<p>I know it's not a logical conclusion, but I can't help but feel as if it means that I'm just not "good enough." Has anyone been rejected to summer programs they really wanted to get into, but still got into really good colleges?</p>
<p>In the early '80s I was rejected from the summer programs at Andover and Exeter (prestigious boarding schools). I still got into Brandeis, Oberlin, and Franklin & Marshall two years later.</p>
<p>Rhythm, I don’t think you should assume that because I really wanted to attend RSI but I also got rejected</p>
<p>Hey Rhythm,
You should’t assume that just because a summer program couldn’t offer you a spot. Colleges won’t consider you. There may be a lot of characteristics involve in your essay writing, recommendation and possibly grades/scores. The most important is to remember that there is WAY too many applicant in a pool of the programs you applied to. I personally didn’t think I can pass Rockefeller’s review process due to lower GPA (no grade inflation / barely at my school). I myself applied to 5 summer programs… I knew that I was going to rejected to at least a few and I have. I was rejected to RSI when I had decent math/science abilities and passion but I guess it wasn’t enough to cover my lower GPA and non-perfect SAT. What you need to do is either apply to more programs or find something productive locally, which you already have so Rhythm… Don’t worry and stress yourself so much.</p>
<p>No, if you get rejected from summer programs you will not get accepted into college. They are looking at similar things to colleges and if your essays, GPA, test scores, and ECs aren’t up to snuff to even summer program standards, how could you expect to get into an elite college when the stakes are greater, the applicants stronger, and the applications more numerous? Accept your fate now and maybe you’ll recover from the shock sooner - it takes a while for people to cope. </p>
<p>tl;dr jk</p>
<p>Agree with Alpha - one thing has nothing to do with the other. You can ask the admission office if they have anything to do with the summer programs. I bet their answer will be NO. My son was not accepted to a summer program at a very prestigious university and he was accepted to the university into the class of 2017. Sometimes these programs do not accept first time applicants, etc…there are many reasons why a student is not accepted to a summer program. On the same hand, just because a student attends a summer program does NOT mean they will be accepted to the university. Another student we know attended the summer program that my son was not accepted and this boy was “waitlisted” at the university. Hope this helps. You keep doing what you are doing, keep your grades up, show interest in the university you want to attend - go to sporting events, attend lectures, let the admission office know you were on campus, do community service, leadership roles, get involved in your school and not just joining a club or two - become entrenched in whatever you love. Good luck to you!!!</p>
<p>No! My D was rejected from TASP, Lillehei Heart Institute, NIH internships, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute for last summer. She ended up getting accepted at U of Chicago, Swarthmore, Harvey Mudd, and Carleton, along with a few other schools. Try to do something productive this summer – go to a less selective summer program, volunteer a lot, pursue a hobby more in depth, etc. You will get into good colleges. Some of these summer programs have lower acceptance rates than the very top colleges, don’t let it bother you.</p>
<p>I struggled with the same idea after I was rejected by Baylor HSSSRP. But I think the reality is that many of these summer programs have a much more self-selective applicant pool and they are competing for only 10 spots or so.</p>