<p>Im a junior in high school and was considering taking the body, mind, health course over the summer. I was wondering if anyone who took it knows about the workload, day-to-day, etc....Im not an A student so the info is really important if I decide to attend. Thanks!</p>
<p>Hi, my daughter did this 3 week program last summer. She is a good student, but not all "A"s. She really liked the class and especially her T.A. They had a mid-term type test roughly in the middle of the 3 weeks, a paper due at the end of two weeks, and then the final. She ended up getting a "B", which she was fine with, although she was hoping for a B+. She said there was a lot of work, especially reading. However, she got one of the books and read most of it on the airplane to Cornell (we are in CA) and I know she was happy she had done that. She also thought it would focus a little more on science, but she thought it was mostly from a sociological perspective. I know she had fun!! If you have anything else specific, let me know and I will ask her.</p>
<p>Ah thats great. Thats what I was wondering actully, are there any big science parts, on the website it doesn't say. I was also wondering what it was like day-to-day, lecture, homework, etc...Thanks!</p>
<p>All I know is that since it's only a 3-week program, you'll have class for a LOT of the day (maybe around 5 hours at least).</p>
<p>got the scoop from my daughter. About 100 students in the class
Lecture with the professor 8am to 10:30am M-F
discussion with your t.a. 10:45 - 12:30 M-F
extra discussion sections on M and W in afternoon
related films on Tues and Thurs afternoons
Friday afternoon was free!
no homework, just reading and papers. 3 books and a lot of articles.
2 page paper due after about a week
4-5 page paper due after 2 1/2 weeks
final on last day of class
(I was wrong before, no midterm)
With the reading, it really helped to have a strong foundation in bio, but for the papers and lecture you did not need it)
Late afternoons my d spent in the library (she really liked studying in the stacks, and liked getting a lot done before heading back to dorm)
Evenings sounded like a lot of fun - watching movies, going into Ithaca sometimes, etc., but you have to be back by 11pm, I think. Lots of ordering food with friends late at night.</p>
<p>Hey! I'm going this summer, and I was wondering: Do parents go along with you? We also live in California, and my mother has decided that it is absolutely necessary that she come with me to drop me off.</p>
<p>?!!</p>
<p>It's definitely not necessary. All of the Californians I knew from summer college flew by themselves (including myself). It'll honestly be a waste of a ticket because there's nothing for parents to do really.</p>