<p>Do National Youth Leadership Forum and National Youth Leadership Conference
help in college admissions?</p>
<p>Aren't they stupid to put on because they're not merit-based at all, I mean anyone can get into either one of them right?</p>
<p>I got a letter from the medicine one, NYLF. they were like " one of your teachers has nominated you," I still do not know whom it was.</p>
<p>I did sign up, so I hope it will be worthwhile/helpful.( gonna do it at georgetown)</p>
<p>You paid that kind of money for a non-merit program?</p>
<p>Dude, almost all the "top 80" kids in my school got that stupid letter and my school isn't that smart......</p>
<p>my counsler was like " oh , this will really help you out, plus it will be fun, I would higly reccommend doing it."</p>
<p>and a kid in my school who got into penn SEAS did the engineering one, and said they were pretty good, so i signed up.</p>
<p>
[Quote]
my counsler was like " oh , this will really help you out, plus it will be fun, I would higly reccommend doing it."</p>
<p>and a kid in my school who got into penn SEAS did the engineering one, and said they were pretty good, so i signed up.
[/Quote]
</p>
<p>How much do you think that helped him?</p>
<p>Also: how much does it cost?</p>
<p>its expensice, upwards of 1k</p>
<p>the other program i was lookingat- Julian Krinsky internships at penn, cost even more and didnt have that much stronger of a program ( i think its weaker, since the one I am gonna go to has me visiting the National Institutes of Health).</p>
<p>Pretty sure it said somthing, although I cant be sure, I had no idea it was not merit based.</p>
<p>None of the things that we're talkin about is merit-based....
I think its the reason top-colleges look down on it.</p>
<p>I think they are just waste of money... I received a few letters too... and I love the National youth medicine forum (<-- something like that) because its letter was so delicate and elegant.....</p>
<p>They said they would have a selection comparing me to the other "nominee"... but afterward they sent a letter to invite me to go... obviously it was because there was nobody willing to sign up and pay them money..</p>
<p>I won't do it because I can't really learn things from this expensive experience...</p>
<p>I guess I will just have to see. Some of the programs they have are associated with the top schools ( they have one at harvard med school, brown, ucla, georgetown, emory). </p>
<p>Hopefully it will work out well, good luck to you guys.</p>
<p>i have to do it this summer, im doing the one on medicine. My parents are making me.....and i know its a waste of time......and i dont even wanna go in medicine..........................................................................</p>
<p>too late to try to switch from medicine to something else?</p>
<p>we already paid and all..........</p>
<p>im ****ed</p>
<p>So..basically nobody knows for sure if this program helps your college app or not?</p>
<p>NYLF was fun and it does looks good</p>
<p>can anyone answer my question?</p>
<p>i got one of them' letters.</p>
<p>They should call it "Leadershi+"</p>
<p>That program really is worth nothing; you can "self-nominate" for almost any of them - NSLC, NYLC, etc - with something like a 3.0 GPA.</p>
<p>I don't think it will help at all, but it won't hurt especially... all the same, I can't see that looking good to a top 20 school. On the other hand, things like Governor's Schools or HOBY (where only one person can attend per school) look decent.</p>
<p>yeah I got one too for Technology. It's a very persuading letter . . . and especially since I have a passion for technology, i was considering doing it? maybe not now but next year? (the summer before my senior year)</p>
<p>It also lists the former students from my high school who have gone to previous conferences of the "National Youth Leadership" in medicine, technology, etc.</p>
<p>is it really worth the money? and is it something that makes people "stand out" on college applications</p>
<p>We concluded: NO, and it can HURT you too.</p>
<p>how/why can it HURT you?</p>
<p>It makes you look like a loser trying too hard who couldn't get in anywhere better. I'm being completely serious.</p>
<p>If you want something for technology, perhaps try Andrew's Leap at CMU or something of that kind - competitive, higher quality, and reputable.</p>