<p>I have heard about this, what is it? I am interested in the National Youth Leadership Forum: Medicine. Does anyone know anything about it? How do you qualify for it? thanks!</p>
<p>bump. I'd like to know too.</p>
<p>I'd also like to know</p>
<p>Parent here. My D did the People to People program. A friend did the NYLF program. They both were in LA (UCLA) this summer at different times. They both got ALOT out of the program. The programs are not "elite" and may not mean much on your resume/application. But my D's experience was very positive, and not just the "classroom" part of it. I think if you get a scholarship/have a sponsor, or parents are willing to pay, you will have a great time. You will live in dorms for 10 days, use a meal card, go to leadership building activities, classes, seminars, go to fun places on off hours, etc She still IM's or talks via Myspace to friends from summer programs from the past few years. </p>
<p>You will get negative comments here I am sure from those who think they are not "worth it." I will send my younger D in a few years if she wants to go. </p>
<p>You do get a 1/3 HS credit, can pay just a little bit more for college hours, and D got community service hours also (not that she needed them.)</p>
<p>My daughter went in the summer of 2005. Think of it like a ten day "Introduction to Medicine" field trip, with a $2100 price tag. There are trips to hospitals and research institutions, lectures, small group discussions, problem based learning sessions, and sightseeing.
My daughter had a good time and made friends that she still IMs.</p>
<p>It DOES NOT, in any way help you with college or med school admissions.</p>
<p>My daughter was nominated, but I don't know if it came from her school or from the "I'm interested in" boxes on the PSAT. You can try to attend by "self nominating", but there are eligibility requirements. Go to <a href="http://www.nylf.org%5B/url%5D">www.nylf.org</a> and follow the links. You can see a sample schedule. </p>
<p>I would go to the one closest to home, unless you have the disposable income to pay the tuition AND pay for an airline ticket.</p>
<p>If you want to go, probably all you need to do is contact the organization and pay your money. My kids and their friends were flooded with applications from those organizations, which try hard to sound selective, but really aren't. What they appear to do is cull names from lists of students who took things like SATs. There's no indication that one's scores matter.</p>
<p>There's also no indication that the programs will help you get into selective colleges. However, if you have a genuine interest in the subject matter, from what i've read, the programs are well structured, are fun, and will help you meet other teens with interests similar to yours. </p>
<p>Just don't think that going to the program will open the doors to Ivy League schools. Yes, some people at Ivies have gone to the programs, but those programs aren't what got them in. What stands out for Ivy admission are programs that are truly highly selective (such as MIT's RSI) or that students create for themselves by following their own passions.</p>