Any past attendees on college confidential that would care to comment on this conference? I attended NYLC last April and was invited to attend GYLC this summer. I was thinking of doing GYLC abroad in Europe, but I don’t really know too much about it and the deadline is almost here! Would anyone care to comment about their experience on this program, either in the U.S. or abroad? Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!!
<p>hey, i was also invited for this GYLC thing. what about?</p>
<p>i also want to hear a past experience. but i guess you already have a feel cuz you've gone for NYLC.</p>
<p>Anyway, the European version would've been great but it's more expensive. But I guess the American experience would be okay. meet guys from 100 countries. Visit landmarks in DC and NYC. Attend SEVERAL lectures and give a speech at the end of it all. Lodged at Manhattan College and another one.</p>
<p>tell me about NYLC...</p>
<p>Jrock: NYLC was a terrific experience for me. I met so many people from all over the U.S., all extremely bright and talented individuals. In fact, even though it was last April, I still keep in contact with a couple of people from NYLC. At NYLC, I participated in a series of simulations having to do with government. I also had the opportunity to tour several famous DC landmarks (the monuments, Capitol Hill, etc.) and to hear some pretty great political speakers and to visit my senator/congressional representative. All and all, it was a great experience for me and made me become really interested in politics, made me become a much better public speaker, and gave me great friends.</p>
<p>GYLC, though, is a different experience, with a different focus. While I'm sure the fundamentals of NYLC are there (bright students, well run program, great staff,etc.), I'd REALLY like to hear from some past GYLC students because I know GYLC hasn't been running as long as NYLC has, and probably isn't as developed. FOR ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN TO GYLC, I BEG OF YOU, PLEASE COMMENT!!! I COULD REALLY USE SOME KNOWLEDGE/HELP HERE!!</p>
<p>Is this the program though Lead America?</p>
<p>I did GYLC last summer in Europe. It was really a lot of fun. I got to see Veinna, Budapest, and Prague, and I met a bunch of cool people. Umm, I'm not sure what specifics you want, but we did a lot of simulations of global problems, and we heard a lot of speakers. I think my favorite thing was going to the UN builiding and seeing this gorgeous monastery in Hungary. If you have the money (about $5,000) it's a fun program, and I still keep in touch with a lot of the people that went. There were 400 people there, 200 from the US and 200 from abroad (mostly Canada, Bahrain, Australia, and NZ). Sorry this was so jumbled, I can answer any other questions too though.</p>
<p>Thanks for all of your help, Geniusriki. I read your post on one of the other threads I had written on as well. So basically, it sounds like the same fundamentals of NYLC (interesting programs, diverse/bright people, and simulations) are present in GYLC. I'm still a little apprehensive though about the program's organization. I talked to someone from GYLC admissions and she said that last year was the first year that they did it abroad. How well organized was it? How did it work travelling from city to city? And also, did the program give you a lot of freedom to explore on your own or did you mostly spend time in your LGM (like I did at NYLC) and explore the sights in that way? </p>
<p>Sorry to ask you so many questions. I'm just trying to figure out what a typical day at GYLC is like. I loved NYLC, but GYLC is very expensive. I'm a senior now so if I decided to do GYLC, it would be a sort of graduation trip/present from my parents. A lot of other programs I've explored for this summer are a lot longer and cost the same amount of money as GYLC. So basically, I'm assessing whether 2 weeks at a great program like GYLC is worth more than the other programs/trips/jobs that I'm looking at that are longer, but maybe aren't as intellectually stimulating and interesting.</p>
<p>Yeah, there was a ton of time to explore the cities. That was definitely the best part because I'd never been to Prague, Budapest, or Vienna. The transportation between the cities was really good, but it takes about 9 hours to get from Budapest to Prague. We had big, nice buses and everything went really smoothly. I thought it was really interesting and very worth it.</p>
<p>Thanks for all of the advice, Geniusriki! I really appreciate it and I'm definitely taking it all to heart.</p>
<p>Just one more question. If I go to GYLC, as I said before, I'd be going as a graduated high school senior who is about to enter college. I know GYLC is generally a high school program and I would probably be one of the oldest there. I was just curious what the average grade/age of most people who went last year was and if it would be strange for me to go given that part of my situation. I rejected a lot of other summer programs specifically for that reason (the worry that I'd be the only one about to enter college and that would be akward), so it's pretty important to me. Again, I appreciate any advice you have to offer. </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>And Kinglin: I never answered your question. GYLC isn't a program run through Lead America; it's run through the Congressional Youth Leadership Council (CYLC) which also sponsors such programs as the National Young Leader's Conference, the Presidential Youth Inaugural Conference, and many others, all of which are diplomatically/politically based in content.</p>
<p>Actually, though most of the Americans were going to be juniors or seniors, I met quite a few people from other countries that had finished high school. You definitely wouldn't be the oldest person there; I know I met several people who talked to me about what colleges they would be attending in the fall and how glad they were that high school was over.</p>
<p>Yeah, I wouldn't really mind any age differences since we'll all probably fall within 16 - 18 years. I am 17 years and I graduated high school last year and I am currently self-studying for A-levels. I will enter college in the US this year, so I guess it wouldn't be too hard to fit in. Or would it?</p>
<p>Hi Geniusriki, how was the program in Europe. Which one do you think would be better? (Anyway, the price of the European program is high enough to push me to USA!)</p>
<p>Help! I hope I will be accepted - I graduated high school last year. But I'm 17 years though.</p>
<p>Thanks a million for all of your advice, Geniusriki! I REALLY appreciate it. I've decided to go to the GYLC in Europe this summer in July. I'm sure that it will be great :)</p>