<p>Ummm - students - you’re on these boards because you’re wanting to go to BS. There are raucous debates about the merits of one school over another. And yet you’re recommending a program that :</p>
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<li>relies on blind mailing lists to make “cold calls.”</li>
<li>nominations from teachers who have never experienced the program and don’t know better</li>
<li>a program that was forced to drop it’s nonprofit status (nonprofits have to spend at least 5% of their revenue - this one spent 1.7% even as they raked in millions.</li>
<li>has an “F” rating at the Better Business Bureau</li>
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<p>Take that money and put it somewhere useful. The Adcom interviewed for the article has already said she’s seeing more and more kids with that credit on their resume and it’s meaningless.</p>
<p>So if you want to spend the money for a fun summer camp in which the organizers are making millions - be my guest. A friend of mine is an investigative reporter who looked into a student death at another organization that “touts” its overpriced trips to students. Then she figured out that all those “honorary” Congress people aren’t even aware they’re on an advisory board.</p>
<p>Caveat emptor. It’s a lot of money for something that won’t count later in life. And they’re counting on the fact that you’ve got deep pockets and don’t know better.</p>