<p>what are some nice summer programs that you guys have been to? not too pricey of course</p>
<p>I went to NSLC--I don't know what too expensive is, but there is free money to be had. I had a good time, made lots of friends and had a small taste of college at American University. I'd recommend it, although its not extremely prestigious or anything.</p>
<p>thanx. where is NSLC? and what exactly is the requirement for "free money"?</p>
<p>I mean like scholarships. Ie: I applied for a Remax scholarship for college, but you can use it for anything to further yourself. NSLC was at American University in Washington DC, and there are other conferences in Europe, San Diego, Chicago, and NY if I'm not mistaken. Just google National Student Leadership Conference for more information.</p>
<p>er... i heard nslc was a scam. i was going to sign up but ccer's told me its was a waste of money. not that I'm saying you arn't going to have a good time.....</p>
<p>what do you mean by scam? Is it really prestigious? No, but that isn't why you go. You go for the experience, not to put on a resume.</p>
<p>Scam is the wrong word to use for seemingly "commercial" ventures like NSLC. There are already tons of CC threads on this topic. </p>
<p>The bottom line is, you take responsibility for choosing to participate in a program like NSLC. Just don't expect it to make your college application look more impressive to adcoms.</p>
<p>Do NSLC because it is something that you want to do and are willing to pay for, not because you think it's going to get you into college.</p>
<p>like i said, "ccer's told me it was a waste of money."
maybe scam wasn't the right word</p>
<p>Missouri Scholars Academy...3 weeks, free. But you have to live in Missouri XD.</p>
<p>ssp was the best 6 weeks of my life. it costs money but i got a full scholarship.</p>
<p>Well rahrah I hope it was becasue I'm going this summer. YA!!! (I have a thread about that lol). You could look into TASP or RSI both I'm pretty sure are free. Probably to late for this summer though, but you always have next year. Also even programs that cost money usually have scholarship programs, so always worth looking into those.</p>
<p>how "poor" do you have to be to quality usually? sorry for my bluntness</p>
<p>Admission to summer programs like [url=<a href="http://www.tellurideassociation.org/TASPApply.html%5DTASP%5B/url">http://www.tellurideassociation.org/TASPApply.html]TASP[/url</a>] and [url=<a href="http://www.cee.org/rsi/guidelines.shtml%5DRSI%5B/url">http://www.cee.org/rsi/guidelines.shtml]RSI[/url</a>] are not about financial status (what you refer to as "poor"). Go to their respective websites and read their admissions requirements !!!</p>
<p>no i mean qualify for financial aid at fee-based college summer programs. eg. Harvard Secondary. Stanford Summer. etc</p>
<p>Scroll down to the middle of the page and look for a chart.</p>
<p><a href="http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/05poverty.shtml%5B/url%5D">http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/05poverty.shtml</a></p>
<p>If your family earns more than this, I'm sure you can qualify for financial aid as well.</p>