<p>I believe you are allowed to take a break especially if it’s only three days. You do have to be able to attend the week in DC in its entirety.</p>
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Perfect! Thanks, raiderade.</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone who’s applying. I’ll be applying next year :)</p>
<p>@raiderade: Im applying to some colleges that will make me take a 6 week academic summer program, but I wont know which college I am attending untill april. Can I still apply but then remove my application if I decide to go to one of those colleges?</p>
<p>Good luck to those applying for the 2011 summer session! I am sooo stoked!</p>
<p>Hey this a fellow 2010 BOA Student Leader!</p>
<p>@patriotsredsox37, yeah this program is definitely growing in its prestige. They told us that last year those of us who were accepted were the top 5% of applicants and im sure as word gets around of this program, it will increase. I know that boa is investing in a HUGE advertising campaign where they have teamed up with a pullitzer-prize winning photographer and a production company to create marketing material</p>
<p>This program was truly incredible. I’m not sure about the other markets but in the dallas/ ft worth markets, they really try to pair you up with a non-profit that fits with your interests and your service-activities, I can definitely say that I loved my internship. I know the dallas/ft worth market is also different in the sense that we are one big mega market, and we all still keep in touch (we’re actually meeting all meeting up soon)!</p>
<p>You meet students who are just as passionate about community service as you are, so if you are just doing it for the college resume, please don’t. </p>
<p>In terms of applying, I think it is a combination of the essays and the service hours/resume. I know my roommate had over 2000 service hours. These kids are astounding. Boa is also really good about looking at your essay in context of your school and the available resources that you have. I know some members in my own market who came from a lower socioeconomic background, and less than 400 service hours, but what they achieved given their circumstances was amazing. Needless to say, just be you. Be honest, if you love community service, write that on your application and tell how you’ve used that love to create change.</p>
<p>Washington week was definitely one of the most influential weeks of my life. The care and detail boa used to put together this program is unthinkable. and yes, the money is definitely an added bonus:)</p>
<p>If you have any questions regarding this program, feel free to ask or pm, id be more than happy to answer them!</p>
<p>If you’re not legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship (U.S. Markets) should you just not apply at all?? I mean they ask you in the beginning of the application if you can or can’t and if you put no it still goes on…Does that mean they’ll still consider you or should you just forget about the whole internship?</p>
<p>@undecided007 I recommend you contact Bank of America and ask them directly. If you are unable to find a contact, then do ask me, and I will be able to put you in touch with somebody who can answer your question.</p>
<p>^^under the eligibility page, it notes that it IS a requirement. hope that helps.</p>
<p>I’m applying in the Sacramento area! Hopefully we’ll get to see each other in DC if we get in. :)</p>
<p>PS: Does anyone know approximately how many people sign up per area? I realize it’s different for larger cities, but what about the average? Thank you!</p>
<p>It depends if your market is competitive since your from Cali, expect heavy competition.</p>
<p>I’m wondering, for the recommendation, it seems that they prefer it to be uploaded - and you have to upload it yourself, through your account. Did everyone just ask their teacher to email them the finished rec?</p>
<p>^ I’m wondering about that as well. Since it does have to be on “official” school letterhead, I’m not sure how you would go about uploading the rec.</p>
<p>You can always have your teacher fax it in.</p>
<p>True, but how does one go about uploading it?</p>
<p>Hmmm…that does raise an issue. </p>
<p>I wanna say that you can have your teacher type it up on the school’s letterhead and then scan it and save it in a PDF, but that seems inconvenient. </p>
<p>Also, it says that you should receive a notification of your acceptance sometime in late May, but what if you were denied? Would they still send you some sort of notification?</p>
<p>From what I’ve gathered from reading past threads, the winners are notified earlier on and those rejected are just left hanging until the official release date, and then notified through email.</p>
<p>I’m just thinking, wouldn’t it be a bit odd to ask the teacher to perhaps just email the file to you? But having him print it out and then scanning that yourself and uploading it seems a bit cumbersome as well.</p>
<p>Most competitive markets tend to be North East (like NY) and South West (like CA).</p>
<p>I think the most competitive markets last year had something like well over 500 per 5 places. Less popular markets had 50 per 5 places. </p>
<p>Don’t freak out though guys! If you’re passionate about this (and, well, you came on boards to discuss it… I think it’s fair to say that you are!) then you have a good chance. They have real, live people (!) who look over applications. They don’t get rid of any applications without looking well over it, they want you to be good - from what I gather, the selection process is tough!</p>
<p>It seems I’ve kind of encountered a problem ><
Today, I asked my teacher to write me the recommendation; she agreed, but seemed less than thrilled when I told her that <em>I</em> would be the one uploading it (and therefore reading it). I don’t think she understood that most letters of recommendation are meant to be read by the person asking; after all, she’s most accustomed to writing college recs that require the exact opposite.</p>
<p>I know I could just tell her to fax it in, but I called in and confirmed that BOA really does prefer the letter to be uploaded. I certainly don’t want any inconvenience of having to manually find the fax letter to hurt my chances, but I don’t want to put my teacher in an uncomfortable position that she is clearly unfamiliar with.</p>
<p>Any suggestions on how to approach her tomorrow? What should I say, regarding her unwillingness to write a rec that I will be reading? Should I really just tell her to fax it in?</p>
<p>ahhh, thanks guys. <3</p>
<p>How about you tell her your password and have her upload it?</p>
<p>I’d assume the file would still be readable even after it’s uploaded? And wouldn’t that process in itself be a bit…odd? I don’t know - how has everyone else handled the recs?</p>