<p>Hey. </p>
<p>Anyone been? </p>
<p>I'm applying to Georgetown's first session for International Relations. . . </p>
<p>What did you think of the program?
Who'd you get to meet?
What speakers did you get to listen to?
How was the class?</p>
<p>Did you have to fundraise?
What did you do?</p>
<p>THANKS</p>
<p>I’m interested in this, too. Do you have to take APUSH or AP Gov before taking something like international relations?</p>
<p>I don’t think you do. I’m going to apply next year, apparently it’s really awesome.</p>
<p>I just got back from a JSA conference, and I can’t decide what I should take if I go there. My other option is taking AP Psych at Northwestern over the summer, because I want to take that class a lot, but my school offers a poor course in it.</p>
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No, I don’t think there are any prerequisites for JSA.</p>
<p>Hey guys, I’m a JSA almuni (just this year), I can answer most of your questions here.</p>
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<p>It was one of the most intellectually stimulating experiences of my life. Your courses will be in depth, with debate workshops and whatnot. After JSA, you’ll hate life for not being anything as near as interesting, fun, and cool JSA was.</p>
<p>I was at Princeton, so we got to meet several UN officers (nuclear disarnament and sanctions guys), an ACLU lawyer, normal (cool defense attorney who swayed us all) lawyer, and the chief of NYC’s emergency management department. Plus kids from all over the country, a few from China, Korea, Mexico, and a couple other nations/US territories. Plus, your course teacher will be a college professor, so good to know a few of those.</p>
<p>Kinda answered it I guess.</p>
<p>I took AP Macro, so I was already interested in it. Though my class had some studying and the mandatory 10-15pg. paper, but not much homework. Georgetown however will probably have more work (APUSH guys had the MOST work).</p>
<p>By what I did, we did everything. Lots of guys/gals went on a hook-up fest, many learned lots of stuff, we played RISK/discussed random stuff as an RA group til like 2 am… Trust me man, you’ll come out smarter with a great experience.</p>
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<p>No, if they give you trouble with it, just call them personally and they’ll adjust it for you. I took AP Macro in the summer of my freshmen year.</p>
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<p>Self-study AP Psych lol. I’d reccomend the JSA experience app-wise and fun-wise. You’ll learn stuff too (depending on what class you take and how interested you are in it)</p>
<p>Honorlions, </p>
<p>Thanks for the post!</p>
<p>How did the program help you for “app-wise?” Career wise?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
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<p>I’m still in HS, but for college, other summer program, and job application wise it helps. It’s not a super bump, but like at my school, AP Macro and Gov are 12th grade courses, and they’re letting me take it as a junior next year because I have lots of prior experience in economics/politics cause of JSA. Career wise, idk. But I feel like doing something more in politics than before.
In addition, if you start up a JSA chapter with leadership with a JSA program, I think it shows strong devotion and commitment- plus on any college app.</p>
<p>I did Georgetown JSA this past summer and took international relations (first session). It was pretty sweet. I’d have to rate the social experience and Washington factor above the academic experience simply because it felt like they were really trying to cram info into the course. The prof (john davis) is well-educated and a great teacher, but I honestly didn’t take a whole lot from the course in the long run. I did get to refine my writing skills, though.</p>
<p>It was also a very independent experience…you have a good amount of freedom, esp. on Sundays when you can sign out in groups and go do whatever you want in the city. The stay in DC and at the campus also put Georgetown on #1 or 2 on my college list. I’m a junior right now, so it helped a lot.</p>
<p>Overall, I’d recommended Georgetown and JSA.</p>
<p>Hi! I just found this looking for year round JSA events.
I’m already enrolled in GTOWN session 1 international relations and really excited for it! I also did JSA Princeton summer school and took APUSH. APUSH is actually the hardest JSA class because it’s the whole year in one month, whereas the rest of the courses are a semester in 3 weeks. Seriously, best experience of my life. I completely recommend it and can’t wait for my summer back at GTOWN!
Also, I probably actually know HONORLIONS. I’m actually sure of it because I was pretty close with the AP Macro class…</p>
<p>can students whose summer before their freshman year in college participate?</p>
<p>I just applied for Georgetown Session I - AP US Gov & Pol… I hope I get in! I’m only worried because I’m a freshman, and I know it’s harder to get in as a freshman. My EC’s detailed in my essay are excellent, my GPA is 4.0 unweighted, and I expect my teacher rec to be good… so I hope I can get in!</p>
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<p>Yeah, there’s this thing called the freshmen scholar’s program at a few campuses. Check out their website for more. That was also pretty much exactly the same as the normal JSA. </p>
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<p>I skimmed through that, and I can already guarantee you that you got in.</p>
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<p>Lol, hey there.</p>
<p>Hey, I just applied for the JSA summer school too, when do we find out if we got in or not? Does anyone know?</p>
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<p>It’s a rolling basis, I got notified within a week. It shouldn’t be that much longer.</p>
<p>Thanks, I haven’t gotten notified, but that’s probably because on the online part it says they haven’t received my transcript.</p>
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<p>Just call them up and explain how you sent it. They’re good at taking things case-by-case.</p>
<p>I’m actually a JSA Alum. I went to Georgetown Session 1 this summer and took IR with and honestly, it’ll be the best experience of your life. </p>
<p>I don’t have much time to say everything but really, the classes are reasonable and because you’re surrounded by people who care, you kinda make yourself more motivated and I personally thought the speaker’s program was great, it’s not like you should expect President Obama to come out and meet a bunch of high schoolers… It’s what you make of it. I ran after my rep and my senator and ended up meeting them both and just wandering around capitol hill and D.C. itself is a great experience. The people are absolutely amazing, I’m sure some people will disagree but even if most of the kids here are wealthy, private school educated and soon to become Ivy leagueers, they’re really down to Earth and just because I was an Asian (minority) and from a public school in California didn’t stand in my way of making some of the closest friends I’ve ever had. You have enough free time to play tennis, or workout, I went to the gym everyday and yes, you probably will spend lots of money, but it’s all worth it. The program is expensive by itself, but there are scholarships available, the RAs, most of them… are nice. My RA was amazing but an RA of my friends was very strict about what the girls would wear to Speaker’s programs so my friends all made burkas out of bedsheets to kind of “mock” her, but it’s all good stuff.
If you’re considering going to any other JSA SS, you should forget that and goto Georgetown. Because it’s the best. Sorry my post is very distracted and such, but no time…</p>
<p>Woohoo just got e-mail this week about first round of acceptances, and letters about scholarship are to be coming soon!</p>
<p>@94Iowan13, I got accepted yesterday afternoon! Don’t think I’ll be going, though. Good luck to all!</p>