IVY LEAGUE SECRETS: Making the Most of Your Summer

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IVY LEAGUE SECRETS: Making the Most of Your Summer
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In today's video, I discuss my summer experiences during high school and try to share some tips about how to make your summer productive, specifically when it comes to creating a competitive college application.
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I’m 19 years old and a freshman at Yale University studying Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. I’m an amateur filmmaker, aspiring magician, and avid student. This is my life.
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@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

Let me know down below what you guys are thinking about doing this summer!

@Supercarsmakemehappy 6 лет назад

Josh Beasley I’m going to do an internship and as well I got accepted to Texas A&M for a program where I live on campus for a week 😁 my dream school !

@reesesaddler4744 6 лет назад

I’m going to volunteer, go to an engineering camp at Tuskegee, and hoping to place at USATF nationals

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

Congrats!

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

So cool! Hope you have fun!

@ItsJusto 6 лет назад

Im going into my junior year, and I’m going to be a swim coach for the youth swim team in my town

@organic255 6 лет назад

playing fortnite instead of studying for my ap physics test tomorrow!

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

Good move haha

@ZeRandomGamers 6 лет назад

Can you make a video about how you managed to keep friends and a social life while still doing great academically and doing tons of extracurriculars?

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

Yeh for sure

@John-sterling 6 лет назад

Josh I would like to than you for your videos because not only do they provide motivation but helpful tips because of you I brought my average from a C to an A

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

Wow! Congrats man! I'm glad the videos could help!

@mayafernandez9970 6 лет назад

This summer I want to double my typing speed (I’m really slow) and teach myself how to play a few songs in the piano (never played any instrument), if I don’t achieve either of those I’ll at least be able to say Ill be traveling to Europe and doing kinda a road trip through the east coast. This comment is longer than I anticipated 😂

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

That's so cool! Honestly, I wish would have worked on my typing speed more when I was younger!

@mayafernandez9970 6 лет назад

Josh Beasley ikr hopefully I can get faster before the fall, idk why just recently I came to the realization that that’s a really good skill to have before college rolls around

@jonathanpaspula1993 6 лет назад

Nice to meet another boy scout! :)

@zikriasaif8314 6 лет назад

Thank you so much Josh! Starting an internship with Mitsubishi Motors this summer!

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

That's awesome!

@zobroncel9564 6 лет назад

I'm going to go to a Yale Summer Program!!!

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

Great! Have fun!

@luciepasquier373 6 лет назад

I'm going to be a camp counsellor this summer! Which is super exciting and I hope will teach me a lot about responsibility and leadership

@ilanarw 6 лет назад

I'm studying Spanish II and health sciences at Tufts

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

Wow! Good luck!

@officialjfendi 5 лет назад

*when you tailor your application for georgia tech since your freshman year...but then impulsively decides to apply to an ivy league literally a month before their deadline* #wasnotready #gotrejected XDXDXD (luv ur videos tho josh :D!)

@alltimestarcos4101 5 лет назад

You were listing actual things you did and I was over thinking about how I'm into my 2nd year spending my summer working at Sonic and feeling like I'm wasting my summer and the summer before I had my job I spent it trying to learn Japanese and then you mentioned that having a job or learning a language were good ways to use your summer and I feel better about my decisions now

@xenjamin9539 6 лет назад

1) You mentioned that you taught yourself coding during the summer and put that on your app. What section did you include that in? I did a similar thing one summer and was wondering. Also, I kind of taught myself about stocks and did some trading through etrade (real money) and through the investopedia online simulator (which allows me to use fake money so no risk). Would this be helpful to mention in the same section if I could incorporate that into my general application theme? 2) How did you get involved in The American Legion Boys State? Is that only available to the families of service members? Because it sounds very interesting and fun. Thanks. I just discovered your videos and they're extremely helpful. I'm near the end of my junior year so I've already compiled most of the things that will go on my app, but you've made it much easier to understand the actual application itself, as well as the essays. It's cool that you continued this even after going to college.

@Kyle-ki2nm 6 лет назад

Would like to know this too

@xenjamin9539 6 лет назад

No chance now

@petergeorge3376 6 лет назад

I was watching videos to prepare for my AP exam and all of a sudden i see this video and realize that I know ur brother and I'm going to Herndon too. Cause I remembered they said u were going to Yale and did magic, and I thought "Oh thats cool" but then randomly coming across ur youtube channel kind of blew my mind. Kevin used to always talk about how u guys would take magic breaks in physics and I thought that was pretty funny.

@alexandrakolacz675 6 лет назад

This was so helpful! I'm looking to do an internship this summer before my senior year so I might try out Crimson!

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

Yeah, I strongly recommend it!

@DoItSoonTutorials 6 лет назад

Going into my junior year (rip) and I think I'm going to spend my summer relaxing before the hell that next year'll be and volunteering at my local library, hospital, or some type of educational place. I also want to complete a reading challenge and prep for a job I may be getting in the Fall when I turn 16 and can finally work. Prepping for the PSAT and SATs next year may also be on the list.

@erinflaherty2877 6 лет назад

I'm going to get started on my outlines for APUSH since i'll be going into my sophomore year and it'll be my first AP class and I'm kinda nervous. I'm also continuing an internship at a dietitians office even though I don't really want to go into nutrition, but im 14 and it's just the only thing around me that I can do as 14. It's really hard to find things in the field of journalism around me, but I'm working on it. I'm also going to try to teach myself ASL. Thanks for the videos!

@zzkkkrjjeeeii 6 лет назад

I want to learn a new skill along with previewing my APs next year and possibly starting to self study APCS Principles (since my school doesn't offer it). Oh and not to mention, SAT prep!

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

That sounds awesome! Good luck!

@deekshitas6899 6 лет назад

How ironic that you talked about hiking; I’m hiking Mount Manchu Picchu in Peru this June. Also, thanks for making RU-vid videos. I’m going to be a sophomore in high school next year and I’m getting a lot of advice from your videos !

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

Glad you find the vids helpful! Have fun in Manchu Picchu! That sounds insane!

@norulesreading 6 лет назад

Deekshita S Machu Picchu?

@finnegancharles828 6 лет назад

It’s very pretty up there the view is way different than the pictures there is a normal hike to get to the normal view but then there is a 1 hour hike up and back which was very fun you’ll enjoy it

@boistop8774 6 лет назад

Getting a job and studying😂 Btw u are such an inspiration to me, my dream is to go to Yale hopefully I make it!

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

Thank you so much! I hope you have a great summer!

@beaulaw 6 лет назад

Volunteering

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

Awesome!

@chelsea6885 6 лет назад

Can you do a video on how to do good/tips on the SAT and ACT?

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

I've done a couple in the past, so check those out! But I definitely want to make more in the future!

@chelsea6885 6 лет назад

Josh Beasley okay thank you for your help and hopefully i do good on the Sat and Act

@williambarfenshmurtz1456 6 лет назад

Hey, loving the videos.. a long time sub... I’m an upcoming freshman... and have a similar backstory to you... I’m in all the gifted programs and all that... any general recommendations for how to spend my summer?

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

Learn, relax, and explore your interests, don't feel stressed to do too much!

@nadiacheng477 6 лет назад

I’m doing research at a nearby university!!

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

Hope you have fun!

@marielsofiagutierrezzapien7929 6 лет назад

This summer I will be having an intership in ElementsME, I will also start preping for the SATs and will make a website for a new clothing company called Genesis. :D

@vivianhir3930 6 лет назад

1. ATDP Berkeley advanced biotechnology class 2. AMC class, studying for AMC 10 3. Handson Bay Area volunteer

@deekshitas6899 6 лет назад

ALSO HOW IRONIC; I just talked to my parents about doing research the summer before junior year !

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

That's crazy! I hope you end up doing it!

@aditishastri6087 6 лет назад

I should've seen this before my summer started. :( But wonderful video! Loved it, will follow this next year. ^^

@John-lf3xf 6 лет назад

I hope to take an internship with my Congressman... Im a sophomore btw...

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

That would be awesome!

@masonpiatt2798 6 лет назад

Omg i look up to you! I think a lot of others do too. Keep up the vids!

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

Thanks you so much! Will do!

@sarahzhao7564 6 лет назад

i love your videos!! keep up the good content!!!

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

Thanks! Will do!

@RohitSharda 6 лет назад

Aye can u do a video on how to get a 5 on ap English language, thanks.

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

For sure!

@amayaapolinario 6 лет назад

Before the exam next week hopefully 😂

@justinkaemmerer5191 6 лет назад

I am going to work on my fitness Instagram and I may start a RU-vid channel on it. Next I’ll be studying for the SAT and ACT. Last, I’ll be working on college essays. One last thing, though, I’ll try to relax... hopefully.

@justinkaemmerer5191 6 лет назад

If you’re interested in my fitness Instagram, it’s called jkaem.training. Not trying to plug my insta, but rather in case anyone is interested.

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

That's dope man! Have fun!

@Francis-hr6jh 6 лет назад

Ha! The Intro music fit this vids! :)

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

Thanks!

@harrisondixon4039 6 лет назад

I went to Philmont my summer going into 9th grade. Can I and should I talk about it in my application?

@razrleader9421 6 лет назад

Josh, what are your final college grades? Also, can you make a video on how to answer SAT questions?

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

For sure

@ohmpatel8308 5 лет назад

I’m pretty good at Math and I usually help classmates out when they don’t understand things. So I’ve considered making a RU-vid channel (similar to like Khan Academy or something) to teach math, maybe in simpler ways so students my age can understand. Would something like that, if I can grow channel, hopefully make an income by the time I submit applications in 1 and 1/2 years, would it be a good extracurricular. I’d also like to go into something related to business management and econ so

@tanertime6156 6 лет назад

How did you teach yourself web design? Any specific websites or apps?

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

Freecodecamp is great for web design!

@superhyperyoshi 6 лет назад

I know I'm kinda a procrastinator but what stuff can I sign up for now that summer has started? So far, I'm taking an online health class, doing a debate camp for 2 weeks, traveling for another 3 weeks, working on a science fair project/ teaching myself how to code neural networks and maybe doing drivers ed.

@superhyperyoshi 6 лет назад

Lol is any of this enough? Because i still want to relax and be lazy this summer

@superhyperyoshi 6 лет назад

Forgot to mention that I'm taking music lessons (piano, violin and voice) and making youtube videos

@meganlunny5152 6 лет назад

Hey, Josh! Another amazing video!! I’ve been scrolling through the comments and I haven’t seen this question yet (sorry if you’ve actually already answered it), but you mentioned in the video that you were teaching yourself HTML over the summer, and I was wondering what resources you used/ would recommend? I’m a writer, and I’m trying to code a blog from scratch where I can post some of my work. I’ve been using a learning website called Skillshare, which is an awesome site, but the pace is pretty slow and I’m hoping to speed up my learning so I can get my blog out there over the summer. Sorry for the long comment! Love your channel!!

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

I used freecodecamp to learn a lot of my web design skills

@ComicBrush 6 лет назад

Josh I hope you can help me out. I'm now at the end of my junior year and had taken SAT once and got a 1360, I had also taken 4 AP but only got a 4 in microeconomic and a 3 in physics1. I regret that I messed up my APs, maybe it's because my English wasn't as good back then.(I'm a international student from China, transferred here on junior year.) During the summer I will be working on my SAT and my goal is 1500+. For activities I don't have a lot, I've only been in a few volunteer works related to music(called super cello held in china, pretty cool), and i was the president of my highschool student counsel in China and now I'm in the national honor society. I've only been in the track team and math league here for a short period of time(short short). I'm just feeling not enough to apply for an ivy, I really want to be the best me. Hope you can give me some tips or clues on what to do. Thanks, love your videos.

@ComicBrush 6 лет назад

O yea and I'm taking AP-psychology senior year, but don't know if it will fit into my application

@williambarfenshmurtz1456 6 лет назад

Quick question... what languages are high school and college CS courses focused or based on? Just wondering what language I should learn, I already know HTML and CSS

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

JAVA!

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

Or Python

@DoItSoonTutorials 6 лет назад

I took my high school's Coding I class (my school offers Coding I, Coding II, and then AP Computer Science) and we "learned" Python there. Never taking coding again...

@spongbob123ponme 6 лет назад

How good is the Yale Young Global Scholars program? I was accepted to the biology section. Thanks

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

I'm not sure, I can definitely ask around and see if anyone has done it!

@spongbob123ponme 6 лет назад

Thank you! I’m coming to New Haven this summer for 2 weeks! I’m extremely excited!

@praveshshiwakoti5172 6 лет назад

Such a great experience to have in summer. I attended IAS last summer. You will LOVE YALE and overall program 😊

@adriananoriega 6 лет назад

One of my friends did it last year! She absoluley loved it. :) I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

@John-lf3xf 6 лет назад

These are my Senior Year courses Im planning to take... Is it too ambitious? AP Government and Politics AP Literature and Composition AP Calculus AB AP Physics C(both Elec and Mag, and Mech) AP Macroeconomics thats it....

@DoItSoonTutorials 6 лет назад

I'm a current sophomore and I think you'll be alright. AP Micro/Macro can either be really easy or somewhat hard at your school (at mine it's apparently easy), but it's definitely not a major AP by any standards. AP Gov is in the same boat, but at most school I know it's just a semester course ... so maybe it'll be more tolerable. AP Lit, Physics, and Calc are where you're gonna feel it. Good luck with those lol (it'll probably be okay ... I'm assuming for physics that you're strong at math since you're taking calc). Next year I'm planning on taking AP Lang, APUSH, AP Chem, and I had wanted to do AP Micro/Macro, but it wouldn't fit in my schedule. Senior year I'll probably do AP Lit, AP Euro, AP Micro/Macro, AP or honors physics, AP Spanish, AP Gov. I don't think AP Calc's gonna happen and I'm on the fence with physics.

@John-lf3xf 6 лет назад

Chemistry sucks.... Environmental Science is easier...

@John-lf3xf 6 лет назад

AP Physics has no required prerequisites.... I have Alg1, Alg2, Geometry down..... so thats good.... and I already took two years of language so I wont bother with another language course... Ill take other courses. Macro-Economics is a College-level Elective AP Government and Politics is a one semester college level history course..... I think for the other semester there is CIvics, but thats a regular college preperatory course

@DoItSoonTutorials 6 лет назад

AP Gov in my school is considered a civics course, so it's its own thing. Students in my school also have to have completed algebra 2 and pre-calc (or take it concurrently) for AP Physics I. Anyway, AP Environmental is definitely easier, but I love chem. I also like Spanish, so that explains AP in senior year.

@camilamarden8078 6 лет назад

I am in 8th grade and going to be a freshman next year. My math skills are much stronger than my reading skills, and I was wondering if you had any types that may help me with my vocabulary and grammar. I understand that the obvious answer would be to just read more, however, I would like to know if you know of a website that helps strengthen my grammar and vocabulary. Thank you for your time!

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

read, read, READ!

@conomer8229 6 лет назад

Camila Marden Don't worry about it too much. Most non-ap English classes are pretty easy. Like I suck at ElA but I currently have a 99 in honors without trying.

@austinkim8017 6 лет назад

yeah, you already predicted the answer, but since you have an entire summer to yourself, read as much as you can. here's a list of good books to read; i picked them because they're good stories, but the level of literature is really high. Star Wars Classic Trilogy (yeah, shocker. but give it a try, you'll learn a new word every page. i promise) The Jungle (Sinclair) East of Eden (Steinbeck) 11/22/63 (King)

@MaxPardo 6 лет назад

Any tips on how to get research positions at a local university? I’m going into my sophomore year this fall. Thanks!

@bethsolomon6338 5 лет назад

Also, if you could ask a friend, how did they get involved in research? Thanks!

@gabebrown655 5 лет назад

Just curious. Where do your grandparents live in Michigan? Im from michigan

@sujitmolleti2322 6 лет назад

Making a website and starting a RU-vid channel.

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

Awesome! Good luck!

@bethsolomon6338 5 лет назад

I was planning on taking AP CompSci junior year. But i’m not doing that because a friend did, and said it’s just a study hall essentially. So now I’m planning on learning it myself, but I was wondering what language would be manageable to teach myself? In addition, I was wondering what your experience skipping AP Calc AB was like? Id like to do AP Calc BC junior year instead of a senior year, but is that a crazy thing to undertake? Thanks in advance!

@solomonsmith4257 6 лет назад

Preparing to start high school! Any advice?

@1sebschab1 6 лет назад

Solomon Smith Don't trust anybody or get into a relationship

@sofialopez9061 6 лет назад

Don’t procrastinate and work hard

@DoItSoonTutorials 6 лет назад

Just keep you grades as high as possible but don't freak out over them. I regret a lot of my grades from freshmen year because I could have done much better ... but I'm also so thankful that I had fun that year before the real hell starts sophomore year and beyond.

@broadwaynicky 6 лет назад

Sadly I seen this right when summer before junior year 🙁. Is it too late to make an impact summer before senior year?

@DippinArnold 6 лет назад

This man looks like he’s always in pain in his vids

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

maybe I am haha

@sidbala8848 6 лет назад

hey, im a sophomore was planning to do a java course through coursera over the summer, does this really help for college apps? If I were to do this course and learn python before college apps rolled around, would it help at all for apps? thanks

@JoshBeasley 6 лет назад

It;s not necissarily gonna drastically improve your apps, but it would be cool if colleges saw that you took initiative outside of class to learn something!