The Secret to a Stellar College Application Essay - Harvard Grad Tips | Ahsante Bean
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Personal essay writing tips for college applications from a Harvard graduate :)
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It's college application season! As you're thinking about what to write for your personal essay, don't just list off your sat scores or rattle off your resume. The common application has several prompts for your o follow, and they all center around one theme. Whether you're applying to Yale or Stanford, Ivy League or state school, this advice will help you craft a stellar app that will improve your chances of getting into your goal university. Take it from a Harvard grad ;)
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Hey! I'm Ahsante the Artist :) I make vlogs and short films about culture, social issues and justice, Harvard college, how to adult as a post grad, and what's going on with me. I strive to live spiritedly and think creatively. I hope you join me!
Ahsante: You can talk about how you've been influenced by Harry Potter and now you want to become..
Me: A wizard.
Ahsante: ..a writer
Me: ._.
Hahahaha
Watching this just makes me so happy I'm done with that part of my life and never have to stress about college applications again 😂
+Karen Kavett Honestly, same 😂
You remind me o that other Harvard youtuber “yesRenaue
This is one of the best admissions essays videos I have come across. Thank you.
So glad it helped!
I hated writing college application essays so much that I only applied to one school! 😂 Fortunately I was accepted and mostly by luck it was a really good fit for me. I love writing, but I find application essays to be soul-sucking.
what school?
Vanessa Alexandra what school
me tooooo
I also hate writing papers and writers from myeasypaper.com are my life saviors. That's a perfect option for those who like studying but cannot afford wasting lots of time on writing. I spend ages on writing, while I have to work, so the writers really help me to save my position on work and maintain good grades in my university.
do I have to write a different college essay for every college I apply to?
Damn, she is really bright!
1:36 you just crushed my dreams of writing about why pixar is the best movies studio ever. i really thought it was gonna be unique and inspiring 😭
I love the way you are so animated!
I guess that's what Harvard wants from their applicants :)
Normally i'd be annoyed by someone making so many references but you're so genuine and fun! Tysm for the vid 💕 i'm working on my Yale app now
Okay but I am one and a half minutes in and this is by far the best college essay video I've watched
This is the best video I have seen so far on college application essays. I'm in the process of writing my common app essay at this very moment and I was looking for videos to give me inspiration as I did not feel as though what I am writing is good enough. This video really helped me get out of that mindset. Thank you!
This is the most useful video eveeeeeeeer thank you so much!!!!!! Love your sense of humor❤️
I'm so glad it helped! And thank you!!
You blink so...slowly... It felt like, I was watching the video in slo mo-
she blinks elegantly, she kinda looks like a princess
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Randomly at 3 am this comes to my mind
Bless your advice and your hard work. Why doesn't Harvard sponsor this video? Such good information that is helping me very much as I work on my essays. Thank you!!!
This video is so good. I'm oddly pumped to apply for college next year
I just wanted to tell you how fond and thankful I am of you! Great video!
YOU ARE THE BESTT. PERIODDD
This was helpful and we have the same bed lol
+Sarah Ngegwe lol (IKEA bed high five)
I adore your channel and voice! Both are so much bright & cheerful! 😃
This was great. Thank you. Great info.
Thank you so much!!! I felt stuck with the essays, but now you really inspire me a lot!
REALLY THANKS!! This is the best ever video about essay writing I've ever watched.
One word
UNDERRATED 💜
This was soooooo helpful and encouraging. I loved it! Thank you so much!
This is all the best advice packed into one video, thank you :O subbed
by far the most helpful video ive seen on this issue. you rock-thx
this video came at the perfect time for me (so thank you very much!!)
You have a beauuuutiful singing voice!
Man...the start was great!!!!
I'm so not ready for college in the future. I'm for sure going to fail miserably. But I still haven't matured all the way, I'm still a middle schooler. But jeez it sound so tough to get and stay in college.
Autumn Mosier A few lessons:
1. Never know for sure what's in the future
2. Stop having a negative future or vision of yourself
3. Anyone can come back from mistakes. If you suck in school rn it honestly doesn't matter since middle school doesn't count for shit. Mistakes are good aswell because you learn from them
4. Build a good work ethic. That's the one trait it takes to have good grades. Do your hw and study hard and you should have no problem
5. Create a vision for yourself and work towards it. Make it an immensely positive one. The one you have right now with failure is garbage so throw it in the trash and think of success
6. Don't procrastinate and try your hardest before high school to get rid of that awful trait. Caused me lots of trouble in high school
I would be telling this to my stupid middle school self so learn from my mistakes lol
U also have to understand that college is not for everyone. It doesn’t work for everyone
Finishing up my apps in the next few days. Thank you!!
you are amazing! Thank you for this
Just got deferred from Yale. Do you have any tips for dealing with deferral / boosting my chances?
Nailah Huq If you don’t mind me asking, where are you going now to study?
@@matchasketch8224 She goes to Tufts University now
You have a fantastic personality
"Young adulting tips" please
Coming right up!
This is super HELPFUL!!!!!! Thanks a bunch...
Hey I am currently very stressed about writing my college essays lol and I have a quick question. I feel that my passion for science and learning is probably the most defining part of my character, BUT I don't want my essay to seem broad, cliche, or like I am just trying to impress the college! Do you think if I told the story about the time at a science museum when I realized how excited science made me that this topic would be specific enough? Btw I wrote a full essay this morning about how adopting a positive mindset has changed my life then trashed it bc I know that is too cliche hahha helpppp. This was a very helpful video btw!!
Hi Taylor! If you are looking for someone to read your essay and provide you with edits and feedback, I would be happy to help!
My background: I was high school valedictorian, graduated from UC Berkeley with honors in 2015, and graduated with a master of occupational therapy degree in 2017. I worked as a writing tutor for four years and love to help the college application process. (I would be happy to provide proof of degrees if requested)
Feel free to email me at kellyjohnson854@gmail.com My fee is $20 per essay. I will return your essays to you within 5 business days with edits, recommendations, and explanations for all advised corrections. Good luck! ❤
This was so helpful! Thank you :)
You're right! You shouldn't be kissing up to a college during your personal statement. It's better to go for a topic that is about you and important to you!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!
Love the way you talk and rolled your eyes hahaha
Omg I have the same bed! I've found that it's really common!
you are such a lovely and beautiful person btw. very helpful but also you just seem like such a great human.
Thank you for this!!! but ahhh it’s so hard to narrow myself down into a single event or moment!!! I have too many ideas, RIP
Why does she close her eyes so much? Or are those just reallllllyyyyy long blinks?
I am a pretty long blinker, must admit
Thank you so much 🥺🥺🥺🥺
Thank you sooo much. I have t-minus 30 -ish dats to finish my essays😭😭😭
Same !(😭) Just add a list of documents to that and I've got two weeks for all of em. Amazing. In my defence though, I don't have a degree in planning lol
Awesome Video, Im a college vlogger
Bryson Noble , Respected Bryson I'm 19 years of age from Somali , may you help me my application to Yale please.
Thank you ❤
But I don’t have hat one life-changing moment to write my essay about. I don’t have any talents, passions, or anything else that may lead me to pursue a particular occupation. Im not even in a single AP class...I’m screwed.
Rsheeda Shahid Not many people have one life changing moment in their lives either.
Everybody has passions. Either you're oblivious to it or haven't found it. Start asking questions and go off from there. What do you like to do? What do you love?
You also forgot conflict. Any conflicts you could write about. Not many people have a conflict in their life that's worth writing an essay about too, but I once read about a unique topic that was about someone who was a white male born in a rich family who wrote about how his lack of conflicts was a conflict in itself because it was difficult to write or think of essay topics.
You could literally write almost anything about yourself. One of my favorite topics is how my aspirations shaped me into the human being I am today
Goodluck on your essay!
Im YooPers thanks, I appreciate it :)
Are you Ghanaian just curious because of the Asante
thank u i needed this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I. am. taking. NOTES.
Hey Ahsante! Great video. Would this video still be the same, for people applying to Masters degree, and the Statement of Purpose that goes along with it?
Would I be able to write about how I'm culturally homeless and practically from nowhere? Would admissions officers be able to connect with me on that?
It depends on how you spin it. I would say be careful not to make it seem like you're culturally unaware because you will most likely be up against hundreds if not thousands of people who come from interesting and diverse cultures.
Oh no. I'm figuratively "culturally homeless". I'm a third culture kid who has been shaped by the many countries I have lived in.
Ohhh. Ok. Then yeah! I think that could be a very interesting essay topic. As long as you make it unique to you. I imagine many people write about similar topics. Good luck!!
I visited Yale and asked one of their admissions officers about it. They said it's something somewhat common for people to write about. Then again, it'd be the same if I wrote about growing up with a disabled little brother.
@@KyubiRoll If both of those ideas can connect to one big main idea about yourself, then why not?
I love this video it was so helpful!
Thank you so much :)
Hey!!
Can i write about an experience from my first year of school, like as a kid which i remember vividly enough and which helps me to keep myself motivated
For my college app essay
P. S. - you said that we should write about one particular moment
But i have got a whole month as that moment. Can i decribe it like that?
Like i had to suffer for a month.....
sounds like a great essay idea! go for it
This is a good example, but you can't use this _exact_ choice of words, because this was written by Dave Barry:
It's getting late on a school night, but I'm not letting my son go to bed yet. "Robert," I'm saying in a firm voice, "come to the kitchen right now and blow-dry the ant!"
Does anyone know if it is still possible to get into prestigious colleges (such as MIT and Stanford) if I have a 3.8 GPA?
Natalia Amador It would be harder but definitely still possible with good test scores and essays
Thank you for this!
Thank you Ahsante, But Go Big Red.
Hey, I'm trying to understand more my goals and I came up to your profile. Why did you applied to an ivy league and why did you wanted to go to harvard?
Hi, I am a 10th grade student from Poland. Our high school starts at 10th grade and is very challenging. This year I have 16 subjects to pass. We have grades from 1 to 6 and 6 is the best. Most of the time you have to win a competition to get 6. Last year I had the best GPA in my school: 5.67. This semester my GPA will be much lower propably like 4,4- 4,6, maybe even worse because I missed a month of school. I was playing in film ( I played in many films in my life and I want to continue It) and I had some problems at school. Now I have a problem only with advanced math ( this is the only one advanced subject I have this year, It's normal in Poland and almost everybody in school has a problem with math. My school is one of the best schools in city) and maybe one other subject. Propably I will have 2... My teacher told me that I shouldn't worry so much because I will be better next semester/year and It's normal on my situation, but I am afraid that It destroyes my chances for getting into Harvard or any Ivy.Next month I will find some extra activities, now I volunteer only.
I want to study science, especially biology and It's one of my passions. I think I have a chance to write SAT well If I improve my English. I want to take many activities and I can tell a lot about working on a film set and my passions, but I'm afraid that my grades won't be so good. Do I still have a chance for getting into Harvard ( or maybe some other Ivy)?
You really need to stop close your eyes when you talk. maintaining eye contact is an important thing to be more convincing otherwise, that was so helpful thank you.
bruh
whos hitting thumbs down in your videos? my guess i think we all know who are these disagreeable souls none other then these so called supreme beings.
what if my essay is lit but the WHY supplement sucks
what is the song in the intro?
5:16
Hey Ahsante,
Thanks a lot for your energy aand amazing videos!☀️
Can I reach you somehow, maybe email? Have a veeery important question to ask, would be super-grateful if u could answer
Thank u💫
#takeaknee
+lazyperfectionist1 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Content aside...... you are hilarious
I think u are Ethiopian..
This has been so helpful and have given me the best insight on how to address the college application. Many youtubers who've gone through the process that I've watched have said general tips that yes have been helpful, but not to THIS extent. I love this. Thank you
I LOVE UR PERSONALITY and thanks for the great vid
im 13, but you know... better start 5 years early!! XD
olivia manning Same. I’m so excited for university/ college!
That's where you're wrong. You best better be startin' at 13 years else you'll be 5 years too late!
YES! im so proud of you. i wish i would've been thinking about college apps and my gpa when i was your age so i wouldn't have made the same mistakes. take your freshman year super seriously girl!! good luck
kaitlyn zuniga aw thank you!!
Yes the sooner you start brainstorming the better.
for the first time since starting this process, i think i actually feel hopeful about writing my essay. i think i have a topic in mind, thanks to you. 🥺🥺
Most enjoyable college application advice to ever be given! Thank you!
Accepted!!! Thank you so much for this wonderful video!
Congratulations!
You’re so pretty, Ahsante!!
that intro 💗💗💗
+Knowledgeable Reaction WHY THANK YOU! Ya girl is out here trying 😊
Not me falling in love with ur videos 😭♥️😮💨
Getting some advice here got an international essay competition ☺️ this is so helpful!
my life is so plain omg ...
Hi! I'm an Indian student and I got rejected from Harvard (I had applied through the early action program). I am scared to apply to other colleges now cuz I am not sure what went wrong in my application to Harvard. My SAT Score was average (1530) and I can't improve that now. I thought my essay was good, but apparently not. Can you please read my essay and tell me what you think of it? It would be a great help. Thanks ❤
Isn't a score of 1530 on SAT quite good? I heard the average was around 1100?
Ur personality gives me life.
I understand this is from three years ago but I really think the advice you put on here is quite misguided. Main reason being that only three of the topic essay prompts for 2020 have anything to do with personal growth, not five. Unless I am sorely mistaken and the following two prompts have anything to do with personal growth:
1. Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?
2. Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma-anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.
However I find it unlikely that they would put such trick questions in there. There doesn't seem to be any indication in these two that you have to write about personal growth and it seems rather disingenuous to me to have a tip that says: focus on personal growth when there are four prompts in total (the other two you already mentioned were more broad) that have nothing to do with personal growth. I understand you are just trying to give tips but I dont really see any logical sense in these tips. You are essentially saying that you should focus on only three of the seven prompts because those are easier or better to do I guess? Which doesnt make any sense because it depends far more on the student and how easy they find it to express themselves through a topic of personal growth or something else, colleges arent looking for personal growth or else their prompts would all revolve around personal growth, it doesnt make any sense for them to just include four possibilites to write about things where if you write about them you will just get rejected.
Of course if the prompts were different before that makes sense but you should still be aware of that making the video, prompts change every year this is something you need to be aware of making tips that revolve around prompts. It just seems quite manipulative and frustrating to give this extremely narrow advice and say, 'well it cant be wrong because Im a harvard graduate.' I completely changed my essay based on this advice to eventually realise that it really makes no sense. This is very disingenuous and you should at least put a disclaimer that prompts have changed.
Hy, can you please suggest to me what to include in 350 words of motivational writing. It will be much helpful. Thank you in advance.
Nice
Okay this is the most helpful application essay video I've watched! (And I've watched a looooot!) Thank you!!!!
Im 13
*what am i doing here*
Even though this video is 2 years old, its still very helpful. Thank you!!
Hmm...hmm...hmm...wide open...wide open💀
wowowowow. this was so helpful thank you so so much.
Hmm hmmm hmmmmm *snap snap*
This was really good. Thank you!