<p>I am torn. My grades are and standardized tests scores are very good, but I'm looking for something interesting to do this summer to have fun and boost my chances of college admission. Would it be better for me to do work at an Alternative Energy Physics lab this summer as an intern or would I be better suited doing a prestigious math program such as The Ross Program. This is simply a question of what would look better on an app, since I am very interested in both and would think both are very fun.</p>
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<p>Apply for both and see what happens. It also depends on the level of work you would actually be doing as an intern. If you are just getting coffee, then obviously doing the math program would be better.</p>
<p>anyone else?</p>
<p>RoSS is my bottom choice for math, not as prestigious or difficult as I thought, I saw the Ross questions and was flabbergasted at their simplicity, will apply anyways but it’s my last choice, also applying to </p>
<p>AweSomeMath (Olympiad math, top notch)
MathCamp Usa/Canada, (everything, and the hardest one)
PROMYS (the brother of Ross)
HCiSSM (Quirky awesome math, great too!!)</p>
<p>I think you should consider which one you would enjoy more instead of which one would look better for college admissions. It seems unlikely that either one would definitively look better than the other for college applications. If you really enjoy math and would like to spend most of your time doing it I would recommend the Ross program. If you’re more interested in impressing colleges than doing math I would not recommend the math program.</p>
<p>these are two things I am very interested in, for I have enjoyed math for a long time and just recently started loving physics. i am just trying to get an idea to decide between the two because they are both very close in my mind. while i don’t want to think of it simply as doing something for an app (since i would enjoy both of these very much), it is definitely going to play a small part in my decision</p>
<p>What will you be doing at the physics lab?</p>
<p>I think anther thing to consider is whether you want to be at camp for 8 weeks. 8 weeks is a long time for a camp and being succesful at Ross requires some maturity. It’s also kinda nice though to be away from your parents for a while and with other kids with similar interests.</p>