Asking Harvard Students How They Got Into Harvard | GPA, SAT/ACT, Clubs, etc.

[@ythunter4288]

There are two types of people that say test scores don't matter. 1. People with extremely low test scores. 2. People with 1600s on the SAT or 36s on the ACT.

[@abdulazizalzut8963]

6:00 pretty obvious how he got in

[@coy_fish]

@@abdulazizalzut8963damn u just outright said that

[@abdulazizalzut8963]

@@coy_fishl like to deal with reality

[@coy_fish]

@@abdulazizalzut8963 I can respect that

[@tomodul2619]

​@@abdulazizalzut8963 Did he take your place?

[@AtlasBound]

Guy: Test scores don’t matter Same guy: I had 4.0 and 1600 SAT

[@sketroux4580]

they dont matter in that if you can prove you're capable in other ways that's just as credible. The thing is, if you're capable of proving yourself capable, 99% of the time you have perfect scores, gpa

[@absentknight693]

It’s not that it doesn’t matter, it’s that those types of stats are the baseline. If you have them but don’t have the extracurricular/personality they want, then you won’t get in

[@dedecage7465]

In other words, test scores don't matter if you have close to perfect test scores

[@iamsomebody6267]

It's true if you're a black student. Affirmative action.

[@MTG_Editss]

should say "doesn't matter"

[@eliane_hong]

« harvard chose me before i chose harvard. » i hope i can say that one day lol

[@RoniSingh-mr4hv]

😂

[@MontahaElsherif]

Meet too ❤

[@hadijatou4121]

@@MontahaElsherif plz tell me what to do so that I can join

[@fiendkarma]

Honestly harvard it's not my dream but i was interested by the ambitious people who want get into this School

[@anotherguy5038]

Matthew 7:21

[@johndimgbe4204]

Them: test scores don't matter.. Also them: 4.0 / 4.0

[@rossesaddict]

Its bcuz, that is the baseline. But in order to get in, you need more than 4.0

[@MaxwellChan0]

As a high school junior, this type of content is what keeps me inspired to keep going. Thank you so much for the amazing content!

[@ishaan8207]

I think we go to the same school...

[@sam-1810]

Same here

[@aidenp.1000]

Same BTW I’m a freshman

[@localmilfchaser6938]

@@ishaan8207do you? 😂

[@ishaan8207]

@@localmilfchaser6938 yuh

[@jacobboeser]

I think what people need to realize is that college admissions are not always consistent. Generally yes, they admit the best possible applicants that apply to their college. But it's entirely possible to be denied from Berkeley or Stanford and get accepted at Harvard. You can also no get accepted to Harvard, but get accepted to Yale, Princeton or Dartmouth. An example from me, is that I had a friend who was smarter than me in high school. We both applied to a "less than prestigious" UC and I got accepted and he didn't.

[@keshavr8231]

by smarter you mean better stats right? because they can't really tell how smart you are from a paper. That's why it's so random

[@jacobboeser]

@@keshavr8231 I mean smarter as in I had a 3.0 GPA and he was a 3.5 and above student. He also did way better than me on the SATs as well.

[@betterworld2958]

also the applicant pool may be different at each school. I can totally see how a school that is known for being good but doesn't have as big of a name as harvard has tons of brilliant applicants because many may think off the bat that they aren't good enough for Harvard.

[@imtheman4805]

I was denied at Harvard after they found out I had a Jewish friend in my youth

[@imthrillz5255]

SAT and ACT are so pointless. I got a 20 on my ACT and got into my local university, now I’m making 180k with my masters degree. Employers, for the most part, dont care if you went to some prestigious school. As long as you have the degree and or the certifications. Sure it might give you an edge over some other applicants in some work fields, but that is it. Those tests scores are nothing to base your life around, just get a good enough score to be accepted to an average university.

[@cribs3819]

I needed this, thank you so much. What did you major in?

[@imthrillz5255]

@@cribs3819 medical laboratory science for my bachelors then i went to PA school for my masters. In healthcare they don’t care if you went to harvard or your local university, as long as you have your degree and license. In the real world in general, developing connections can help you gain jobs more than your school name. If you’re still choosing a major then i suggest look at a field your interested in, then a specific job/position, then look up the salary, job growth, etc. to make sure it is worth it. Don’t get fooled like others where you pick a random useless degree that won’t help you later on.

[@dragonflarefrog1424]

Except many of these Ivy League students will be millionaires, so your 180k is nothing to them.

[@imthrillz5255]

@@dragonflarefrog1424 me and my wife make a million dollars every 2 years and 8 months or so lol, we already have a networth above 1 million at 26. You sound like a naive kid, you don’t need to be in an ivy league school to make it at all, which is why i commented that those test scores are useless, you can still have a great career by getting a degree elsewhere. Plus in healthcare they don’t care where your degree is from, they’ll pay you the same. That is my point.

[@joaquindominguez8809]

@@dragonflarefrog1424 if they become millionaires it’s not because of the university they attended it’s because they are bright students.

[@Anonymous-hv2zc]

Thanks for this! I got into Havard but had a sense of Imposter syndrome due to my very low GPA, however this allowed me to commit and I dont regret it one bit!

[@hopsmax2827]

How, what ECs did u do

[@bahisagis]

can u tell us what ur EC were? :"

[@loooony_luci]

not to be intrusive, but would you let us know what your gpa was?? it’s ok if you don’t feel comfortable

[@212ntruesdale]

Troll!😝

[@kofizayn6077]

Please tell us what do you think got you into Harvard? Is it your GPA? Your ECs? Your Essay or are you a Legacy student? Please let us know.

[@dorothycho2467]

I'm a current HS senior. I did not apply to any Ivies since I'm spoiled and don't want anything other than my sunny California weather, but I've been watching a lot of UCLA and UCI content as an admit. I think everyone at both UCs are very satisfied with where they are and wouldn't change it either. I'm excited to see where I end up committing to.

[@pxrplehairgirl5030]

u didn't apply to the best colleges in america bc of the weather?interesting

[@dorothycho2467]

@@pxrplehairgirl5030 That's part of it. I also didn't want to be really far away from home. I wouldn't get into any Ivies anyway, but I'm very happy with where I did get in.

[@mcrbyn]

which univ r u in

[@dorothycho2467]

@@mcrbyn I plan on studying psychology. I hope to get a masters at least in the future.

[@mcrbyn]

@@dorothycho2467 I wann be friend, if it's oky 2 u

[@moesandar2849]

Harvard is my dream university too.And I am Asian girl from Myanmar so I m working on my English and some other skill too.I am now in 9th grade and I think only getting into Harvard makes me feel happy 😐😐😐😐🙂

[@ashark1419]

Good luck!

[@moesandar2849]

Thanks

[@zelodiborg4819]

Pls tell me what we’d need … like documents and stuff …im interested too

[@moesandar2849]

@@zelodiborg4819 I think you should just focus on studies and try your best 🙂. Hard work will never disappoint us.

[@Lokie-cd2hw]

There is no grade inflation at Harvard. Most graduate with honors. It's harder to get in than to stay in. Academics are very good but they don't grade hard.

[@sinaghadimi1804]

dude you are actually so good at editing and making contents, keep it up!

[@miloliberato]

Thank you for interviewing a fellow Filipino. I also hope to fulfill my Harvard dream this year ❤

[@ashtonherndon]

You got this!! Let me know if I can help and keep us updated!

[@hadijatou4121]

I'm sorry bro how about me ,I'm Tanzanian who next yr I'm Expecting to finish my Advance level, I'm taking EGM also I want to create my good future now how can I get at that point, please answer me before school are opened I'm I'm study boarding

[@ishaqsanusi8610]

How did it go🥺?

[@gtotalman]

At the end the employers don’t look at where you got your degree but if you’re prepared enough with required skills and knowledge to do the job.

[@JosephMuikia-ug7pt]

I'm currently working on my SAT and wish to get to Harvard. Wish me luck😊

[@Yandereanimeaudios]

Good luck I hope you do well

[@ashtonherndon]

Good luck! You got this man!

[@karinakashkareva2911]

Me too

[@rumanfurqan1097]

Best of Luck🙂

[@ashark1419]

Wish you the best!

[@TampaAndBeyond]

Love this!!! Great job buddy! ❤

[@ashtonherndon]

Thanks for all the support as always!❤️

[@chevy8258]

Coming to FSU this year for summer‼️ gonna be touring this Thursday bc I haven’t even seen the campus in person yet. Super excited

[@tonyaberman3669]

What’s the point. You can’t go to Harvard if you don’t have the smarts, period. If Harvard excepts anyone from being pressured, then they are finished. You have to be Intelligent. You won’t make it if your not smart

[@thomaspaine374]

"In every disaster throughout American history, there always seems to be a Harvard man in the middle of it" - Thomas Sowell

[@Stryfe52]

tf

[@jessicasoaresuk]

Great video! I found very helpful, thanks for sharing. Cheers

[@ashtonherndon]

Thank you so much! I'm happy you liked it!

[@lindaschultz1707]

You are really a good host of this video!

[@viralprimenetwork]

Love your hosting😍. Your video was totally entertaining and it so helpful.

[@ashark1419]

Hope I get into Harvard or some other great school in the future!

[@IsahAbdullahi-bd1wb]

One day I will be in Harvard university Ameeen ya Allah 🤲🤲🤲🤲🤲 In Sha Allah Kareem 🤲🤲🤲🤲🤲

[@4TIHZ]

did you get in?

[@Mrdynamicgaming.]

Inshallah, I hope you get accepted in Harverd brother.

[@layla8848]

Did you get in

[@HamidaBatool-g4m]

Inshallah

[@HamidaBatool-g4m]

Did you get in

[@hello12-y4e]

For everyone reading this, I just want you to know that at the end of the day, Harvard and many of these Ivy League schools accept based on their institutional needs, meaning that you can do everything right and be the perfect student, and still get rejected because you are simply not who they are not looking for. A few years into the workforce, where you went to college will no longer matter.

[@frankbannerman2037]

What got you into Harvard? : my dancing 👄👄

[@이산-c1b]

What’s so surprising? Harvard looks for students exceptional in all different areas of arts and sciences

[@frankbannerman2037]

@@이산-c1b Lol I know it's just a joke. The joke lies in the randomness of the statement within all the other things mentioned

[@EnglishLearnersHere]

Thanks for this very interesting and informative video! And thanks for interviewing a fellow Filipino there at Harvard! Proud Filipino here! ❤

[@ashtonherndon]

Thank you so much! I'm so happy to help, and we're so happy to have you here :)

[@imtheman4805]

They can interview Filipino’s but No Jews allowed

[@Lemurai]

Looking back, I think it’s all stupid, the entrance process & the nonsense these schools put students through, & the price, let’s not talk about price. If I was smart when I was young, I’d have just went to a state school & been done with it. Why? Because it really doesn’t matter at the end of the day, I graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering, so I thought I was on top of the world, until I realized industry just doesn’t care, they need bodies. This is what a corporation calls an engineer from let’s say Cornell vs Arizona State, employee #1 & employee #2 that’s about it. The only acknowledgment I got from graduating out of DUKE, whose well known for science & research was; “oh that’s nice” must be cool there, then back to work I went. The reasonable expectation from industry is that you are going to college to make money, so outside of that, anything that doesn’t make them money, such as the name of your alma mater, it doesn’t really matter. You’re not going to command the same salary as someone in a senior position at your company just because of a name, they still want to see results. Well, that’s my spill. Hope you all scouting schools make informed choices, I’d look at price first, then degree programs second.

[@jenisejackson5408]

@Lemurai. You are 100% correct. I have and BS and Masters in CompSci at an HBCU. Employers do not care what school you graduated from. However, they do care about experience, internships and such. Why go into debt when you don't have to? It seems many people have been brainwashed into thinking they have to go to an Ivy league school to be more marketable.

[@ahrorbekcurious515]

Please Never stop!

[@ashtonherndon]

Yessir! Big things coming!!

[@ayuscorner9801]

Raise your hand if you a student of Harvard and watching this now ☺️☺️☺️

[@ashtonherndon]

So happy to have you here!

[@DeVincey]

I retired at 26 and graduated from my private university in 2 years. You don’t need a prestigious school to identify yourself as having been apart of to be unique. I did however love my university despite my advisor who was also one of my professors disliking me. Although it was probably because I said his course curriculum was a bit outdated. 🧐 It was the truth.

[@huhhhhhh5225]

How do you retire at 26

[@jasminify]

I am coming for sure, Sep 24 waiting for me and y'all guys!!!

[@caiodavi9829]

good luck, my man

[@nishtaaharsha5852]

Did u get in??

[@JakeRuger-k9q]

My class really enjoyed watching this video.

[@Jesuslovesyou0316]

John 3:16✝️🩸🦋✨🌸🤗🕊🙏

[@christophermejia5998]

Amén 🙏🏾

[@Person-mh6xq]

Stop your bullshit, Mischa.

[@scottm2553]

Should have asked if their parents also went to harvard. The legacy program brings in a lot of people.

[@davidgagara7788]

I respect all of them 🙏🙏🙏

[@LorraineHopkins-cb4zo]

I started at UCLA and transferred to USC. Id go to Stanford before I go to Harvard. It’s a west coast thang 😂

[@JamesJoyce12]

lol the Harvard transfer acceptance rate is just above 0.5% - not gonna be you I fear in that five out of a thousand applications

[@doctordarcy8385]

I know people from USC that transferred to UCLA. :)

[@amend.548]

Guy: Do you guys mind if I ask you a couple questions for a KZbin vid? Them: Yes 💀💀

[@maxaxelatractivo5466]

To GOD be all The Glory Ephesians 2:8-9 (8) For by grace that we are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is a gift from GOD, (9) not by works that no one may boast. Put your faith in JESUS and be willing to commit to follow HIM, give your life to HIM and see how HE changes it for HIS auspicious Glory.

[@alexanderkaiser89]

That comment is why you never get into Harvard… The more educated and intelligent you are, the less likely you are to believe in God.

[@Person-mh6xq]

Jesus just said you are going to hell for posting an inappropriate comment that has nothing to do with this video. You did it to promote your delusions.

[@alexanderkaiser89]

I have never been involved in the American grading system. However, I was accepted into a Master’s and PhD course at Harvard from my Bachelor’s thesis in Economics, made in Denmark, Aarhus University.

[@soltice7568]

i love hiw they said the scores dont matter and then said 3.9 and 4.0 gpa😭 yeah im never gettign in

[@SierNotsruht]

4.0 GPA is easy in high school, you pretty much just have to do assignments and not be fucking stupid

[@ShilohXE]

@@SierNotsruht Not if you take all A.P also we have a different scale I currently have a 4.8 GPA and it wasn’t fucking easy.

[@jamdawgutube]

@@SierNotsruht , stop as you have no idea what you are talking about. It entirely depends on the high school you attended

[@remi427]

@@jamdawgutubeBasic level classes are really not that strenuous, a high GPA is definitely attainable with minimal work

[@JimmyKim-fb1ji]

@@jamdawgutubewell not really the high school, it’s the classes you toke. If you got an 4.0 taking normal and honors with no ap classes you not getting in a school like Harvard

[@dianaabisheva745]

I don’t get why some people go to Harvard just for the name. If you got a scholarship to a school like UC Berkeley and plan to do CS as your major, then choose the school you got a scholarship for..you’re looking to study and use the knowledge in your real career in the future, so if UC Berkeley is more likely to teach you CS (with a scholarship, too)-then choose that one. I would be happy if I got into UCLA, especially with a scholarship.

[@audre_et]

I literally watch your videos for motivation

[@filipposbroggio8827]

awesome video per usual!!!!

[@ashtonherndon]

Just trying my best!

[@CaffeinatedCazzu]

If Mr beast, Cole Sprouse , and Kelly Wasaka had a child

[@djcity1]

and Aaron Gordon lol

[@kingsmusonda2913]

Thank you bro really helpful

[@ashtonherndon]

I'm happy I could help!

[@jenniespanda_]

my dream school💖idk if i will get in or not but iam writing this for a little reminder maybe even if i get in(3%)i will come here and tell yall gotta be some years when i aplly👍

[@konokiLuong]

You have to admit eventhough most people believe college will not be helpful, that ivy league students are definitely intelligent

[@marziakarimi605]

Very useful videoooo. Thank you so much

[@linzixuan29]

Singapore let’s go !!

[@maryfranceschiloenoble4728]

Wow. From Philippines choose Harvard . Very lucky 😃😀

[@davidliu3463]

very nicely edited

[@theblessedduo2]

They say that marks never matter the same people getting everything in the SAT and 4.0

[@KellyJelly9976]

Am I the only one that picked up on the guy who said all the problems he had there he'd still pick Harvard?

[@DarkWingDuck703]

Damn unweighted 3.97 gpa, earned a B in AP US History. Weighted 4.9 but now with 3.97 really discouraged.

[@ahrorbekcurious515]

Amazing 😍😍

[@ashtonherndon]

Thank you!!

[@curlywabler]

hey ashton, im going to highshool soon as a freshman, do you have any tips?

[@charlie_whetstone]

Try your hardest to get good grades, take a good amount of honors class, play a sport, join some clubs

[@Asher-xo3gd]

Find clubs you care about!!!

[@katelyn8444]

Don’t forget to volunteer! It’s more important on your college resume than you’d think, it also helps if you want to write compelling college essays or want to join a sorority/fraternity (which have their own benefits despite being a tad culty)

[@huhhhhhh5225]

Don’t forget to be a suck up to get letters of recommendation from the teachers

[@emmanuelellie3707]

Hello guys, I am Emmanuel Ellie from Sierra Leone I just wanted to know if my GPA in Under graduate program can earn me scholarship to do my Post graduate Degree in Harvard ( my dream ever)? I emerged with a GPA of 3.77 out of 4.0 in Statistics,and I graduated as the best student in my Department

[@hardis007]

for some reason i cant wrap my head as to why this video is so positive it almost doesnt feel real realistically there should be some sort of negative thing about harvard considering how the admissions work and other allegations about it but this video is just makes it seem like they are just bs which they arent considering the amount of allegations against harvard for their admission process and all other stuff you would think there would be at least smth negative said in this vodeo but there isnt very interesting

[@RonPascal]

yeah keep doubling down you got the editing and production skills bro

[@barbaramattson817]

I NEVER WENT TO THERE SCHOOL BUT I LIKE THERE BEETS.

[@Liah235]

Your video was gr8!!!

[@raymondhartono]

I LOVE this and I LOVE you

[@rag852]

me when I compare this to the IITs in india and think about how hard it is to get in : wow

[@RK-vr4nv]

you are cool Ashton

[@ashtonherndon]

I appreciate it my man!

[@TrợLýNhiNguyễnNhiNguyễn]

thank you for your amzing vid

[@Liam1J]

Standford is the real deal

[@AdaezeOkoye-e1j]

Things happen for a reason I am here doing what I suppose to do wow

[@Lachronix]

When u grad, u should do tours of all the schools u got into, except the ones you already did. lol.

[@Noname-kp7st]

Harvard: Home of Genuises🫡

[@sarahdrio4623]

subscribed!

[@taylumstokes229]

we already lived the life more than once.. they unnecessarily called the ambulance to the school... I took the rat poison in front of the professor and class

[@chawla.pbx4788]

I really like this idea of vedio perception of keeping it all happy about college but bit too much

[@kennetht7490]

Hey! I just wanted to let you know that Jesus loves you so much! He sacrificed His life for you and is here to bring you salvation! May God bless you and May you have an awesome day! Amen❤️🙌🏼 "16 For God so loved(A) that he gave (B) his one and only begotten Son, (C) so that whoever believes(D) in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (E)" (John 3:16)! ✝️🙏🏼

[@zelodiborg4819]

Amen

[@nickzz6754]

sheesh i should've applied and live to my aunt in US, my GPA was 96. But anyways I'm alrdy happy of UNiversity eyy amma flex Siliman University

[@NicoleAlvarezreal]

greattt videooo

[@ashtonherndon]

Thank you so much!!!

[@Memememe0000]

Omgee Law School in my school is way to hard, how much more in Harvard. Life in Law School is reading, reading, reading, reading and reading. 🙊🙉🙈 and did I say reading? ❤

[@dinaboop]

Did I hear a couple of them say they got in because they were good athletes?? oookkk. Who knew the essay was so important?

[@nerdacademybd]

Thanks man.

[@yfy61]

Noone: The guy wearing t-shirt: 🥶

[@jonpan5299]

Academically, Stanford=MIT+Harvard. Especially for Harvard, to be relevant in the AI world of quantum change, it finds itself harder to catch up. It will only get more sluggish with its status quo right now. No yelling at me please, truth hurts.

[@bashirahmadnoori6750]

Today I'll tell you how to read Quran.

[@a_mwans]

I've got a long way to go 😬😅😤

[@muzzammelqarizadah7511]

You didnt the question exactly

[@fitzgeraldello2404]

your smile creeps me out

[@novatastic1111]

We do use gpa in Canada

[@franklinfon]

Bro, you're giving Micheal Jackson vibes...

[@mariadelourdesaniessanch-be7cp]

man? I feel the school

[@cheetahobx]

Feedback.....your video started out very ruff....but it got better...

[@remothecav5414]

All of ur vids are the same format

[@ooppsbye]

"who would want to turn down Harvard" Well Rory did.

[@gabby-sm6oj]

9:17 is so true

[@patricklumumba8547]

I am from kenya and I wish one day I get into Harvard. If anyone knows how pls share 🙏🙏🙏🧐

[@ShivanMahadeo]

In law do they necessarily need law undergrads? Can you come from a different faculty and still be admited?

[@Maldini009]

you may be smart but have you got mental math skills like me 👀

[@airportvans]

Same profile. Kinda...but they do t seem to mind

[@anotherguy5038]

John 14:21

[@mynameisjaychou96]

i'd like to have MBA there

[@Wackybliss]

What if I have low academics but a 1500+ in SAT? Will I be able to get in?

[@folulonge7821]

well wdym by low academics

[@Wackybliss]

@@folulonge7821 Something like academics below 3.0 GPA

[@JimmyKim-fb1ji]

@@folulonge7821gpa obviously, I’m guessing no unless you are an athlete or like one of those people who like founded clubs or something and race matters too. If your Asian it’s an 0% chance unless your an athlete

[@tvvd57]

How to join a geniuses’s scool: be a geniuse