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@Gygy
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 • 2 years ago •
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Extracurriculars that don't match my desired major
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I run a YouTube channel that posts videos more to the comedy side but has gained Thousands of subscribers, Millions of views and collaborated with other channels, but it has no connection whatsoever to my desired major which is architecture. do you think it's a good idea for me to list it in my activities list or not

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@joy25
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 • 2 years ago[edited]

Hi there,

Yes, I definitely think that it's a good idea to list this on your college app. Although it doesn't relate to your major, you can show what you've learned from running a somewhat large YouTube channel (responsibility, accountability, working with others, being more organized...). The traits/skills that you've learned from running a channel can be applied to your work ethic and your overall personality/growth as a person. (Plus, it's pretty impressive to have millions of views on your videos!)

I hope this helps!

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@BhavyaR2 years ago [edited]

What if the YouTube channel is not large (that's the case for me)? I just started making YouTube videos recently, I don't have many videos(15ish) and not that many subscribers(30).

@joy252 years ago

You can still write about what you learned/skills you acquired by running a YouTube channel. If you're informing/teaching things through your videos, you use your YouTube channel as an example of your passion for whatever you're teaching. (Like if you're teaching science through your videos, you can use your channel to show how passionate you are about science. You can also say how creating science videos has made you enjoy for teaching/helping others more.)

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