<p>I was recently admitted to the Advanced Creative Writing Program at Columbia this summer. I am dying to go. Unfortunately, it will cost over 7000 dollars for 3 weeks (including airfare, living costs, etc.). This would be a financial strain on my family and we received no financial aid. Has anyone attended this program? Is it worth the money? Please tell me about it.</p>
<p>Also, any ideas on how to earn money super quickly.</p>
<p>I’ve heard that program is a joke.</p>
<p>I’ve heard it is just another pay-to-play program, I mean 7000 for 3 weeks?!</p>
<p>hey, i’ve also been admitted to this program, and read a ton of discussions about it on college confidential and other websites. from what i read on the forums, most people agreed that it wasn’t so purely academic, and more of a money-making machine for the university, as most of these college summer programs usually are. most of them also said that it was an amazing experience because of all of the friends you make, some of the classes, and being able to live the college life. in terms of getting into college, mostly everyone agreed that it has very little to no impact on admissions. your professor writes an evaluation for you at the end of the summer, but you get no college credit or anything like that for the course you take. i also read that the writing courses and science courses are more legitimate than the other ones, so maybe being able to study with these professors and hone your creative writing skills would be worth it for you . uh, let’s see, also there are supposedly some kids there who don’t necessarily complete their work, and just have fun, since virtually everyone who applies is admitted, so that might factor into your decision. also, on the plus side (well at least i think it’s a plus), you get a ton of freedom and are allowed to explore the city as you choose, providing that you get back on time for curfew. </p>
<p>so, i guess if you’re running pretty low on money, and if you’re looking for something WORTH the money, in terms of college acceptances, this isn’t necessarily the greatest choice for you. don’t get me wrong, i’m really excited, and i think this is going to be a great experience, it’s just that in terms of saving money, etc, this could be seen as kind of a waste. i hope this helped! reading all those forums take FOREVER. haha</p>
<p>Hey, haha, i just went back to check which forums i read and stuff, and i found the one that i got most of my info from. it’s titled:</p>
<p>“Finally: the truth about Columbia University High School Program”</p>
<p>here’s the link, in case you can’t find it: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/summer-programs/538843-finally-truth-about-columbia-university-high-school-program.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/summer-programs/538843-finally-truth-about-columbia-university-high-school-program.html</a></p>
<p>one of the replies in this thread has another link to another thread with even more info. hope this helps!</p>
<p>^ I read that too ages ago.</p>
<p>okay, have you ever participated in this program? or have you gone to any other programs that you would consider worth it?</p>
<p>haha, okay, this is getting kind of ridiculous with a 3rd reply post, but i remembered that there’s a facebook group for the columbia summer program 2009, and an alumni offered to answer any questions we had about the program. i messaged her before i got in or joined the group, and she was still really nice and answered all my questions. maybe you could give that a shot, for more accurate answers? hope this helps. i understand how frustrating it is when no one replies to your posts. :(</p>
<p>one more. promise, this is the last thing. i was looking through some more stuff, and stumbled across this post that’s specifically about the creative writing program.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/summer-programs/633343-columbia-hs-program-creative-writing.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/summer-programs/633343-columbia-hs-program-creative-writing.html</a></p>
<p>there’s some guy who actually did the program and wrote about the whole experience</p>
<p>I got into the Leadership in Law program but im not going.</p>
<p>I posted in the other thread just now, but here’s my take of it again:
I speak for the course in Genetics and Molecular Biology when I say that I had maybe 20/30 people in my class. They split it up into 2 sessions so that the class wouldn’t be too large. And the lab was taught by a few recently-graduated Columbia students, but was still instructional. The lecture part was taught by an actual Columbia professor. He was great.
I agree though that it was a lot of socializing and going out-I don’t think I stayed in one night. They hold a lot of RA-sponsored activities such as white-water rafting, Rocky Horror, and many many Broadway shows. Definitely one of the most fun summers of my life.</p>
<p>So, really late response, but thank you so much for your responses. I ended up attending, had a GREAT class with really wonderful creative writing professors, and don’t regret it at all.</p>
<p>Hey I know this thread has been dead for a while but I couldn’t seem to find a recent one. Hoping somebody could help me with a simple question I had. The early application deadline is February 10th 11:59 PM which is tomorrow night. Does that mean just my application has to be sent in or does everything including the transcript and recommendations also have to be sent in?</p>
<p>I think transcripts and recs can be sent online, too, but technically I think the system only charges you the application fee if you submit the actual online app part after the priority deadline. If you’re mailing in transcripts and recs, I doubt they’d charge you.</p>