<p>Hi, I got this letter in the mail yesterday from Stanford saying I should consider applying to their summer program for HS juniors. They say they only accept 300 kids a year and basically tried to make the program look really good. But how does it compare with other programs at other universities like Havard, Yale, Brown, Wharton's LBW (only 60 kids / year), etc. How did they even pick me out? Especially because I'm from New York and they havent taken any kids from my school, ever. Kids who get rejected from Stanford EA from my school end up going to like Harvard and Yale, so yeah, its kind of surprising. Anyway, has anyone been to this camp before? Is it worth it? It doesn't say, but if I get in, do i have to go, or can I choose not to? </p>
<p>In terms of summer programs, I have heard that colleges don't really care about the ones that you have to pay for, a.k.a. the HarvYaleStanDukeBrown summer experiences. The ones that are usually the best are the Governors Programs that tend to be very selective and free. The other ones are seen just as mommy and daddy were able to pay. Or so I have heard... (as said by a former Duke Admissions Officer)</p>
<p>There are a lot of summer programs on the Stanford campus, some run by the university and others that just use the campus facilities. Specifically what program did you get a letter from? There is the:</p>
<p>The program you're referring to is most likely the summer college/summer session program, since you mentioned "for HS juniors." I could be wrong, however.</p>
<p>If you have any questions about EPGY (Education Program for Gifted Youth) at Stanford, I can answer those, as I attended this past summer (summer '05).</p>
<p>8 weeks for the summer college program seems a bit too extensive to me... it leaves little time to do ANYTHING else over the summer.</p>
<p>yeah, I'm talking about the High School College, the one hosted by the University (I think it was the first link of the two). 8-weeks does take up a majority of the summer, but I am using it as a back-up incase I do not land a mentor to help me carry out my alzheimer's research. </p>
<p>Hawk, this Gifted program that your talking about, which program is that? Is it affilated with the Johns Hopkins Center For Talented Youth Program?</p>
<p>$9600+ for 8 weeks...yikes. I couldn't exactly qualify for financial aid either, since we are a middle income family that COULD pay it but would take a pretty large financial hit in the process. I AM considering the summer college this year though. I'm not sure if they give current high school sophomores a lower priority? I hope not, because I'm a sophomore. I figure I'll probably apply to a few different programs and then decide afterwards...</p>
<p>The dorms for summer college are actually pretty nice from what I recall. Lagunita was definitely better looking on the outside than the Cowell Houses (where I stayed for EPGY).</p>
<p>I also got a letter about the summer at stanford high school program. I also noticed that there was this small number on the upper left. What is that supposed to be? And how did they select my name? Did they get it from Collegeboard?</p>
<p>PreCollege programs are cash cows. They use the big name to attract students, take ur money, and don't even give u a leg up in admissions at that school. The prestigious/competitive summer programs are usually free. If you're interested in immunological research, however, there's a summer program called Center for Clinical Immunology at Stanford (CCIS) which is really competitive (i applied and didn't get in), but another CCer Avalon got in, so she might be able to describe her experiences to ne one interested.</p>
<p>haha i just posted a thread on "high school life", then i came here and saw this</p>
<p>man.. that tuition is harsh..</p>
<p>my mother works there. can't i just take the classes, hang out, then go and eat at home??</p>
<p>i think i might just take CC classes instead. get some GenEd classes out of the way so i don't have to take it in college (i'm a junior). is that a better idea?</p>
<p>the meeting with undergrad admissions officers will most likely be a Question and Answer session. Or the officers will give their usual spiel. Nothing that would give u a leg up in admissions.</p>
<p>yeah, and I am curious to see how the invites were chosen... but considering there's probably over 20,000 invites dampens my spirits...
i don't feel special anymore :(</p>
<p>i might, just for fun, i doublt i'll actually go. im trying to get a mentorship program at columbia, but if i dont get that who knows? this is assuming i get into the program. based on the inference that >20,000 people are invited, i doubt i will. but hey, there's no harm in applying.</p>