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One of my kids did go to a summer program that I think did benefit his college applications. He is a musician…and spent two summers at Boston University Tanglewood Institute…a HS program on the Tanglewood grounds that is audition based. As a musician, this one wasn’t a “just pay and you can attend” program. It was audition based…with many, many more auditioning than can be accepted on each instrument.