HS students at Summer School fall in love with Harvard (news item)

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<p>" Rising high-school senior Lauren Liechtenstein has been in love with Harvard since she first visited at the age of 12. She’s 17 now, and a student at the Harvard Secondary School Program (SSP), which lets high-school students spend eight weeks over the summer taking college-level courses within Harvard’s gates.</p>

<p>“I loved the place—I just loved everything about it,” says Liechtenstein, who is attending SSP for the second consecutive year. “I figured, why not try to spend the summer here and see what it’s like and find out about the college and how everything works?”</p>

<p>Like Liechtenstein, many students are drawn to SSP out of a love for “Harvard”—though what Harvard means differs from student to student.</p>

<p>For some, “Harvard” means great academics. For others, it’s synonymous with college life; for others still, it’s a line on a college application. Some, like Liechstenstein, are simply motivated by the idea of studying at Harvard. For most, it’s a combination of all these factors......"</p>

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<p>Just wondering, but is SSP really that great in the adcom? Couldn't you just take the classes at a closer university and save a couple grand in the process?</p>

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<p>Is that not the case with summer programs at a lot of universities around the country? I know it was true with Junior Statesmen Summer School at Stanford.</p>

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<p>Yes, you could, and it would be very unlikely to change your odds of admission at all.</p>