#1 WOW Activity to Impress Colleges! 

Not really true. Almost all top schools are need blind or atleast profess to be.

@Renata Garza González for domestic what I said is true. And as a domestic I mostly comment from my viewpoint even then the top ivies also are need blind

@@Speedster___ Yeah, they waitlist them.

@Renata Garza González Like 5/6 universities are need-blind for us 😡

@@Speedster___ need blind for US students not INTL

I agree!

That is if i get accepted into any atall 😳

Update: just got into case western with 3.67gpa and test optional. They offered interviews but wasn’t able to get a slot. My EC’s literally carried me. That being said; plenty of people who need it!!

I think she did a video of how to make a college list, I haven't watched it yet, but I think that might help, as you just go down the list.

@@TasfiqurRob didn’t u give SAT bro?

By definition, passion projects aren't very constrained, so I doubt it'll lose all its potential as a wow factor as popularity increases. I'd actually argue that you could draw a parallel between passion projects and essays, in that certain topics can become overdone and cliche with either (think community service), but that doesn't detract from the medium as a way of conveying your personality or capabilities.

TBD...

@Gold Award by Lauren Well, being of service to others(such as volunteering) has just become a cliche activity that everyone does these days and has basically lost its value. It has to be something at an adult level.

HS students at my school routinely take up valuable lab spaces and professor time at local state colleges to pad their college applications. Ironically, they soak up resources of the very minority students they proudly boast to support. These days the Ivys and other "highly" selective colleges are mostly full of slightly above average IQ students who know how to game the system and are willing to pay any price to attend. This shouldn't be shocking since the elite schools themselves routinely hyper-inflate or flat-out lie about SAT scores and yields in order to game the rankings.

One girl in India did groundbreaking research on cancer, I'm not sure but almost made an invention. Got into all 8 ivys and stanford.

of course!

This is a great passion project 👏🏾👌🏽

absolutely

Yes definitely!

Queen when are you gonna post

I still don't know what I want to do for mine yet :(

I'm making a short film for my CAS project. Super excited :)

@@lelah.4090 That sounds so cool! What's the subject of the film?

@@lelah.4090 Oh very nice! I'm doing vegetable gardening to target food insecurity

@@fireyblaze4241 the environment, and how major corporations are being deceitful abt their activism. It should be done by the end of the summer, so it'll be posted on my channel sometime then.

congrats!

What was your passion project

@@itsjaredpanera2442 didn't really have one distinct project, but rather many individual EC's that correlated to my major (environmental & civil engineering). Ex: environmental club, PA math league, PA academy of science

Congratulation

Congrats!!

It's great you're already prepping for college! Trust me, it'll pay off.

Yeah, definitely should prepare in middle school. From first day going to high school, everything count.

I got rejected by 9 and waitlisted by 3, will likely to be rejected by more next week. Let’s cry together

I've got rejected from 6 of them already .-.

I think that's wonderful

Hey. Thats amazing. Think of ways you can show traction with it

@@paulgabel1845 yes I agree

Build a company that cures cancer and global warming 😂

@@jiayangliu gee thanks for the idea! I better get started on that. If it works, I might have a chance to get accepted into community college 😃

@@aubrey9475 haha your welcome.

@@jiayangliu bruh at this point, with how competitive it’s getting it might get to be like that.

just know that you still did great. i’m very proud of you and just know everything happens for a reason! :)

It’s not rejection it’s redirection I’m sure you’ll find something to get you going!

Definitely

I actually have a similar major so uh..... lemme know if you think of any other than starting the environmental club (the IB seniors beat me to it last year)

from what i know yes, but it’s rlly only impressive for schools if u get it published

What kind of research are you thinking about writing? Let me know and I think I might be able to help

yes

WHAT?!

Stop it man 😂😂😂

yes also make it unique

Count me in too! I would recommend looking up the summer programs, as some of those are opening back up for this summer! Other than that, try reaching out to professors by email if the college's lab/research center is open.

Same!

Something like coding an app or starting a blog about computer science?

yes also which college did you get into ?

@@remtoi UC Irvine. Got rejected from everything else except my safeties :')

Maybe by making films about science or engineering

You can make a film/documentary about your engineering process or something you’ve invented

Creating/ designing props maybe?

Make a documentary about something cool in engineering!

Thanks everyone for helping me

Me too 😕 all her videos are like that

Sure! And if you can get people to play it even better!!

in my opinion, i dont think so, many students do this

I would say do the projects that you felt are the most significant to you and you genuinely care about the most. And if you can’t decide then also consider what will look best in relation to your career and the rest of your application. Example: I am applying as a architect who will also focus on sustainable design My passion project: starting an environmental club and teaching young kids how to draw

@@jessicac8090 I see, thank you for the advice :)

Many of my business majors start a business. Dog walking, tutoring, reselling candy/food at school, and babysitting clubs tend to be less impressive than ideas that are more outside the box, part of some startup incubator, or product sales. I had a kid who got in ED to his business school this year talking about his adventures in drop shipping.

For me, my passion project wasn't finished yet at the time of my application deadlines due to the pandemic and other circumstances outside of my control. I actually even used that story to write one of my college essays, and I found out later on that it's a good thing I did so because it showed a lot about my character and my desire to serve in a different light not typically seen in other submitted applications. So if you haven't finished it yet; that's ok. You do need to make sure though that you state that you do intend to keep working on your project even after the application deadline. Also, if the school you are applying to allows for you to send emails to their admissions team, email them about the status of your project if a positive development has occured with it. This shows that you've kept on working on the project, which could only help your chances of getting in. I know all of this because I was in the same position before. I was afraid that I would get rejected by my dream school, but somehow I convinced two U.S. Federal Military Academies to take a chance on me. Trust me; as long as you just continue to do your best with your passion project, everything will fall into place. Some college will see your efforts, and they'll want you. And if that doesn't happen, they've missed out on someone amazing. I hope that in whatever you decide to do, you enjoy doing it because that matters the most. God bless ;)

So, I'm a published author/poetess. I published a collection of poems a couple of years ago, and I'm currently working on a new collection of poems. I mentioned both in my application because this is something I'm currently doing and it means a lot to me. So no, it doesn't have to be complete.

I was also thinking of starting a study with me RU-vid channel, any idea if those look good to colleges?

Comment to remind me, as this might be helpful later.

Maybe research on what are considered traditional medicine and homemade stuff and figuring out what makes it work through trial and error. This could even be turned into a science fair project a long time down the road if you find anything

so i got involved with an organization that spends time at childrend cancer hospitals, most of the kids are permanently there and i with a few other people go there weekly to spend time with them and teach them chess.(Im in the top ten in my category in my continent when it comes to chess) i know it doesnt seem like it has much to do with biology and medicine, but if you get involved with something like this you can talk about how much it has impacted you and what youve learned from it, but also how much its inspired even more to want to go into that field, how you want to help ppl etc

I would suggest trying to make something small, such as a guessing game. Not only will this help with building coding skills, but it will show that you’re interested. If that’s too complicated to do on your own yet, continue to build the core concepts. There are plenty of tutorials to help you learn!

Yes

@@s.n2269 haha I was afraid of that, wish they gave me an extra 10 points lol

with superscore u can def increase that

Are you fr? 1390 is an excellent score. Don't be greedy

@@tylermorrow2518 yeah it won’t hurt to take one more

Not sure but I’m sure it won’t matter as much if you make that time out of school useful by doing volunteer things or internships. A lot of collages have a space where you address gap years so you could use that to explain your situation more

@@jessicac8090 Thanks for your response, actually there are not a lot of things i can do in my society, even volunteer work is so general

Sure🤣 make sure if you write it you makes it more glamorous

ayo harvard waiting for you mate.

@@Craclin711 i won't apply to Harvard, i hope for Brown😂

@@teissi lol i hope you get in.

Maybe start a RU-vid channel where you teach cooling or something

Self-publish a cookbook and teach cooking classes live as part of your promotion of the book

@@samkirrin9776 will it help??

@@EmanFatima-ic3sk sorry I mean cooking. But yeah, if you are genuinely passionate about cooking, you could even mention it in your essays and talk about your own recipes. My friend wrote about birds( and how he used to photograph them) and got into his dream school

@@EmanFatima-ic3sk Think about why they interest you, and if it isn’t late, try to do something (similar to what Sam touched upon) concerning your interests.

possibly yes-- but just starting a "chess club" at your high school tends to be less interesting than pursuing something of your own devices.

@@SupertutorTV I am starting a group research and discussion club army highschool, would this apply or should I also have another project

@@christiankohnle6542 sometimes "discussion clubs" don't accomplish much--- sometimes they are 1 hr a week of kids after school hanging out-- depends on whether you're catching the zeitgeist with your club and will have an interesting essay to show for it.

@@SupertutorTV im thinking of starting psi alpha (psychology honors society, pretty rare i think) at my school that offers volunteering opportunities related to those with disabilities and/or struggling with mental health. would this be a good extracurricular to show my passion for psychology and mental health?

​@@SupertutorTV To specify, my club is centered around teaching underrepresented students how to program (but it is open to all) and has competition aspects in that we are connected to cyber patriot club, will host bebras, and students are highly encouraged to participate in USACO. (I wanna study computer science or computational biology in college)

I’m just a junior here wondering wow why didn’t I realize how likely I was to get in a good school if I had done something out of class

Gold award project?

@@SupertutorTV I wasn't sure if it was a passion project or not. Thanks!

@@srijanampally It can be-- but really depends on the project you do!

Sorry will fix soon!!!

@@SupertutorTV link works but there’s no text format... thanks for responding!

I’m a junior and want to do architecture with emphasis on sustainable design for the environment so I wish ya luck fellow human on the internet Unless 😳.....

@@jessicac8090 ahh I'm a junior interested in industrial design (with sustainability as a top priority) since not many schools provide industrial design compared to architecture, I might consider that as well since it combines stem and design...? but yeah idk haha

definitely

@@rishisrihari6130 that’s what I’m doing now so ye :)

Is it a good book?

@@SupertutorTV It’s fictional and I’m adding in racial problems within society in this age mentioning them but not really talking about them. I believe it’s enjoying to read so probably so.

@@marwamimi843 love to hear it :)

😂😭😭 do I laugh or cry--

You don't. Research is a very elitist activity, not only do most countries not have research opportunities for high school students, even in countries that do have them, only the rich kids can afford to do it-cuz let's be real, the whole "I walked up to a professor and asked them if they'll let me research in his lab" is bs. It's not that easy. Most professors have no time for kids fooling around in their labs. So research is honestly really stupid in most cases. Because of the above reason, doing research comes across has something very superficial that you did just for college, and you'll only hamper your application. There are exceptions, of course, but the exceptional kids who DO commit to a research project for years on end are still rich, resourceful and connected. It's literally impossible for middle/lower class kids to even think about conducting actual research. So if you don't have a research project, it's not gonna hurt you.