My Computer Science Degree in 10 Minutes (Wellesley + MIT)

In college, I got carried away with trying to live up to my parents' dreams by majoring in not only Computer Science, but also pre-med 🙃
In this video, I dive into my experience at Wellesley College and MIT, including switching from pre-med to CS, applying to internships, and all the existential crises along the way.
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[@TrenBlack]

You did research at MIT too? Did you also cure cancer on the side???

[@harshibar]

haha well... I did also work at a startup trying to cure cancer :D

[@anaveen5301]

@@harshibar Tell me where you haven't worked😇😇? You seem to have worked at every possible place🤯🤯..

[@sawaiz1]

kala commenting on a kali

[@huntour]

"as you can see, I failed" B+ B-

[@TheSkizz89]

Me who has a 3.0 GPA... ಠ__ಠ

[@preethikashan]

😆

[@althyastar]

As a CS major, it's super true. I'm fearing my first B as the classes get harder and the covid depression remains constant.

[@worldsavior2543]

For premeds a B+ or B- is pretty bad. If you get a C you should reconsider taking the course.

[@luisjrcadena9675]

That's a fail for Asian students

[@hanwenlinda864]

Gurl ur the Asian parents’ dream XD

[@XxUnraveledGamerxX]

CS and Pre-Med ? I thought people like this only existed in fiction 🤨?

[@virajkathiria4076]

I will be second one.😅

[@Andres-ip5so]

I just got inspired

[@Nintendo101Channel]

Biomedical Engineering

[@juandirection3751]

wait till you hear about Engineering and Pre-Med

[@mandarchincholkar7250]

please make a video for "indian" students.. because the circumstances and environment they come from is alot different from you.. they just know how learn and what to learn.. but they don't have any appropriate guidance (especially for Computer science students) for where to apply for internship and to search for internship.. please guide them (us) 🙏🙏

[@ruleighdy]

Awesome video! Honest, funny AND straight to the point!

[@AnitaAsani]

WHOA! This is super impressive and has inspired me so much! Thank you and good luck in your chosen career.

[@harshibar]

Thank you! Good luck to you as well :)

[@denmarksux9951]

Instead of pre-med I did finance. I'm double majoring in. I question every moment of my existence. I worked at a start up CS place in my freshman summer and now I'm interning at some consulting firm. I don't even know whats going on in my life and I literally remember nothing.

[@msarikonda]

Hi Harshibhar! You're doing great and you're achieving all your goals. I hope everyone keeps the same path

[@karishma449]

Damn... You are my idol now... My fantasy world is your real world...you are inspiring.. Thank you so much 💗

[@josephkhoury8652]

Pleas do more like this, there's people like me struggling from wanting both

[@aurora-cc6hk]

literally me rn

[@xmoonchildalex2815]

Ah I want to be a doctor, but computer science is always on the back of my mind. I also did really bad in AP Bio in high school & doing way better in college. Thank you for this video! I’m just nervous about switching to CS because math is not my strongest subject

[@harshibar]

There always is the option to do both and figure out what you like most! Shadowing and volunteering for pre-med will give you a good sense of what it's really like beyond bio classes! Have you tried Intro Computer Science?

[@turniphead7210]

I am in my Sophmore year of CS major. This was very helpful. 😊

[@synthiavanderwall3949]

You dont need a degree to get a job in cs..... . .. We r in diffrent realities then😭😭

[@aminuabdusalam3086]

this video really resonated with me especially because I am a premed student and trying to major in CS at the same time. Do you do one-on-one mentorship? if yes, I would be very glad if I can join one of your sessions. Thank you!

[@harshibar]

Hi, to discuss any other questions you have, please email me or DM me on Instagram (@harshibar)!

[@AK09037]

I just discovered your channel and I love you already

[@magyatarmagiamus2104]

omg you are really inspiring

[@Majitsu]

you took the exact same path I took in college. Glad I wasn't the only one.

[@harshibar]

Nice! I'm pretty sure I was one of the only ones (if not the only one) in my class to do this combo

[@SA-it4md]

@@harshibar I was at WashU and thought the same

[@mwansa430]

I did psychosocial counselling.....close to pre-med🙈 and now I'm doing CS. We are not alone😂😂😂👍

[@danianisar6324]

@@mwansa430 lol i'm thinking of doing pre-med and cs but i don't know which one to actually do.

[@mwansa430]

@Dania Nisar follow your heart

[@xxdefaultlulzsecxx106]

Wow, amazing, I always wanted to choose that path, here in my country I haven't the opportunity, but looking around I found that MIT+Harvard "double degree" and I loved it haha. Sadly I never study none of CS or Med, or even another one of my like (Electronic eng or economics), life it's very curious, anyways, great video.

[@meliormens2242]

Have studied two years quite hard to get a medicine admission in Germany. Now I matriculated for maths haha. Seeing parallels here ;) Thanks for being so courageous in public!

[@shihabmohammad3962]

Hi! I am also studying CS in Germany and am in the exact same confusion, as to whether to change to Medicine. Do you mind if I can talk to you a bit more in detail about your choice, since, I am trying to get insights before I make a decision.

[@kishoripawar2522]

Hi!! Great to know the zigzag paths in careers is not a big deal anymore. I have a query regarding which kind of major and minor you can take in education? My sister is an Odissi Dancer but also interested in maths, techie things and travelling and performing arts are a few of her hobbies. I was just curious to know if she can take a very different set of subjects in her studies which will enhance her personality and not just focusing on job perspectives.

[@JaLikon65]

Honestly you seem super likable :). The fact that you actually showed your grades in these courses -- mad props! I feel like that's something I would have struggled to do if I was making this video. So props haha. I am also a CS major right now :). It's funny that you didn't really seem to like your lower level courses (like about circuits and low-level programming and such) -- those I think are my favorite! But I am definitely in the minority of my peers lol. And it's understandable -- can you imagine how long it'd take to make a web-app in C? Lol. I certainly readily admit that the lower level stuff is not the most immediately useful, but I just like understanding more about how the computer works on the inside :). It's pretty crazy how much we can do with just little logic gates!!! Your story gave me a little bit of calm in what seems like a hyper-competitive tech world. It's so easy to be intimidated by the FANG interviews (and I definitely AM intimidated by them) but hopefully one day I can do one and get an offer, Anyways, Thanks for sharing, and subscribed :).

[@michellemarie1197]

Girl you're my hero

[@benitimur2788]

so you're a doctor and a geek?

[@Noa......]

You are the real superwoman. Smart and Badass.

[@shreyanksurve8100]

Will you please do a video on how to get started or prepared to get a silicon valley job. All about the skills and key domains

[@prathambabaria9524]

Probably gonna fail, but I'm doing CS + Physics + Pre-med at Rice University 😂😂😂

[@elinfelicia382]

DUDEE I DID THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF YOU HAHAHA. In hs I vowed never to take science classes ever again, and moved to CS major, and now I’m going to change to pre-med because I realised I hated programming more than science 😂😂

[@harshibar]

Haha, never saw someone switch to pre-med!

[@elinfelicia382]

@@harshibar Well pre-med was always my second option. I didn’t have the confidence to pursue it, but after a year I finally decided to go with it haha

[@zixuanwu1919]

Hiiiiiiii this is such as great video! I'm wondering Is CS111 'introductory' enough for students that haven't learned any CS in high school? Will they teach python and java(in CS230) from the very basics? or do students generally have enough knowledge of this before coming to class

[@samahamrahi2579]

I asked the same question to someone in CS and they said you need no prior knowledge!

[@anjalikolluru606]

I’m a high school senior right now, and it is literally my dream to volunteer at a medical camp in India… could you please tell me how you were able to do that?

[@ShogoMakishimaxx]

I'm trying to switch from pre-med to coding, but not really. I want to combine the two together tbh. I want to be able to fulfill my dream of medicine, but use some sort of innovative technology to do some stuff.

[@science-y9209]

That's basically me.. But I'm here as a 15 year old high schooler and premed doin my research ..but i still can't figure out how on this freakin world you TAKE these subjects.. where do you learn it from?? Is it all online??

[@yusram.6175]

you should major in Biomedical Engineering then! It combines pre-med & tech together, hope this help :)

[@snehashajan969]

Go for biotechnology.

[@snehashajan969]

I'm doing engineering in biotech. You have the medical part as well as the coding part here. And specialize in biomedical, bioinformatics etc there's many options

[@tripleneg]

How do you get experience for internships? I thought internships were for gaining experience?

[@harshibar]

They definitely are for gaining experience. However, for tech internships especially, companies look for prior experience. Even if this isn't in the form of a previous internship, it can take the form of previous projects you've completed on your own or for a class, research, or relevant experience in other fields.

[@Ana-rp4xu]

girl gurl we don't have the same notion of failing B+ B- B is not failing just for info and please can I have your brain

[@gagansharma6016]

What should i choose after 12th for A software engineer

[@samaiyrakhan4843]

Ma'am suggest me should i go for medical science or cs as i have equal interst in both maths and as well as science. I m in std 11th science stream n has to choose right now, bifocal merit list abt to come , Plz reply

[@tasawarsaraf2573]

I always loved CS but I also wanted to do be in the pre-PA route too. I didn't think it was possible till I watch this video so thank you for existing 🤓🤓

[@amanjotkaur4753]

I also wanted to do PA....but now confused between CS n PA? And I can't do both

[@jahnavibonagiri]

ahh me too. im a cs major but lowkey thinking about pre-PA which seems like too much work. I really wanna end up deciding. How did u decide to just go cs and not pre-med?

[@anaveen5301]

Organic chemistry went bad!?😂😂🤣🤣..tell me when was the last time someone said Organic chemistry is good🤔🤔😁...That subject itself is meant to inflict pain to students.

[@KillerMindawg]

Career decisions are hard. I also picked cs over medicine after 2 years of school. Still wondering if it was the right decision.

[@peacearobieke]

Did u graduate on time?

[@autumn399]

I’m also split between medicine and software engineering, i have an interest and previous knowledge about medicine but don’t really have it for software engineering but I’m considering it cause it will make me earn money faster but I’m scared i won’t like it. Do you have any advice for me, please let me know.

[@sadiachowdhury9053]

How did you deal with your parents by taking CS as your major? Going through same dilemma and my parents aren’t being supportive. :(

[@harshibar]

I was honestly very surprised when my parents were okay with my switch to CS. I think just proving that you have a game plan is important, so maybe show your parents how you will use your CS major after you graduate? What major were you initially planning on doing?

[@sadiachowdhury9053]

My dad is okay with me doing CS major, but my mom and my entire family sees me majoring in pre med so that I can become a doctor in the future. I am a freshman taking intro to comp sci right now and so far I am really enjoying the class. Whenever I tell my family members I will be majoring in comp sci they have that disappointing look and it actually bothers me. Also, I just found out about your channel and have been binge watching all other video that you posted haha. Loved all the content. Keep up the good work!!

[@harshibar]

I made a video answering your question! Basically - don't let your family stop you! kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4usgKp5as6daKc

[@emilyau8023]

​@sadiachowdhury9053 your parents are not going to be the one who has to live your life.

[@sitrakaforler8696]

Dude you are the reason why our parents complains about us x) Also: Congrats !

[@ashleyc7326]

This is so me right now as a cs pre med oof lol

[@SK-mr6ov]

I like you personality lol, I have the same ego and underestimate how hard stuff is😂

[@nds142]

The best part of this video is the situation which i can totally relate with myself ..... i was interested in bio (itna zaida ki baki ko subject hi nahi mana ) but comming to 11th thinks got changed and turned to physics , things were cool but my results were not upto mark suddenly i got fasconated in cse in 12 th cbse (and bio became the thing of least care...... all because of that memorising and all i only liked genetics photosynthesis stuff and all when i saw that bio is 88% memorising and 12% concepts so bhar me jai bio......) and yeah with in four months of knowing simple concepts like variables operations loops some algorithms and yes strings my best part... i have made my own AI (should i call it AI? though it does all the works like an AI) in java doing works like a genaral assistant does like opening youtube jokes simple mathamatical operation location music etc though voice of that primitive tts was so called faltu.... and i also added up counseling feature of assistant ... Also took part in Google code in for first time without knowing much about js but took tutorials and got a t shirt (esiliye toh part liya tha) though quite hard to do aside when jee mains were going on...... the best part of my task was when i was told to research about responding of assistant in an environment with multiple variables like a crowd wrt to deep learning ( though not coded only research ) ... i dont know why i am sharing this but its just.......☺☺☺😰😲😒😷😷😮😑☺☺😂😁😀 things are going smoother but now woh... jee and neet .....😣😷😒 Anyway cool video☺☺☺☺

[@wasikhan8221]

ohh shiiit Literally want to do sem in cs but bio is the thing I always loved in skul thanks for sharing this!!

[@ujjwalshukla5360]

So you were in PCMB studying CS also???

[@nds142]

@@ujjwalshukla5360 yess... But CS bad maths is the thing I like the most...

[@wasikhan8221]

TF This is rigged Someone actually must have contacted you to make this for me OOOOOFF

[@angelbilly5544]

Hi, Thanks for your video. I really wish you answer my question. I am ambitious to become a doctor. I had physics, chemistry and biology in my grade 11 and 12. I then did my bachelors in computer engineering (GPA: 3.75) and then did my masters in computer science(GPA: 3.25) . I now want to give MCAT and then apply for Doctor of Medicine in Canada. I would like to know if I am eligible to apply directly or any tips for me to become a doctor? TIA.

[@dinosaur37]

did you take biology and organic chem courses

[@Pad2Paper]

Last quarter of Orog and I know how it feels.

[@ujjal147]

Racket ain't ancient. 😢

[@sammann3577]

In your opinion what is harder pre med or cs

[@yashodeepchikte433]

yay Go India That's what Indian parents say when they see these kind of videos

[@rajeevsaha7587]

Hello I am Rajeev Saha from India I want few information regarding studying in USA 😭😭😭😞 I am a biology student please help me to get a college. Please 😭🥺😭😭🥺🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@bsal5347]

I m the also the one interested in both tech & med but i m currently studying software engineering 🔥

[@bryan_350_5]

I switched from CS to business(information systems) because i failed so much and now i have an interview for an amazon sde internship 😂

[@arthurmarek8418]

This was so interesting...

[@mkgreen9750]

I learned that I am dumb in comparison to you. Two excellent colleges for sure.

[@baslielalene4702]

Thanks.

[@failureinlife6665]

In india is it possible..I think no..??

[@netra8769]

Okay.... But I just took admission in b tech cs(India)and I thought this video will tell me what I am going to learn but... Can anyone tell me what she said... Like she did cs and medical?😐😧🤯W H A T !? ( You are amazing!!!!🤯❤️)

[@JA-sh4vi]

The pre-med course that you get is bs computer science?

[@harshibar]

In my college (in the US), pre-med is not a major, so you just take the classes in the side. So, I can do a BS in computer science and take pre-med classes on the side.

[@---zg7ex]

Wow no wonder she is from Wellsley!

[@keithjohnson7594]

No network classes?

[@harshibar]

Ours was only offered once a year, so I never had time to take it :\

[@Imran_18653]

The telugu in you had to end up doing software 😂😂😂

[@phoenixheros9015]

How can I speak English like you

[@mwansa430]

You had a really nice adventure😂. My parents also wanted me to study medicine but I choose CS😂. So I'm in first year and I don't know which modules are the best for this course. How did you manage to balance time for your internships and learning?

[@Yo-n2751]

🤯🤯

[@cdhjnvgjfwgsxbjgtkur4080]

Hi! Was just wondering if you dropped pre-med?

[@harshibar]

I took all the premed classes, but never applied to med school!

[@BlakeR207]

yaar tumne kya kya nahi kiya woh pata do

[@NOBODYNOSE1]

Computer science in high school??

[@thatoneguy978]

No calculus : 0 did chem make up for it

[@devolskii]

At 7:17 is she saying emacs? like the editor?

[@harshibar]

probably, ya 😅

[@---zg7ex]

did i see space X application!

[@keylas3525]

I gave up my neuroscience dream for code too 😂😂🙏

[@harshibar]

😂

[@anthonyc2072]

How did that work out for you?

[@keylas3525]

@@anthonyc2072 I am having a lot of fun with the MERN stack😍😍

[@uditsaurabh2091]

I am a cs graduate from India. I want a 6 figure job in silicon Valley. What should I do to get it.what should I learn.i am interested in web technologies.Thanks in advance

[@harshibar]

I would suggest either pursuing a Masters in CS in the U.S. , or if you have already done that, starting to prep for coding interviews by doing Leetcode questions!

[@prahasiniselvakumar7110]

and she looks 18 on top of all this...

[@emilyau8023]

I was a cocky biomed major hahaaaaaa I'm in the tech field now

[@jessewoodbury9769]

I currently work in biotech in SF lol twins

[@ScreamingRose8]

"and yea that was a fail" 5:22 Bruh..

[@ScreamingRose8]

i miss Pom and Lulu food

[@shivanshusuryakar8692]

Do you want to take over Lilly Singh'???😂😂😂

[@doomera5911]

damn typical South Asian parents lol

[@juandirection3751]

My new mission in life is to not let my parents discover this video lol

[@vithushanjegatheeswaran5317]

What's your mother language ? Is it not Hindi ?

[@rituparnnamishra675]

i would guess its Tamil for she went to chennai.

[@saiatluri8602]

She's telugu

[@vithushanjegatheeswaran5317]

Yes she is Telugu 😊

[@maxdegreat566]

Tell me that was a joke when u said very few at 6:14 😐

[@AtomLabX]

She’s like that was a fail and its a freaking B+ Kill me please 😂😂😂😂😂😂 I habe stright A’s but Fawk it is not aeaSy

[@niveshkumar6419]

You are a Tamil girl

[@Lucky73678]

250k. Yuck

[@IForgetWhatISay]

What do you mean tbh you don’t need a degree in cs to get a job in tech. What should I do? Also, you are cute af. Next time you’re in Seattle could I take you out for a coffee?