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11-06-2007, 12:50 PM
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#151 | | Member
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| what about LEADS? | 
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11-06-2007, 04:12 PM
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#152 | | Member
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| Governor's Schools | |
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11-06-2007, 04:34 PM
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#153 | | Junior Member
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| cornell nanotech: 7 accepted out of 650 this year | |
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11-06-2007, 04:52 PM
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#154 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Long Beach --->Sonoma State '12
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| If you're doing a summer program just because it'll look good on Apps, you're doing it for the wrong reasons. What happened to doing these because they were fun or interesting to you?
I attended two summer programs that aren't prestigious, but I had an amazing time and am a better person for attending them. And honestly I think that looks better to colleges than going to a way prestigious program just to look good to them. They can tell why you're doing it. | |
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11-06-2007, 04:58 PM
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#155 | | Junior Member
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| No. They can't.
:'(
Not that I don't agree with you. I'd recommend Harvard SSP above anything else by the by. | |
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11-06-2007, 04:59 PM
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#156 | | Senior Member
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| Don't you think colleges will notice something a little funny if all you ever do is "stuff that looks good on apps" and there's no personality to it? I mean these people do make a living off of reading applications... | |
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11-06-2007, 05:04 PM
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#157 | | Junior Member
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| "stuff on apps" is all the information adcoms get about your personality
"stuff that looks good on apps" = good personality | |
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11-06-2007, 05:14 PM
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#158 | | Senior Member
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| Oh, please. | |
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11-06-2007, 06:03 PM
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#159 | | Junior Member
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| Have you ever looked at the common app? | |
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11-06-2007, 08:48 PM
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#160 | | Senior Member
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| Yes, although I'm unsure where you're going with this.
My point is that if the only ECs on your app are the things colleges want, they can tell that you're just telling them what you think they want to hear.
Example. Last year a girl from my HS with a 4.5 GPA and near-perfect SATs and ECs...and everything else...was rejected from UCLA. When she petitioned it, they told her her application lacked focus and personality. There's irony for you. | |
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11-06-2007, 09:01 PM
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#161 | | Junior Member
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| Depends on the program. I have experience with the Harvard and Penn programs, and I can tell you that they're quite different. Harvard SSP's classes are largely high school students, and most profs are either grad students or brought in from elsewhere. Meanwhile, Penn Precollege has classes with at least as many actual college students as high schoolers, and the faculty is largely the same as year round classes.
An unspoken advantage of summer programs at the school you're applying to is that you can probably write a much better "Why Harvard" or "Why Penn" essay if you've lived there for 4-8 weeks. | |
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11-15-2007, 05:10 PM
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#162 | | Member
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| my best friend did Harvard SSP and had a great time and learned a bunch. it sounds like any kid with parents who can pay big bucks will go though... | |
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11-25-2007, 02:52 PM
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#163 | | Senior Member
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| The "minimal" SAT score needed for CTY or TIP is actually quite high. As a ninth grader, you need to score in the top 15-20% of college-bound HS seniors on at least one section of the SAT in order to qualify.
I would say that attending CTY or TIP, especially in 7th-10th grade, is equal to spending the summer working or volunteering. | |
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11-27-2007, 11:45 AM
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#164 | | Super Moderator
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| I would have to disagree that CTY and TIP are particularly impressive on college applications and that they fit the criteria for this thread. First, summer programs before freshman year are irrelevant for college admissions. And, the minimum score of 15-20% of college bound HS seniors is not that high for students considering one of the very selective schools. Also, depending on what you are doing, work or volunteering may be much better than CTY or TIP, for instance work in a field that you are interested in or volunteering on a project that has a substantial impact.
I would also disagree that expensive programs such as Harvard's SSP meet the criteria of this thread. While good learning experiences, they are not helpful on college applications. | |
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11-27-2007, 12:46 PM
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#165 | | Member
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| I don't agree that programs such as CTY, TIP and Harvard SSP are not helpful on college applications. I think that any "good learning experience" would be helpful. There are certainly more and less prestigious programs, but showing an interest in learning is never a bad thing. You could be going to the beach every day. Or worse...the mall. Given the competitive nature of programs like RSI, they are clearly not options available to everyone. Fortunately, there are other programs that are easier to get in to for kids who want to learn something and have experiences that are likely not available at their regular schools. I think they would look "good" on college applications, though I would hope that that is not the reason why someone would attend one. | |
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