I really thought people at Harvard were like hardcore students but seems kind of normal with this interview, they all seem pretty nice and focus in what they are doing there. What the guy says about partying almost every weekend, I wouldn't imagine that at all without him saying it.
Admitted to Harvard university, most students graduated from TOP UNIVERSITY (TOP 5) WITH HONOR DEGREE ( TOP 3), before admitted to TOP UNIVERSITY, they were TOP 3 in entire middle school. They are not only good at science, but also good for language and social sciences.
Not surprising tho...there are a lot of American schools in China. You can easily send your children there by spending some money getting your family a second passport like South Africa.
My humble opinion about how much you will be making is not important. Once you have a solid network of classmates and a niche of your own. Sky is the limit. Money, power or anything you want will be possible.
Theses young people have a shock coming. Making it through University only proves to an employer that the individual has the wherewithal to sit through classes for 4 years. It gets them a consideration during the hiring process; but that's all. You will learn how to do your job once the company teaches you how, rarely is that the same thing as what your were taught in school. The salaries stated by most of these people are the average in their field, not the starting salaries. You do not come out of University and into a software design job making 150k...I don't care what your grades were (yes I know there are exceptions to this but its not the norm)...LoL!! If you get the job, you then have to prove your worth within the existing business culture of that company before you can expect advancement...that means you are now working along side other people who have all been there Longer Than You. That's the good'ol Corporate Later they all talk about...LoL!! Good Luck to each one of them!!