<p>Being from CA, I smile at these references to “earth shaking” experiences. There’s probably been sometime at the CTY at Loyola Marymount U where the real deal happened.</p>
<p>I will give one warning (I guess it’s a warning) about CTY–once your kid attends, it will shape his attitude about college choice–he will be much more likely to want a highly selective school with a highly able peer group.</p>
<p>^^For some kids, being with a highly able peer group is quite positive, as some kids will “rise to the occasion.” This is the case with my S. With a little bit of luck, hard work on his part, and financial planning on our part, he managed to land at a T30 school.</p>
<p>FWIW, my S also took two of the CTY on line math classes (linear algebra and multivariable calculus), as they were not offered at his HS and the logistics of taking them at a local CC were prohibitive.</p>
<p>My son (currently in 10th grade) has taken Intro to BioMed Sciences (Carlisle), History of Disease (Lancater) and Etymologies (Lancaster). He thoroghly enjoyed all of them. One thing to be aware of is that Lancaster is a nut-free campus and they are (rightfully) extremely strict about it.
This summer he wants to take Number Theory at Lancaster. I think it is too narrow. I would like him to take something that gives him more widely applicable skill/knowledge. Does anyone have experience with Number Theory?</p>
<p>S took Philosophy of Mind, Existentialism, and Ethics at Siena, followed by Crafting the Essay. (Logis didn’t appeal to him.) He loved every minute of every year. He is still friends with kids he met there, and is now a jnior in college. We felt that it ought to be enrichment, not test prep, as someone said above, and therefore supported his desire to study something that wasn’t available at his HS. I noticed a definite uptick in his writing after Crafting the Essay, although he was a very strong writer going in.</p>
<p>PS It’s “nevermore,” not “no more.”</p>
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<p>It’s actually both. Some sites use one term and some use the other (I have just checked this with my ex-CTYer. ;))</p>
<p>So a quick question to the other posters: Did any of your kids choose CTY over Duke TIP for the summer courses and why? Has anyone attended both?</p>
<p>Trying to decide for this summer and DD is really wanting to go. She likes Astronomy, Ancient Cultures, Languages, Physics, Robotics. She does not particularly care for writing. She made Grand recognition and was the only one in our county and is the "Geeky, but athletic kid in the class at a public school. Any suggestions??</p>
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According to my daughter, at most CTY sites “nevermore” means you can’t go back because you’ve aged out, and “no more” means you could go back but you’re not going to return–but at Carlisle the meanings are switched.</p>
<p>DD went 3 years to Carlisle, humanities classes. Loved loved loved loved every minute of it, both classes and social life. Let your child choose classes and site on his/her own!!! Your child can read lots about CTY (boring but informative) on JHU website, but even better, there is a great site created by and for CTY kids - realcty.org - your child can peruse amusing information about both classes and the social life and traditions. There are also many many CTY-oriented facebook groups.</p>
<p>My daughter went to the Joseph Baldwin Academy at Truman University (Kirksville, MO) and studied Latin. It is primarily for middle school students, but my daughter preferred it to the CTY programs she attended. It was taught by a professor at the college. It was also about one-third the cost of the Hopkins residential programs.</p>
<p>in addition to nevermores and nomores, there are “five year freaks” which is actually not a bad thing to be.</p>
<p>To mnd: my S took Number Theory at Lancaster, it was probably his favorite class of the 4 he has taken. But it is definitely a MATH class, with lots of proofs. My S insists it is a useful class, but personally I don’t get it. Anyway, his CTY experiences fall into the earth-shaking category. He gets together with his friends in neighboring states (even his gf) almost weekly all year round.</p>
<p>Scanned the posts. Our region is in the area covered by Northwestern’s program and we also have had a state program- WCATY. Even for students whose HS has many AP courses and is challenging there is something about 3 weeks spent amongst intellectual peers. The courses may not matter as much as the classmates. It may be more beneficial to stick with your area- meeting students they have some common ground with. The social aspects are just as great as the academics. Our son came home with an attitude, however- stupid parents (he didn’t consider where he got his intelligence from, both nature and nuture). btw- he was younger than most of those peers due to grade accelerations.</p>
<p>Earth-shaking experience in this family too. DS will be a five-year freak this summer - he’s taken Ancient Greek (2 years), Latin (learned enough to place into 3rd year at HS), Cryptology. He’s not sure yet what he’ll do for his final summer…he’s already mourning about becoming a nevermore and talks with CTY friends online every day. While he’s not bent on going to a tippy-top college as a result (and good thing, given his transcript!), he does want to be in a place with an intellectual vibe.</p>