<p>how significANT is this thing????do it look good or not????lol I just got an envylope containing these things and im wondering if its just one more diabolical scheme to milk money from struggling middle class families lol. btw this stands for Global Yound Leaders Conference/???? did anyone else get this??? if so please tell mew if wothwile/competeive, impressive lol. RSVP!!</p>
<p>I also received an envelope containing materials from this organization -Global Youth Leaders Conference. From what I gather around the forums, it appears that while this program is an excellent experience, in terms of selectivity and impression with regards to admissions is fairly insignificant. On the other hand, it could be indirectly significant in the sense of inspiring you to leadership in other tasks, which would be significant in terms of admission.</p>
<p>By itself, again, from what I gather from the forum, it's an excellent experience, but in itself not an admission assisting one.</p>
<p>It is better than sitting and doing nothing all summer.</p>
<p>thanks lauren that good too know
just out of curio, how do college apps ask u to list your ecs??
is it (1) by year (including summers) (2) by grade (excluding summers) or (3) congolomerately (unlikely) im sure it varies from c to (shining HEHEHEHEHEHE) c but im in partikular interested in HYPSMC
thanks alot dudes and , as always, RSVP please thanks</p>
<p>They ask for EC's and then ask for any summer programs or jobs. You list your activities by importance, not by grade.</p>
<p>I did GYLC. It was a lot of fun, but it does cost a bit -- don't waste your parents' money just for doing something that you think will "look good." Or if you do, get a job. The most important lessons you learn are far outside of the seminars or simulations, just hanging out with different people... I made friends from Malaysia to Malta to Louisiana. And some of the most significant "culture shock" came from people in different parts of the US. </p>
<p>I didn't even put it on my college app, because as the other poster mentioned, it inspired leadership in many different areas.</p>
<p>i attended the GYLC prog last summer.
although the package says "you are the global scholar of tomorrow" blah blah (makes u feel really smart doesn't it?) most of the "global scholars" i encountered were there just for the heck of it. </p>
<p>dont get me wrong- it was incredible fun and i did learn alot. but its more a passive learning- u just go around WAshington and New york listening to famous people speak- u hardly get to do any talking yourself.</p>
<p>i attended cos i thought it would give a good perspective on american life and culture (since i intened to study in the US a year later) and it served this purpose. </p>
<p>its a good opportunity to meet lots of new people and have tons of fun, but dont go there looking for intellectual stimulation.</p>
<p>it looks good on your resume, is fun. but if money is an issue for you - i'd pass it over.</p>
<p>i did GYLC -- it was an amazing experience.. i understand what some of the other posters have said, that there were people there "for the heck of it" but there is LOADS to be gained from it if you really want to get involved ie. running for positions of leadership, really getting into the simulations, discussions etc. </p>
<p>also, you meet some really interesting people from really diverse backgrounds.. to quote lazybum99, there're people from "Malaysia to Malta to Louisiana".. funnily enough my roommate on the thing was a Malaysian girl! </p>
<p>but seriously, if you are interested in issues in international leadership and affairs, in a, as i considered it, truly international environment then GYLC can be a great experience. </p>
<p>and to be honest, doing something just for the resume is never fun to begin with</p>
<p>lol, everyone in my school who took the PSATs got this...lots of mistakes though...they called me a Mr.!!! ><</p>