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Welcome to /ASMR! This subreddit was created to share videos that elicit this sensation (either intentionally or unintentionally), as well as discuss and try to understand this fascinating physical reaction.
Demographic and faq: - Asian female - highly competitive Bay Area school - will not Qual for finaid - no hooks - applying premed, aiming for T20s, ivies, UCs and a few CSUs
Stats: - 3.83 unweighted as per first sem jr year transcript - 36 on act - 5s for seven APs (3 self studied, school doesn’t offer APs til jr year)
Additional info: - I had solid grades 9-10th grade (just one B), but first semester of jr year, I got diagnosed w a disease and my parents were going through a divorce, which took a heavy toll on my suicidal dad’s mental health. There was a LOT going on in just those couple of months, and whenever I wasn’t in the hospital (missing school) getting treated, I was trying to take care of my family first and foremost. I chose to prioritize my health and my dad over my grades, so I got a C in AP calculus BC and a B in another subject (good news is, getting an A in all subjects, even calculus, this semester!!!). I cant even fully bring myself to say I regret doing so terrible academically, because I know I would not be able to forgive myself if I didn’t intervene in my father’s actions… However, I do have a sinking feeling that those two grades alone will just invalidate my application, and that I have no shot at the schools I dream of attending. After reviewing my ECs, please share your honest thoughts and how I can come across as a caring, empathetic human through my story, rather than someone trying to cover up their grades by giving excuses.
ECs: 1) Supervising autistic family member’s ABA and Speech Therapy sessions (10-12hrs/wk, 52wk/yr, 7yrs) —> involved in lessons and work with mentors to teach sibling new words and their usage, but mainly focus on developing social skills. These sessions have taught me that skills that seem like second-nature to me may not come as easily to people with special needs. This is where my passion for neutodiverse inclusion and support stems from, and it’s a big part of my motivation to be a caring, Empathetic doctor.
2) Youth Ambassador for a national organization that is centered around neurodiverse inclusion in sports (2hwk, 52 wk/yr, 1yr) —> has opened pathways for me to engage with adults that have special needs, and learn from them about what I can do in my community to create a more supportive community for neurodiverse individuals. I’ve also gotten the chance to meet athletes and celebrities that work with this organizations and learned how they use their influence to expand love and support for people with intellectual disabilities.
3) Organized 2 healthcare conferences (10hrs/wk, 6 wks/yr, 2 years) —> reached out to healthcare workers from various specialties, and medical students, to be guest speakers. This conference (which took place on zoom) served to make it accessible for high schoolers to learn about the path to becoming a surgeon etc, as well as to talk with and ask questions directly to a professional to better understand what it’s like to work in their field. As a young woman in STEM aspiring to work in medicine, I always wished I had something like this so I could better understand the "petals" and "thorns" of studying to work in medicine I figured creating an event like this would not only fulfill my curiosity, but would benefit many others as well. We had over 300 students attend the first conference, and 500+ the second time!
4) Presented research at an international conference in Japan, won an award (14 hrs/wk, 30 wks, 1 yr) Research was about brain tumors, and in all honesty, it all happened unintentionally. In 10th grade I started reading about neuroscience topics if I found myself with some free time in class, and the summer after 10th grade, I dug deeper into a niche area of neurobiology and ended up producing a research paper under mentorship. I submitted it to an international conference and got accepted! The cherry on top was winning the award too! Very unexpected, and I wouldn't have even dreamed of it in 10th grade! It feels surreal that I got recognition for this :D
5) Internship with dentist (10 hrs/wk, 5 wks, 1 yr) Not related to neuroscience or neurodiverse inclusion at all, but I wanted to explore other areas of health as well. I came across an opening for this internship and thought it offered a lot of cool things that I wouldn't otherwise get to experience in high school. I learned how to take and interpret x rays, the nitty-gritty how certain procedures (crownings, root canals) are performed, and I was also taught about what kind of information is recorded in patient history and how it is all organized. During downtime, I would organize paperwork.
6) Officer of Club: Best Buddies (5 hrs/wk, 40 wks/yr, 3 yrs) Spend my free periods at school with the special needs students. I’ve seen how hard it is for my sibling to socialize with his peers, and it made me wonder how others with special needs feel. Best Buddies is aimed toward dismantling the gap between students who are and are not diagnosed with autism by having students spend time together during free periods. Favorite memories: teaching a student how to play piano, advocating at the district-level to plan a Special Prom (because students with special needs are not allowed at Prom, which robs them of a key high school experience, I felt strongly about this issue and wanted to organize a prom for these students).
7) Officer of Club: Leo Club (3 hrs/wk, 40 wks/yr, 2 yrs) Service club. I reach out to organizations to organize 3-4 service events per month. Compared to last year's totals, in just one semester I helped increase member count by 73, service hours by 923 hours, and funds raised by almost $600.
8) Taekwondo, 3rd degree black belt (8 hrs/wk, 48 wks/yr, 10 yrs) State-level competitor, several 1st place achievements. Assist in teaching classes of younger students twice a week.
9) ASMR Channel (2 hrs/wk, 25 wks/yr, 1 yr) As an insomniac, I watch asmr (ie massage asmr videos, not the slime etc ones haha) every night to fall asleep. I started creating asmr content for fun, hoping to help others relax the same way I've been able to through these videos. Not super successful yet (1k subscribers, ~30k total views among 15 videos), but I might put this on my application simply because it's just something I enjoy :)
10) Kpop dance covers (1 hwk, 52 wks/yr, 1 yr) Just another activity for fun, a creative outlet. I have a youtube channel for this as well, 30k subscribers and 1 million views (crazy...). Just another addition to my application that is meaningful to me, but not something impressive. I actually know some campuses have dance cover teams, so I want to talk about how I look forward to being a part of those communities on campus!
11) Not an activity or anything, but I got waitlisted at SSP (I WAS EXPECTING A REJECTION!!!). What does that say about the quality of my application and rec letters?
Essay: - Honestly, I'm still not certain about what I want to talk about in my essay, because I feel like there's SO many things that make me who I am. However, I am considering including this narrative in part of my essay: My family (Indian) speaks Konkani, which is a very uncommon language unless you go to Goa. In most parts of India, people don't know what Konkani even is. Every time I visit my grandparents in Goa, I feel so at home because I can just talk in Konkani all the time, rather than being stuck in a limbo between English, Konkani, and Hindi at home. I also have severe eczema, which becomes full-blown everytime I visit Goa. Everytime we travel there, we have to go to the pharmacy to get steroids to numb the sensation. I pinch my nose as I walk to the pharmacist, the streets lined with vendors selling smelly fish (I'm allergic to fish so I'm sensitive to the smell too). I'm basically thinking of having the narrative set in Goa, and talk about various experiences that reflect on me and my experiences with my family. I'd talk about my eczema, my sibling (and helping them acclimate to the new setting), meeting strangers that I instantly connect with and how they feel so familiar because we can converse in Konkani, etc.
Extra: - To Scholar Grade: thank you so much for reviewing this. The way I describe my ECs in this chanceme are not the quality that I'll use in my applications, and the way I've written my essay topic seems underdeveloped compared to what I am crafting in my head. However, taking into consideration the depth and impact (on others and my own identity) of my ECs, where do I stand in terms of applying to T20s? How can I make my application better? Thank you again!
- To everyone else: Thanks for chancing me! My grades first sem of this year are scary to look at, but I plan on explaining my circumstances in my essays, and my teachers confirmed they'll bring it up in my rec letters as well.
Hey everyone! Once again im posting a script i have written and recorded for my youtube channel. This is a lamia one, ive never written anything about a lamia before so id say its not the best but if you'd like to use it go ahead!
I dont mind if you make if f4a or m4a or anything like that. you can change the script however you like i dont mind. All that i ask is that you LINK MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL in your description :3
My YouTube channel is TrashPandaASMR
Heres a link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCebpCnZjIiid96_yOA_XTXA
I would highly suggest doing some snake noises and stuff just to fill it out. Personally I recorded this slowly and almost sleepily? I've posted this on my channel so you can check out what I mean. But if you want to record it differently then totally do! If you're struggling for snake sounds (like i did) try looking up sounds of guts dragging or slime sounds :3
For me this script was 10 minutes.
Also id really love if you shared your video if you do choose to record it so i can see!
Mmm what do we have here?
Ssss
You should know better little humans, than to crawl into a snake's den.
Heh heh heh
Quite now, the more you struggle and scream the tighter ill coil.
Mmmm aren't you cute.
It's not often I get a human willingly crawling into my humble abode.
Ah i see, so you slipped in because of the rain.
Mhm mhm mhm how unfortunate for you. And here I was thinking I'd have to go out hunting for food this evening.
Mmm lucky me, I could just swallow you up now.
Haha i told you to stop struggling little one. You don't want me to coil too tight now do you?
Mmm you're quite warm. How long have you been out in the rain, tiny human.
Tut tut no wonder you're so toasty, you've probably gone and caught yourself a cold out in that rain.
Whatever were you doing out there in the first place? This deep in the first is dangerous for weak ones like yourself, especially without a weapon.
Ha! You don't care.. You almost make it sound like you wanted to get harmed.
Oh… I see.
Did something bad happen to you human? Did somebody hurt you?
Well… regardless if you tell me or not I will let you stay here until the rain goes off.
Maybe my cold blood will help your fever too.
Hm? Ha ha you are a silly little one.
You think i'd actually eat a human? No, that cannot be done.
Why? Well haven't you heard, lamia are practically half human. My upper body is that of a human girl. It would practically be cannibalism to consume you.
Oh we just say it to scare off humans. As i said before it's dangerous for them this deep in the woods.
My i've heard all sorts of stories about those damn spider people capturing people in webs and the like.
Hm, why coil around you? Well you see tiny humans, to lamias humans are kind of like hot water bottles, or teddy bears.
Just something fun to coil around for a while.
It brings us comfort I suppose.
Well, that is surprising. I've never heard of a human finding being coiled comforted before.
I didn't know humans would enjoy such things.
Such odd creatures you are.
I want to know more about what you like…
You like the coil because it makes you tingly? Hehe i see
In that case… i'm not going to let you go. Ill make you feel better, tiny human.
Tingly and warm here in my den.
If you just relax and stay here with me i will coil around you all night.
Ill keep you safe here away from all your troubles outside.
Mmmm
You're so warm and squishy.
Ahhh
You'll tell me if I squeeze too tight right darling?
Mmm good. You're so comfortable, I should hold humans captive as cuddle buddies more often.
Or maybe I should just keep you as a permanent one!
Mmm
Seriously though, you shouldn't run out in the rain like that, you're lucky you fell into my den so i could help you.
Don't worry, you're safe now.
I'll take care of your, you can relax
Yawn
So comfy
Yawn and mmm and slither and stuff