The Summer Extracurricular BLUEPRINT for ACCEPTANCE in 2024

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The best activities to get involved in for Ivy League admission in 2024.
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Contents:
0:00 - no-bs summer blueprint
1:07 - preparing for competitions
3:23 - career exploration (important)
5:22 - nonprofits in 2024
6:18 - passion projects
7:29 - internships
9:23 - research
10:26 - application holes
11:28 - studying for SAT/ACT
12:41 - college essay writing
13:19 - TEMPLATE IN DESCRIPTION

[@preachingp]

Only YOU can help fill my bottomless void for clout by scrolling back up to smash the subscribe button please

[@Halls-of-History]

dun, thoughts on drake

[@Slenderkllz]

Cool

[@jqyl1873]

Yo whats the diffrence between shadowing and an internship?

[@Beck-Stein]

Everyone, this guy is spot on. I work part time as a consultant at an expensive college admissions group. Pratik is giving good advice regarding doing different activities from the norm. Usually students will just do what they think makes sense for their major like volunteering at a hospital for pre-med. well, every student is doing this very activity. All the college resumes look like a carbon copy. Think out of the box.

[@snailygeek2692]

hi, what other activities or projects get u into ivy league schools? i’m in my junior year currently in india and need some advice

[@tealic367]

@@snailygeek2692 make some kind of impact through passion projects. reach out to professors to get internships. make sure you have a good spike in your application. make sure you have some sort of unique job/hobby that helped you grow that you can write about in your college personal statement. if you need more clarification I am happy to provide it.

[@premed_george]

For cold emailing make sure to email ALOT of professors and I am talking like 30-50 professors. Since not each professor responds or even reads the email bc of how many emails they get a day. I had to email 30 professors before getting 1 or 2 responses. In ur email, introduce yourself (grade level, interests,etc), your idea or which research project of theirs you want to work on, and show interest in their research. Also attach your resume and make the email concise and informative at the same time since this might be the first and last time they open that email. great video as always preaching p!

[@Sky_Walker742]

I’m just so thankful I found this man. I am currently a rising freshman in high school and he has been showing me a blueprint that will lead me to success. Thank you!!!

[@completeandabsolutenerd]

Youre on the right track good luck dawg

[@abdullahnizar6784]

wish i saw it that early.

[@wynnyangchana1936]

Bro is way ahead of the game. I see you going far in life.

[@mythillian]

Yo same! Good luck in high school

[@GoatOfMind]

Chill out dude. Enjoy your youth. Ivy League admissions are kinda unpredictable, so just do what you enjoy, be relatively productive, and when the time comes around, apply and hope for the best. But enjoy your youth man.

[@ndidkzjaiahebd]

i'm a rising sophmore, so glad i found this vid. was feeling overwhelmed w/ all the stuff i needed to do this summer but my goat pratik is guiding me to success with these fire ass no bs vids 🙌🙌

[@completeandabsolutenerd]

yoo same luckily some of the things he mentioned im doing so w

[@lankycarrot]

im the same year, what are you doing this summer??

[@ndidkzjaiahebd]

@@lankycarrot internship shadowing research passion project volunteering and photography/photo editing and making music and youtube videos for some artist w 1 million + streams and a fitness coach with thousands of followers and the usual AP prep and planning ahead in general for essays and SAT and shit. i would prioritize doing what you have to do rly well by making a plan, but then finding niche stuff that actually matters a ton to you and going super deep in that too which won't even feel like work and actually makes a whole person unlike just college admissions

[@ndidkzjaiahebd]

get good numbers like i showed u that shows impact and it's cool to know that what ur doing actually matters to a lot of people outside of college admissiosn

[@lankycarrot]

@@ndidkzjaiahebd woah thats a lot, how did u even manage to do all that 😭

[@genemambo5747]

I just got a robotics research opportunity with a professor at UIC from cold emailing!! I just finished my freshman year

[@_sruthi__]

congratulations!! 👏👏👏 how long is it? how do vacation days work? do you get any pay for them (vacation days)? how many hours is it per day? im wondering because i want to be able to spend time to travel with my family during the summer

[@Joseph_Palacios]

for this freshman summer?

[@gabryelleiel-co6yj]

Congratulations 🎉🎉

[@lankycarrot]

nah what the actual fuck im the same year and ive been doing nothing but prepare for psat 😭

[@drew4770]

thank you so much pratik!! As an aspiring lawyer, i'll be sure to binge as many seasons of suits as I can this summer

[@ziad4826.]

Bahahaha as a fellow aspiring lawyer I also still have no idea what to do

[@Bl0opsverse]

thank you youtube for recommending me this at the end of summer

[@iwrsiyanawar1289]

you inspired me so much. im a student from bd and I'm trying to work my way thru creating a cv good enough for college apps since ill be graduating in summer of 26. I finished my internship as a web developer, got ranked top position as a debator in an international comp with 200+ highschool debators, gonna obtain my black belt in taekwondo this summer, working on my research paper and this algorithm that I'm coding for ai in mental health diagnosis, working with some non profits as a research and content writer, and I'm going to volunteer in a school for special children soon. im also prepping for my sats and for some future debate comps that i have soon. you inspired me a lot to push beyond my limits, and I hope to make myself and my family proud. keep making your videos, love them a lot.

[@ri4803]

where do you find international competitions? i’m also an international student and am having a tough time. where do i find these competitions everyone is talking about?

[@iwrsiyanawar1289]

@@ri4803 my school's debate coach links us up with many different debate competitions so we compete in them accordingly

[@bloxsushi9596]

I was just thinking about how I need Pratik to upload something like this 🙏

[@user-mj3ey5zt1b]

ong

[@NayaKatakam]

Broo the "random aunties and uncles at your functions" was so realll!!!!

[@RyugaSenpaii]

The *Goat* is here to support us during our most trying moments.

[@rad262]

I needed this 4 years ago

[@theflyingaxolotl5737]

This is so real and it hurts cause i dont have the time to do everything I want to fill up my application up rn. In my country we usually apply at the end of senior year so no one told me to care about competitions and essay writing. I wasn’t told I need to have achievements by junior year to apply abroad.

[@yayataylor8804]

@@theflyingaxolotl5737trueee

[@riymaify]

I’m from India and no one CARES about ecs here … it’s impossible to get into an i by league from here , it’s just JEE OR NEET

[@legenddzn3421]

India’s motto is mugup and vomit and score marks , they dont give a f bout experience , skills … they js want marks bas and its crazy having such a wrote curriculum in a modern world like 2024

[@A-distopico]

Same here in Brasil bro 😔

[@user-hy7ez3fy6j]

I'm extremely curious and mean no offense. As someone who follows the international education path (applying to colleges) Why are you watching this video?

[@sristesahani6366]

Yep can feel your pain

[@Evermemes]

Aur nai to kyw yar

[@dreaminderek9365]

This is actually helpful even beyond college applications. Would you make a similar video on how to make most of your stay during college?

[@abby-bn3lx]

Pratik you’re the best youtuber out there rn. Keep making vids you’re forming the next generation at ivies 🙏

[@liveurliife]

i love this channel, it’s great advice and he’s actually so entertaining and funny

[@Roukaya470]

hello, can you please show us your high school CV (the one you applied to collage with), i believe that having a real and perfect example about your accomplishments will inspire us to follow this path.

[@ramstutorial8894]

Hey Pratik. It would be tremendously beneficial if you could formulate an extension to your blueprint to include the summer after high school graduation, before university. Similar to your existing blueprint, it can disseminate the crucial opportunities that all incoming freshman (regardless of major) should be pursuing.

[@3435_]

this is no bs and i love it

[@elevatedschool]

P is preaching here! Great stuff brother!

[@PubertyHitHard]

4:34 ah yes my favorite doctor

[@Thenot-so-smartmathhelper]

🤣

[@TheWatcher292]

Hey Preach, love your videos. Could you go into more depth on winning awards such as science Olympiad, hosa, and more?

[@Sadnessiuseless]

Yes please

[@user-zf6mn3bq6z]

I was waiting for this video

[@dainfernalsumit]

Lit the only YTuber who I can trust 🙏

[@Coherenot]

OMG I NEED HELP 1 - I WANNA MAOR IN THEORITICAL PHYSICS BUT IM FINDING ZERO UNIVERSITIES WHICH ARE SAFE [as in NOT an IVY league uni] 2 - AS AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THE SHADOWING BIT AND AS SOMEONE WHOS ONLY ABOUT TO START UNIOR YEAR WHAT RESEARCH CAN I CONTACT PRO--ESSORS ABOUT? I GOT NTH UNDER MY SLEEVE IM STILL LEARNING CREATING SMTH O F MY OWN IS LIKE AN OUTREACH IM SO CLUELESS 3 - WHEN AM I GONNA FT IN SAT PREP AND HOW MANY TEST SCORES DO I RLLY ACTUALLY NEED FOR COLLEGE APP??? 4 - and all about fee waivers and finding the good match, research is so time consuming i also gotta cus on ECAs and being ahead o- my lesson plans 5 - ALSO im planning on being a private A Levels candidate is that rlly going to be that big of an obstacle or do they Just want me to stay or their own personal benefits? 🤡💀

[@martinageorgievska9339]

1. if ur looking for safety schools u kinda need to do ur own research and see which schools u like because these schools arent just backup plans u still need to make sure you will be happy attending the school 2. some things u can research on are quantum gravity, dark matter and dark energy, cosmological models ect 3. do the sat as early as u can and u only need the sat (u can do the act too but its not at all necessary)

[@devengineer3190]

this is the best vid so far

[@k.p.8]

holy fuck this opened my brain thanks man

[@HOSA_SLC]

I just got a internship and possible publication with a Dean at the faculty of Health Sciences in McMaster University from cold emailing!! I just finished my freshman year!

[@bri.szz17]

congrats!!

[@dnia-]

can you start non profit that doesn’t align 100% with what you are planning to do in university and start a passion project that aligns with your majors.

[@minaswetmir7091]

hey , thank you for your videos ...I'm an undergradute and I plan to apply for master's scholarships , can you please make a video about maximizing the summer and relevant activities or programs for undergrads (bachelor students) TT

[@aura.._..]

the suits one is so on point, but does anyone have any suggestions for smn wanting to get into law?

[@gabryelleiel-co6yj]

I was about to ask the same thing, very time I search about Ivy League I found things about science or med school but never law😢

[@user-rs9yg6ob2n]

I wish I knew this guy when I was a freshman in high school. Damn it!!

[@JLKor]

Do you have any advice for upcoming senior of highschool, who wants to become a doctor with BS/MD program, who is an international student (Korean), without any US Residency or VISA, living in Nicaragua? - No internship so far, but it's almost impossible to get one in this poor country. - No research program available to my own knowledge - Almost impossible to shadow a doctor (I have no personal physician or any doctor that I know of, and I don't think it's possible here...) - I have no budget to go visit any schools, nor have any summer classes in the US - Currently 4.0 GPA (weighted? I think) - SAT 1450, but will take one more again and get 1500+ on August - 1 AP so far, score unknown yet, and will take 2 more (because our school does not offer many APs) - No special awards or extracurriculars except for: - A scholarship for MK (Award) - Honor & High Honor Rolls (But I'm pretty sure everyone gets it) - A Debate club participation (as a member), without any awards... - Serve Club 'member' - Will be teaching and serving kids at my parents' mission center after summer Please anybody...Pratik...HELP!! I NEED ADVICE!! or are u just gonna say "too bad..."

[@VaishuPado]

I am pretty much like you or worse (didn't take SAT or ACT, live in school with no clubs, never acknowledged in any competitions after 5th grade, my parents don't support me studying abroad) except I have started junior high 10 days ago with an absolutely introverted personality, I need to get into these...!!! (:0)

[@VaishuPado]

Hang in there :) There are us.

[@user-rr4og3gq6z]

Hi, Im an international student trying to go to an ivy league. I live in South Korea and go to an US international school there, how can I participate on awards?

[@mithu-sm4ce]

I know I gotta "Lock in" this time

[@user-fq7xn8gc3x]

love the part when u put the Johny Sins photo as a doctor 😂

[@dorkle9085]

I'm about to be a senior and I haven't really accomplished anything 😭

[@aanyajanga2938]

I’m in the summer between 8th and 9th and I want an internship next summer, when should I start emailing professionals and professors?

[@slixeyisaqt9294]

Thanks a lot Pratik, the only question I have is how do you deal with anxiety during the SAT or ACT?

[@AH-lu2sn]

Hey I wanted to start a psychology program and team up with my school + the mental health department. Not really sure how to go about it though. I'm also worried that when I get it up and running it won't be super successful. Any thoughts?

[@ajboi536]

If I’m going to be a senior next school year and I’m locked for all my competitions and get awards and stuff but it’s after common app deadline, then what should I do?

[@namanpradhan7436]

as a premed aspirer im definitely watching greys anatomy

[@user-mj3ey5zt1b]

can you make a detialed blue print video, one for upperclassmen, and one for underclassmen. I appreciate your content. Thank you so much

[@rko2946]

Wish I had you Pratik! I am going to college this fall, at Boston University as a pre med student. However, I am using your tips to have strong EC's for med school

[@christianchryssos4802]

Hey Pratik, I have just finished my freshman year of high school and feel like a failure. I don’t have any leadership positions in clubs and barely did any extracurriculars, other than competing in a neuroscience competition that I only got 5th place in. I found my passion in neuroscience and have a topic I want to research, but did not make any connections during the year to set up any sort of internship and during the summer. I want to be a neurologist so I emailed dozens of doctors and called many people to try and set up shadowing but failed. I am only volunteering at a nursing home and a hospital as activities for this summer. To build a future college app I want to focus on research and a nonprofit I have in mind. The only thing I have going for me is my 4.0 gpa or 97.44 average, but I go to a vocational school (Monmouth Academy of Allied Health and Science in Neptune,NJ) that barely offers any extracurriculars. What tips would you give me to build I good college app. How should I start things like research and is it too late to start this? How should I go about building extracurriculars such as volunteering, research, shadowing, competitions, and nonprofits to match a premed application? Should I take courses outside of school that are challenging even though my school already offers a specialized, rigorous course system? How would you recommend getting shadowing experience in the future? If you could help me out that would be greatly appreciated, as I really need some guidance as late. At this rate it feels like I will never get into a good college and that the following years will just float into the next until it is time write my college apps and I have no extracurriculars or awards to list off.

[@royals_sprayz3679]

chill bro ur good, just start looking for more ecs you have time

[@martinageorgievska9339]

most people dont start building their ecs until sophomore/junior year, ur good de

[@gabrieldoussard7645]

Let's say I am a rising senior that wants to major in a foreign language or a social science. The advice you gives seems to be broad but obviously doesn't really apply to language, where there aren't really competitions or Olympiads, and you can't really research (except the IPA ig but that's a whole other level). Do you think just working on my nonprofit and language would suffice for a summer if I can get seals in 4 languages? Or is more expected (probably)

[@pokghidmogtawesn3200]

just do it

[@aks6859]

Yo Pratik Im not sure if you will see this but I am in desperate need of your advice. If you were a rising senior and struggled with extracurriculars what would you do in my position? I got the test score, gpa, volunteering hours, 1 leadership position, and membership in some clubs. I really feel that my club positions are weak though. You got any recommendations I'd really appreciate it. Im going to be a bio major btw.

[@martinageorgievska9339]

do research, science olympiads, create a bio related podcast/blog/book/website, seek out internships and improve ur club positions or maybe start your own club ect

[@CascadeDuSel]

Awesome 🎉

[@abdullahbinmasood9671]

Hey pratik, i hope you read this. I think im too late now, maybe, i need your help. Next summers, ill have to send admissions so there is less time. I'll give the SAT in december or something. Well, my grades are pretty decent id say, however, there are "zero" extracurriculars on my list except grades. I watched your videos on research which caught my interest too, but, i belong to a 3rd world country. There are no competitions, or research programs held here. Also, my school is kinda bad, ig, no special extracurriculars are offered. (btw i wanna major in CS). The options I have are quite limited. There is a communtiy service club at my school which im gonna try to become leader of next year. I need help in finding exrtracurriculars bro. Well, research caught my eye but there are no publishing services here. Im tryna network(as you said), but idk i got no links man. [P.S. tbh, this is the first summers i actually thought about college admissions after watching ur videos, before this i was blank, literally. I just studied]

[@martinageorgievska9339]

u can publish research in online journals u dont need a publishing service near you. i recommend for you to watch youtube videos of people listing their extracurriculars that got them in ivy leagues and see if that inspires you. some things u could start are a quick business so something like baking or reselling, any online clubs, see if ur good at writing or art or any musics instruments, see if ur good at any sports, mentoring/tutoring students in cs, develop your own game/website/app, participate in online competitions, see if you can start a coding club at your school, look for internships ect i hope this helps and i sincerely hope you succeed at getting in your dream school

[@aayushgautam4369]

I am going into my junior year and starting my spike of preventing bullying in my community yet my i want to do engineering, somewhere around biomed engineering. How can I tie this project into something related to major? OR can it not be related and i could still get into the ivys?

[@shineniable515]

lowkey I feel like I can’t do half of these things anymore because my senior year is less than a month away, and im not even sure what to do anymore 😭

[@daisyapparelstore]

Hi, I just watched your video on how you began research and you mentioned that coding projects are easiest to access. Could you go into more depth about how someone could use coding to conduct research that's not computer science-related?

[@josam5263]

I am going into my senior year and am running my own fragrance business. While I want to do Pre-med, how can I tie this business into something niche and significant on my apps?

[@oinkawa7082]

maybe cus ur doing pre med does that mean that ur doing chem for ur like one of ur subjects rn??? Talk abt mixing chemicals and stuff like that saying that these mixtures and how chemical reactions and products fascinate you and tie into ur hobbies outside of academics too - perfume making or whatevs

[@josam5263]

@@oinkawa7082 Thanks!

[@timotewos101]

yo pratik what would u reccomend for me since i am in dual enrollment (2 summer classe for a month) and desires of being a software engineer (next yr 11th grade) imma study for the psat and also do an apush summer assignment but anything else u reccomend?

[@anshchawla2698]

I am doing a work experience program in AWS via Delta Careers. Is that helpful for my college applications? Also, I am doing research on AI, and my consultancy is publishing it in IJHSR, so should I go with it, or should I go with some other journal?

[@katyaroberts7840]

Please do college videos for us rising seniors and eventually college students-otherwise we will miss you so much 🥹

[@Dragos3]

amazing

[@therealmagmalord3479]

I just got out of freshman in high school, my region is a lower performing region so I have no clue what I should do to reach out. Could someone help? This is the only place I can reasonably think to look...

[@Hello-ev3gr]

You are such a great guy for posting all this stuff. One advice is please change your channel profile LOL you look a bit weird in it. other than that let's go!!!

[@SydneeTrautman]

This was such a helpful video because I am an incoming freshman! I think I have found a big interest in neurology. What do you think I should recommend I do? What type of non-profit should I start? What kind of project would I start?

[@martinageorgievska9339]

for ur passion project u can start a podcast focused on brain health and neurology where u can interview neurologists and share educational facts. _ and for a nonprofit u can start an organization researching Alzheimers disease and dementia (you can share info about in online, do things like carwashes or bake sales to raise money, do workshops, and create a team (to show leadership) of student volunteers that can help with raising money for donations, to take care of patients and spread info about the disease)

[@jokey04]

So I'm heading into my junior year with a 3.97 uw gpa and a 5.84/6 weighted gpa. I feel quite confident about the SAT but I feel that I am lacking in extracurriculars. I have done some volunteer work for the church and helped out at an educational program last summer. This summer and next school year I am also working at a bio laboratory on some research. Junior year I am planning to run for leadership opportunities in some clubs like Speech and Debate and Model UN. I also plan on joining NHS and other honors societies like math and science. I was wondering if I joined the science olympiad, and did well, would I have a chance at a top university like Harvard or MIT?

[@rivalmooseroller3232]

Ima Giga chad I didn't even need all that since I helped my parents and listed that and did religious work and listed that on my application.

[@shortdcs]

Genuine question, can I still do these things even though it’s the summer of my junior year? I’m mainly studying to get a 1500 and focusing on my essays right now. I have a year long internship starting in the fall so I don’t have much time left. I may only be able to make a passion project.

[@tejasraman6913]

I’m incoming 9th and wondering about internships - if I want a CS/SW engineering internship where do I look? Those programs don’t seem to exist (maybe I’m not looking though)

[@qwerty6912]

How do you maintain your hair? my hair is horrible and I need good advice.

[@Brodiewg]

How do I enter competitions if the city I live in doesn’t have any

[@the.mindful.psychology]

your doctor is very talented 4:33

[@katyaroberts7840]

Also I know you said it’s late for internships, but for the future, where should I look at internships? I’ve emailed so many colleges to see if they had opportunities, but nobody had anything. Idk where else to look :(

[@xelerate961]

I religiously do robotics and have access to a huge amount of robotics supplies, resources, and connections etc. so would it be a good idea to create a nonprofit organization to teach kids robotics and help start robotics teams internationally? I've done this in India already and am wondering if growing this would be good?

[@sonakshisobhani2210]

I would like to join

[@martinageorgievska9339]

yea sounds great

[@wolfiegames1572]

I really want to do well in AMC and USACO, do yk any good materials to study with or any good channels/videos?

[@sonakshisobhani2210]

Hey pratik I really love your quality content i wanted to ask that can i write my research paper without experiments like i was thinking to conduct surveys on the topic. So basically my topic is how ai and robotics can enhance spiritual experiences so i was thinking to collect data obv and surveys too then simply define how the model will work and how it will help in spiritual experience. What do you think about it?

[@Jenny-kg6jh]

Is it possible to do internships during the academic school year too?

[@deltacrow8571]

Soooo pratik, whens the shahdi?

[@shraman07]

should i still try to do an internship if i am a rising senior, and i am applying for early decision

[@shivamloy5851]

This is so helpful thanks

[@mxologies]

Do you know Johnathan Sins' MCAT score?

[@manwhathefckamidoing]

I have 0 ECs as a rising junior, am I cooked?

[@VaishuPado]

I am a junior, what is EC? I am more cooked dude.

[@bri.szz17]

@@VaishuPadoits extra curriculars

[@bri.szz17]

u could start a club and maybe it would make up for it

[@manwhathefckamidoing]

@@bri.szz17 my school doesn’t let us make clubs there are zero clubs in my school 💀

[@VaishuPado]

@@bri.szz17 uh, okay, my mind shut off probably.

[@AdityaDonkada]

U THE GOAT

[@AKD-le2kb]

Nice vid

[@hiitsmee3611]

Wait so jonny did shadowing

[@prodabber0222]

bro you at rpi? We should link upp

[@lilimackenzi2483]

does publishing a paper count as a passion project?

[@martinageorgievska9339]

kinda but if u have time id recommend u aim for something bigger. showing ur creativity, impact and leadership

[@Voice_Ai]

6:06 proud to not be a room temperature iq bot

[@shivamparikh-pg1ft]

i am

[@rishilpatel3404]

Yo Pratik are you Gujarati?

[@JimmyJoe-oi4qn]

W Video

[@astrolance1]

Im gonna mention it coz no one else is doing... 4:35 💀💀💀💀💀💀⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉😭😭😭😭

[@AaliyahNazar]

chat i got 15 more days of summer left im cooked

[@banyohavlusu2383]

the doctor picture is sus

[@BlessedBraceletsARTS]

what ivy league did you go to?

[@christianchryssos4802]

He got into Harvard but chose to go to RSI bs/md, which is a very competitive program.

[@evitao6570]

@@christianchryssos4802is rsi the mit program?

[@faber5573]

Lmao can't really compete in anything being an upcoming senior