Lets go ima do this too

Going into Pope Mode

Dope video, your editing skills are crazy ❤

What camera are you using?

*Promo sm* 🌈

Awesome Video, man!! I was wondering if you could do a dorm tour, your dorm looks so nice and cozy!

dont know why i got this video but nice video

that dining hall is wild, looks like Andrew Tate's house lmao

lets gooo this is fire bro

I will stop masterbating to my goals! Thanks for the advice :D

big fan keep it up

This video really resonated with me. Thanks Benson! ❤

Why is this guy so cute ong

When did going to Ivy was EVERYTHING. WHO CARES your still boring. Get a MF life

came across this vid on my suggested, didn't even know I needed to hear this but im glad i came across it. This defo needs more views/likes👏

needs more view and likes this is great!

hello Benson Gao i like to have a chat with you can i get your discord (important) love from india 🥰

Your video quality is immense. Can I know what equipments and editing software you use? Love from India ❤

👊 "Promo sm"

@Haruhi5488 I apologize for not replying to you sooner. Your words were really comforting and I appreciate them a lot! I will try to change the little things like sleeping early/drinking more water (after I am done exams huhu) and trying more things being unafraid of failure. I wish you luck on your entrance exams and your journey in life 💗

I never comment stuff on KZfaq. But seriously, this video was really eye-opening for me and the ecs that i do

this vid literally changed my life and i’m not even joking. thank you so much for this.

For having spent countless of hours watching KZfaq, this is probably the 5th comment I've ever made and I just wanted to say that I really liked this video and message of yours. I have applied to the "top" schools in the US and UK from Sweden and during the process it has been interesting to read about all these high-achieving, but shallow, highschoolers. As EC's for university admission aren't really a thing in Sweden, it is obvious that everyone has been doing them, not because of passion, but for the sake of being more attractive to admissions officers. I am glad that I didn't think about applying internationally before last summer so I didn't risk shaping my life for it. Recently though, after having sent in all the applications, I have started experiencing feelings of shame. Shame in the sense that the main reason for applying is just that it is the "optimal path to success" - whatever that means - and to use the GPA I achieved. This sense of shame has got me thinking and now I am trying to begin the process of knowing what I want to do in life. Last September, I worked and lived at a vineyard in France which was an amazing experience and created strong bonds with the people I met. Even though they didn't have a lot of money, they were some of the happiest people I've met. Maybe that's one path of life to consider? I love hiking and have done several pretty intense trips but in a couple of months, me and a friend will attempt to hike through Europe (probably from north of the Netherlands to Italy), only sleeping in our tent and keeping food costs to a minimum (eat from food we find, could be from dumpsters or in cases of emergency; supermarkets). I will bring an empty notebook and a pen and brainstorm everyday, just filling pages with random notes and ideas, trying to come closer to knowing my purpose and what I want to do. Having said all this: If I get accepted to Harvard, best believe I'll see you there! Thank you for the video and sorry for all the rambling, good night.

Made this exact mindset change at the end of senior year. Best decision ever.

'promosm'

Awh you share the same views as my dad and he’s also a Harvard graduate. Harvard must have a really good eye for people 👀

Remarkable video thanks a lot man

I got rejected from my dream school and it was honestly devastating. Felt like the world was ripped right under my feet.

I needed this!

I can tell this channel is going to explode in popularity

The criteria you sent for us from 50 years ago, is exactly the same criteria of today.

Good Advice

Good Advice

Wow such a great mindset

I’ve gained so much confidence after watching this video. Love your videos benson, keep it up ❤️

Gosh this resonates with my situation, thanks for the wake up call.

Got rejected columbia early decision😢. Its alright

Im really happy the clickbait worked on me haha. Jokes aside this is incredibly well-written and thought-provoking.

Facts.

Keep moving

Soo useful 😍

I could be ur friend

I understand so well

Also, re. “finite” way of thinking - better way to describe it is materialistic. Ingrained pretty heavily in Chinese and other Asian cultures is the presence of tangible, visible symbols of accomplishment, and not the actual details of what those accomplishments mean

It shocks me that people are told to think about what college they want to go to in their FIRST YEAR of high school. I’m really lucky to have gone to a high school that actually cares about student well being and agency, where kids are urged to pursue their actual interests instead of being reminded about college goals every 5 seconds. And you might think that a hs with that kind of mindset would fail to get anyone into a good school, but that’s COMPLETELY FALSE. Most of my classmates got into top ranked colleges, because they actually cared about what they did in their life. (And maybe with some extra help from Asian parents) this is a school in hong kong

Not sure why this vid got recommended to me, but hey! Good message and happy to engage with this content so that it might reach all those who would benefit from hearing it. I got rejected from all my top choices, and ended up going to a local university. There, I was able to explore my desired area of research with great mentors who pushed me along the entire way, published a pair of articles, attended a pair of conferences and got a pair of awards. Now I am doing a fully funded PhD + fellowships in my top choice. It is not about the fame of the place you go, it is all about what want to do and actually doing it.

Great video!

Great video, such an important topic. All young people should watch this video before getting blindly sucked into the pursuit of getting into the "best college" simply because it's what "everyone else does." College can of course be good if you've actually put thought into why you want to go to college and focus on genuine learning and not just studying for the sake of the exam or the gpa. The infinite game is also an important concept that I never thought about when I was back in HS/College, I usually hear about it in the context of business but it's even more relevant when it comes to schooling and education. As someone who studied hard, got the good grades, and has gotten into most people's dream school you have such a valuable perspective to offer and so many college students or rising college students would benefit from watching your videos.