A Day in the Life: MIT Student

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[@ThatGuyWithAComment]

This kid just oozes talent. Engineer, composer, musician, artist, well spoken truly one of the brightest of his generation and deserving of his position in MIT.

[@Swaggerboy87]

No such thing, I'm sure he put countless hours of vigorous work into every subject.

[@RutzMac]

Agreed. Talent isn't much more than the results of passionate, hard work.

[@jbjaguar2717]

Not true I'm afraid, speaking as someone who put hours of hard work into things and still been terrible at them :(.

[@RutzMac]

Some things you will always be better at and some things you'll be worse at. But the idea that anyone can be remotely good at anything without first work very hard is a myth.

[@perspicaciouscritic]

Garrett Parrish is, indeed, well spoken but he needs to work on not starting every answer with "So..."

[@shinypokeAce]

Not quite my tempo

[@golfbeatsbacon2778]

Ahahahaha

[@ManukaMadurangaa]

i see what u did there

[@pranshupriyam632]

XD

[@ameerbaloch9894]

you son of a bitch

[@seph9980]

are you rushing or are you dragging?

[@SK-tk5ud]

If I eat Trader Joe's raspberry oatmeal everyday, will I get into MIT

[@JohnLee-me3vg]

Yes.

[@edhero2372]

LMAO!!!!

[@aizazalam2625]

probably.

[@QualityTuTz]

Well, there is a research showing that people who floss daily tend to enjoy longevity. This is definitely not due to solely flossing daily alone, but rather due to the fact that people who floss daily mostly having other good habits naturally. So I guess there is a link somewhere in there between raspberry oatmeal and getting into MIT and you just have to placebo your mind into it, and with a little bit of luck and a whole lot of hard work, you'll get in!

[@timcook3410]

Sophia Kim nope u need something much more important for that... nawlidge!

[@PiyushBhakat]

Update: He currently works as an Associate Production Designer At Walt Disney. Way to go!

[@omkarnitturkar182]

His insta id??

[@TwoGamingDudes1]

I hope he knows that Disney is hiring engineers right now

[@zara_amrin]

Yeah plus they are in the making of a new Star Wars theme park and they are hiring a lot of engineers for that.

[@brandonornelas4393]

Austin I'm sure once he graduates Disney will hire him in a heartbeat regardless of if they are in the process of hiring.

[@matthewwilder9194]

Looks like he's a step ahead of you guys ... garrettparrish.com/about/walt-disney-imagineering/

[@lincolncurtis1725]

Do you mean imagineers?

[@biswaMastAadmi]

Omkar Nitturkar pay fees and study

[@TheScottAF]

I go to a third rate school in the midwest. Come film me, we will call it... "A Day In The Life of Mediocrity"

[@colegibson1869]

Scott R lol

[@endwalkvideos8562]

jajajaj but remember all people will die

[@amirfaiz4040]

Holy 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Shiniiee]

The science you study there is the same science they study at MIT. Don't diminish yourself.

[@joelle3707]

Scott R its not about where you go its what you do

[@fenninabila8039]

and what the heck am i doing in my entire life?

[@alegiraldo599]

***** can you link your source? I cant really believe that young white women would pursue oppression under Islamic influence

[@alegiraldo599]

***** and why do you feel the need to insult and why do you think I hate Islam? To me it's just made up nonsense which too many people believe for no true reason

[@fenninabila8039]

Ale Giraldo I don't know which country you actually meant, but here in Indonesia we still have that kind of option such educations and high positions here are filled by women too. Not only me, but most of students in my engineering class are girls. That's why i watched this video, you know, day dreaming. Lol and oh, please no hate.

[@alegiraldo599]

***** the daily mail is your source? That source has absolutely no credibility and even the figures expressed in the article are not too astonishing. Similar rates are probably seen of conversion to eastern religions... and I'm not attacking you when I say this but Islam is bullshit. There are no such things as magic or miracles and from what I skimmed from the second article, the Quran is nothing more than a book of myths which dominates middle eastern culture. Influence doesn't make it true just as the Bible isn't true and Harry Potter isn't real

[@alegiraldo599]

***** and how are my claims ignorant if women truly are seen as second class citizens in Muslim society. They are mere assets of men and must ask for permission to acquire education and are forbidden from common practices such as driving. If anything, YOU are deluded about Islam

[@isabelbaja1465]

I'm a STEM student that loves art and music. When he said that it's okay to be in the middle and love both art and engineering, it hit me hard.

[@CrimsonEducation]

We are glad that this has made you feel that way!

[@erzan]

That's what he said.

[@NurseNick420]

There's definitely nothing wrong with majoring in STEM and also being involved with the arts. The only time this becomes a problem is if the arts begin taking over all of your time and leave you with little to no time for your STEM studies. I got nothing against the arts but they certainly won't pay the bills for most people lol whereas STEM definitely will.

[@aru5227]

I must say, the quality of production is an extremely top notch one. I look forward to seeing this channel grow into something even bigger! Salute to you guys.

[@CrimsonEducation]

Thanks Altaf!

[@hillz00]

I have a tiny crush on Garrett after listening to him talk about his passion. It's rare to find someone who knows of no limits and just goes for their passion while continually expanding their skill set.

[@giangvu6304]

yes, she is definitely of Vietnamese descent I can tell

[@abhiyudhrajput]

SAME!

[@ducluongdo8012]

Yep her last name is Nguyen. Typical here in Vietnam

[@asfiahmed3621]

*WTF* A day in MY life Waking up in the morning sleeping at night

[@danielvallejosguerra6795]

jaja

[@yongfangxia8561]

😂 haha

[@JasonJia11]

Mine is: Wake Eat On my phone Eat Sleep

[@tomrakebluer1542]

And people say "choose one career path" lmao bitch look at this guy!

[@jennyzhang7917]

I always love these videos. They're presented beautifully and are so informative. Going to a college like MIT has been a huge dream of mine, so this was really inspiring.

[@CrimsonEducation]

Don't let it be a dream! Reach out for a free consultation :) on the crimson website: www.crimsoneducation.org.

[@sexywildlad]

Did you make it to go there or are you planning to go?

[@phaoyu1]

How about making your university into something like MIT? We need more MITs anyway.

[@Nanami_X_Higurama]

Hey so did you get in ??

[@immts6475]

Who else watched this to get depression??

[@deepakkeshari3756]

*To get out of depression

[@ivag.5398]

Omg hahah

[@sitimaryam1448]

Here i am😭😝

[@Roman-nl3en]

Incredibly well-made video. A really inspiring guy, too. I love it!

[@yajayrafranco3295]

Truly inspiring, I too am in the middle between the arts and engineering. Now thanks to Garrett I feel more confident I can pursue both at the same time

[@pranavpatil4789]

You guys are real technologists. Unlike us in India where we are forced to remember facts rather than application based approach.

[@MegaAbhirox]

Pranav Patil we are stuck bro🙁

[@pranavpatil4789]

extra assignment for saying this Gowri...

[@prathamkumar2755]

Then get into IISC Bangalore you mud head

[@prathamkumar2755]

DarthVader Sorry to say but your reply shows how dumb you are. Around 12 lakh student try to get into IISC Bangalore and only 2 lakh in MIT so its legit that the entrance exam for IISC Bangalore would be tougher.... I KNOW that American universities provide far more better education than india's but there is legit reason for that... "POPULATION" in my opinion INDIA'S biggest problem is population and thats why many bright students are going abroad for there studies and never come back... IISC is also a world recognized institute recently some of the students published a journal in quantum mechanics..

[@prathamkumar2755]

DarthVader And if you have any better option for entrance please suggest it to the government... and more over IISC Bangalore doesn't get hulky bunch of funds like MIT or Harvard no college provides world class facilities cheap you mug head... They charge you a lot of money and getting a scholarship in those universities is not every one's cup of tea... so god bless india that it don't charge that pile of money...

[@sarahharb8923]

great one .. it's such an inspiration tool push up all students to work hard and believe in their abilities .. thanks in advanced for sharing us this kind of videos .

[@Kcirejnavi]

I envy this guy.

[@JackMeoff46]

Jerick Ivan Hondos Carpeso use that envy to work hard and be like him!

[@echa7101]

I think all of us do

[@gracemarykunkel7580]

dream WORK and answer to yourself and cease self pity

[@fahadalazawi7244]

one of the things that i hate and probably the most one about being in a third world country is that i'll never have an opportunity like this in my life to be creative and learn and do my thing in a decent place with decent educated people just because i didn't win the life lottery and born in a first world country it's truly depressing

[@geecruz2359]

YES U CAN......THE HARD TIMES WE GO THROUGH BUILD CHARACTER...WORTH MORE THAN MONEY

[@elbaprez9740]

Fahad Al Azawi i understand what r u talking about, but u need to develop one thing. Something you love the most, and work everyday on it. Yes, money is a problem but studying online can be a solution.

[@beaco4960]

From what country are you?

[@ShawnMwenje]

Hey, I’m from a third world country as well, Kenya in East Africa. Even though it really doesn’t feel like it lol, but I know of 100s of people who have gotten opportunities to study abroad for as little as nothing and learn about their passions especially because the elite schools are well funded and therefore very generous with their aid. So hopefully that encourages you to see the hope for opportunities around the world for education, as it has for me.

[@beaco4960]

Its possible but in countries like Paraguay aren't able to do anything at least you have a lot of money. Even studying online is difficult since most people don't have internet.

[@EDITSbyVELOCITY]

Great video, some great principles presented by a talented man

[@silvonis]

This video and this person really motivated me. I hope I will get a chance in less than 2 years to discover world as this young man did, to experience something not so common and to achieve one of my life goals. Thank you for sharing this interview with us.

[@freedomchinaify]

Just remember that many people around me at university were similar to him. Lots of energy. Lots of power. There're many wonderful universities in North America. I'll miss my university for the rest of my life.

[@zeyna1881]

wow! go Garrett! what an amazing young person!

[@madhusuthananm3494]

Great talent .. thank you crimpson

[@marouanebicher5959]

good luck with your studies and everything you do

[@ritudeshpande4060]

True inspiration, fell in love with Garrett

[@supersunshineglasses]

This is an awesome channel! The videos are informative and well made. It should have more subscribers! I also recognize the host from videos on Harvard's channel from the past few years. He is quite funny and makes a wonderful host 😄

[@markyhundreds]

mechanical engineering major, feeling very unmotivated and uninspired going into finals week. This helped a ton. Great reminder for what i want to do with my degree and life, awesome work!

[@ediann]

You’re a real inspiration! Best of luck❤️🙏💐

[@juancamilomillan7558]

He said Colombia and my heart literally bump, my dream is to get into MIT, wish me luck!

[@anandprahlad699]

Garrett seems like a smart, well adjusted young man. I wish him the best 👍

[@zenzyfx1778]

Amazing video! Please make more.

[@jsnow07grad]

on a deeper level: when students change majors having the option to actually form your own major is such an amazing thing to have.

[@jsnow07grad]

THIS IS AMAZING!!!

[@sohamsdays]

This looks so aesthetically good looking. A huge like from my side :)

[@bee14ish]

Awesome video, and extremely bright kid. You've earned yourself a subscriber!

[@rociomv3129]

Really amazing!!

[@lazypersonify]

This is honestly my favorite "A Day in the Life" Crimson video

[@garimasingh9945]

when u searching for inspiration ,and find these sort of videos it feels so good,☺☺👌

[@shakabrah3030]

Inspiration? This video got me frustrated with myself, more than anything i've seen before probobaly. People like him worked hard their entire life and now they collect the fruits of that hard work, meanwhile i'm going to university next year and i'll probobaly get into some very average college, because i've wasted 11 years of my life doing nothing.

[@Astro2024]

You could still apply and get in after a year at an average school bro. Check out this link. mitadmissions.org/apply/transfer/before A couple things I would say is 1) Don't take on more than 15 credits your first semester of freshman year no matter what your advisor says. 2)Do whatever it takes to get straight A's(go to every lecture, always ask a few questions, go to office hours once a week, read the textbook and watch videos on the topic a day before lecture, start studying for midterms a week and a half in advance, make friends who are also focused). 3) Don't get a girlfriend. 4) Only join like 1 or 2 clubs/activities. No need to get too involved if you want to transfer. NEVER SELL YOURSELF SHORT

[@ashishaapan5243]

nice advice at the end

[@harshsingh6070]

i really liked your video bro it was damn motivational -

[@aoyypprc]

My favourite a day in the life evaaa!

[@juanpabloaguirre6390]

great video thanks for your work!

[@CrimsonEducation]

Thanks for watching! be on the look out for more :)

[@hirozensarutobi470]

he is my classmate .. hehe im a lucky filipino to get here :)

[@azkaranaufathal-qirafa4140]

But u are a hokage

[@yongfangxia8561]

You are also smart guy

[@albertmendoza1468]

funny

[@medeiapsyche]

Woahhh... I'm also a Filipino and I want to study there. How did you get there?! I need some motivation. Nawawalan na ata ako ng pagasa huhu

[@lordshalomdizon3217]

Really? How did you get there?

[@FgoncasF]

just, perfect

[@tayyabakhtar6157]

coming !!!

[@SriRam-th1ox]

it's interesting and informative one to the candidates who seeks admission on MIT like universities. i was so impressed about the background and building supposed brought in to feel like i was there. my big dream is to get the admission on MIT on Ph.D research. but lacks of problems i quit it. But good hope still exiting in my dream.

[@swagatmalla6634]

He is living my dream life. I am greatly interested in physics and music is my creative outlet. Watching this makes me so much motivated.

[@cassenav]

this guy seems really cool and open to different things

[@spacewalker9375]

I love how MIT has strong support within the engineering course and are super flexible and do all these things to support students. I guess that's why it's MIT. My capstone class if student paid, unless you manage to to knab a sponsor.

[@NOVAsteamed]

I really like the background music!

[@blauwebosbes2301]

Great! Well done 👍...

[@himanshuvardhan7882]

Great video.

[@premvjain]

Did not realize mit had a decent music program. I want to be an engineer but I’m also a musician. This was very eye opening in a good way :)

[@JerryNoel]

That was great!

[@alfref]

This made me so much more anxious about March 14th

[@rajnikantyadav1315]

LOVE YOU MAN GREAT CHANGE THE WORLD

[@427Ktown]

This guy does college right. Much respect for Garrett.

[@zerohero109]

Wow he is super talented. Playing music, drawing and also smart since he is MIT student. His room is really convenient

[@themarcvelazquez]

Amazing video

[@monardamoth]

Could you do show off more state schools such as University of Tennessee, Knoxville or University of Alabama?

[@scottshepardson9969]

this guy is an inspiration

[@scottshepardson9969]

I need friends like this

[@BLiu-oc6gz]

awesome!

[@toudelougou7110]

That's awesome

[@jag9981]

These videos motivate when I slack off in school because I just imagine myself not being able to do that at a university that I would love to attend. I know I'm not at the right university but sticking with it just to get a degree. And also because a lot of these universities are a lot bigger and have an aesthetic that would really suit me compared to the one I attend where's it is very bland. This channel is so underrated.

[@prashb7]

Wow! I wonder what would happen if everyone had access to this quality of education.

[@CrimsonEducation]

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[@voltaspeeder17]

Man, if i somehow got a chance to go 10 years back into past, i would work my damn ass off every single day and try to get myself into university like that, instead of wasting my life on computer games and going into some meh college. This channel is superb, it really gives you that feeling you're actually studying there. You guys are making top notch videos, can't thank you enough for them!

[@jsnow07grad]

You can still do it!!

[@MiaTaylor]

Proud to say this sweet, talented, hard working, kind, intelligent human is my bf

[@largestfern]

You forgot to mention handsome?

[@MiaTaylor]

​@@largestfern Looks are nice to mention, but it's all the other stuff that makes people truly special. Plus, I tell him he's handsome fairly regularly to his face ;)

[@kyriakos2002paok]

congrats👌

[@xxflawlessxx1802]

just.....wow

[@persepotter7705]

wow he's so good at everything

[@vinnygarcia572]

I have exactly same passions for music and engineering. I got my BS degree in industrial engineering from a good university in Brazil, but my experience was terrible compared to what I see in this video. I wish I could've had the same opportunity. If that's within your reach, don't waste the opportunity. Effort is just a very small price to pay, when you're already so much ahead in life. Don't take things for granted. Good luck!

[@nsebast]

I hope my kid become this productive and creative

[@coughdropper]

There is a 99.9% chance you will be dissappointed.

[@breathtakingsamurai981]

If you will only hope, nothing is going to happen. You need to teach and motivate your child and not just hope.

[@yomama8833]

Practice concerted cultivation and put him in the right environment.

[@alisalexter4072]

Cesar Ocampo whats concerted cultuvation?

[@OiVinn-eq1ml]

This guy seems chill & smart Person I'd be friends with

[@xxflawlessxx1802]

i would really love if you could make video about Art schools, specially RISD !!! love your videos btw

[@vinayseth1114]

Is RISD better than Royal College of Art etc?

[@ha1ban3]

Ohhh man i can't wait to go here

[@Purplelilacs1]

Do Johns Hopkins please!! Love these :)

[@rest_in_prince_I_h_trains]

This is literally my dream. NOT JOKING. This video actually motivated me to force myself more into maths and science. And thanks to this video I feel comfortable working extra on mathematics and physics. It dosen't feel boring anymore. I know my path and I'll dow whatever it requires from SAT or TOFL to get enrolled in the future. Sometimes, offering chill times for extra work and effort really helps you to understand and learn something new which can help you later on in life.

[@rimikabanerjee314]

yay finally someone who's wellrounded and not just good at math

[@SirZafiro]

I don't see why being "just good at math" has to be a bad thing.

[@shubhammhashelkar6717]

Fabian Levican S. Exactly

[@kudos4201]

it shows he is multi-faceted

[@manojkr9198]

ok so euler or ramanujan was bad because there "just good at math". Well, math is much much much more than you think kiddo

[@sebastiankonigsperger8237]

Rimika Banerjee emmm. Jack of all trades master of none. So you are trying to say many of these bright students are just good at math and suck at everything else. No, being well rounded won't get you anywhere, you should be good at everything but have a big spike something in which you are so good that you actually stand out

[@JackChua98]

Hello,great vid as always, just wondering do you guys have any similar day in the life vid of students from King's College London or John Hopkins/Northwestern Uni :D

[@CrimsonEducation]

Thanks Jack! We don't yet, but those are all on our list of schools to visit - stay tuned!

[@JackChua98]

Crimson Education That's great to hear :) Thanks for the quick reply by the way !

[@CatherineRMich]

I love how he's not stuck in one subject. He's multitasking and multi talented. Also some people think that mechanical engineers only are interested on engines cars and stuff and I love how he's room is disney decorated

[@lucasm4299]

This is what we need. USA 🇺🇸 Education is progress.

[@kenrenji1]

What's the sound track, I really liked the background music!?

[@elmagnifico969]

This man is going somewhere.. He is GUUD

[@hothotheat3000]

His family must be so proud.

[@madhusuthananm3494]

Good wishes garett

[@gonstotwriter]

USA is an interesting place, with MIT and all the other great schools. I used to reside in Canada, which has *nothing* like MIT.

[@MeryKate]

so everything in this video made me cry...

[@narcis3720]

At least he's not too good at drawing. Phew.

[@danieljoseph6404]

thats a relief

[@KunalSaini97]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@h3cch347]

lol didn't he say that was pretty much one of his first serious drawings?

[@quarantinelife.]

You're funny. I like you

[@agfd5659]

@@quarantinelife. you beautiful, you strong!

[@heliaarab9865]

Thought people who actually studied at such universities are so sirius and just focus on maths and physics but heyyyy you changed my view and i thought maybe something was wrong with me and i must choose between art and maths... Love you so much and thank you With you the very best💜

[@Charlotte-ty9my]

I looked him up and he works for Disney now :)

[@kams718]

the thought of transferring from one amazing school to the next

[@taichi6388]

I was actually forcing myself to keep music and studies seperately thinking my music addiction deviates me from studying. Now I got the way. Thanks

[@rajendrakumar-io3xh]

Omg . Really lucky and gifted.. I wish I was you.... 😥😥

[@rajthomas4224]

You guys should make a video on the University of Michigan

[@happyd6145]

Do a video on Ispat Autonomous College,Rourkela

[@27shogun58]

That looks way too chill to be real

[@JokerCat9]

Guy's got a killer setup