What Summer Program Should I Choose?

Pre-College Issues Summer Programs
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<p>Im a junior in high school. female URM. 97 percentile in my class. 3.98GPA/4.0, high PSAT&SAT,AP classes and honros, i am interested in math and science. I would love to be a physicist, molecular biologist, or an engineer.</p>

<p>i am very confused. i need to make some decisions. i need help</p>

<p>I will be attending a summer program this summer, but im not sure which one. I went to the SAMS program at Carnegie Mellon this summer and have been invited back to attend summer 2010. It was a great experience. I am also a nominee for the Governor's Honors Program (in GA) in science(physics). I am also interested in applying to the MITES program at MIT. It's not set in stone that i am accepted to either the honors program in GA or MITES. however, all are great and competitive programs with alot of experiences. ALL TAKE PLACE DURING THE SUMMER!!! Assuming that I am accepted to the GHP and MITES, which one should I choose??this is what i have thought, i've already been to SAMS so i have that. i can always put that i was a nominne for govoner's school, and just go to MITES.Regardless, I feel as if i'll be missing out on great experiences and something pivotal to my college career and my field if i reject one or the other, or attend one for that fact. It's a water shed moment. all are excellent programs, highly selective, and are very rigorous, but im not sure which one would make the most impact.not to mention, this is my lats summer of high school. =[</p>

<p>I AM SO CONFUSED?!? which one should i go to (potentially)? what would you choose? i really appreciate your help =]
MITES
SAMS
Governor's School</p>

<p>BTW if it helps, the schools i am interested in areL: MIT, GA Tech, CMU, CalTech, UCLA, UNC chapel hill, Columbia, UGA.. im still tweaking my list</p>

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<p>Yes, this is from ages ago, but I’m in a similar situation, so I thought I could help :D. Plus I’m applying to the same places as you + Clark Scholars. Here’s the way I’m thinking of it, it may be completely unhelpful. But I’m going to go to MITES, top choice if I get in, because yes i could go to the same camp I did last year, but it would be kind of a repeat experience, while MITES will be brand new and different.
(On the other hand, if you have friends from SAMS going back, that might be a deciding factor as well)
Also, pertaining to governor school, I think since you go to school in GA, imo it would be more fun to go to a different state for the summer.</p>

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<p>MITES I think is the most prestigious</p>

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<p>thank you!!! i was thinking the same way. hopefully we’ll both get into MITES!</p>