<p>Are there any really prestiguous programs like rsi or tasp that are offered to rising juniors? Because all the prestiguous programs seem to be after junior year.</p>
<p>TASS-its like TASP but for sophomores</p>
<p>Any suggestions for science programs? Particularly for a student who will have completed her sophomore year but won't yet be 16 during the summer months? A lot of the internships specify that you must be 16 to participate.</p>
<p>I skipped a class and got a job. Why not that?</p>
<p>If you're into math, though, there's stuff like PROMYS and SuMAC</p>
<p>The Summer Science Program usually takes a few sophomores, but the stats are heavily against you, but if you get in, it's an excellent and very rigorous experience.</p>
<p>SSP 2006 accepted 3 out of 40 sophomores and 69 out of 218 juniors.</p>
<p>National Youth Leadership Forum
CTY</p>
<p>If you are staying at home, you can contact professors at local professor and work with them. For those of you who just really want to go away, apply to a bunch (as many applications that you have time for), even if they openly express junior preference. Things can happen and i'm an example. I joined the last class of SHARPies after my sophomore year even though I got rejected from every other junior preference program i applied to.</p>
<p>A CTY, EPGY, CTD, or Harvard SSP course online while doing something else. It's manageable, trust me.</p>
<p>Cornell Nanobiotechnology internships:
<a href="http://www.nbtc.cornell.edu/mainstreetscience/hs_internship.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.nbtc.cornell.edu/mainstreetscience/hs_internship.html</a></p>
<p>Texas Tech Clark's scholar:
<a href="http://www.clarkscholars.ttu.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.clarkscholars.ttu.edu/</a></p>
<p>Nixxi, i must highly disagree with you about your recommendations. CTY and NYLF are programs that are expensive and dont help at all in college admissions.</p>
<p>I have to defend CTY. Yes, CTY is expensive. As someone who has had a daughter participate for the past 4 summers in 5 courses, I can't say for certain that it will help in the college admissions process. It has been a financial sacrifice to send her. However, I do know that it has allowed her to learn about subjects that are not offered in her high school and that in turn has allowed her to think seriously about what college would be best for her in terms of academic offerings. Is CTY something you can list on your application? Probably not. Does it help you learn about yourself and what your interests and objectives are? Do you meet great students from across the country? Yes to both. If you enjoy CTY, why not participate? Not everyone can participate in the "top tier" internships and programs--just like not everyone can go to Harvard- so to my way of thinking CTY provides an opportunity for students that probably wouldn't get into all of these programs identified only by initials. There's no one size fits all for summer programs.</p>
<p>I did CTY actually. And i liked it. I enjoyed the social experience and the class was...okay. but the OP seems to be more looking for something to pad their resume, and so i wouldnt recommend it necessarilly.</p>
<p>I'm just not a big fan of "resume padding" as you put it. I'm sure TASP etc. are great programs- but they're not going to be available to most students. Some of the CTY courses put you into contact with leaders in their fields- contacts that could perhaps lead to an internship at a university during HS. For a lot of students, that's a tremendous boost to their applications. Colleges are interested in what you've done with your life given what opportunities and challenges you've been presented with.</p>
<p>yeah...but TASP is free and CTY costs $2000.</p>
<p>haha as... the original poster, i find it interesting to add that i've done 5 years of cty (and thoroughly enjoyed it), and am actually looking for something a bit more challenging...</p>
<p>*and a different experiance (sp?)</p>
<p>As a parent, I think it's important to look for something more challenging as you mature. By the time you reach the end of your CTY eligibility, I would speculate that most students would find the coursework not quite as challenging as perhaps the first CTY course they enrolled in. I think for the benefit of other students who are looking for opportunities to learn during the summer months, it's important not to minimize CTY as a positive, worthwhile summer experience. Is every CTY participant a candidate for other programs? Probably not. I just don't think there's a lot out there for rising juniors.</p>
<p>Did you do CAA or CTY?
Those are COMPLETELY different things. </p>
<p>Also, I enrolled in philosophy and put in the higher group as a fluke (I was younger than a lot of the students in the lower group) and it was extremely difficult but extremely helpful and stimulating.
CTY demonstrates your ability to learn at an accelerated level.</p>
<p>Because CTY knows that people get older, classes are separated into two groups. I am taking Logic and Reasoning (which helps a LOT with the SATs, more so then taking three years of Latin) and I am presumably going to placed with the rising juniors.</p>
<p>I did CAA...but i disagree..they're not COMPLETELY different. CTY is a little more difficult but the structure of the camp is pretty much the same.</p>
<p>Nixxi, those are good points. I do think there is a distinction between CTY and CAA. I think, however, as you mature you become more comfortable with dealing with challenging academics...most older students probably aren't overwhelmed with the challenge and some younger students may be. My daughter did CTY science courses that provided her with a lot more than our local high school could. Plus, she met some really great people as well as mentors. In no way does she consider herself a competitive candidate for TASP or RSI...but with the experience she's gained at CTY (lab work, etc.) she does consider herself a competitive candidate for an internship at our "local" university.</p>