6 ways people ACTUALLY get into MIT/Harvard (by an MIT student)
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there are six proven methods that will
actually get you into an Ivy League or
MIT now most people think getting in is
for luck or Legacy or Geniuses but it
turns out it has nothing to do with that
because once I got into MIT I realized
everyone else didn't just get into MIT
they got into Harvard Stanford and
everything else this means there's a
pattern here something very specific
that these top institutions are looking
for these are secrets which are well
known and fiercely protected by the rich
and upper middle class they know
something that you
don't for those of you who don't know me
welcome to the channel subscribe my name
is Kiren and I'm a sophomore at MIT and
I was the first person from my high
school to go to MIT today I'm going to
show you the reality of college
admissions to top institutions so you
can use this to gain an advantage in
your application with that let's get
into method number one which is RSI RSI
stands for a research Science Institute
and it's a competitive summer program
where a 100 of the world's most
accomplished high school students gather
at MIT and experien the entire research
cycle from start to finish basically
participants will learn from
distinguished professors draft a
research plan and deliver a report on
their findings now as I was researching
RSI I realized there were actually
YouTube videos about how to get into RSI
which I think is saying something about
how important it is MIT has CPW and Yale
has Bulldog days for accepted students
to visit their campuses so when I went
to these campus previews I met so many
people who had done RSI that's when I
really realized RSI is a cheat code to
these top institutions that I had no
idea about and that's why I want you
guys to know about it so you're not left
like me even in class at MIT today I
still PE see people with RSI laptop
stickers and shirts so this is
definitely a program to take note of for
all the ivy leaks the second way to get
into a top institution is through a
feeder high school or Prep School a
feeder High School is usually an elite
High School which the upper class has
access to and provides a nice path into
a top tier Institution now I will say
you do not have to be rich to get into
these schools I'm from Illinois and imsa
is a public school that you have to
apply to in high school to get in of
course some of these schools are based
on where you live like being in a nice
neighborhood which is how the rich have
a little bit of an advantage if your
school sent five or more students to an
Ivy League last year you're probably in
a feeder school and have Advantage when
it comes to College counseling
experience connections and you should
absolutely be fighting to be at the top
of your class to stand out now for those
of you who don't go to feeder schools I
understand because I didn't either it's
absolutely not a requirement to go to
one now I would consider applying to
these feeder high schools just like you
would at College some even offer
scholarships if you can't afford to go
to them look below the surface and use
the resources you have to overcome your
challenges all right the next method is
going to be Sports and Athletics now
everyone knows the Obby League loves
their Sports and there's rumors that the
academic requirements are lowered for
athletes but the tip here is to to
actually do a sport that's more Niche
again this advantages Rich high schools
and people that have access to these
sports but what I'm talking about is
like rowing water polo squash lacrosse
golf fencing ice hockey all of these
sports are recruited for by IVs but
there's less competition because not
everyone can afford the equipment or
have access to the coaches required for
these Sports my high school actually had
none of these Sports except golf but
there's still good news the more common
sports like basketball football soccer
they're all still recruited for but you
have to be extremely good at these
Sports because there's more competition
my roommate actually went to Nationals
for track and field in high school and
that definitely helped his application
but that was no easy feat and very few
can actually get this far all right the
fourth proven method may be more
specific to MIT but that is
international olympiads this means IMO
International math Olympiad chemistry
biology physics Computing I'm sure
there's more I'm not too familiar with
these but there are tons of Olympiad
kids here at MIT this method can be more
accessible to International students by
showing your potential to these top tier
institutions you will want to place at
least like bronze or above which is very
difficult if you can get that high your
chances of getting into these top tier
institutions Skyrocket there are tons
and tons of Olympiad kids here at MIT
the fifth method is the one I personally
used without knowing and that is the
first robotics Deans List award those of
you who don't know first robotics is an
organization where teams of high school
school students and younger can compete
in robotics competitions I was really
lucky to get involved with this in
elementary school and worked my way up
through the program where I learned tons
of skills like like teamwork and
technical skills like Java CAD
Electronics right now there are hundreds
of thousands of students on first
robotics teams in order to stand out
there's an award in first called the
Deans List award I was one of the 20
people in the world to win that award in
2022 and that was for my work using
robotics to help my Greater Community
and for my leadership on my robotics
team I didn't just win that award so I
could go to MIT but once I did win I
realized that opportunities at MIT and
Yale really opened up several of us who
won this award now attend these
institutions where we can further our
skills in engineering and hopefully
change the world I don't recommend doing
first just so you can win the Deans List
award because first of all that's a team
nominated award and your team has to see
you as a leader and second everything
that was good from first came from my
experiences in the program where I
wasn't focused on winning this award but
how I could help my team all right the
final tip is donate a building to
Harvard thank you for watching And
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you know I got to get you with some good
advice but the final tip is going to be
very difficult because that is changing
the world I met an international student
here from Africa who taught his entire
class calculus because his teachers went
on on strike this is the kind of
we're talking about it will be like
publishing some research having a
best-selling novel curing cancer some
relevant patent you run an app with
millions of users this is the kind of
stuff that could be good for
international students as well because
there are some serious issues in the
world that you might be more driven to
fix the key with this one is to
communicate it effectively in the
application if You' have done this
you're already qualified to get in you
just have to write your essays well if
you're doing this you're the type of
person The Ivy Leagues was invented for
and you're giving us all impostor
syndrome so if you can communicate what
you did effectively these top colleges
would be glad to have you there are many
more ways to get into top tier
institutions like science fair
nonprofits Etc but these are the proven
methods that I've seen work over and
over again the purpose of this video is
not to discourage but to uncover and
level the playing field for those of us
who may not have the guidance um going
into the college application process
there are a lot of people who are bright
and absolutely deserve a chance at going
to these top tier institutions thank you
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Kiren, an MIT student, outlines six strategic approaches that can significantly improve an applicant's chances of getting into elite Ivy League and similar top-tier universities. He demystifies the admission process by sharing insights into specialized programs like RSI, the role of feeder schools, the importance of niche athletic recruiting, excelling in international olympiads, leveraging First Robotics achievements, and the high-impact approach of making a tangible, significant contribution to the world.
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