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Getting into Harvard changed my life. But looking back at my application journey, there are so many things I'd do differently today.
After helping hundreds of students get into Ivy Leagues, I now know exactly where I could have made my application better.
In this video, I'm not just sharing what I did - I'm revealing what I should have done at every stage. Whether you're applying to Harvard or any top school, these insights will completely change how you approach creating your application…
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0:00 - Introduction: What I Would Do Differently
0:06 - Helping Students Get Into Ivy Leagues
0:12 - What I Should Have Done at Every Stage
0:18 - How to Improve Your College Application
0:25 - The Mistakes I Made in My Academic Strategy
0:30 - How to Approach Course Selection & AP vs IB
0:39 - Course Selection: Where Students Struggle
0:43 - My Junior & Senior Year Course Load
0:50 - The Problem with My Course Choices
0:59 - Choosing Courses That Align With Your Goals
1:11 - What Admissions Officers Actually Look For
1:22 - The 5 Core Subjects Colleges Want
1:36 - Choosing Rigor Strategically
1:51 - AP vs IB: Which One is Best?
2:30 - The Truth About AP vs IB for College Applications
3:11 - What Admissions Officers Really Care About
3:41 - Why Context Matters in Course Selection
3:55 - How an Upward Trajectory Helps You
4:17 - GPA vs Rigor: What Really Matters?
4:39 - Balancing Course Load and Future Goals
4:52 - Your Transcript Should Tell a Story
5:31 - How Extracurriculars Can Make or Break Your Application
5:48 - My Extracurriculars: What Worked & What Didn’t
6:15 - My Nonprofit & Passion Projects
6:42 - Research & Competitive Activities
7:12 - The Extracurriculars That Mattered Most
7:44 - The Activities That Didn’t Add Value
8:18 - The Biggest Extracurricular Mistakes I Made
8:33 - Balancing Competitive & Passion-Driven Activities
9:00 - How to Build a Clear Narrative in Extracurriculars
9:34 - How to Quantify Your Impact for Admissions
10:05 - Finding Opportunities Outside of School
10:43 - The Best Ways to Use Your Summers
11:07 - How I Spent My Summers in High School
12:26 - What I Would Change About My Summers
13:33 - Planning Your Summers for College Applications
15:08 - The Importance of Supplemental Essays
15:39 - My Harvard Supplemental Essays Breakdown
16:27 - How Storytelling Made My Essays Stand Out
18:02 - My Biggest Essay Mistakes & What I’d Fix
19:56 - How to Structure a Great Supplemental Essay
21:31 - The Final Application Submission Process
22:32 - My College Application Timeline
24:10 - Why Researching Schools Early is Key
25:26 - How to Approach the Application Process
27:40 - The Biggest Application Mistakes to Avoid