<p>I realized that I was nominated, and the deadline is 14 March. </p>
<p>Is this of any use when you apply to university? </p>
<p>I am desperate for activities (couldn't do much in grade 9 and 10 because I skipped a year). </p>
<p>*I have limited time, so I cannot show passionate involvement in any activity due to short time of participation. Anything I can do instead? (e.g. intense service for 2months, competitions, PG course, ...)</p>
<p>If your extracurricular involvement is as arid as you seem to suggest, a GYLC participation won't do anything at all. Colleges know that practically anyone with a 1900+ SAT (and no commited ECs) can attend this program.</p>
<p>while i agree with gouchicago that practically anyone can go for this program, i think you should give it a chance. i went for it and because, i'm not exactly rich, i had to find sponsors/write letters begging for money so i could attend it and i used this experience in my essay. i dont know about you but gylc's kinda big in my school, so it was a great opprtunity for me. </p>
<p>plus, if you want to go, don't go for the sake of uni applications. i think that applies for anything, really. doing something just for apps is a big waste of time if you dont enjoy the activity.</p>
<p>if you are interested and money is not a problem for you, i would definitely recommend it. you meet people from all over the world and its certainly a great experience (for me at least)!</p>
<p>Sheesh... an essay on your GYLC experience? That's even more cliched than the "Big Game" or the "Life as a Homosexual" essay.</p>
<p>nonono, the whole essay wasnt on GYLC. gosh, what do you take me for? LOL. that part (begging for money)was included in my essay to talk about the humbling moments in my life. the essay was on a whole different topic.</p>
<p>in my school, GYLC nominations aren't based as gouchicago said on anyone getting 1900+ because SAT's arent our official exams, they're given by form mistresses to students who only have excellent academics and extremely active(tons of EC's).......so my point is getting nominated is a big deal...
Like natbam I got all my tuition money from sponsors....even the plane ticket...I'm attending it this summer....so my advice would be to put it....</p>
<p>is it worth 4000 dollars though i am canadian and got it i am interested in global issues and things that it seems to be describing, but if it doesnt help my apps than its a massive waste of money
btw i was 14 when i got it in my AP chemistry class and it wasnt like a special thing everyone (who was in class that day) got it offered but no one went and im not even getting good marks in that class, so it isnt because of the class.</p>
<p>any help?</p>
<p>^It’s not a big deal. 1/5 of my school got invitations.</p>
<p>Gylc is a legit group. For the price you pay, you get to go to D.C. or China. I chose to go to the China conference bc I thought it would be one of the only times I would ever get to see China, especially during a time when its undergoing a process of rapid modernization and all. Despite my final recommendation- there were some good sides to the program. For one, the company takes care of the logistics of travelling, including arranging flights, making reservations for hotels, buying park tickets, etc. Also, getting able to meet many kids, both from abroad and from the U.S., was great.</p>
<p>Aside from these things, overall I would not recommend going with/paying for/joining gylc. First of all, as many, many people have already said, the whole thing is way too expensive. For about half the price, some patience and a ***** ton of elbow grease, one could go on the same trip plus some (we only went to the big tourist areas, never anywhere off the beaten path) with friends or family and easily have just as much fun. Second, the academics of the conference were joke-worthy. One day, after a full day of sightseeing, we had to meet up in our country groups for two hours to discuss goal setting (remember- youre paying 5k+ for this). All of the things we were taught- especially from the paid speakers- were things one can easily learn from books or the internet. And the part about learning of intl. governments working together was a letdown. Within our LGMs, we never once discussed intl. relations or current chinese politics/economics. In fact, the only thing related to poly sci/intl. relations/Chinese government was when we visited the Chinese Foreign Ministry. There, we were lectured at on Chinese imperial history (literally about how great China was when paper and gunpowder were invented) and then the representative who spoke to us dodged every single hot topic question we asked her.</p>
<p>If youd like to go for the cultural experience or to meet new people, I recommend something else, perhaps hosting an exchange student. If youre interested in going for the academics or anything along those lines, you are likely to be disappointed. If youre already signed up and its too late to cancel, then just go to meet the people and party as much as you can till you get sick, like I did. (The counselors, or FAs, dont really care much about anything in terms of after hour activities. Unless you go to the Hong Kong add-on, which is a different story. But seriously in Xian my friends just walked out the front door of the hotel and went clubbing for the night.) Oh, and the pre-conference assignment doesnt mean anything. Trust me, I didnt do it.</p>