Cornell hs engineering summer experience

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<p>Just would like to know if anyone has done the Cornell HS engineering summer experience. My son is going to be a senior this fall. I would like to know if this looks good for college admissions. My son is genuinely interested in learning engineering but in the same token, it is an extremely expensive program and I would like to know if it looks good for college admissions. My son will be applying to Ivy league schools this fall. Has anyone gone to this program and what was your experience?</p>

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<p>A recent thread found in a Search for “summer program” on this forum:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/859348-how-important-often-expensive-summer-programs-college-admissions.html?highlight=summer+program[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/859348-how-important-often-expensive-summer-programs-college-admissions.html?highlight=summer+program&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Also see the Summer Programs subforum for many discussions of this question.</p>

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<p>I’m sure it would be a great experience. Have you asked his HS guidance counselor? Might trying asking on Cornell’s Forum as well, if any admitted/attending students went through the program.</p>

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<p>If the summer program isn’t very selective, and it consists of mostly seminars/courses/straightforward projects it’s unlikely to have any value for college applications.</p>

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<p>No clue how much it costs, but you can always try having him contact professors in a field he’s interested in at Cornell and having him intern at their labs for free.</p>

<p>(Or, if you’re lucky enough to have a research university within driving distance of your home, try the same thing there.)</p>

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<p>Google is your friend here. If you want your son to experience engineering without the expense, there are tons of very inexpensive programs out there.</p>

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<p>My son went to Cornell’s Summer College last year as a rising senior. He learned a lot about himself, college in general, and the specific program he attended in particular. He earned three credits … which is partially why it’s an expensive program.</p>

<p>For the engineering program, I would try to find other kids who have attended and get their take on the experience. Some of the programs are much more intense than others. </p>

<p>We used the summer program to try on that specific college program – and his interest in the field was confirmed. If he’d found out he did not like that program, that would have been valuable also.</p>