<p>Do you think if I applied to the (Insert School Name) summer program, it would give the admission office an excuse to reject me? They could just talk to the summer program office and tell them to accept me but then reject me from the school. They could say something like I would still get the challenge of (Insert School Name) but they could accept someone else over me for the actual school year. I was wondering if this even makes sense. Would a school intentionally accept a student to their summer program that they know they will end up rejecting?</p>
<p>Messed up title. It should be Summer Program*s* at Boarding Schools Question</p>
<p>I don’t think I understood your question, but…</p>
<p>Summer programs are usually run as separate entities from the school itself. They’re for-profit businesses, so I don’t think they have much to do with the school in the academic school-year, from what I’ve heard, they’re pretty much unrelated…</p>
<p>I suspect participation at a boarding school’s summer program can impact your admission to the boarding school. The programs may have separate admissions officers but for Exeter at least, you can have your summer school file merged with your boarding school file. So if you have particularly good reviews that can be a plus in the boarding school admission cycle. Likewise, if you made a strong negative impression on teachers, assume the admissions officers will learn of that also. You can also ask teachers or advisers in the summer program for recommendations. My d’s adviser during the Exeter Summer program worked at a different boarding school and when she learned my d was applying to her school she provided a letter of recommendation. Most of my d’s friends from the summer program who applied for admission to Exeter were not accepted, I suspect they do not give summer participation to much weight, it would not be fair to all those folks who do not attend.</p>
<p>I suggest you have fun and not stress about boarding school admission during the summer. Good luck.</p>
<p>In a Exeter Lionlinks article talking about the “moving in day for new students” a prep was talking about how she was excited to be there and it mentioned how she had attended the summer school 2 years in a row.</p>
<p>I remember a parent of a BS student advised me to go to my top school’s summer program. (I am not sure how accurate they were) but they said that by going to a program, you become more than just a sheet of paper when admissions time rolls around, and it can show deep interest in a school.</p>