How to Get Into an Ivy League University.
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- After reading more than 1000 college apps, here are some things I noticed about kids who get into Ivy Leagues, and kids who don’t.
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Trust me you know don’t how much of a relief it was hearing you talk about awards
I’m an international student who have couple of awards in school nothing too crazy and one state wise + accepted into a scholarship to study abroad with ~1% acceptance rate
So it was really a bummer hearing “what awards you have to get to be accepted”
But now I think it’s kinda possible and worth trying especially when I have decent extracurricular activities considering my background
I’ll try killing it in my essays.
Thanks Limmy❤
Same
guys I’m an international student who got into my dream school and some Ivy leagues with little to no extracurriculars! I wrote a book on my successful tips and tricks to maximize your chances too! My book is applicable not only to international but also domestic students too!
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The Dream School: An International Student’s Guide To College Admissions
Your scholarship counts as an award and if less than 1% receive it then it’s a prestigious accolade btw congrats wishing you the best you’ve got this!
I plan to transfer to Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth, BU, & Tufts it’s uber competitive but I have my ducks in a row and incredible ECs
so Im cooked
The thing you said about crazy awards took off so much weight off my back.
I’m from a pretty small highschool in Canada (around 1200 students in my school total), and while I have a perfect 100 average, a decent SAT (740 English, 800 math), and I’m rank 1 in my school, I have no crazy awards to show. I have a couple good extracurriculars like piano for 13 years (a diploma in the RCM), three-time provincial finalist in advanced piano (so beyond ARCT), 12-time champion of my school for math contests, and top 1 percent scorer in a math contest, but as you can tell none of those are flashy enough to even compare to say performing well at an international math Olympiad or winning an international piano competition.
Im glad. You got this, rooting for you!!
@@Limmytalks Thanks Limmy!
Hey I have a question will being from Pakistan I don't have same opertunities as american and bcz of diversity ,will being pakistani be helpful and. Also my cousin went to havard so will that also help me in going in there ?@@Limmytalks
Been a long time fan, thanks for the video!
:)
Hi limmy! Can you please make a video for international students?
Gotchu
@@Limmytalks guys I’m an international student who got into my dream school and some Ivy leagues with little to no extracurriculars! I wrote a book on my successful tips and tricks to maximize your chances too! My book is applicable not only to international but also domestic students too!
My Book 📖
The Dream School: An International Student’s Guide To College Admissions
guys I’m an international student who got into my dream school and some Ivy leagues with little to no extracurriculars! I wrote a book on my successful tips and tricks to maximize your chances too! My book is applicable not only to international but also domestic students too!
My Book 📖
The Dream School: An International Student’s Guide To College Admissions
Hey Limmy, can I have your opinion on my extracurriculars? I think they are pretty mid but I'm ranked in the top 200 in North America for freeride big mountain skiing in the junior freeride tour out of 7-10 thousand competitors, I have been on varsity XC throughout high school, I am a writer for the school newspaper, I am in the midst of a completely independent research project about using AI to improve the dexterity of bionic limbs (trying to get a mentor), and I am going to start a school rock climbing club with my friends this coming year and I am going to try to see if I could get sponsored for skiing (no promises though). Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
What if I'm an international student and we don't have AP classes here? Do I have a chance if I'm a top student in my Lyceum? I don't really have many opportunities in my country due to war. Last question, where can I check my essays?
Can i get letters of recommendation from my counselor, ib coordinator and rotc instructor instead?
Hey thank you so much for your video! I'm a student in the island of Mauritius, so we have much less access to resources (in like doing research i.e) or to any potentially important competitions. I was worried this would be penalising for me when applying to prestigious universities in the US or Canada, but what you said about the awards did reassure me! I was wondering if there was any quota per continents/countries as I know there are probably only 3 or 4 people each year from my island going into such schools, so will they be more lenient when considering our applications than, i.e, the applications of US candidates? Also for extracurriculars I'm in the national football team and the Liverpool academy (their African 'branch' is in Mauritius), so are those strong extracurriculars, or do they focus more on volunteering i.e? Yet my main dilemma is that I'm unsure whether I want to be a student athlete, so do these extracurriculars hold no importance if I won't be open to joining the university's team? Thank you for your videos!
guys I’m an international student who got into my dream school and some Ivy leagues with little to no extracurriculars! I wrote a book on my successful tips and tricks to maximize your chances too! My book is applicable not only to international but also domestic students too!
My Book 📖
The Dream School: An International Student’s Guide To College Admissions
hi! as an international student, im wondering how much more competitive the ivy league applications are compared to the US applicants. do these schools choose more US citizens over international students?
Yes, generally significantly lower acceptance rates for international students. You can find this data by typing "[insert college name] Common Data Set" and it's somewhere in there
I’m an international student who got into my dream school and some Ivy leagues with little to no extracurriculars! I wrote a book on my successful tips and tricks to maximize your chances too! My book is applicable not only to international but also domestic students too!
My Book 📖
The Dream School: An International Student’s Guide To College Admissions
Where can I read it@@itsananyaaaa
@@Papa_rainbow it’s available on Amazon
how would you rank the 4 main parts of the application in terms of importance to an AO? As in, essays, ECs, stats, and awards. If there is benchmark for GPA and SAT/ACT, then does it even matter anymore after you've met that benchmark. I'm asking this because I feel almost every competent applicant in the pool applying to these unis is going to meet this benchmark. And I also feel like most will have very similar ECs and awards, like Olympiads, Research publications, founders of NPOs, and presidents of clubs at their school. Are essays the most important, then?
Equally important
Is it possible to get into a top ten school like Caltech with one good extracurricular like an MIT physics internship? (There are other extracurriculars but they are less prestigious than the internship).
Yes
Is 11-12 AP classes out of ~21 offered strong enough?
yes my school was the same and i have classmates that got into Northwestern, Stanford and Columbia
its good but id aim for 14+
Yes especially if you can’t take many freshman year of sophomore year, 4 per year is a lot
do as much as you can handle 😭it’s bad if you take that many aps and get lower than 80
if that is the maximum amount of APs you can take then yes.
Hello, how would the context be for international students?
Gotta work extra hard unfortunately as there’s less context
I’m an international student who got into my dream school and some Ivy leagues with little to no extracurriculars! I wrote a book on my successful tips and tricks to maximize your chances too! My book is applicable not only to international but also domestic students too!
My Book 📖
The Dream School: An International Student’s Guide To College Admissions
@@itsananyaaaa thank you ✨
Hey limmy, I wanted to ask about the sat, what score is considered like okay for these top schools like yale and would it be better for me to apply to yale wirh 5/5/4 ap scores since rhey are test flexible, and because my sat is pretty mid
I’m in a similar position looking at the test flexible at Yale, it really depends on what your SAT compared to your environment is. A 1450 from a public school in West Virginia would boost an applicants profile while a 1500 from a top private school would probably be a negative
I moved to America in 10th grade, and I didn't knew any this kinda thing until junior year, and I don't have any awards what should I do? please help me, I'm a rising senior applying colleges this fall
Yo Limmy, ik many people that get into ivy leagues that are not first gen and are asian but are TEST OPTIONAL, i HATE THE SAT is that ok? whats ur advice? Thanks bro
No take it
Retake it a lot
Please don't say no may please review my sop😢
should i list my chess and mun awards in the honors section? cause I have no awards except outstanding success on some universities' summer schools :(
I have 18-21 AP classes at my school (I think), and I’ll probably take 9. Is that enough? I can’t fit any more than that in my schedule I’m pretty sure
And I couldn’t start freshman year because I think there are only 2 APs allowed for that year and both of them weren’t what I was interested in. Then sophomore year I took 0 as well because I wasn’t in honors history freshman year (so I couldn’t move up to APUSH)
yes
@@ch3rryc0la79yeah you should be taking 15-17
@@Synth09 I can’t fit anymore 😔 I’d have to go back in time
@@ch3rryc0la79 dang thats sad
Is it really necessary that Ivies intend to prefer candidates who have 3-4 years of experience? Is it still possible to stand out with 1-2 years of focus and determination to ECA's?
Not necessary, but helpful
No you’re screwed
Can U get tagged to the 100 extracurricular video please?
Uhh... why did my video get automatically paused at 2:39 on the "resources"?
no idea
rahhh phillips exeter mentioned
Hi I’m an Indian student and we aren’t really offered AP or IB classes…The common board here is CBSE or ICSE…Is AP necessary?
No, they understand that that’s all you had in your school.
I’m an international student who got into my dream school and some Ivy leagues with little to no extracurriculars! I wrote a book on my successful tips and tricks to maximize your chances too! My book is applicable not only to international but also domestic students too!
My Book 📖
The Dream School: An International Student’s Guide To College Admissions
How does the first part work for homeschooled students who don’t have any “other students” to compare themselves to
Adcoms will compare you to other homeschoolers. Make sure to have outside sources of validation, such as SAT score, AP scores, DE transcript, national academic competitions, etc
Homeschool kids don’t really have a chance i thought idk tho
Did top schools ever accept mid-GPA students? Our school doesn't offer ranking because it's a small private school, but I'm around the top 12-13% of the class. I took the hardest course possible at my school, i got a couple of Bs in the first semester of my junior year since my health condition was really bad, and I was absent for almost one-third of the school year. Can i explain this when I submit my transcript?
my sister had a similar health situation missing tons of school too, you can definitely mention this as she did because it was an integral part of her life, she got into BU if you’re curious
Hello there! I am a student who has just completed 7th grade, and … honestly, very very far from getting into a Ivy League school. The only thing I have running for me is acceding academically, (99th percentile in all my tests, A+ student, and I skipped a grade). Do you think I can get all my achievements and ECs (that I genuinely do have passion in) in this one year I have before getting into a highschool?
Dont worry about it too much until HS, find what you like to do and just keep doing that
Yes. Don’t even worry until maybe the summer before 9th, but only spend your time doing what you’re passionate about, if you keep this going throughout high school that can be your “passion project.” Just focus on your grades, which you should be fine for, and the classes you are taking and how they will line up with your future job or major.
Hello, I’m a student who participates in powerlifting competitions and has won many at the statewide level. I’m wondering if you could inform me if such competitions would look good on an application.
Yeah solid mate
@@Limmytalks Thanks!
Is it okay if i tske 5 aps with a 3.7 unweighted gpa to get into an ivy league?
3.7 is not good enough unless you have good extracureiculars
limmy, do my ECs and awards need to be related to my major of interest?
what do you think bro did u even watch the video🤦♂️
@@tadh1 everyone has different opinions which make it confusing even after watching the video. it doesn’t take a lot to be kind, if you don’t have good intentions then just don’t reply.
@@ni4940 i don’t think there are any different opinions on this question
@@tadh1 ok lol
Hi , I’m a british student applying to ivys and I have kinda mid ECs still published Astro research , non profit volunteering , math olympiads (not IMO or anything )e.t.c. But not all of my activities are up to ivy standard and dont have these awards and the quantity most American students have because I go to an awful public British Highschool with less opportunities. Will they take my lack of access to as many opportunities into account or will I be held to the same standard as the US students ?
Astro research is pretty sick
I’m an international student who got into my dream school and some Ivy leagues with little to no extracurriculars! I wrote a book on my successful tips and tricks to maximize your chances too! My book is applicable not only to international but also domestic students too!
My Book 📖
The Dream School: An International Student’s Guide To College Admissions
What are my chances with a 3.0 gpa in 11th?
Unless you have extreme extenuating circumstances or some great parts of your app (like a amazing essay, volunteering, awards, or SAT) it’ll be very rough. 3.0 is the average GPA of the USA, and Ivy’s aren’t looking for average.
@mishaf19 I am an immigrant with family issues and mental health problems(now I'm fine).I changed the education system too,which impacted my performance
😁
How do I guarantee reincarnation as a legacy??
Ill adopt u
Hey Lim, I am indian and live in a foreign country and go to international school. I am gonna go to grade 10 next year, I just wanted to ask how do you find extracurricular/intership and other opportunities to further enhance my application as I am not sure how I should do this. If possible can we connect more through instagram or any other way possible?
I’m an international student who got into my dream school and some Ivy leagues with little to no extracurriculars! I wrote a book on my successful tips and tricks to maximize your chances too! My book is applicable not only to international but also domestic students too!
My Book 📖
The Dream School: An International Student’s Guide To College Admissions
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