<p>I am new to College Confidential, and I am glad to be in an online community with college-bound students like me.</p>
<p>I was invited to attend the National Student Leadership Program for this summer. I was excited to read the course offerings and the student testimonials. NSLC is a summer enrichment program for high school students which offers 1-2 week camps in forensic science, journalism, engineering, politics, and even a business management camp in Geneva. My parents were supportive of this, and I sent in the paperwork to NSLC. I got accepted into the program, so the only thing remaining is waiting for the end of July for the program.</p>
<p>I chose the journalism and mass communications program because that is my focus for my career. The program will help me learn more about the industry and get hands-on experience in broadcasting and photography. I'm aiming for colleges like Boston U, Syracuse, and NYU, as well as UW as a school closer to home for their wonderful journalism programs.</p>
<p>Has anyone else heard of NSLC? What were your impressions of the program if you went there, and what can I expect there?</p>
<p>I’ve heard that it is a “money guzzler” and not prestigious at all, but you definitely will have a good time there and learn many things :]</p>
<p>What grade are you in?</p>
<p>I’m currently a junior.</p>
<p>Thanks for ensuring I’ll have a good time. I’m a bit worried that you said the program is a “money-guzzler”. I hope colleges won’t rub application the wrong way for me being in the program.</p>
<p>It’s definitely better than having nothing at all and it shows that you did something over the summer. </p>
<p>It won’t hurt your application, but just know that colleges already know about these programs and their ‘reputation’ (if you can pay, then you can go). There’s tons of them out there: NSLC, NYLC, CYLC, CSLC, NYLF, etc. </p>
<p>If you’ve already sent in your app and paid, just go and have a fun time. Some of my friends have went and they said they learned a lot and had an awesome time meeting new people etc. </p>
<p>Here’s a forum search with some useful threads. [College</a> Confidential - Search Results](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/search.php?searchid=21271442&pp=15]College”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/search.php?searchid=21271442&pp=15)</p>
<p>Don’t get down because of what some people say. These programs tend to have a bad rep on CC (along with the “pay to go to Africa and build a well” programs), but you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>Thans, fairy_dreams. I won’t be let down because it seems like a good boost for my journalism career path and college admission. I’m sure it would be very valuable.</p>
<p>The link says that there are no matches for the search.</p>
<p>Again? That’s odd. </p>
<p>Well, I’m sure you can do it yourself. Go to the Summer Forum page and do a search (control + f) for “Search this Forum”. Click that box and type in whatever you want to search (eg: NSLC).</p>
<p>Okay. Thank you for telling me.</p>
<p>I am going to be attending the same program. I have heard some good stuff about the NSLC and I am very excited about taking part in it. Whether it’s a “money-guzzler” or not, I’m sure this will be a great experience. See you there. =)</p>