<p>Just got this in the mail today. Is this another one of those leadership bs scams? How good does this look on applications? Would it improve my chances at getting into SHARP or RSI?</p>
<p>I got it today too.. It like a scam.... Its probably like the National Youth Leadership conference...</p>
<p>Most of these are the same: they look OK but rather flimsy on college apps: most of them are really expensive and basically scams. Some people have good experiences, but IMO leadership isn't something that can be learned at a conference, it has to be experienced--an officer position in a club or something like that (a)looks better, (b) will be more beneficial to your personal development in the long run, and last but not least (c) is a lot easier on your wallet :)</p>
<p>lol I don't think it'll help you getting into SHARP or RSI (btw, I heard last year was the last year SHARP will exist, but I'm not sure, I'm only a rickoid).</p>
<p>People say that you can't have fun at these things, but I went to EPGY (which was "supposed" to be a "scam") and it was ridiculously fun. It probably wont help you get into RSI or Harvard, but you may just have fun... it depends.</p>
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<p>i went to a LeadAmerica thing...that was a waste....lol. maybe cuz i went to the leadership one and not a specialized conference but it was incredibly boring--lectures, lectures, more lectures. and they focused so much on how we were dressed rather than what we were doing. i agree that leadership is best learned through experience, like being a club officer or being someone others can look up to</p>
<p>Ohhh these things definitely can be very fun. I've done some programs LIKE those only less hardcore and just local in my community and they have been amazing. Free ones are better than the ones you pay for though, unless you're really rich and it doesn't matter (same reason why RSI or SHARP is better than Summer@Brown or one of the other college summer camps).</p>
<p>yeah i've been to some fun ones and they were a blast and well worth the money...but the formal ones suck in my opinion. of course, the fun ones are FFA Conferences and 4-H Camps in the summer...but its what's fun and interesting to me</p>
<p>I just got a nomination/invitation for this in the mail today. Is it worthwhile?</p>
<p>mcz...if its for the leadamerica thing, i'd say definitely DONT go to the "Leadership University" thing. it was a joke and most of the staff was anal about everything. some were really cool though. the specialized ones like law, medicine, csi, etc sound really cool and from people i've talked to who went to LeadU and a specialized one, they say LeadU sucks and the others are great. so it all depends</p>
<p>Oh, I meant Presidential Classroom. Is that worthwhile?
(And why did I say "today"?...I meant the other day...Weird...I've probably gone crazy...Just ignore my ramblings.)</p>