<p>Just thought I would let you guys know that my son got notice today that he was accepted into the Brown Pre-college program today (with great financial aid!). </p>
<p>so -- for those of you who are putting off your applications, you might get working on them!</p>
<p>are they selective when it coems to applying to the summer program?</p>
<p>i have the same question-are they selective? Would attending be seen by competitive colleges as a plus for admissions?</p>
<p>first -- I will preface this by saying my sons' stats are excellent with great teacher recs, however...</p>
<p>"cybercheesecake -- I will repost what I wrote on this topic in a another thread:</p>
<p>"first -- many of the kids on this board speak of "selective" and "not very selective" in ways that don't really apply to every day kids out there. the selective programs (like TASP and RSI) accept only a very limited number of students. it seems like everyone thinks that if they aren't super difficult to get into, they are "not very selective". I disagree -- I will admit that the majority of kids applying to these precollege programs probably get in but realize that the applicant pool tends to be self selecting. Kids who hate school, are just barely passing and might be graduating from high school in order to attend beauty school are probably not interested in spending the summer at Brown studying physics and the social history of aborigines. These college programs don't take every kid, either -- they are looking for kids who are genuinelly interested in a college experience and their recommendations and grades need to show an interest in academics. That doesn't mean you need high stats -- my guess is that anyone with a 3.0 and decent recs can get in."</p>
<p>bookcases -- as far as a tip in admission to competitive colleges, probably not. But it is a plus that you do something with your summer rather than sit around playing video games. Many college applications do ask what you did during the summers.</p>
<p>Continuing hsmomstef's comments, these programs often give you great material for college applications. And attending shows you are interested in learning and in having a peer group that also wants to spend their summer learning, etc. My son has done summer programs the last 4 years, some very selective, some not so selective, but he loved each of them. He especially enjoyed being around other students who shared his interests, something he felt was somewhat missing in his high school.</p>