<p>Just wondering if anyone has been on either of these programs, and, if so, how was it? What courses did you take?</p>
<p>I am considering doing each of these the summers following my sophmore and junior years, and possibly adding in another People to People trip.</p>
<p>Finally, do you think the theme of an "International Citizen" would be an effective angle on college applications?</p>
<p>Bump :)
Anyone heard any positive/negative things about these programs?</p>
<p>my son attended last summer -- enjoyed himself very much, major was religion and ethics and minor was political thought. He was on a scholarship -- so he wasn't trying to decide if it was worth the money (other full-pay students said it wasn't worth the money -- it is quite expensive).</p>
<p>Unless you are awarded a scholarship to go, it won't be a boost to your college application -- it just shows you have the money to go.</p>
<p>As far as being an "international citizen" -- not a bad angle, but two summer programs in england certainly don't make you an international citizen. There are tons of kids out there that are US citizens that have grown up in multiple countries, speak 3+ languages fluently, attend rigorous international schools and have travelled extensively outside of the US and western Europe. They could use that angle effectively. A US citizen attending a school in the US, studying a language or two in school with a few family trips overseas and a couple of summers in England could not.</p>
<p>D did this a few summers ago, at Oxford, and loved it. The courses (she did English Lit and Art History) were very well taught, and they had a fair amount of free time to explore Oxford and have fun. But as hsmomstef says, it's expensive, as all these programs are, and of minimal import for college.</p>
<p>"International citizen"=parents have enough money to send you around the world</p>
<p>If that's the other option, the money would be better spent giving to the school you'd like to be accepted to.</p>