 What's up guys, it's Josh. We're back again with another video. As I announced last week, today will be the Q&A. I got all of your questions over the past week. I got like 45 questions on Snapchat, like over 50 on Instagram. And I said that I might do it with some other people. So I brought back Henderson. I am other people. Oh yeah. I hear you guys have questions from what I understand. And Henderson has answers. I have answers. I'm here to make sure you guys know what's happening. Yeah, it's good. It's good. Yeah, so I haven't even opened the Snapchat yet. I have no idea what to expect. So this is going to be live. Yes, live. You can't script this. No. This is completely unscripted, like most of my videos. If you send a video on Snapchat, I'll show it to the world. So make sure you get that shout out. Big features. Oh yeah. Yeah, so I guess we'll just get into it. Let's do it, dude. We'll start up this Q&A. Here we go. All right. Are you international? I'm not international. I have a sweetmate who's international. Really? Yeah. He's from Nairobi, Kenya. Nairobi. Oh, wow. So this question was pertaining to an international student. Actually, I'm filming an interview with an international student tomorrow. So that will definitely be up sometime within the next couple of weeks. So yeah, we'll have that for you. AAMobi1 asks, I was wondering what programming languages do you know? So are you a big programming guy or something? Programming not as much. No, nothing about computers. I had trouble signing into my email the other day. Really? Yeah. All right. I'm a big CS guy, as you guys know. So I know Java, JavaScript, Python, C, HTML, CSS, Racket, and a little bit of Swift. We're working on it right now. So you can multi-lingual. Oh yeah. It's pretty easy. You learn one, you learn them all, pretty much. Next question. Do you know how to pronounce that? Any tip? We're going to go to Xiaojin03. Xiaojin03 asks, any tips on killing this procrastination? I think the biggest thing, because I've had trouble with procrastination this semester, but the biggest thing that you can do to prevent that, I think, is setting out a concrete schedule of particular things to do and when to do them, just so that you have a guideline to follow. Because if you have something in your head that you're saying you're going to do, I think that was a glory. Yeah, if you have like an idea of what you're going to do, but you don't really put pen to paper and outline it concretely, then it'll be hard to remember what to do or have an idea of when you need it done. So just write it down. Yeah, for sure. Yeah. I like to, you know, one of the things that I do, I wake up every morning and I think, what am I going to get done today? True. And I try to get everything done that day. And you start setting goals, you begin to develop more like realistic goals, and you get better at it. It's just setting goals and making sure you accomplish everything you told yourself you would. Were you on a Science Olympiad team? I was not. Okay. Sorry, dude. Oh, we got a class of 2022 person here. Jacob Glass not only sent us some a message, but actually sent us his acceptance letter. Evidence. Big guy out here. Okay. Jacob. So you said you're accepted early in class of 2022. He's really interested in MCDB, but also the Classics Department. Do you have any insight to whether this is manageable slash realistic? Are you guys double majoring? All my love, New Haven, Connecticut, excited for Bulldog Days. Big stuff happening in Bulldog Days. Jacob, I hope to see you there. I definitely want to try to meet with everyone that's like, you know, seen the videos. I think that'd be really cool. So in terms of double majoring, I think, what is it like 30% of Yale students double major? It's pretty popular. Yeah. Because we don't have minors. It makes sense. Yeah, it's like, I don't know. Instead of they make jokes that Yale doesn't have minors, it just has BAs. Exactly. So you're not double majoring, are you? I'm actually considering double majoring. Philosophy econ? Philosophy, polycyne. Philosophy, polycyne. Yeah. Yeah, so it's definitely very doable. I know that MCDB is more a heavier major. So I'm not sure about double majoring with MCDB in Classics, but I think Yale definitely offers a lot of opportunities for you to kind of explore other departments. And you'd definitely be able to take a lot of classes in that department, whether or not you actually get to double major or not. Definitely. Yeah, just go for it. Look into it. Don't quit on it just because it might sound like it's tough. Like, yeah, definitely see what there is to see and explore options. Definitely. Yeah, so Jacob Glass, we hope to see you at Bulldog Days. Yeah, Jacob. Henderson will be there. I'll be there, Jacob. Let me see you. J, J, C, U, B, or J, J, Cub, J-Sup? I don't know. Favorite pizza topping? Oh, well, I like any pizza topped with cheese, because otherwise it's just... Henderson. Every pizza's topped with cheese. It's necessary. That's why it's my favorite. Otherwise, it's just not pizza. But beyond that, I think unsung hero of any pizza, bell peppers. Bell peppers. I like a little vegetable crispiness on it. You know, that's good. A little crooked stuff. I'm more of a sausage bacon. Either one of those. A lover of meats. Oh, yeah, big meat guy over here. Huge. Wow, lots of questions from Nathan Stark. You did say you had a couple questions. I'd like to thank you for your great content. Thank you. It means a lot. First off, as a professor, are the professors, first off, as a professor, I have no idea what they're asking First off, as the professors are the most important factor of any university, how approachable would you say they are? Extremely so. So ridiculously approachable. Yeah, like they want to be approachable. They want you to approach them. Any professor that you'll ever talk to says that they want to establish a relationship with their students. They'll they're always available for meals, coffee. If you reach out to any professor, they will make time to meet with you talk with you get to know you like they're definitely here to serve the undergrad student. So yeah, they're definitely like super approachable. Yeah, like I'll email a professor with a question or something and I'll I'll get a response back like within half an hour sometimes. Yeah, and these are people that have been spending like years on research getting PhDs and like they're still down to just have conversations about what they're studying or what they're teaching you like it's definitely a cool aspect of school here. Yeah, me and a friend just had like a question after our linear algebra class last week and we just went up right after and he spent like 15 minutes explaining the concept like out of his own time just at the end of class. So they're super approachable. And they love to work with students definitely. Second, how important would you say grades and markings are to the application to Yale specifically? As in how many students would you say have top notch grades? I actually did not have top notch grades. My GPA was definitely not perfect. I didn't pull all A's through high school. And I don't think that was a problem. I think grades are important for sure. But I think what's more important is showing an upwards trend. So a lot of people started off high school freshman sophomore years maybe not as strong, especially if you're taking your first AP classes or college level courses. But if you show improvement over time, that's definitely important. I showed improvement over time. And eventually my grades got to be closer to all A's as I got towards the end of high school. Yeah, definitely. I think I mentioned this in another video. I kind of have this belief that like Yale is all about like, being in the general range, right? I think with grades and test scores, as long as you show that like, you're a dedicated student, I mean, obviously like mostly A's. Yeah, mostly A's and then for like your SAT score, like, as long as you're like, I don't know, 1400 and above, like you're you're in the range. Okay. And then from there, once you make that cut off, it's all just about like who you are, like what do you do? What are your extracurriculars? And I think that's your essays. That's kind of the main design. Yeah, just being an interesting applicant. I think it's definitely a major aspect. Wow, girlfriend, boyfriend, if not, are you in love with someone at all? Do you have a crush with someone at Yale? Um, well, Josh and I, we're not exclusive. But we've gone out to several meals. We've shared many intimate moments. It's fair to say we do we spend time together. It's always lovely. I think I might have a bit of a crush on Josh at Yale, if I'm being quite honest. Okay, honestly, no, I don't. Yeah. Yeah, I don't. What about you, Andy? I have a girlfriend back home. Shout out Sam Douglas. Love it. No, she's watching. Yeah, she is. I met her. Yeah, Josh did meet Sam. Um, yeah, but I know a lot of people have relationships here. It's like dating anywhere else. Well, yeah, that's pretty sad. I mean, it's college. Alright, we hope you maybe you'll find six toe D. I hope we answered your question to satisfaction. Yeah. Where would you have gone if it wasn't for Yale? What advice would you give a junior who has some pretty low marks on their transcripts but has aspirations to go into a top tier college? Okay, so first question, where would I have gone if it wasn't Yale, Georgia Tech or yeah, pretty much Georgia Tech? I was pretty much set on Georgia Tech all through like the winter because I got denied from Stanford denied from MIT. I pretty much gave up all hope. So Yale was Yale was a pretty big surprise for me. And then what about you? Where would you have gone? Where would I have gone? Um, I might be a West Point. Really? Yeah. It's pretty close. That or Stetson University small liberal arts college. Cool. Yeah. Because yeah, I applied with Air Force ROTC and applied Army ROTC. Yeah, I got bounced from Princeton. I was deferred and then later rejected. But I got rejected from Princeton to join the glove. Advice for people with low marks on their transcripts? Um, I don't know. I like I said, like we said earlier, grades don't matter all that much. I'd say definitely work hard and keep trying to maintain the highest marks possible. But really the core of your application is going to be your essays and your extracurriculars. I mean, it's like literally it's who you are. It's a person. I can't say more than that. Hey Josh, I do not have an Instagram, but please show my texts or questions on the video. Okay. Boom. There you go. Awesome. This is from Huck Finn Paro 25. That's a big question. Are you planning to do baseball for Yale next year? Funny. You should ask. Huck Finn Paro 25. I'm a member of the Yale Sustainable Club Baseball team. Not good enough to play varsity. Oh, well. But our good friend Josh Beasley was a PO. Shout out PO Society. A pitcher only in high school. First base. First base. Oh, first base too. So he swung it. Big slugger. Daddy hacks only. We can expect to see you on the diamond this spring. We've got some games. Club baseball? Yeah, club baseball. I already talked to Kishore. I said I said I'd be down. So yes, I will be playing club baseball this spring. Yes. And we're looking forward to having it. Oh yeah, it's going to be a good time.