You’re a high school student already more accomplished than 90% of full grown adults, congrats and please upload more on how you were able to manage literally being the perfect student, running a business, charity, tutoring piano, and more…

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Absolutely impressive and yes I agree, your extracurriculars got you into the finish line. You deserved received a “1” in that category.

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

congrats helaine!! i love how you managed to talk about personal projects that actually mean a lot to you, instead of “stereotypical” ecs :)) its actually quite refreshing to see you can just be yourself in ecs for college apps!

@thearchanatk

Ай бұрын

Well said!

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you very much :)

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO, i recently got rejected from all my dream schools and tbh seeing you makes me realize i have a lot further to go and all the places i can improve on. Thank you so much

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

I'm glad this video inspired you :) But also know that the best places you go will be so much more than just stats or ecs and I'm sure you are doing amazing things in life!! Best of luck~

girl… the way i looked at the invisible camera when you were talking about writing novels and making reports….I said nahhhhh i’ll stick to my basic colleges 😂 You are amazing I absolutely envy your discipline and skill. Like i can’t even fathom doing ONE thing on your extracurriculars😭😭 You got that and I pray for your excellence throughout college…Please always be proud of yourself.

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Aww thank you so much!!

Thats phenomenal, i was genuinely blownn away from the amount of extracurriculars u did!! Itd be great if u made a video explaining how u managed all those with your studies. Also congratulations!!

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you!! I will definitely try talking about it in another video.

@SamPag-xx

Ай бұрын

Please😊​@@HelaineZhao

wow, all of that was extremely impressive, as a freshman i am kind of scared now lol. how did you find the time for all these amazing things and still get 5s on all your APs and become valedictorian?? congrats for getting into those schools because you definitely deserve it!

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Don't be scared! High school is an amazing time :) I would say the most important in productivity is to really focus and put all your attention onto one thing when you are doing it. It really helps to get things done more efficiently and also effectively!

so proud of you!! you are so smart girl, i am not surprised of how many colleges accepted you! whatever college you decide, they will be so lucky to have you! ❤

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

This is amazing. Definitely well beyond what the layman would think it takes to get into all these top notch schools. Thank you for the insight!

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Of course!

i so adore you. you are such a scholar and so smart but also very humble and respectful. i go from following you on tiktok to here (your vids just came up in my youtube). keep thriving, Helaine!!!

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Aww thank you so much!

u r one hell of a person! congrats!!!! u are so awesome mann and ur ecs are insane kudos to u 🎉🎉🎉 u r worthy of every acceptance u got

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Aww thank you so much :) I appreciate it

We have no chance against these weapons man I feel hopless already but I just wanna say you are AMAZING.I can't even imagine doing all of these things and you extracurriculars were freaking outstanding 👏 I am very inspired by you❤❤❤❤

@HelaineZhao

Күн бұрын

Aww thank you so much! And don't give up. You got this :)

Congrats Helaine! Got so much inspiration and idea of what more I need to do to get into these colleges. Please make a video on how you managed and started everything you mentioned. Getting inspired by someone older is harder than getting inspired by someone like you of the same age and grade.

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

omg congrats!! you're such an inspiration😭i'm in eighth grade and i'm super nervous abt high school and stuff, and somehow this made me not as nervous. you're super girlboss!!! gl in college

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you!! You got this :)

Holly molly... How many hours is her day?

@break._.73

Ай бұрын

AND AFTER all that she had the time to study this is what you call a genius

You're incredible. Idk how you managed to do so much, but i respect you so much for it. I thought being an english teacher at a private institution for 4 years might be pretty good on my apps, but then i saw your extracurriculars and was blown away. Good job, anf I wish you all the best!

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you!! And being an english teacher is definitely something to be very proud of as well :)

Congratulations!! I like that you genuinely enjoyed all you have planned and accomplished. Clear goals and results, though this is only the tip of the iceberg, in between were perhaps hard work, trial and error, valuable lessons, and many other intermediate processes that made you into who you are today. I hope you keep this spirit, passionate about all that you do, and continue to inspire others. Congrats again!

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

HUGE HUGE CONGRATS HELAINE!!

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

i normally dont comment in this type of videos but the extracurriculars part is just fire 🔥.. and look at you looking so pretty and nailing it at the same timee.. girll you deserve more subs

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Aww thank you so much!! :)

Hello, just here to say that i am super super proud of you! 💗 and a request if you could share a step by step guide for a year 12 student who haven’t started any extracurriculars as of now. Thank you so much

Your extracurricular activities are beyond amazing and absolutely mind-blowing! I also play piano 😊 You are such an inspiration for our younger generations.

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you!! I'm so glad to hear that

You're everything people want to be yet so humble, you're so sweet

@HelaineZhao

8 күн бұрын

Aww thank you so much for your kind words!

omg this is so relatable cause I’m so nervous as I recently moved to a rlly small school but you’re so inspirational 💛

@HelaineZhao

11 күн бұрын

Best of luck! It's going to be amazing :)

Congratulations Helaine! As a Mom, I’ve watched these videos to help my kids. Your SAT and extracurriculars were pretty impressive. Great luck to you wherever you go!

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Congratulations! You’re amazing❤

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

i am impressed how you managed to do all these leadership events that rlly demonstrate your confidence and passion while STILL have amazing academics. like how do u manage 😭 can u pls do a advice video on discipline and daily routine, i think i need it for a personal reflection 🥹

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you! I will try to make one :)

that’s incredible! thank u sm for this video, it really helped and i’m happy for you!

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

Congrats on all your hard work! Economics is a very interesting field, and you seem to be very well-fitted for it. I hope you enjoy your time at university! :)

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

thank you for the video! congratulations!

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Amazing!!! Good Luck with college!!!! Cant wait to see more of the vlog!!

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! Vlog coming soon :)

You've achieved before age twenty what five competent people can achieve in their lifetime. Well done. Keep it up.

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

so proud of u helaine!! i was wndering how you found your business intership and maybe give some tips on how to find business-related internships? also how did u get started in your music research? we have the same interests so im really proud on how far u got so cool!!!!

Wow amazing stats and ecs! You can relax a bit once you enter college.

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

omg this is so amazing! this is one of the first stats/ec vids i've actually resonated with bc i'm from socal too; i hope i can speak with you sometime :))

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you :)

You are awesome :) keep kicking ass and do something great!

@HelaineZhao

23 күн бұрын

Thank you!

You have some insane accomplishments! I myself also have a deep passion for music and I wanted to know what your favorite piano exercises are? Congrats on getting accepted to all those amazing schools!

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

I used to do a lot of Hanon when my fingers were weak :)

Wow that's such an impressive achievement Helaine, and big congrats for this. Would you share more on the video for tips on how you can study effectively to get this amazing score, how do you manage your time between your studies and running those tons of extracurriculars, my jaw literally dropped, however, I picked it up back and would sincerely like to learn some tips from you.

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you!! Yes, I definitely will :)

All of this is insanely impressive and actually so inspiring! These colleges would be so lucky to have you lol !!

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

hey Helaine first of all congrats for getting into these incredible colleges! Wanted to ask you if you could do a video about the Stanford supplement essays and also about the common app thank u!!

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you! My essays are a bit personal so I don't think I will be sharing those

A high schooler with all these achievements! I can't wait to see what you're going to achieve in life!

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Super woman ❤❤❤ congrats!!! You’re amazing! Continue to inspire!!!

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

thank you so much!! is there anyway you can do a video talking about your PIQ responses for both the common app and the UC app?

girl.... you're an icon just congrats I could never

@HelaineZhao

15 күн бұрын

Thank you!

i'm astonished by your extracurriculars

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

I am very proud of you ❤ You are fabulous Can you make videos in everything you did in details And How you got discipline and consistency

i’m also writing a novel and i hope to make an album before i graduate high school (i am very proud of some of the music and stories i’ve written and i want to share all my art with the world!) so cool to see another writer girly make it!

CONGRATS POOKIE

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you!!!

Omg wow this is so amazing and this gave me such motivation for when I have to apply to colleges next year!! Do you mind if you can tell me how to studies for the sat and how you got 5’s on the ap lang and ap chem test?(specifically ap chem though)

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

I think the most helpful is definitely taking practice tests. Especially for sat & ap exams, practice tests were the most helpful in building my confidence and improving my score!

Wow, congratulations and you are truly amazing! I just wanted to ask how you were able to start all these projects and join competition? Did you school help you sign up for competition? Was there an advisor that helped you with your projects? Did you have to email people by yourself?

Hi! first congrats to you to receive so many high ranking uni offers! I'm also a students interested in economics and business. But I'm not sure what kind of things should I do. I'm recently competing in DECA ICDC, if I get a high honor will that be a strong impact? And I also have some business ideas but don't know how to start.

Wow, I dont know how you have time to achieve all this. Thats incredible

very impressive video, congrats on acceptance and i like how you contributing to community and inspires me. i have a question regarding LORs and sat exam, if i were to take the exam now and got my LORs then do i have to get another lORs because college like MIT and other ivy leagues open their application submission on late november.

congratulations! could you share with us what platforms were used for publishing your books?

I've been wanting to create an investing club in my school, how did you organize your investing club and what was it like? Really awesome video too btw.

hi super impressive and congrats helaine! I was just wondering if you could give me more context on your 4th ec, the business internship? I would really love to something similar!

TYSM This was really helpful

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

I'm so glad!

Great Work. U definetely deserve it!.

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you for sharing your experience. Your academic and extracurricular activities are amazing. How can you manage your time doing so many things? Thank you!

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you! Will share time management tips in future video :)

Loved your video! Quick question, how did you get your business internship?

Hi Helaine, thanks for sharing your inspirational background. Would you please advise on how you decided to take these APs? How related are these with your major seeking in college? Thank you!

omg congrats girl, you're amazing 🥹 i was wondering how you got this business internship helping students in Nigeria. was it with a program or did you reach out to those entrepreneurs yourself? thanks in advance !

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

It was a program!

What school did you end up going to? Btw congrats you really helped me be more confident in applying to colleges! Love u!

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you!! I haven't decided yet, it's tough hahaha

Congratulations Halaine! May I ask on which platform did you publish your novels?

Waiting for the Essay that also contributed in your wonderful journey 😁

thank u so much for this video!! it looks like u rlly put a lot of time and effort in building ur extracurriculars during highschool. do u mind sharing what major youre taking for university?

@HelaineZhao

11 күн бұрын

I haven't decided yet but I am thinking economics and something else STEM related

@Kayyuqieffect

10 күн бұрын

@@HelaineZhao ooo are you thinking of taking a double major or?

WOOO!! congrats!! :)

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

OMGGGG CONGRATS!!!! Where do you have your books??? Plus, if anyone knows about places of writing competitions I would be sooooooo grateful, I’m doing my best to go to Harvard or one of the Ivy League, if you have any recommendations of credits or tips to enter to this colleges I would be so grateful!! 💗💗

i thought the music you put in your videos were great and now i especially think it makes sense LOL. congratulations!!!

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you!! :)

How did you go about making a non profit organization? How did you promote and get it out there? I wanna start one but I’m genuinely so lost… Great video!

I have a question, did you live in highschool? Because I'm a higherschooler, and i've literally done nothing, although i'm not from the u.s. so extracurriculars don't matter, but the course i want is prefers people that do extracurriculars, how did you find the time for all this? And how did you balance your school life, normal life, studying, and all those extracurriculars? Thank you, and you're basically my hero now

congrats 🎉🎉

Hi!! Congrats on ur results!! This video was so helpful!! Do mind if I ask you what you think is the most important thing to do during summer before junior year?? (Im a sophomore in high school right now!)

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

I think it depends on your interests and future major! Find something that interests you or you could also take courses in college. And don't forget to just enjoy summer break!

@HaileyKim-hp1cv

Ай бұрын

@@HelaineZhao OOH THANK YOU!!

hi! congrats. a quick question, did harvard allow you to send a video porfolio?

Would you mind saying which Ap’s you self studied for and would you also mind making a video on tips how to study for them?

Curious about your move as a junior in high school. Did you go to a public high school before? Was it a due to a family move, or did you want a smaller environment? If it was the latter, did you stay involved with your other activities or start new ones?

Congratulations! MIT has always been my dream school, but I will have to wait until high school to see the truth. Getting to be into many great and well-known colleges is a great accomplishment and what I really liked was how you were not trying to brag about it. I also have a question; Do the college applications have different prompts for the applications? Thank you and have a great day!🔹

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

You got this! Yes, the prompts are different.

Much deserved award!

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

oh thank you, my dream is to get in Yale! I kinda have the "little shy" because I kinda live in a small place and my school is noy really the top one (just 2nd) so i'm kinda worried if i should whether give up, but you actually give me hope! I will try my best (i'm an international student btw)

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Good luck!

@herohiro485

Ай бұрын

@@HelaineZhao I don't know whether me in 2 years would be proud

this is so cool!!! i dont even know you but i was so happy seeing you get into so many good places and talk about how much you do 😭do you think sports curriculars matter as much as others such as being a tutor???

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you! I didn't do any sports so I can't really speak to that but I think no matter what you do, if you reach great heights colleges will see that :)

@orz7133

Ай бұрын

@@HelaineZhao im only 14 but ive started tutoring im starting grade 7 piano playing and im looking for more opportunities becaude you inspire me tbh

@HelaineZhao my school doesn’t offer any dual enrollment, I go to a private school, and they need articulation agreements to take community college courses, and my school doesn’t have one, what should I do to take college courses, my school offers 22 AP classes though. Also how many dual enrollment classes did you take? Thank you! Have a great day!

hey can I get into Yale with GRE score only or I have to also give sat or act exam? BTW love your videos. slayy

Beauty and brains! ❤ not me crying coz I won’t get a chance to study in uni/college 😭 but I’m so proud of you, Helaine, you’re a smart and beautiful girl! 🥹🩷

@chlochlo8207

Ай бұрын

You don’t know that it’s not as hard as you think 🥰. I didn’t know I could take 3 college classes. Now I’m going to take 5 in the summer. You can do anything if you put your mind to it!

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Aww thank you so much!! But you got this :) Good luck!

@hoonsfavgirl___

Ай бұрын

@@chlochlo8207 It’s not that I can’t. But I have to work. I’ve started working since I was like 16 maybe. When I finished Senior High School I worked right away. 🥺🥺

Your stats are amazing! I think you fully deserve the colleges that you got into. However, I'm just really curious as to how you managed to succeed with several extracurriculars while maintaining high stat scores in junior level. Do you have specific study tips that worked efficiently for you? Have you experienced being burnt out too? If so, how did you deal with it as a student? I really hope you could explain and if possible, I hope you make a video about it soon! You're overall very impressive and you inspire me :)

This girl is the dream child

Hi! I'm a freshman in high school right now and I too love writing. Could u please tell me the writing platform where you published your work? 😅

Let's go! I'm glad you made this vid!

wow absolutely amazing stats and ecs, also do u have any stage tips for piano rehearsals and comps? i get too nervous all the time and i feel that it is really pulling down my performance. thxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Completely understandable! I was nervous too and I think the only way to overcome it is to keep performing as frequently as you can. It will still be frightening but you will develop confidence in yourself and your abilities

@Rajesh-rx5rm

Ай бұрын

@@HelaineZhao thx so much for the advice!!!

Your accomplishments at such a young age are extraordinary 🎉. Can you speak to how you managed your time in an average week? How much sleep did you get and how much time did you spend on the average teen things like social media/tv/video games etc.

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Yes, time management is definitely very important but also I think it's very helpful to focus on whatever task you are doing at hand. That helps you get things done more productively and effectively. I actually really need sleep to function hahaha so I sleep around 7-8 hours a night. I feel like social media or games is fine as long as it is controlled! And when I set my phone aside to focus, don't look at it!!!

I am really proud of what you have accomplished.

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@user-wy5sk7lx8p

20 күн бұрын

@@HelaineZhao I wonder how long have you stayed in America. I just moved here 2 years ago from China and got in the best public school in TX as a resident. I long for going to a better grad school tho.

wow, Helaine, you just mentioned Bauchi? That's in my country. Your record is really mhen. Congrats

this girl is insane!

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

damn you smart asl congrats!

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you hahaha!

This is an incredible achievement. Congratsss! Where are you going?

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm not sure yet

Hello,I am in the 8th grade.We have 11 classes. There are no problems with GPA.I need to take the IELTS exam now and get an 8 or higher score.I'm already speaking without an emphasis on English, but I can't just answer more complex questions right away, I'm still not fluent.And since the pronunciation of the speech is like yours, I am now at the Pre-Inter level. In addition, if I pass IELTS for 8, then I will know 4 languages.Of course, I don't have a certificate for the other 3.But I know them completely.Things are going very well with mathematics.After IELTS, I will study for the SAT.And also, this month I will already go to drawing courses with a good teacher, but I've drawn before,but it wasn't that professional. So give me some advice,pls..What can I do more to increase the chances?I feel hopeless and that I won't have time to do everything.

What did you use to publish your books online? I'd absolutely love to do the same, but I don't know what reliable or not

Can you talk about your novels and how to do what you did please!

congrats!!! can you share your essays/personal statement 🙏🙏🙏

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Sorry that's a bit personal!

curious what intended major you applied as? econ? eng? music? lots of aspects to your applicatoin haha!

@HelaineZhao

Ай бұрын

Econ & music :)

Yep ❤

is it worth doing APs when im currently doing the IBDP program? For extra credits maybe?