<p>CT does not have a Governor's School. But I'm getting some terrific ideas from you folks! DD received the info about the Emory theology program this week. It's just not her thing, even though she would love to spend the summer at Emory. Something will come along that will be right. Keep the ideas coming...they are helping me, and I'm sure they are helping others.</p>
<p>if you find one program that's interesting, but not exactly what you want, try googling it to see if you hit a list of camps which includes that program. There may be something else on the list that is more to your liking.</p>
<p>Here's a site with a lot of summer programs listed by topic.</p>
<p>If anyone is interested in language immersion abroad, check out NRCSA
( <a href="http://www.nrcsa.com%5B/url%5D">www.nrcsa.com</a> ). One section of the website lists programs specifically for teens.</p>
<p>Without starting a new thread, does anyone have any recommendations on some good/interesting volunteer opportunities/summer programs for college aged students? One of my D's is interested in doing something like this for part or all of next summer. She's found a great one in Kenya but honestly, I'd like to keep her a little closer to home! :)</p>
<p>Take a look at Phillips Academy in Andover's Summer Session. I mentioned it on another post here:<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=11364%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=11364</a></p>
<p>Heres a link to their program: <a href="http://www.andover.edu/summersession/home.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.andover.edu/summersession/home.htm</a></p>
<p>I know you can do music as a major, minor, or activity, or take lessons in addition to all these things. there are concerts every week, and they are generally pretty well attended. There is also one all-camp concert.
music classes: <a href="http://www.andover.edu/summersession/comusic.htm#top%5B/url%5D">http://www.andover.edu/summersession/comusic.htm#top</a>
activities: <a href="http://www.andover.edu/summersession/activities.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.andover.edu/summersession/activities.htm</a></p>
<p>A program with options for gifted students through 12th grade is the CTD program at Northwestern U and also at Case Western U. Several AP classes are offered. The two sessions are back-to-back; each is three weeks long.
<a href="http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/</a></p>
<p>are there any summer programs for just the month of August? I'll be away in July..</p>
<p>The 2005 offerings for Landmark Volunteers are now listed - <a href="http://www.volunteers.com%5B/url%5D">www.volunteers.com</a> (thanks for the correction, 1moremom!). They have several that start July 31st and run through August 13th.</p>
<p>I was thinking about applying to YTI. Does anyone have any information on it besides what's offered in the brochure? It mentioned some stuff about a "Christian perspective", but at other times it really sounded like they're committed to teaching about WORLD religions rather than just one. The application is lengthy and requires several essays, so I'd like to only apply if it's really worth it. Also, does anyone know about the selectivity of the program? Thanks.</p>
<p>Junetorbati -- My daughter is home, but she's sleeping right now. I'll try to remember to ask her to post about her YTI experience in this forum tomorrow. My daughter is quite interested in religion (a paper she wrote about Gnosticim was published in the Concord Review, etc.). She is majoring in Classics and Early Christian Literature at UChicago. I know she said some of the counselors at YTI sort of irritated her last year because they were too adament about their personal beliefs, but she was able to pretty much brush it off. I think one of her roommates was devoutly born again and the other was Jewish. I believe they studied different religions, and I'm pretty certain that they attended services of widely varying natures each Sunday. (Something about the Church of the Black Virgin is ringing a bell, but I can't remember for sure.) I know they only accept about 50 people, and everyone admitted gets free tuition, room and board -- plus a summer at Emory. She spent a lot of time researching in their theological library. So, if you're short on cash but want something different to do this summer it might be good. Anyway, I'll get her to post tomorrow and I'm sure she'll be very frank about whether it was worthwhile.</p>
<p>I have lurked here for a few months and have been reluctant to post. But here goes. My daughter is a junior attending a rural high school in the midwest. She is near the top in her class and definitely wants to apply to some out of state colleges, though we want her to apply to UMissouri-Rolla too since it is close by.</p>
<p>We can't really afford to send her to summer programs such as the ones described here. UM-R has some summer courses but they are all engineering types which do not interest her in the slightest. Plus she really wants to work summers for those extras during the school year.</p>
<p>Will the lack of a summer program put her at a disadvantage come next year? She really hasn't zeroed in on any particular colleges so far, but her English teacher told her to consider applying to places such as Vanderbilt and Grinnell which I had not heard of before she mentioned it.</p>
<p>Before coming here I thought our daughter was pretty bright. But after reading about the children of most posters she seems rather ordinary though I know she isn't. There are not that many opportunities for the students in the area so any suggestions would be appreciated. If the cost would be more than $1000 I don't think we could afford it though.</p>
<p>NASA SHARP (<a href="http://www.nasasharp.com%5B/url%5D">www.nasasharp.com</a>) might not fit the OP's criteria, but it's an excellent program for Sophomore & Juniors who are interested in Math/Science/Geography. They cover all transportation & room & board AND give you a nice stipend.</p>
<p>Just wanted to throw it out there, please encourage your S or D to apply, it's a really worthwhile program and it's a lot of fun :)</p>
<p>If you have any other questions concerning SHARP, just PM me and I'd be happy to answer them.</p>
<p>Crowsnest9 - I don't think students are at a disadvantage if they don't do any summer program. Apps ask how students spend their summers however. So I think someone who spends the summer hanging out at the mall might have a disadvantage compared to someone who has done something productive like working, traveling, studying. If your daughter is interested in summer programs, you might be able to find something appropriate that you can afford. There may be something local to you that is low cost other than the engineering courses you already found. Some nationally known summer programs are free, but intensely competitive (RSI, Telleride, olympiad training camps) or are limited to under-represented minorities (which might include girls if they were interested in math or science). Others offer financial aid. Look for a few that match your daughter's interests and see what they offer.</p>
<p>crowsnest, most of the expensive summer programs do offer scholarships, so that might be an option. You might want to do a google search for free summer programs, and search here also for summer programs. There have been several threads about different programs.</p>
<p>Here's a list of camps from the Hoagies gifted website. <a href="http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/summer.htm#uca%5B/url%5D">http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/summer.htm#uca</a></p>
<p>Over30, thank you so much for the web page! Missouri has the Scholars Academy which is open to HS juniors at no cost at the beginning of each summer. Our daughter never heard of it but she will ask her principal about on returning from the Christmas break.</p>
<p>junetorbati:</p>
<p>I am sillystring7's daughter, and I attended YTI between my junior and senior year. I applied on a whim after finding it online, since Emory was a school I was considering and I figured it would be fun to spend a month there for free while studying theology. The program is very Christian-oriented (the services I went to were all Christian, with the exception of one Jewish shabbat), but there is much emphasis on open-mindedness and taking accepting attitudes. (Actually, we had to sit through lots of diversity meetings, as well as discussions designed to make us uncomfortable, etc., such as one on why we as a camp were instructed not to celebrate the fourth of July. I personally blew this stuff off, but maybe you're into that.)</p>
<p>The real meat of the program can be found in the classes and lecture sessions. You can choose between different courses -- during my summer, I took Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time, a course on evolving images of Jesus. However, also offered were World Religions, a course on biblical hermeneutics, and a class on liberation theology. Also, each week we were given daily lectures by a different expert on various religious topics. Ours were about contemplative prayer, then biblical criticism (my favorite), the Antichrist, and interfaith dialogue. I really enjoyed these and learned a lot. You also get to participate in service activities and attend different church services, which is really cool. I got to see a lot of Atlanta, including its poorer areas, as well as experience a Greek Orthodox service, a service at the Shrine of the Black Madonna (a black church), and a gay service. Plus, I got lots of good free food -- much of it catered from different excellent restaurants. </p>
<p>Overall, I would say YTI is a worthwhile experience, and admissions counselors I spoke to about it either recognized it or were intrigued. However, be warned that there are a lot of "touchy-feely" discussions involved, especially about issues of race/diversity. A lot of the supervisors will go after you pretty viciously about things you say in an attempt to "challenge" you. Leaders tend to be dogmatic in their views while simultaneously claiming they welcome challenges. While this can be frustrating, you will learn a lot, both about theology and about discussing difficult issues. The service projects are also very fulfilling. </p>
<p>Definitely apply. Even if you don't like it, you get a free month of Chik-fil-a. (There's one in the dining hall we used.) :) </p>
<p>If you have any more questions, email my mom and she'll give you my email address. </p>
<p>-Elizabeth</p>
<p>i recently just got mail from harvards ssp program and was thinking about giving that a shot
its website is - <a href="http://www.ssp.harvard.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.ssp.harvard.edu/</a>
did anyone here ever go to an SSp program and is it worth the 2000 dollars or so?
thanks a lot</p>
<p>thanks elizabeth and sillystring for all your great advice. I'm definitely going to apply because of your information, since before I knew practically nothing about YTI. It seems like a great program. Thanks again.</p>