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Given that I am 15 years into my career as an owner of a small-business law firm, I am not sure why your "YT question" showed up in my feed. But it caught my eye. And your question included an assumption that I took issue with. I opened this video for the purpose of adding the comment I originally typed on there to the video that is more likely to be seen by those seeking to get into an "Ivy League" school... You ask a question about getting into a "top school" and then give an answer explanation that answers a different (more precise) question. - about what ":Ivy League" schools want. Hint: There is such a thing as a "top" school that is not "ivy league". Many schools that are very good will look at a perfect test score as sufficient to qualify. If ONLY Ivy League is considered "top" to you, then be specific in your question. Yeah. Ivy league needs WAY more than just a perfect SAT score. But a perfect test score undoubtedly would get many students into many "top" schools if the phrase "top" is not defined as limited to Ivy League. And here is one more thing - directed to your followers who may be looking for where they want to go for further education... Don't overrate Ivy League. Ivy League is NOT the be-all/end-all. WHAT you choose to study has more to do with qualifications for a career than going to a "name brand" school that's going to put you 500k in debt by the time you graduate. As a small business owner who runs in social circles of other small business owners, I - and I think most or all of my small business owner colleagues - would be more likely to hire someone who told me that they graduated from the local U and had graduated debt free by working their way through college than to hire someone who had gone to a "Ivy League" school. Why? Because the person who had worked their way through school and graduated debt free has proven an actual real-life (not just academic) work ethic AND by being debt free has shown serious wisdom. Massive student loans are NOT a pathway to long term personal financial success. I'm NOT saying that having any student loans at all means it was unwise to go to U. I'm not full blown Dave Ramsey on that issue. But if you are going to take out loans to get a degree - have a plan. Know what you are going to be studying and what your career plan is and why THAT degree is going to help you with your career plan - BEFORE you even send out an application to a school where you will have to take out loans to graduate. To give a more specific example... If you graduate when you are 22 years old, your "ivy league" on your resume is of significantly decreased value by the time you are 25 unless you also go on to grad school. And even if you go on to grad school, it's of decreasing value by the time you are 30. But you will still be paying off your 300-400k of student loans until you are 40 years old. Meanwhile, your high school friend who goes to the local state school will, by age 30 have the same qualifications for jobs that you have but will have only accrued perhaps 30k in student loans and will have long since paid them off. The only time Ivy League is of value is for the first couple of years of post-graduation jobs or while trying to get into grad school with an intent on a career in academia. And if a career in academia is what you are thinking of... Take a closer look at how many "Ph.D" students there are per year and cross check that against how many professor jobs there are. Is "name brand" school every worth it? Yes... BUT only if you have a well-laid-out plan and seriously consider the pros and cons and your well-laid-out plan fits into one of those rare niche situations where it actually matters to have a "name brand school" on your resume. To high school students who are looking at what to do next... THINK AND PLAN and act with intentionality towards achieving goals for the long term. MAYBE Ivy League is actually a necessary part of your plan. If so, go for it. But is it really? And THINK about the amount of debt you are going to incur. From "Ivy League" or anyplace else. Final thing... Do not put your whole ego on the line over getting into an ivy league school. There is absolutely NO career path that is foreclosed on by going to a non-ivy-league school. I do remember people getting seriously wrapped up into whether they got into a so-called top school or not. This is utterly idiotic. Unless your name is "Barron Rothschild the Seventh" where the [past 9 generations have all gone to Harvard, your family is not going to be actually disappointed by you going to somewhere else. And if you actually ARE Barron Rothschild the Seventh, then the fact that your family has donated millions to Harvard (or Yale or whatever) means you are going to get in anyways. Background qualifications to speak: I went to one of the best high schools in my region. I then went to the local community college for 2 years before transferring to a school in the University of California system (Not Berkeley or UCLA). After that, I went to law school on a full ride scholarship that I got almost entirely based on my LSAT score. After passing the bar and getting my license in 2009, I started my own practice that I still run today. Over the years, I've had 6 different people as employees - at peak it was 4 at once including two other lawyers plus a paralegal/secretary - before I decided that I enjoy practicing law more than being a supervising employer and whittled back my practice so I could focus on what I enjoy doing (practicing law) more than keeping track of time cards and meal breaks.
Thank you for this thoughtful response! It is something every viewer of this video should see. Apologies for any potential mischaracterizations.. RUclips is a game of attention after all. Also, rest assured I make these videos with the right intention: ruclips.net/video/Mcb8kjkDgCM/видео.html
No, we are all high schoolers 👍 Update: Our VP Jonathan (who is a senior applying to colleges) was just accepted to Cornell ED by applying the principles in this video! 😮💨😎
Yes, of course. High schoolers are never “expected” to do research - it may seem commonplace depending on how competitive the IRL/online environment you surround yourself with. Competitions are not a deciding factor either unless you’ve won big national/international awards. Most people who do competitions don’t end up reaching that level of accomplishment which ultimately leads to “wasted time” that could have been better spent somewhere else 👍
@ My environment is incredibly lax, but I tried to find online communities that challenged me, but even then I just learned it on my own then worked with a professor to publish. I’m still unsure of it and feel like I haven’t accomplished anything
It’s definitely up there! Qualifying may not be enough to “almost guarantee” admissions into at least one of these top schools (there’s still ~1500+ ISEF finalists a year), but it is surely a large admissions boost.
Hello! Thank you very much for this video! It helped me a lot 😊 I'm an international student, so there are some concerns for me of course. I didn't do research, and I can't take APs exams, but thanks God I could indeed take the SAT some days ago! In the extracurriculars aspect, my main ones are in science Olympiads, I think my most important is my honorary mention in the IChO (I'm a bit worried that it's not a medal itself, and maybe it doesn't look as impressive... But I want to stay positive and trust as well in the other recognizements). I recently learned as well that community service is important in this process, I think that's good, I could do as my school is runned by a Catholic group and we could do so! I'm both excited and worried, but if God wills everything will fo fine 🤗
Glad you found the video helpful! Don’t worry about research or AP exams! You are evaluated within context. So, if your school doesn’t offer AP classes/tests, that will not be counted against you. Best of luck! 😎
@PrepworksEducation Thank you very much, I really appreciate it a lot, both the warm words and the advice! 🤗 That said, I wanted to ask something. Should I specify somewhere -for example, in the last notes of the CommonApp- that my school didn't offer AP classes nor exams? Or am I supposed to not say anything and trust they will know about the system in my country? Again, I'm sincerely grateful for your insights and work on these topics 😊 cheers!
No problem! You can mention it in the additional info section to be safe as you are international - high schools in the U.S usually send in their school profile + take care of it.
@@PrepworksEducation Thank you very much for the answer and the advice, I really appreciate it mate! Greetings from Venezuela 🤗 may God bless you and let you continue doing such an amazing and helpful work!
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🎉Congrats to our VP Jonathan on his Cornell ED acceptance! He implemented the EXACT tips in this video.. KILLER results :)
ruclips.net/user/shortsleTDOjkQn-o?feature=share
Note: A slightly more accurate term for the core value aside from "intellectualism" would be "intellectual curiosity" 😊
Given that I am 15 years into my career as an owner of a small-business law firm, I am not sure why your "YT question" showed up in my feed. But it caught my eye. And your question included an assumption that I took issue with. I opened this video for the purpose of adding the comment I originally typed on there to the video that is more likely to be seen by those seeking to get into an "Ivy League" school...
You ask a question about getting into a "top school" and then give an answer explanation that answers a different (more precise) question. - about what ":Ivy League" schools want.
Hint: There is such a thing as a "top" school that is not "ivy league". Many schools that are very good will look at a perfect test score as sufficient to qualify.
If ONLY Ivy League is considered "top" to you, then be specific in your question. Yeah. Ivy league needs WAY more than just a perfect SAT score. But a perfect test score undoubtedly would get many students into many "top" schools if the phrase "top" is not defined as limited to Ivy League.
And here is one more thing - directed to your followers who may be looking for where they want to go for further education... Don't overrate Ivy League. Ivy League is NOT the be-all/end-all. WHAT you choose to study has more to do with qualifications for a career than going to a "name brand" school that's going to put you 500k in debt by the time you graduate. As a small business owner who runs in social circles of other small business owners, I - and I think most or all of my small business owner colleagues - would be more likely to hire someone who told me that they graduated from the local U and had graduated debt free by working their way through college than to hire someone who had gone to a "Ivy League" school. Why? Because the person who had worked their way through school and graduated debt free has proven an actual real-life (not just academic) work ethic AND by being debt free has shown serious wisdom. Massive student loans are NOT a pathway to long term personal financial success. I'm NOT saying that having any student loans at all means it was unwise to go to U. I'm not full blown Dave Ramsey on that issue. But if you are going to take out loans to get a degree - have a plan. Know what you are going to be studying and what your career plan is and why THAT degree is going to help you with your career plan - BEFORE you even send out an application to a school where you will have to take out loans to graduate.
To give a more specific example... If you graduate when you are 22 years old, your "ivy league" on your resume is of significantly decreased value by the time you are 25 unless you also go on to grad school. And even if you go on to grad school, it's of decreasing value by the time you are 30. But you will still be paying off your 300-400k of student loans until you are 40 years old. Meanwhile, your high school friend who goes to the local state school will, by age 30 have the same qualifications for jobs that you have but will have only accrued perhaps 30k in student loans and will have long since paid them off. The only time Ivy League is of value is for the first couple of years of post-graduation jobs or while trying to get into grad school with an intent on a career in academia. And if a career in academia is what you are thinking of... Take a closer look at how many "Ph.D" students there are per year and cross check that against how many professor jobs there are. Is "name brand" school every worth it? Yes... BUT only if you have a well-laid-out plan and seriously consider the pros and cons and your well-laid-out plan fits into one of those rare niche situations where it actually matters to have a "name brand school" on your resume.
To high school students who are looking at what to do next... THINK AND PLAN and act with intentionality towards achieving goals for the long term. MAYBE Ivy League is actually a necessary part of your plan. If so, go for it. But is it really? And THINK about the amount of debt you are going to incur. From "Ivy League" or anyplace else.
Final thing... Do not put your whole ego on the line over getting into an ivy league school. There is absolutely NO career path that is foreclosed on by going to a non-ivy-league school. I do remember people getting seriously wrapped up into whether they got into a so-called top school or not. This is utterly idiotic. Unless your name is "Barron Rothschild the Seventh" where the [past 9 generations have all gone to Harvard, your family is not going to be actually disappointed by you going to somewhere else. And if you actually ARE Barron Rothschild the Seventh, then the fact that your family has donated millions to Harvard (or Yale or whatever) means you are going to get in anyways.
Background qualifications to speak: I went to one of the best high schools in my region. I then went to the local community college for 2 years before transferring to a school in the University of California system (Not Berkeley or UCLA). After that, I went to law school on a full ride scholarship that I got almost entirely based on my LSAT score. After passing the bar and getting my license in 2009, I started my own practice that I still run today. Over the years, I've had 6 different people as employees - at peak it was 4 at once including two other lawyers plus a paralegal/secretary - before I decided that I enjoy practicing law more than being a supervising employer and whittled back my practice so I could focus on what I enjoy doing (practicing law) more than keeping track of time cards and meal breaks.
Thank you for this thoughtful response! It is something every viewer of this video should see.
Apologies for any potential mischaracterizations.. RUclips is a game of attention after all. Also, rest assured I make these videos with the right intention:
ruclips.net/video/Mcb8kjkDgCM/видео.html
you're right college is just a part of your career and not even a main one, thank you for saying this :)
I am asking out of curiosity: have you gotten into an Ivy league?
No, we are all high schoolers 👍
Update: Our VP Jonathan (who is a senior applying to colleges) was just accepted to Cornell ED by applying the principles in this video! 😮💨😎
@@PrepworksEducation bro cornell ed is the easiest way to get into ivy that does not count 😭 yall need some better sources
Can you get in with research and no competitions?
Yes, of course. High schoolers are never “expected” to do research - it may seem commonplace depending on how competitive the IRL/online environment you surround yourself with.
Competitions are not a deciding factor either unless you’ve won big national/international awards. Most people who do competitions don’t end up reaching that level of accomplishment which ultimately leads to “wasted time” that could have been better spent somewhere else 👍
@ My environment is incredibly lax, but I tried to find online communities that challenged me, but even then I just learned it on my own then worked with a professor to publish. I’m still unsure of it and feel like I haven’t accomplished anything
Focus on the journey, not the goal! Arrival fallacy is a big killer of hopes + dreams 🫠
Bro in the thumbnail is using his brain as a chair 💀 Also only 30 subs away from 9k I see, you will be at 10k soon enough!!
Lol.. thanks for being here since the beginning!
Is qualifying for ISEF on par with RSI and the other competitors you mentioned?
It’s definitely up there! Qualifying may not be enough to “almost guarantee” admissions into at least one of these top schools (there’s still ~1500+ ISEF finalists a year), but it is surely a large admissions boost.
What if i went to the IMO but didn't win a medal? I'm from a third world country tho
It’s still an impressive feat! Large boost to your application - just not to the extent of something like IMO Gold 👍
Hello! Thank you very much for this video! It helped me a lot 😊 I'm an international student, so there are some concerns for me of course. I didn't do research, and I can't take APs exams, but thanks God I could indeed take the SAT some days ago! In the extracurriculars aspect, my main ones are in science Olympiads, I think my most important is my honorary mention in the IChO (I'm a bit worried that it's not a medal itself, and maybe it doesn't look as impressive... But I want to stay positive and trust as well in the other recognizements). I recently learned as well that community service is important in this process, I think that's good, I could do as my school is runned by a Catholic group and we could do so! I'm both excited and worried, but if God wills everything will fo fine 🤗
Glad you found the video helpful!
Don’t worry about research or AP exams! You are evaluated within context. So, if your school doesn’t offer AP classes/tests, that will not be counted against you.
Best of luck! 😎
@PrepworksEducation Thank you very much, I really appreciate it a lot, both the warm words and the advice! 🤗
That said, I wanted to ask something. Should I specify somewhere -for example, in the last notes of the CommonApp- that my school didn't offer AP classes nor exams? Or am I supposed to not say anything and trust they will know about the system in my country?
Again, I'm sincerely grateful for your insights and work on these topics 😊 cheers!
No problem! You can mention it in the additional info section to be safe as you are international - high schools in the U.S usually send in their school profile + take care of it.
@@PrepworksEducation Thank you very much for the answer and the advice, I really appreciate it mate! Greetings from Venezuela 🤗 may God bless you and let you continue doing such an amazing and helpful work!