<p>Does anyone know anything about the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine? I got a fairly large invitation package from them a couple days ago. It is a ten day long program and it costs around $2,500, which seems really quite ridiculous and not very prestigious. Is it a legitimate, good program? Has anyone ever attended?</p>
<p>i don't know. doesn't everyone get those. the price turned me off back when I got them (i'm a hs senior now). I'd go with something legit like SAMS at CMU</p>
<p>Yeah...it's pretty pricey. My only problem is that I can't afford to spend 6 weeks at something like SAMS this summer simply because I don't have the time. </p>
<p>Does anyone else have any thoughts on the Forum on Medicine?</p>
<p>My son did NYLF-Med in Chicago and really enjoyed it. He wants to go to Marquette, and it gave him a chance to meet people from the Midwest. We’re from New Orleans.</p>
<p>It did cost a lot. You not only add the tuition, but cost of clothes, travel, hotel, if you make it a mini vacation, which we did.</p>
<p>The great thing is, he got to see cadavers, surgeries. Kids were throwing up. He said, No way he’s going into surgery. So it wasn’t just an expensive summer camp.</p>
<p>You stay in a dorm, you eat in the dining hall. You do do some sightseeing. </p>
<p>And there’s no academic pressure, no papers, no big projects, which I guess is why people say it’s no good for college apps.</p>
<p>Although we still haven’t quite recovered financially from last summer’s programs, I’m still considering something similar again. I mean, it’s better than gaining another 30 pounds playing video games all summer.</p>
<p>I got full financial aid to attend the program so it was completely worth it in my opinion. I met amazing people from Cali, Oregon, and MA and still keep in touch with them. I was lucky to also tour Harvard Medical School and still regularly email one of the med students! The program just helped me realize that I truly DO want to have a career involving both scientific research as well as clinical practice.</p>
<p>It can be a lot of fun, but it’s not prestigious.</p>
<p>Do it for the good time, not for the app.</p>