. AP (Advanced Placement) are college level courses. Your particular high school may offer one, or the other, or both, or neither. IB is a more structured curriculum, and favors collaboration, critical thinking, and intense writing. AP is faster-paced, and has much more multiple-choice testing. If you want fast-paced learning and max flexibility, go with AP classes. If you prefer a slower pace and more depth, IB may be more rewarding for you.
@djd__9986 ай бұрын
Appreciate the consistent uploads 👍
@IvyAdmissionHelp6 ай бұрын
You bet
@shadowmt67356 ай бұрын
Very good advice! Recently I've watched this channel which is a real good help for high school kids. With his perfect SAT score, my son will enroll JHU for premed track this year.
@IvyAdmissionHelp6 ай бұрын
Congrats. Johns Hopkins is an excellent school, particularly for pre-med. But it is also a very difficult school, so be prepared to work very hard. Also, you really need to start thinking about med school starting freshman year. Look into what's required (internships, clinical experience, volunteer work, shadowing, etc.) and start early.
@underwriter535 ай бұрын
Could you address the glut of Computer Science/Engineering students? My grandson had a 35 ACT score, 4.0 unweighted GPA, excellent essays and extra curriculars according to his AP teachers, and still was rejected by MIT. Now I realize that is a hard school to get into, but his portfolio project I thought would put him over the top. Any thoughts?
@IvyAdmissionHelp5 ай бұрын
MIT probably turns away 3 or 4 "perfect candidates" for every 1 that it accepts. A lot can factor into this: gender, race, geography, first-generation, personal essays, etc. They have many different buckets to fill, and it's no reflection on your grandson. Fortunately, there are about 20-30 top CS/engineering programs in the US and he can be incredibly successful graduating from any one of them.
@underwriter535 ай бұрын
@@IvyAdmissionHelp Thank you!
@user-nr8bd7ve5x5 ай бұрын
Great video. Where did you get the past admissions rate for various schools (50 second mark)?
@IvyAdmissionHelp5 ай бұрын
All of this information is available online. And there have been numerous studies substantiating this decline.
@user-nr8bd7ve5x5 ай бұрын
@@IvyAdmissionHelp I fully agree. Wanted to use the information I am doing for my research. I’m a high schooler doing a paper on reconfiguring the college education system.
@genanonaccount5 ай бұрын
Does doing research / doing an internship count as "having an impact on the community"?
@IvyAdmissionHelp5 ай бұрын
For example, if you conducted research that was published in a respected journal, that adds value to the scientific community. Just showing up for an internship doesn't show impact, but if you used that opportunity to propose and implement a solution to fix a problem, that definitely shows impact.
@Beck-Stein4 ай бұрын
These aren’t trends. This info is known already. You forgot to mention that it helps that not being Asian or a Jew is preferred by ivy schools. Helps a lot.
@IvyAdmissionHelp4 ай бұрын
The return of the SAT is a definite trend, as is the continued decline in acceptance rates. I would have mentioned that it helps to come from an underrepresented background but that info is known already.
@Beck-Stein4 ай бұрын
@@IvyAdmissionHelp touche Moving the goal posts for the lower iq makes sense?!?! Glad SATs were added back as a gate keeper. Not everyone is qualified for an ivy. Like saying sports teams should have more diversity not the most qualified should be on the team. We are moving backwards as a society.
@lokimsjrrd34512 ай бұрын
How is being Asian or Jewish not preferred when they make up the largest population in IVY league colleges? Victimhood much?
@Nyumnyum122Ай бұрын
I have two primary ‘themes’ in my application-would this negatively affect my chances?
@IvyAdmissionHelpАй бұрын
No. As long having two different themes doesn't dilute your overall brand.
@kevoblaster89606 ай бұрын
I have AMAZING extracurriculars, I am the top 5% of my class (4.5 GPA 13 AP courses), but my SAT was lacking. I scored a 1450(770 Math, 680 Reading) and decided not to submit because of all the SAT score inflation. I applied to all the top schools (Stanford, Harvard, Yale, etc.)… do you think I should have submitted my 1450?
@IvyAdmissionHelp6 ай бұрын
A 1450 is a very good SAT score. Yes, it's a bit below the average for those schools, but it's still a very respectable score. Personally, I would have submitted it. But it's just one piece of the puzzle, so I doubt it will be the sole deciding factor in whether or not your get in.
@kevoblaster89606 ай бұрын
@@IvyAdmissionHelp Thank you for your response. Technically, I can still update my SAT for schools such as Yale, Dartmouth, etc. Do you think that I should send them my score because of their recent changes on SAT testing?
@IvyAdmissionHelp6 ай бұрын
I would send them your scores because a 1450 is still a very strong score. It will eliminate any doubt that you are a very competitive applicant.