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Hey guys, so as some of you guys know, next year is going to be my senior year at Harvard, which I'm so sad about.

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The video leverages the relatable and humorous dynamic between a high-achieving student and her 'strict' parent, which creates engaging, authentic content that resonates with a broad audience.

Summary

A Harvard student shares her senior year class schedule with her mother, who reacts to the choices. The video highlights the student's light schedule and the specific courses she selected.

Structure

1Introduction of senior year at Harvard
2Reviewing the easy schedule with mom
3Discussing the specific classes selected
4Mom's humorous reactions and critiques
5Conclusion and teaser for future content

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My Senior Year Classes at HARVARD ~ ft. my strict Asian mom ~ *WHAT?* (NY is my fave city) (she's trying to be supportive) (my mom rly wants me to go to HBS) *MONEY SIGNS FLASHING* *wtf is a personal writing class* *immediate interruption* AI????!!!! I KNEW SHE'D SAY THIS LOL she thinks psych is a fake major *boi wtf is she talking about* Blooper (she was making fun of the way I talk)

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Hey guys, so as some of you guys know, next year is going to be my senior year at Harvard, which I'm so sad about, but I'm also really excited about my senior year classes, and I'm going to tell my mom what I signed up for because I finished all my major requirements, so I basically just get to take elective classes, and my schedule is so easy. I have no classes Monday or Friday, so I can do a lot of like weekend travel, especially for work events, so I'm super pumped for that. You guys will probably see me in New York every other week. Okay, first class is called, it's a psychology class, and it's called Positive Psychology and it's how to live healthier and happier. That's fine to me. I think that's the goal of life. So you're, if you're studying the goal of life, that's totally fine. Yeah, it's good. Okay, my second class is a startup class. It's called startups from idea to exit. Hmm. Nice. And it's, like, this guy, Spencer Raskoff, he founded Zillow. He's, like, the teacher. And it's, like, case study, like, HBS Style. Hmm. So I'm really excited. Yeah, that sounds fun. And then, and like, your final project, you, like, are supposed to come up with a startup. So is that gonna be cool? Yeah. Okay, my third class is a creative non fiction writing workshop. Oh, non fiction. Non fiction. Yeah. Creative non fiction. So it's more like personal writing. Okay. Yeah, that sounds fine. But you still have time, right? To take some other more EDUCATIONAL courses. Then my fourth class is, AI????!!!! My fourth class is psychology. Self identity, and groups. But I don't know whether you need to take a course for that. I think you can. Through constant self reflection, you make and learn and then how about expand your course selection to some technology or not computer science, but, but some other kind of. Even history, you know? My last class is psychology of Cults. Cults. So six classes? No, five. Five. Okay. You know, that's your senior year, so it's okay, I'm so excited. I'm so excited. Yeah. Stay tuned for my move in and my packing for my last year. Bye guys, love you.