UF Young Entrepreneurs for Leadership & Sustainability

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<p>UF YELS is a summer program through the University of Florida that gives high school students the opportunity to:</p>

<p>1) Gain college credit over the summer.
2) Fulfill 100% Bright Future's community service requirement.
3) Improve the chances of admission into UF.
4) Meet alot of new friends, speakers and professors.
5) Have a great, fun summer in Gainesville!</p>

<p>Check it out! Young</a> Entrepreneurs for Leadership & Sustainability: Summer Program for High School Students at UF</p>

<p>Students will have the opportunity to take two college-level courses:</p>

<p>GEB4930 - Exploring Entrepreneurship
SYG2010 - Social Problems & Solutions </p>

<p>and will complete 75 hours of community service (meeting the requirement for Bright Futures Scholarships or for the service portion of IB CAS hours). Additionally, we have planned a plethora of exciting activities and events to integrate the academic learning with engaging and interactive experiences outside of class.</p>

<p>Students will participate in evening programs, including a Speaker Series (featuring notable leaders in the fields of entrepreneurship & social entrepreneurship), a Mentor program (where students are paired with both undergraduate students pursuing a minor in Entrepreneurship or Organizational Leadership for Nonprofits and adult Entrepreneurs and Social Entrepreneurs), the New Heroes Film Series, visits to an Entrepreneurship Incubator, and many others. The program will culminate with an awards banquet on the final evening, recognizing the students for their leadership and entrepreneurial spirit.</p>

<p>Student Life:</p>

<p>An active student life is a key component of the Summer Program. We have exciting activities planned for students each week night, as well as on Saturdays. Monday evenings feature the Speaker Series, spotlighting successful Entrepreneurs and community Leaders. Tuesday evenings are for Mentor Meetings where students meet with their Gator Alumni mentors. Wednesday evenings include field trips, for example, a visit to an Entrepreneurial Technology Incubator. On Thursday evenings students have college-prep sessions such as "how to write a college application essay," "how to prepare for the SAT," and a workshop with the UF Director of Freshmen Admission, offering tips and strategies as to how to gain admission to UF. Fridays are for fun–evening activities may include a visit with the Gator football & volleyball teams, a trip downtown to see a film and have coffee & deserts at a local café, movies on the Reitz Union lawn, a game of capture the flag, a scavenger hunt, and a talent show.</p>

<p>Saturdays are set aside for hands-on community service projects–where doing good is good fun! We may take a trip down the Ichetucknee River while removing invasive plant species, plan a senior prom at a retirement center, go blueberry picking then use the fruits of our labor to prepare dinner at a homeless shelter, or have an empty bowl banquet to learn about world hunger and poverty.</p>

<p>Sundays are for free-time and studying. Students can hangout on campus and catch up on their studies before the next busy week of classes, community service, and activities begins.</p>

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<p>It’s interesting reading this post that was done by the someone associated with the YELS program. What is striking is number 3) Improve the chances of admission into UF. Let me tell you that this isn’t farther from the truth. I know many students with weighted GPA’s above 4.4 and SAT’s greater than 2000 that did not get into Florida after attending this program. I can tell you that the professor (Dr. Joos) boasts how many kids get accepted to UF that attend and the ones that don’t they help getting them in. At the end of the day they are all lies. If your child is below the TOP 5% of their class, don’t waste your time and money, if they in the top 5% you don’t need to go anyway. Let’ call it what it is. Kids go to this program so they can as number 3 says improve your chances. Parents have to pay 6k to wager the bet. In the end, you won’t like to odds. </p>