<p>My rising ninth grader wants to know if anyone on this forum has been to the Columbia summer program. If so, did you like it? Are all the courses good?</p>
<p>I believe they have two different programs with different courses. The one my friend went to was a noncredit residential program in which he took one class for about six weeks. The professors then make themselves available to write recs for their students when they apply to colleges. My friend met people from all over the world and had a mighty awesome time. However, since it's a new environment and in NYC, you'd have to be independent and cautious if you wanted to attend.</p>