Rank my Summer Programs

Pre-College Issues Summer Programs
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<p>This summer I have applied to 5 summer programs. I was wondering if you guys could rank them in order of prestige, admissions rate and how it looks for colleges. I have already been accepted and will be attending the HOBY seminar in New Jersey.</p>

<p>My order would be:</p>

<p>1.) UPenn Jerome Fisher Management and Technology Summer Institute
2.) Yale Young Global Scholars
3.) Launch
4.) Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institute
5.) CTY (already accepted from past)</p>

<p>Also if you had any other recommendations, I am interested in business and finance. Thanks everyone :)</p>

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<p>bump</p>

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<p>I don’t know much on the details of the specific programs you listed (except CTY…I went there too!) but the ones that look best on applications are ones you don’t have to pay for. I wouldn’t really recommend attending ones that are expensive or have a fee over a couple grand…they’re not as selective and may be a waste because colleges (for the most part) just see them as something rich people can use to fill their applications up.
At least this is what I have been reading everywhere. :slight_smile:
I would definitely spend your summer at a selective program that has no fee. Those are the best ones that will do the most for you in regards to college applications!</p>

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<p>bump</p>

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<p>I’m a self-titled expert on summer program prestige with various threads on it with several thousand views.</p>

<p>I’d say your ranking is pretty accurate, with #1 being well ahead of the rest and #1-2 being light years ahead of #3-5</p>

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<p>Haha thanks. Why do you say that Launch is far behind. It has a 15% admission rate and is associated with
MIT</p>

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<p>Yale Global Scholars is competitive and rather prestigious. It covers real information and is a really good example of an exceptional, but not well known summer program.</p>

<p>Jerome Fisher simply is one of the programs in the upper echelon; it has prestige and substance</p>

<p>Launch is more like an intro-to-college type program and isn’t all that favorable</p>

<p>CTY is simply a sign that Mommy/Daddy paid your way to a 5K+ summer camp; i.e it is seen as not substantial and a sign that you didn’t show imperative/your parents paid their way for your success</p>

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<p>Ok. I attended CTY last year. What about the Stanford program.</p>

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<p>Same as Launch, but Launch is a bit more competitive and better managed/ran</p>

<p>Also, I didn’t want to hurt feelings with the CTY comment, but I wanted to tell you what college deans and admissions officers have told me before you get hurt in the college admissions game.</p>

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<p>Haha I took no offense. The requirements to get into Intensive Studies weren’t that high. </p>

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<p>^Intensive Studies is pretty sweet, and a lot harder than base CTY.</p>

<p>That is the one that is moderately well regarded, not the one where you get like a 480 and are also a CTYer</p>

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<p>@Apollo11 Well, I got into the Yale Program for PLE. Now, I am waiting for Launch and Penn M&T to make my final decision</p>

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<p>@Dilan412‌ M&T is my personal favorite of the bunch if you can get financial aid, if not, Launch is the #1.</p>

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<p>Isn’t YYGS better than Launch as you said before. As of now, I will go to M&T if I get accepted there. If not, I will go to YYGS. If I get accepted to Launch as well, but not M&T, I will still do YYGS. Does that sound good?</p>

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<p>The selectivity alone of Launch makes it a pretty great program. It is NOT any sort of intro college course. It is simply a business incubator, with lessons on the process and keeping a business running. </p>

<p>Your potential for Launch varies. If you make the most of it, start a company that does well, then you’re way in front of other college applicants, including any of those who go to your other listed programs. But, if you don’t do much while you’re there, except for the basic participation in starting a company, you get credit for getting into a selective program, but it won’t be as the Jerome Fisher Summer Program. </p>

<p>For your interest, the Yale one won’t serve great. It is more of a macroeconomic thing rather than a financial/micro-economic thing. If you get into both Launch and YYGS (and not Jerome Fisher) I would choose Launch. The final choice is yours though.</p>

<p>I’m also interested in Finance/Business so I’ve been doing a lot of research on these summer programs. Sadly, this summer I will be going on an orchestra tour, but I do have some summer time here, when I will be going to HOBY in North California. Good luck to you!</p>

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<p>^Pretty much what I would have said.</p>

<p>Either way, you have some pretty good programs to think about, and hopefully, choose from</p>

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<p>I think your ranking I pretty accurate, but you should’ve also tried applying for FTE’s economics for leaders! I’m sure they’re still accepting some applications if you want to give it a shot.</p>

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<p>@Apollo11: Aren’t you a high school student? If so, I have to wonder what makes you think you’re an “expert” on summer programs and who the “college deans and admissions officers” you’ve been conversing with about these programs could possibly be.</p>

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<p>@austinmshauri‌</p>

<p>I am a high school student, but like I said, I believe myself to be an expert [“self-titled”] due to my rather deep knowledge of the system [A lot of time spent understanding this stuff, finding and understaning obscure programs, etc.], and due to the fact that I have done several popular threads on the topic.</p>

<p>Also, as for the “college deans and admissions officers” that you ask about, it is really easy to contact such people, especially if you already know them from other things, like I do, and due to the fact that their contact information is usually on the university or college’s site. It isn’t completely unfeasible for a high school student to know such people, but if you’d like to know who they are, PM me.</p>