Common App hacks to make ANYONE Ivy-worthy (+how to make a SPIKE)

The tips presented in this video are compiled from professional Ivy League college consultants and myself :)

00:00 - Don’t waste your hard work
00:34 - The KEY to a good application
01:38 - Activities: optimize priorities
04:11 - Awards: demonstrate excellence
04:38 - Essays: DON’T make this mistake
07:13 - How to ACTUALLY stand out
08:39 - Special cases
09:09 - Critical thing to remember

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[meowzillabang]

I am an international student, Asian, tbh. I feel great pressure though I have a 1580 sat, a 118 toefl, 10 APs (including a 5 in lit) and almost perfect GPA. I feel that anything I do will not matter if anything else is spotted to be not that excellent. And even though with this stats I will not even think about applying for Harvard or big ivies, because it seems just impossible. I do felt compelled to write my essay. I have already like 20 drafts. I really have some new ideas after watching the third part. Thank you.

[jaysonwinner]

Starting my apps as a transfer student soon so I’ll definitely be taking notes from this!

[asterialumin_]

Hiii Amyy i love your videos so much and your voice is so calming, your becoming and inspiration for me day by day! I love how you explain everything in the most easiest way and your video on how to become 'this girl' rather than 'that girl' is soooO helpful. I hope you have an amazing day:)


Request: Can you make a video on how to Ace 8th grade and tips for all the subjectsss.

From a person in your neighboring country,
Pakistan ✨

[Cophy-rg]

watching this made me realise that people put in a lot of effort -I do too but I am nowhere near the ones who sent out these questions. There aren't really many such opportunities where I come from but I still put in my all. I will just keep doing my best and hope for the best. Thank you for helping me understand the gravity and difficulty. Now I can get really serious cuz I was way too over my head.

[darknova]

Thumbnail and background look insane btw! Love the kitchen theme.

[williamcao]

MAKEUP b really enjoyed this insightful video as I’m currently working on college apps too 😂 always good to stop by and watch an amy video

[helo]

Hi Amy! I love your videos and they are so calming to watch. 😊
I have a question about awards, so I also participated in the amcs like you did, but for amc 10 my middle school score was higher than my high school scores, which one should I put on my application? I heard it’s bad to put middle school scores as it might be a showing that you peaked in middle. Thanks. 😀

[pranavangadi]

Hello! Thank you for the video. Can you also make a video on how to get apply to grad school programs? I am currently a Junior at Cal studying Data Science and would like to go into law!

[suthiraphanassarat]

Hi Amy, Caltech & MIT would like to know if you can solve this problem as part of the application process for admission their class of 2027 LOL:

A coffee shop has 4 different types of coffee. You can order your coffee in a small, medium, or large cup. You can also choose whether you want to add cream, sugar, or milk (any combination is possible, for example, you can choose to add all three). In how many ways can you order your coffee?

This is to test your mathematical ability to see if you can handle their tough STEM programs! And I expect that you're smart enough to handle this problem easily.

[summer_]

This is super helpful, but what if you have say 3 research activities at 3 different labs, two are more impressive than the other one, then you have things like volunteer then dancing for 10 years, would you list volunteer then dance and go back to the less impressive research?

[phoenixmaster]

Hi Amy i have a question. If I am an eagle scout in boy scouts, will they consider it as a stand out factor?

[suthiraphanassarat]

Hey, Amy, do you think that a BS from Caltech is much better than a BA from Berkeley or UCLA or Cal State Northridge or any lesser school or it doesn't matter at all? Why?

[michaelrmurphy]

You are lucky because you have a family history of post secondary education. You said your Dad came to America
to study for his "post-doc". So he had a PhD then, right? And your mother too? You and your family would know
"college culture". People without a multi generational family of educated members have a real struggle to get into
university. If they ever do at all. Quite aside from paying for it. Like everything else in America, so many are being left behind.