<p>has anyone heard of the int'l relations program for high school students offered at georgetown univerisity?</p>
<p>i'm going this summer but i'm worried that people would think it's some hick-program compared to junior statesmen or presidential classroom...</p>
<p>Ummm.....if it's a Georgetown program, offered at Georgetown, it's probably much better than Junior statesman, and pretty much anything is better than presidential classroom.</p>
<p>If you are thinking about this from an admissions perspective, I don't think any of those are gonna help, except perhaps for getting into Georgetown, and even then it would only be a small benefit.</p>
<p>oh really?
haha i thought it was just...hick.</p>
<p>thanks for the clarification, i was getting worried.</p>
<p>why not? it suits my interest and reflects the initiative i want to take to learn more!</p>
<p>I'm also worried about your concept of "hick". I live on a farm 12 miles from the nearest town big enough to go by that name. I am a 4-H member. I occassionally bale straw or drive tractors. To must suburb/urban dwellers, I would be the definition of hick. In no context would a summer program for reasonably intelligent individuals be considered "hick". And now that I think about it, "hick" things would probably be a plus in the admissions game, it makes one (appear) unique.</p>
<p>i'm SO sorry, i did not mean "hick" in that context,.... i guess it wasn't the right word to descrive the program in the first place.</p>
<p>i apologize! </p>
<p>and i'm sure you are unique! =]</p>
<p>No no I'm not taking offense, I just imagined that's what hick means to people who aren't in the boondocks with me. I'm not considered a hick out here, I don't wear enough tight jeans or Confederate paraphenalia to qualify. It just struck me as a stange use of the word, almost comical.</p>
<p>And about it not helping with adcoms....it's because it's not something that a million other applicants haven't done. It could be a small contributing factor to your development of passion, but it can't be a main demonstrator of passion since everyone else does the same type of thing. And remember, the best passions are ones developed to the point where one is winning state and national awards and participating in much more prestigious programs than the ones mentioned above. Don't think I'm pontificating here, I haven't any good evidence of my passion, and certainly no significant awards or honors.</p>