<p>Hey everyone...I'm a junior in HS right now, and I was thinking about applying to Stanford's summer program. I was thinking about taking Physiology and Calc 3 (so the requried 8 credits in 8 weeks)...is that a lot of work...should I take one easier class instead? I just want to know how much homework to expect with those classes. Thanks!</p>
<p>I did the program there this past summer. I suggest that unless you enjoy not having any sort of social life (unless you're just uber-talented and can manage tough classes with having a good time) that you either take something you have some sort of knowledge about already, or something you're truly interested in. Don't go and load up on the credits just because you can. I know a lot of people that got screwed because they signed up for several hard classes, and had to drop or fail because it was too much work.</p>
<p>what's your name isnet? I went to stanford summer too!</p>
<p>Is admission into the stanford summer program as selective as admission as an undergraduate?? i want to do the program But i doubt i'm stanford material.</p>
<p>Yeah, I did the Stanford Discovery Institutes Creative Writing program, and I had about six hours of work a night. I'd imagine the college porgram gives a heavy workload too. </p>
<p>masha~Don't worry. The application process to the summer college is not very competitive (or so I've heard).</p>
<p>Discovery Institute is not the same as the summer program. I took the High School Summer College program...much different (we were in Lagunita). As for admission, there were a whole lot of genuinely stupid people there that probably shouldn't have been there, so chances are if you're motivated, have pretty decent grades, and good reccomendations, you'll be fine, but it's nothing like undergrad admissions.</p>
<p>Yes, I know that they are different programs. (How could anyone who has been to either program not know? Haha. And we Instituters are still proud of our capture the flag victory over you guys. ;) ) I was merely pointing out to woocollege that if the Institute students had a lot of hw, the college students probably did as well. :)</p>
<p>well dude apparently someone in our hs programme like cooperated with a bunch of discovery kids.... so that 'victory' was a conspiracy</p>
<p>c_j -</p>
<p>Can you say more about the Discovery Institute Creative Writing? Did you like it? Was it challenging? How were the teachers? Did your writing improve? Did you have some time for fun? How many in the Creative Writing program? Did you do mainly fiction, poetry or play-writing? Thanks.</p>
<p>tenniscraze....who are you? What dorm were you in? I was in naranja...</p>
<p>SV2--I'll send you a private message in a few days and relate in detail my experiences there. Or I can e-mail you, but you've disabled your e-mail contact option. If you prefer to be e-mailed, private message me with your address. I don't feel comfortable being fully frank about my experiences at the Institutes on a public message board. Someone I know could easily stumble across this thread. I'm not trying to imply the program was bad. In fact, in a nutshell, I'll say the writing program was fantastic. But there were a few things about it (social issues rather than curriculum issues) that I had complaints about. :)</p>
<p>i'm joe from eucalipto, who are you?</p>
<p>Thanks guys. I'll consider applying.</p>
<p>Is it required to take 8 credits? Because I really want to take Calc 3 which is 5 credits, and I would rather not take anything else...or I'll have to find an easier class...any recommendations?</p>
<p>Yes...unless they changed it, 8 is the minimum. Your best bet might be to take that, something called Working Smarter (I took it last summer, it's 2 credits, meets only on mondays for 2 hours, hardly any work) and a sport, which is one credit, or something else that's not too intensive that's 3 credits. </p>
<p>Just be warned though....a 5 credit class is going to be really tough.</p>
<p>^ is Calc 3 the same as multivariable calculus?</p>
<p>yeah...calc 3 is multivariable calculus</p>
<p>isnet, who are you?</p>
<p>Would attending the summer college program during the summer of 2004 before your senior year help your chances when you apply early admission a few months later for Fall 2005. Just wondering because I have a friend was in the summer program and she said that most kids get accepted to attend college at Stanford if they go in the summer.</p>
<p>That's false. Most summer programs at prestigous schools, including Stanford's, state that attending doesn't affect admission. Not to say that going and taking Calc 3 and getting an A, for example, isn't better for your app than sitting at home all summer, but the admission requirements for the summer are far easier, so there is no way most people who go get accepted.</p>