How I got into a PhD at Harvard at 21 without masters (as an international student) 

Congratulations! You're such an inspiration, thank you for sharing you story and advice I am also from Russia and I've recently dropped out of university in Berlin because of financial issues and am a bit angry and sad, it took me so much time and effort to enter and it feels like a major set back. Seeing you archive all this without any money or support really inspires me to keep going and pursue my dreams. Thank you, Katya! Good luck and have fun :)

I know I'm being a party pooper but dombyra ain't slavic instrument but a turkic instrument, widely spread and popularized in Central Asian countries. Great video btw!

Cool video! Where would you go to make bachelors degree if you were not accepted to the US universites?

What was your study method for classes? Usually people say I studied hard but I wanted to know what method you used? I am applying for upcoming programs and would love to know how to Improve

I love your story, I feel like Princeton is where I belong as well. But I am so stressed that I think I did not get personal enough on my essays. I dropped out of high school because I didn’t think education was so inportant. Now I proritize my academic. For the past three years, I’ve been so focused that I did not care about maintaining friendships, find mentors and mentees, find time for myself. I reflected on myself and agree that I should be enjoying what I am doing rather than being too focused about getting to the next step. But knowing I will be transferring from community college to university soon, I will be faced with greater academic challenges. Your video is really inspiring!

I feel helped a lot and so relieved. You are so lucky to have such mentors and such valuable opportunities throughout your life not to mention your effort and determination. I feel so compatible with your life story and that makes me feel less lonely. I have lived in the environment that is really not supportive for a person like me. And I have to struggle so much until now to get out of and find out the own environment for myself to thrive and develop. Thank you so much for sharing and wish you the best.

Was studying in Princeton completely free?

Hi ! Thank you for sharing all of this in this very cool video. I'm chosing what I want to study for my Master's degree and it's very helpful. I wish you all the best !

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Just came to finish my master dégrée 6 monce ago and earing someone telling you the importance of healing mental health and listening to your deep innerself is always a good coaching... A very interesting path that yours Katya. Like you say, we are such little things in the Infinite universe... So whatever, trust and love the hard process ! Wish you the best results in your research 😊 Thank you for that personnal share and Keep going ! ;)

Hi, Katya!) I'm glad to see you on video after all these years. I hope you'll achieve your new goals. Good luck! 🍀

Thanks for sharing your story, it's very inspiring. I just finished my PhD in the US last year and I think a lot of what you said is spot on, at least for surviving academia. I'm glad to hear that you understand the importance of taking care of your mental health (especially when academia will do its utmost to tank it) and also the importance of seeking out good mentors. I underestimated the latter and had a pretty crappy PhD experience (well, the pandemic also contributed). Wishing you all the best for the rest of your PhD and beyond!

Thank you for sharing your story and for the advise. It put things into perspective.

Thanks a lot for sharing this video, i understand you a lot, and i feel understood, because i was a top student and then i did mathematics in university, i struggled a lot because of anxiety and stress everything was hard for me, and now i moved to france to continue my studies, u mentioned an important thing which is to take care of our mental health and learn how to manage stress and seek for help when needed. Thank you for sharing with us.

Thank you so much for your honesty. It was important for me to hear your story. (Я выпустилась из СУНЦа, Новосибирского правда, год назад))

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Thank you for sharing!

thank you for being so honest and open about your academic journey! right now, i am doing in undergraduate degree in psychology in canada. right now, i am beginning research with an amazing prof and debating where to go for grad school as a second year. stories like these remind me that the path to personal success and joy isn’t always linear. amazing story 🫶

This video calmed me a lot, thank you

Great video! I found it very interesting in many ways: your path to Harvard and what helped you, I mean meditation and journaling. These two tips are always very useful in life. Congrats again and thanks for opening to us! I appreciate it a lot, English is not my first language since I am Italian. I follow you on IG. 😊 You are a fighter, since you made it through all these last challenging years (pandemic etc). Take care! 😊 Francesco

This is so unbelievebly inspiring!!!!

You go girl 💕

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