for those who feel "average” | isef 2024 

Where was this in your Mr beast essay 😭🙏🙏

You should totally use this as your college essay, I feel like this would be great for that. You found meaning when you weren’t sure what to do. And overcame internal conflict within yourself, and is using this realization to grow to reach your aspirations.

“I failed high school chemistry” my guy AP Chem is a different beast of it’s own (this is coming from a chem geek) 😅

Whoaaaaaaaaaaa thanks bro, i am a fifteen-year-old girl who doesnt know what to do with her life, i cried and panicked a lot, but im trying to define my real dream! Hope that you will achieve what you want

this hits close to home for me as I feel like I haven’t done anything ambitious or exciting like many of my agemates in isef have but all we have is too look on into the future !!

Damn. I got the national scholastic art and writing award last year and went to the ceremony in nyc and this is exactly how I felt when I went. Such high achieving people compared to me, like imposter syndrome. It’s the same for the humanities kids I guess. I don’t have perfect or near perfect grades but it goes to show that everyone has their worth, they just show it in different ways.

this was so well-spoken wishing for our academic comebacks !!

hits close to home two months after isef @ 2 am :) quote i like is 'success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to prevail past failure which creates success.' (actual quote ends with it is the courage to continue which counts) ur doing great andre

This video is nice, coming from someone with a 3.66 GPA and not many APs, I've always felt average compared to other students, so I'm glad I can relate to someone.

I recently moved to a new school filled with the smartest students because I was recommend to go there by my old school. I got humbled real bad cuz everyone is so smart and theyre just so knowledgeable when we are all just 15, like its so crazy!!! literally I was sitting through class thinking why am I even here????

I went to Isef too!! Trust me, no one at ISEF is average in any way. That isn’t to say either that people who are not at Isef aren’t. You poured your passion into your project, and that just shows that you have the phenomenal ability to be wonderful at something big if you put your mind to it.

Thank you. You have kinda motivated me to continue to pursue my dreams ❤ wish me luck and to everyone else who sees this

this video came up at the right place and right time. first, congratulations on making it to isef, and I hope you’re able to look back fondly on this video in the future, when you’ve smashed that brick wall, broken your glass ceiling :) and just thank you so much for sharing your experiences! you often hear stories like these after success has been achieved, not in the middle, when we’re still works in progress. your words, then all the comments about people resonating with your words-none of us are alone in this journey, but in the moment, it can be so isolating. you’ve so perfectly vocalised years’ worth of complex feelings for so many people. tbh you also instantly took me back to 3 years ago when I graduated hs LOL. I felt super similarly about academics from 10th grade on; despite doing everything that should’ve paved the way to success, I still floundered compared to my peers and ended up “average.” even now, as I’m about to graduate college with my dream degree, I still feel hella average, esp after attending my first tech conference not long ago and making new friends from all over who fit the high achieving bill too 😭 so, thank you again for the reminder: I’m still a work in progress, figuring things out, and that’s okay ‼️

i'm so glad his popped up in my feed today, i needed this man :) thank you for this content

im glad i found this when i needed it. lets keep pushing for our goals.

Very inspiring! You are so well-spoken and be glad ur not a random straight-A bot, you're more than that. I wish you the best come back and I know you can because you are literally one of the best young researchers in the world and that itself is more than impressive than some A in high school chem and I mean that by the bottom of my heart.

Brooo I know exactly how you feel. I just graduated high school and i recently attended an event called the congressional app challenge where they would bring the brightest students from across the nation that had built apps and all of those students would ask me, “what university do you wanna attend?” Idek Ig they were expecting me to like list out an Ivy League school but when I simply said University of [My City], it was like they were kinda confused and they saw me differently. Now ofc that want everybody but I met a handful of students that were planning on attending MIT and such and just because I messed up freshman year, I didn’t have a shot in the college admissions process. But still, I went to a small high school and everyone knew me as the kid in tech, but once I left and attended the congressional app challenge, it really opens your eyes and see that there are so many other people who have the same goals as you and much more better than you as well which imo kinda motivates me to work harder on my hobbies.

This is just SUPER inspiring, it’s so important to hear this when you feel your actions are worthless because you didn’t get a specific result. We can’t govern the consequences of our actions, all we can do is make the best of what they lead to.

Currently an upcoming sophomore as my summer draws to its end in the next 5 days. As paranoid I may be, it's truly remarkable to me that others find their spirit in the hardships of life, and for me , it's more than enough to ignite mine. This year, and most definitely SHS, are going to be my hardest years during school (including college, if I even get in my dream one) but within anxiety lies the excitement for the future too. But now, I have experience from last year, and who I am now cannot be compared to who I was 3 years ago who wasn't motivated to even start on my assignments. Now, I aspire to reach beyond my capacities, and attain greatness like you!!! c:

Thank you, this video came just at the right time, thank you.

YO, just wanna say this is what i needed. facing a brick wall rn and time to push trough. Thanks for sharing your experience!

Literally goated video🫡‼️

Thank you so much for this message, I really needed to hear it. I am currently a Junior in high school who has always wanted to go to Ucla, but got a couple of B’s last year. I have had this lingering feeling of dissatisfaction and disappointment with myself for a long time, so hearing this really helped. Thank you.

absolutely loved this video! kudos to you for going after your dreams, you've got this dre!

damn bro i needed this today thank you

i was sitting next to the laptop after hearing conflict b/w my mom and dad through phone call about how my mind is not straightforward , how im just rattling over here and there, how i cant clear the toughest exam NEET (nonsense and scam) next year despite i had 94 percentile this year. i was so into the infinite well of sorrow, so sad and so deeply hollow, and then i watched this video ..tho you have greatest achievement. but this gave me new way to think of my condition now and now i know im just like most of us trying to pick our path of success not just rattling , thank you for making this video!

I know this is irrelevant but your RU-vid banner is so pretty I love the image quality for some reason and the ocean looks so ethereal

CET season has been hitting me pretty hard, but I stumbled upon this video and now I've been feeling so much more motivated, much more pumped for what's in store for me in the future. For now, all I know is that I'm gonna make it. I always do. fighting!!!

My friends, peers, and teachers have always told me that I’m “smart” because I can nearly excel at everything. But in my case, that confidence goes down when I am reviewing for a BIG exam here in my country for college (top universities, the test is like ACT or SAT level), my parents doesn’t support me that much. They said that I should not expect because they kept comparing that I’m less “smart” and “we are poorer, we don’t have the incentive to achieve that dream” than the other members of my family who have the financial means. This becomes a turmoil in my everyday life to the point my self esteem and confidence suddenly goes down. With this, I was frustrated because I always fail in my mock exam and practice tests. I had SOME DOUBTS already because this university has always been my dream, unlike SAT, I had ONE chance to take this is my whole life. But when I came across this video, I’ve realized that its okay to embrace wether you are an average student. Like you said, “if what they’re doing to reach the success” hits me hard. After 24 days, it’s now the day to take the entrance exam. This gave me hope, that maybe, I’ll pass this exam and enter this university, and if that doesn’t happen, there are also good top universities. The reason why I’m still here, even if I have many insecurities, come from a poor financial background, is that yes, I’m an average person but filled with curiosity to change the world. :’>

algorithm did me so right showing me this. good stuff bro

Comparison will always put the "but he's doing more" mindset into you and you'll never feel good enough.

dude. 10/10 video. You need more recognition fr

You have great content to the video! I am so glad that you have learned from your mistakes. You are not the only one who have been through this! There are many people who have been going through this as well! You are very successful, no matter what you do. The more you improve your grades, the more you do your assignments. Failure is part of life! Other than that, you are very successful in your job. That is all it matters. My name is Andres. It is pleasure to meet you. Great job with your video! Again, you have great content of the video. Continue to do well in school. God bless you and your family. 🙏

Inspiring! I am a Natural Sciences undergrad majoring in Physics and minoring in Mathematics. I failed a core course in my first year (last semester). And I got two consecutive C's in Math. I blame myself for not studying well despite being seriously ill throughout the whole semester. I am feeling much better after watching your video.

I'm one month late. Its a great video dre. I appreciate it, all we see on yt nowadays are these "perfect" students who try to help us by giving us advice and all. But sometimes it doesn't work out and makes you fall even farther into the depths of the sea. Sometimes its good to know there are others out there too that struggle. That we're not alone, and never will be.

I literally have almost the same grades bro 😭 I was delusional as hell to think I would like an chem, ap bio, ap calc bc, and P1 in the same year lmao 😭 finally found someone like me

oh my gosh bro I feel you😭😭😭

loved the video!! I swear it was recommended to me at the best time possible. been thinking a LOT about it these days... tysm!! I wish you the best of luck in your journey :))

this video was made really well

love this video, a random yet great recommendation. so sad i didn’t get the chance to meet you at ISEF this year. it was a great experience, hopefully next year!!

This is relatable, but not so helpful to me. Freshman year was the first in person classes I took after zoom school. I was not used the work load in 9th grade lit and comp, so I stopped doing the work and made 50s. That year brought so much shame and feelings of stupidity. I thought to convince myself I was just average and so was the work I was failing to do the next two years. I watched all my classmates join clubs, ap classes and get As, so I told myself if they can do it so can I. I had to recognize my envy and push myself to fulfill what it was I wanted . I just started my senior year, but I still have no goal or interest and so I find it hard to see why I am working hard in school, other than to get good grades. I still see myself as average because I don’t think any one person is better than the other even if they have better grades. I am grateful that I have such high achieving classmates as examples but I also wish I didn’t follow them so much because maybe if I had tried to find a goal in the first place, I would not have fixated on getting good grades and waste time in high school. I can’t say I regret anything tho because I still had fun. For me it wasn’t the challenge that discouraged me, but the lack of reason to act. At this rate, I’ll pass high school and graduate college with a useless degree because I have no desire in my future to work to. I am nothing like the people mentioned in the video. I don’t think I understand the point made in this video. Is the point not to give up and find a goal?

man, needed this at 1am

hey friend !! I’m very happy for you understanding yourself a bit more and I’m wishing you the best in your success !!

That’s so cool! I went to state and regional science fair but only got 3rd place at both… some of my friends are applying for national tho!!

Holy shit that intro scared me, its my ringtone and I thought someone was calling my computer for some reason.

Awesome video. Very well spoken. -fellow isef 2024 alum

perfect timing, just when i needed it..

great video. got close to qualifying for isef this year but we were one place away lol. make more videos like this, they hit hard

really well said. i believe in you.

It's alright man, I failed my AP tests anyways. You're not alone. 😂😭

this is such an amazing video.

i am from LA and i would say it is 100% worth it to get tacos in dtla in the middle of the night. truly a vibe if u dont get harassed

I'm going to leave this here beacause I have no one else to talk with about it I had a strange ego-destroying experience in highschool. In elementary school i had an 8th grade reading level, did well in all my accelerated math courses, basically ignored and slept my way through school pumping out a 3.82 gpa with basically no effort required. I had a massive intellectual ego beacause of this and i was basically an asshole to most people beacause of it. when i graduated 5th grade my parents did everything they could to pay for a private school that they knew would challenge me. Immediately my class size dropped from 30 to 6 students and i really couldn't hide in the crowd and surf by quite like i used to. However my 6th and 7th grade years passed, seeming like more of the same. this is when i got a major reality check, COVID hit at the end of my 8th grade year and we remained in online school for my entire freshman year. Since i was still so used to being able to surf by, and now i had no one to directly hold me accountable for my work i severely drifted, staying up as late as 3 am on school nights for weeks on end, turning in homework more than a week late, and missing large chunks of classes due to falling asleep at my desk. By the end of my freshman year i had a 2.7 GPA, having failed highschool chemistry, and getting a D in math. By the time we were back in-person, i started the IB program. suddenly a massive amount of my class dropped out and was replaced by students gunning specifically for the IB diploma, I went from being the top of my class in nearly every subject, to being mostly average, even a bit below average in classes like history. I had to work almost every day after school to make up for time I had wasted, that my peers had utilized to build their academic character, and for the most part i succeeded. I managed to raise my cumulative GPA from 2.7 to 3.4 by the end of my senior year, with a 3.7 and 3.83 GPA in my junior and senior year respectively. it was at this point where i realized i was probably on the spectrum, and am currently communicating with my health insurance to meet with a professional TL;DR: i went from a high achieving "gifted" student, to the average student due to changing circumstances, learning the value of my time and effort in the process I'm currently attending an average, but still slightly prestigious local university with a generous scholarship and most of my freshman year taken care of beacause of transfer credits. I'm studying to become an aerospace engineer, attempting to define my own impact on the world.

this is amazing king

subscribe please I’m tryna get to 1000 when I turn 18 🙁🙁

Man, you wouldn't believe how confused I was when the video started. Shreksophone has been my alarm ringtone for 7 years !

I’m a hs student and I approve this message

thanks dre😭

im proud of u, ur crazy

Can't relate. I have a 3.9 gpa and 20 extra cirruculars.

great video bro! one thing i gotta say though is that the music is sometimes a little too loud and is distracting, but i really appreciate your message 🙏

This feels like a project 😭🙏🙏

me when i'm barely passing english but winning BPA (business professionals of america) V03 Nationals competition, but you dont see me posting on youtube about it.

Always ap chem at the scene of the crime

This is great

Hey man, this is a great video! Really put some things into perspective :) I was wondering though, what was the book at 2:55, if you remember? 🙏🙏

i’m average 😊

Just stay in touch with those people and u'll be set for life. Even if u fail, u won't fail harder than those who doesn't have the connections. 😂 If u have a knack for making friends then do ur best to live off it. The only thing u need to study is how to get better at making even more friends.

But what do they call students at the bottom of their class? Still doctors.

OMG A NEW POST???

shreksophone goes so hard

Earned a sub

Got a 5 on ap calc ab and 4 on ap chem this year. Got a 3 on ap bio and a 2 on ap lang last year. Maybe need a 1 on ap chinese cuz it’s still not out yet for me

what was your ISEF project?? seriously great job!

I'm gonna drop out of High School, move to India, and become a pro osu player

Bro AP Chem is really hard and it's definitely not "high school" level.

Music so loud, god damn. Turned down the volume just to hear you disappear, yet the music didn't. I thought this was an MV with some irrelevant nerd in the background until the broken grades flash banged me with childhood trauma

this got recommended to me when i needed it the most lol. well said. everyone has their own ways of achieving their dreams and goals

WAIT RU THE GUY WHO WAS IN A TEAM AND DID A PROJECT ABOUT SOME TERRORIST THINGY WHY RU ON MY YT RECS LMAO

did u say taiwan is a country

Thanks man ( ᐛ )

shrekophone

Those scores are just below avg 😂 are u even trying? Feels like u're coasting through failing grades knowing u already have a channel for a high paying job and just waiting for the graduation paper to start working.

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I needed to see this video after failing the AP physics exam, and passing the class but not on my standards. But now I know that today is the perfect time to cross paths with this message because I had learned to accept that reality. How could I understand something I haven’t embraced yet?

Good job bro you did amazing! This is a great video and keep up the good work! I believe I saw you at the fair but sadly didn’t get to speak with you, your work was amazing from what I remember and this inspired me to do better!! I had very low self esteem at the time and now stumbling upon this it gave me hope that maybe I still have time to grow and learn! Hope we can speak next time and I wish you the best of luck! 🧊🙂‍↕️