<p>Son received an email today about a summer math enrichment program. Have any current students attended this?</p>
<p>I am confused, because the email says the program lasts 2 and a half weeks, whereas the link says the program is a five week program.</p>
<p>Anyone have any info on this?</p>
<p>There is a fee, but it is residential and has coursework and field trips. Think it’s a great idea for kids who think they want to do engineering but not sure.</p>
<p>Maybe it’s an older kid’s version of the SITE program?</p>
<p>EMAP is basically a summer session which tries to get an engineering student ahead in math and things like that. It’s five weeks in July and I think it ends a week before move-in. They take about 30 students for it. Two of my friends took it, but I’m not sure how much it helped them (they’re kind of irresponsible,haha)</p>
<p>got that yesterday also, it definitely says 2 1/2 weeks and $950. Sounds like it is a new program, since DS is in AP Calc and should finish fine (not great - but fine). I’m hoping if he takes first-level Calc. (whatever it is called) as a freshman it should be enough background. For those of us OOS sending them down for 2 1/2 weeks then coming home then back again is a bit much i think.</p>
<p>My DS2 did not go to it, and he’s doing fine as an engineering major. </p>
<p>Correct me if I’m wrong, but it seems more geared to those who want to major in engineering, but might be a bit weak in math (possibly from not having a strong Cal teacher in high school).</p>
<p>If the child has a background in calculus, then I don’t see why they would enroll in this program. As I see it, this program is for students who didn’t have that advanced of a hs education (few AP classes, for example) but still want to major in engineering. I’d say that if a child has a good chance of passing the AP Calculus AB or BC test, then they should not be in this program.</p>