This Extracurricular Strategy Got Me Into Harvard

[@casualuser5527]

Thumbnail called me out so hard

[@po6417]

This is def the best video you have made and the best video I've seen on KZbin for future college applicants like me

[@RishabJainK]

Thanks so much for your frequent W comments :)) I spent a ton of time on this video, so not surprised you find it that way P.S. subscribe and like this video to help promote it on the algo

[@raccoon609]

Honestly, this is some of the best advice that I have seen on yt and the internet, amazing job 👏

[@lakshyasaini-e2b]

Hi Rishab ! Your videos have been a constant source of inspiration throughout, for someone like me who is currently in India and aspires to study in these prestige universities in US. These videos are still motivating me to put that extra effort in my final year at High School. Furthermore, I would like to have a short personal conversation with you on my current progress and would love to hear from you and get your guidance. Thank you for all the hard work that you are putting in for all of us!

[@viserion_137]

Here in Italy don't even exist clubs😢 how can i do?

[@saksham.jain27]

Thank you for such amazing content you give to us!

[@christopherbarsoum]

Awesome job, great advice!! Thank you!!! Can tell you put a ton of effort into this :)

[@creative0001]

I think the misinformation surrounding how to get into top colleges by doing everything is just rampant, and for a couple of years that’s what I thought too

[@BraydenDarrell]

Hey Rjain. I’m hoping to work on courses throughout the summer to hopefully do better on my classes and exams, but my semesters are locked to September to June. I would love it if you could make a video on how to continue studying over the summer.

[@RishabJainK]

Best of luck! Sure - I'll add it to my list. Hopefully I can make your video idea! To everyone else: feel free to leave more requests/questions.

[@giphe]

Check your school districts policy. I got into a summer class I wanted to take by looking at my local policies and seeing that I could take a class over the summer if I wanted to.

[@henryyu1350]

@@RishabJainK should I only do clubs, extracurriculars, and activities only related to my major, or should I do things outside my major? if so, how much things outside my major should I do?

[@rayannm]

Amazing advice!

[@ojaswita]

Hey Rishab, amazing video as always! I had a question that how did you manage research work along with school?

[@SagarikaBanerjee-748]

So basically, you find one specific word which describes you really well, find ECs related to it, ask people about their experiences, and join a club and create impact within it!

[@scroogan]

Hey Rishab, would you ever respond to DMs asking you for help on crafting their spike? I feel like I'm all over the place with my EC's and would love some second opinions on what stands out.

[@smart_dev2473]

Hey Rishab! I wanted to reach out and let you know how inspiring your videos are to me. I am currently going into 8th grade, and I learned about ISEF and all of these interesting science programs from your content. I want to do ISEF in high school, and I have a qualifying fair near me, but I don't have a lot of experience and don't know where to start. Input would be greatly appriciated! Thanks!!

[@RishabJainK]

Start with the research! The presentation + prep for science fair comes after.

[@smart_dev2473]

​@@RishabJainK Thank you! I watched your video and others on research a while ago and have a pretty good idea that I want to work on. Once I do get in the complete my project though, would I just start with the smaller fairs and continue from there? Thanks!

[@sinit1961]

How can you balance the few extracurriculars if their meetings are sometimes on the same day?

[@AH-fm2ex]

4:24 menace rishab

[@nishanthbasava8347]

The reason why 100s of Harvard applicants don't get in... is because of this... (points to JSHS medal). Dang, what did JSHS every do? 😥

[@nishanthbasava8347]

Jk Rishab thanks for the great advice! 😄

[@BrownMuindi]

Hey Rishab I made my own clubs and spent time on those instead of aiming for Honors, plus they weren't really my spike since I'm looking to join a CS major, should I be worried?

[@greenartSTEM_1]

Hey Rishab! I'm wondering about how many hours (if any) a day you watch entertainment (youtube, netflix, etc.), video games, or social media because I'm trying to figure out how many hours I can limit myself to for creating a productive schedule.

[@pranavrajasekharuni2864]

What if my "avatar" comprises of more than one word?

[@Ohtiaraa]

Rishab, what's the music playing at 4:17?

[@kaushiktatiraju5610]

Hey Rishab, I am trying to go the medicinal/neurosurgeon field. I have written a research paper about neuroscience that was published in the youth neuroscience association journal, volunteered at hospitals for around 200+ hours, created a nonprofit orgabization that raises money for hospitals and done jobshadowing by a neurosurgeon and gotten an internship at a hospital company. I have a 4.8 unweighted GPA and 34 ACT and good AP scores and awards. I also play tennis at a national level (at one point, top 100 in the nation)Do you think it is possible for me to get into an Ivy League (preferably harvard, stanford or mit)? Is this a big enough spike

[@Toshiiwoohoo]

Hey Rishab... I'm preparing for examinations and one of them is to target the us universities... I'm not worried about written exam but worried about extracurriculars because I haven't much...and only 1 year is left of my school...please tell that what productive things I can do to upgrade my extracurricular profile in this one last year😭🙏🏻

[@andhikaferdinand2499]

What i need to do if i don't have any accomplishment ? And what i need to do? Please give me advice and solution and i found A video talk about you doesn't need national level accomplishment but your passion does that really true because everyone said harsh reality of ivy leagues want perfect applicant

[@KianShirazi]

AI generated people at 0:35 are actually terrifying

[@FreeSpeehNews]

how do you do ECs if you are homeschooled

[@yashdagade1240]

On god for real he the best

[@FutbolFilmFactory]

Hi Rishab. I'm an incoming freshman. My first question was do you have to win awards like yourself and compete nationally in certain clubs or fairs to get into top colleges? Also I was wondering how many clubs would be reasonable to join for an incoming freshman I'm also joining the IB program so accounting for that what would be a reasonable amount of clubs? I also was wondering where the list of competitions are? Thanks for making such awesome and helpful videos keep up the good work

[@ashwakkalil3931]

Take advantage of all the resources your school offers. First, think about what you're interested in. Then, you can join 2-3 clubs to which you want to dedicate a lot of time. Also, you're an incoming freshman! Experiment for at least the first semester :) Good luck!

[@FutbolFilmFactory]

@@ashwakkalil3931 thank you so much for the amazing advice

[@ashwakkalil3931]

@@FutbolFilmFactory no problem!! I will be cheering u on! Also, one more piece of advice... try to identify a problem in your community and work towards helping people. This will set you up with a successful non-profit/passion project idea. Another piece of advice is to not be TOO well-rounded. I say this because colleges want a diverse class that has diverse interests. If you have four different passion projects with NOTHING to do with each other, this can set you up for failure. Try to make all your interests are CONNECTED.

[@Beck-Stein]

You need to make money off this advice. You should start a college consulting service. Guarantee you will make money. I am certain people want personal advice from you. Most advisors charge $100-$125 an hour.

[@lenawalid]

No pleaseee keep him free for us 😅😭😭

[@jinniroe5002]

Tell us something new, dude.

[@jinniroe5002]

Luck. Sure grades, etc. Ethnicity is big. BIG.