Explaining my COMMON APP ACTIVITIES + COLLEGE APPLICATION SPIKE that got me into UCLA, Cal, and USC!

Hey everyone! In this video, I talk about my COMMON APPLICATION ACTIVITIES as well as the SUPER IMPORTANT college application SPIKE/THEME. It's probably the most requested video so far on my small channel haha so I hope it helps :)

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Time Stamps:
Intro: 0:00
What is a college application spike? : 0:41
My activities!: 2:27
Explaining my activities + spike: 11:21
Advice: 13:10

Music used in this video
LAKEY INSPIRED - Warm Nights
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the music in this video. All rights go to the original owners.

[gabriellemyrick]

all of your activities are so interesting and different. I really like how they center around your major, but they aren’t too closely related.

[riddhigupta]

you know a channel is good when you like the video before watching :)

[airaaaaa]

My country doesn't care about ecas and literally only cares about academics. So i literally have no eca😭 what should I do

[snigdharanjan]

Hey. Could you make a video about Indians getting into colleges with financial aid and their stats and their process?!!!?

[Zeenia]

Okay hold on so did you just not apply to ivies or not get in? Because this stuff seems very Ivy-worthy and if you didn’t get in im gonna cry

[TasfiqurRob]

Crazy how are activities are alike in many ways! I’m the founder of Purnota Foundation- a youth based charity in Bangladesh that raised about 500k bdt and helped over a thousand families at this point with groceries, hygiene products, warm clothing and others. Alongside that I worked at a digital marketing company Ampfluence for over a year and started The Plug media a company providing Instagram based services. Among the smaller things I worked with Nas Daily for about a year, USG of our MUN club, and owner of a 650k follower Instagram network. Didn’t necessarily try to make a spike but kinda ended up with one which is basically helping people through technology and digital media. Really worried though, because of these activities my grades were genuinely terrible so really banking on these + essays + recommendations to get into places 😅. Really hope things our for me and best of luck to all fall 2021 and future candidates! (Ps I’m trying to get into cornell cals for Information science so gg about to get rejected lol)

[billyscott]

one thing I'm super passionate about is helping others/fighting for others so they can succeed to the best of their abilities. I have ECs in some community service and I am working for a new social justice group. I also have an EC where I help HS basketball players gain exposure (filming games and editing them into highlight videos for a local YT channel). I have also coached young basketball players. I know it's broad, but could my spike be something like "helping others succeed" or "fighting for others before myself" ??

[notyourtypicalteenager]

My EC's are
1. Founder of - The growing souls (Mental health organisation)
2. Founder of - Idyllic Magazine (digital magazine)
3. Author of the Butterflies (poetry book)
4. Little Butterflies (Blog page) which I might delete because I started it with a friend and now I just want to do it alone so I might start a new blog page
5. Podcat
6. About to launch a startup in August!

I am not really sure if I would get into any university in the USA because my grades are really low, I scored 60% in 9th and I dont know about 10th, but I am trying to improve myself in 11th and hopefully I'll score good!

I have also started preparing for SAT's and Essays!

I hope I get into any University.

[alessandrocaioadornetto]

How did you start a non profit? Don’t you need a lot of money for that and like legal stuff done to ensure you’re not taking any money?

[omarsacademia]

Lol I submit applications but I dont know if they received it