<p>I don't think it's that difficult.</p>
<p>I think the cut-off scores on any of many brands of tests are set at the 85th percentile, so, no, not too difficult.</p>
<p>Can anyone comment on this program - selectivity, kinds of kids who attend, anythings specific about the physics or number theory courses?</p>
<p>hehe, I didn't actually go to this program but I know some people who did. It's not very selective, basically you go if you pay. </p>
<p>And if you're looking for good number theory courses (that don't involve course credit), you should look into Ross, which is a really amazing experience.</p>
<p>I've merged various previous threads about the EPGY Summer Institutes </p>
<p>EPGY</a> Summer Institutes </p>
<p>for one-stop shopping for information.</p>
<p>It's not the most prestigious course in the world, but it's extremely fun.</p>
<p>(btw, i took quantum mechanics)</p>
<p>It is not prestigious but it seems like a good program</p>
<p>please tell me if it is worth sending my son to this program. he is a sophmore and has attended a cty program from john hopkins</p>
<p>What does your son want to learn about?</p>
<p>It is OK, but not great.</p>
<p>he wants to explore a career in law. he was invited to attend nylf-law. but the responses in this blog appear negative. he could also stay in CTY which has a US law and politics course. which of the 3 is better? does anyone know?</p>
<p>I just declined it even though they reduced half of the tuition.
To the people who will search for EPGY summer in 2010:
Don’t waste any energy, merit and money on this 0% prestigious program.
The tedious application process makes this program seems selective; however, it might be a good practice for college application if you “try” it seriously.</p>
<p>^Yea. As a rule, if a program is still accepting applications right now, it’s not worth it.</p>
<p>But of course, a lot of people just go for the “fun” experience (even though it comes with a 4000+ pricetag…).</p>
<p>This program seems very similar to Johns Hopkins CAA courses. So while they offer challenging courses (or at least seem like they do), the students aren’t necessarily cream of the crop. I think TIP, CTY, or CTD would be a better bet for talent search programs as they seem to be less of a money making scheme.</p>
<p>do any of you guys know if its still accepting? on the website it says that admissions are made on a rolling basis for classes that are still open… </p>
<p>and also, what do you need to apply? (ex: letters of reccomendation, etc)
thanks!</p>
<p>As far as I know, they might still accept for session 2. Session 1 has already started, so you won’t be able to enroll in those courses. You should probably inquire about it before paying the application fee, though.</p>
<p>Materials needed to apply can be found here:
[EPGY</a> Summer Institutes - Admissions](<a href=“http://epgy.stanford.edu/summer/materials.html]EPGY”>http://epgy.stanford.edu/summer/materials.html)
Yes, a rec letter is required.</p>
<p>raiderade: Yes, EPGY offers at least some challenging courses. Having TA’ed for Relativity and Quantum Mechanics, I can tell you that material is pretty advanced, in addition to being very well taught.</p>
<p>NYLF/NYLC/all those, EPGY, and CTY are equally useless. i went to EPGY and it was an amazing experience but then again i went on full scholarship. however, i am completely sure it will not help with any of my admissions.</p>
<p>difficulty of admission depends on the subject. the bioscience is usually around 25-30%, while the humanities ones are close to 100%</p>
<p>^How did you receive full scholarship? I got $2200 which was what they claimed the maximum. However, I declined it. EPGY is absolutely not prestigious.</p>
<p>CTY, EPGY, SIG … it’s not very difficult to get into any of them as long as you have the moola. Years ago before we knew any better we sent out DS & DD to SIG because it sounded very prestigious. They felt it was a great experience being out by themselves, but we realized there was nothing prestigious about it. Sent S the next year to Johns Hopkins - same as SIG, but less fun is how my S described it. No more camps after that, but they did both start playing tennis …</p>
<p>I think some of you have the wrong idea about this. The point should NOT be whether this is “prestigious” or highly selective or whether it looks good on a college application. Rather, you should be asking whether these programs are worthwhile academically. My son attended EPGY last summer and loved it. It was academically rigorous and he learned a great deal concerning a subject about which he is passionate. And he lived, studied and played with like-minded students. He will probably attend again this summer. </p>
<p>The most selective colleges will tell you that building a resume is not the way into their schools, but that demonstrating achievement in and passion for particular areas of learning is. I think you are much better off looking for study opportunities that you will enjoy and be challenged by than a name that you can put on your application.</p>