extracurricular activities that top colleges DO/DON'T want to see

[@daschtheducc]

this is great. thanks so much, all the time i don’t think im doing enough, but now after watching this video i feel better because im doing things on here that you’ve said will differentiate myself. I started a new job over the summer and plan to continue at very least until next school year, and am running a youtube channel where i make video essays on discussing music (how an artist can go mainstream, my opinions on albums, artist biographies, etc) and plan on trying to make a fashion video to see if i like it. I’m also in humanities honors at my school and am writing a paper I plan on turning into a video eventually. I also want to try and start a small business as part of a big project at the end of the year. again thanks so much for the reassurance

[@tylerjohnson4]

Am I cooking? I’m an 11th grader trying to major in aerospace engineering and maybe run college track, here’s my EC list: -Varsity school track -Track club -Engineering club (pres, founder) -Aerospace research (college program+independant) -Aerospace college program -chess club (pres) -coding club (probably VP next year, planing to found electrical engineering branch) -NHS (officer, started some initiates within) -Paid job at grocery store (3 years) -piano

[@theallduck]

W ecs

[@pitch-w2e]

Uhm, maybe even apply to MIT? Those are cracked

[@Benjamin-l1y4j]

Yeah bro those are really good

[@tylerjohnson4]

thanks gang 🫡🫡🫡 just gotta lock in on SATs, maintain grades, and keep developing the ECs and hopefully i’ll have somewhat of a chance at some of those cracked colleges like stanford

[@choasisgoated]

What did you do in the aerospace research/ college program?

[@littlehalf4796]

great video, thanks so much!

[@trash.studios]

advice for freshman (all honors classes, varsity sport starter, president of 1 club while participating in 3 others, charity for 4 years in national magazine, 4.0 gpa)

[@Vanjju]

A lot of people say that marching band is an bad extracurricular, but what if your highly competitive? Our marching band recently placed at grand nationals and we consistently place top 5 every year. In this instance, would it be a good extracurricular? Or should I still try and find something else

[@sh2nu1ee]

It depends on your other activities but if it’s really high level, they’ll probably recognize that

[@Benjamin-l1y4j]

So I am going into 9th grade next year I am really good at speech and debate (more specifically congressional debate) I am incredibly passionate about economics and I run xc and track would this be good to get into a good school.

[@sh2nu1ee]

"a good school" is very subjective, but that's a great start! If you do well in debate, that'd work really well in your favor.

[@fefe1989]

Thanks a lot for the video 🙏

[@im_mortalyt]

I've been watching a lot of your videos and was wondering if you could give me a few tips. I'm currently a freshman with great grades, but not any impactful extracurriculars. As of now, I think I want to go into the CS or cybersecurity field, so do you have any recommendations for me to get into top colleges. (I'm open to basically anything 🙂)

[@sh2nu1ee]

if you're a freshman, take the time to ACTUALLY explore. Are you saying that you want to get into CS or cybersecurity because coding looks cool? If you haven't done the actual work that goes inside CS and cybersecurity, you'd have no perspective to make a judgment. Instead of trying to commit to something head on, explore a bit and see what really sticks

[@Stareyiii]

Hey, Im a freshman- still havent done anything and I got a bit of social anxiety and iM really shy- Im thinking of being a dentist or maybe something thats related to History- do you know any ECs that would help me to get into Yale? Its my dream college And btw i live in the US

[@Kyrptic.]

Dang you are hella underated

[@theallduck]

Bro i tried a job at kumon and it sucked 😢. Also my grades dipped and i got some B’s that semester…..

[@sh2nu1ee]

don't sweat it man keep it comin

[@hdajq892ey7]

kumon gives me trauma

[@theallduck]

@ as someone who worked and studied there, real

[@HIGHHLIGHTSTV]

I am working on one of the largest NGO in my city. I started as an intern, and now I am an admin assistant. What do you think about this activity?

[@sh2nu1ee]

awesome! admissions officers would be glad that you got yourself deep into a great NGO.

[@HIGHHLIGHTSTV]

@@sh2nu1ee thanks

[@clov3r527]

whats with the ominous music lmao

[@hdajq892ey7]

what to do if i want to major in foreign relations and maybe become a FSO?

[@sh2nu1ee]

ask ma boi chatgpt

[@rn906]

Can I apply to your program as an international student?

[@sh2nu1ee]

yes of course!

[@luvie2098]

Hi! You mentioned overly generic clubs- but are there any way to boost those clubs for your application? Right now, I’m in the process of creating a key club at the school, and it’ll be the first volunteering club we have. Once I (hopefully) get members, do you have any tips to make this a little more special?

[@sh2nu1ee]

first ensure that your club gets members. go to club rush, put up posters, reach out to your school's social media and ask to advertise your club. Once you've done that, it's all a numbers game. The number of people you lead, the number of hours you put in, etc.