Summer Programs That Look Good on College Applications - Page 4

atomom · 07-07-2006, 03:18 AM

Great Books summer program--for rising HS seniors only: Thomas Aquinas College (CA). My kid (a techie who didn't want to go) loved it.

tero771 · 07-11-2006, 04:01 AM

The Clark University Summer Science Program is free and had an 11% acceptance rate last year. The Weizmann International Summer Science Institute in Israel (ISSI) is a free, month long research program in Israel similar to RSI but for people who finished 12th grade.

09xoxo · 07-20-2006, 06:14 PM

i've actually heard somewhere that CTY is bad for your application, because all it shows is that you're rich...
however, it is an experiance you won't forget with the people you meet there.... i'm not going to go into detail on this thread... but it's amazing.

kE- · 07-26-2006, 10:31 AM

tag for plans for next summer ;p

journeeverte · 07-26-2006, 07:14 PM

are there any prestigious humanities or summer abroad programs for rising sophomores and freshmen?

journeeverte · 07-26-2006, 07:15 PM

are there any prestigious humanities or summer abroad programs for rising sophomores or juniors?

journeeverte · 07-26-2006, 07:18 PM

(sorry about posting twice... ignore my first post.

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k-theory · 07-26-2006, 07:30 PM

umm...TASS?

cfmendez618 · 07-27-2006, 10:26 PM

Yeah, try Putney Student Travel or Oxbridge. Many prep schools have them too. None are super prestigious, but they're a good place to start. However, they're pretty expensive (adding in travel expenses you're looking at $7,000+) but you can always try a community college.

tokenadult · 07-27-2006, 10:36 PM

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i've actually heard somewhere that CTY is bad for your application, because all it shows is that you're rich.

CTY offers generous financial aid for families that are sufficiently poor.

But CTY is less competitive to get into than the programs that have their own admissions quizzes or other elaborate requirements for entrance, and that is the real reason that CTY is not very high on the prestige list.

butcherer · 07-30-2006, 02:37 PM

TASP is best for humanities, RSI best for math/science. The others are much more specific or less prestigious, so be careful about applying to them for the academics. I mean, even the top two aren't about academics so much as they are about the people.
I worked on my free throws in TASP, is that wrong

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chillaxin · 07-30-2006, 02:51 PM

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I worked on my free throws in TASP, is that wrong ?

LOL, butcherer! What TASP did you go to?

butcherer · 07-30-2006, 02:53 PM

UT-Austin right now!

You should've gone to TASP, chillaxin

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Yes, I trolled this forum during the TASP process.
And it's actually not that helpful until after acceptance @_@.

Vicky_sky · 08-01-2006, 03:39 PM

so what kind of stats to TASP acceptees have?

chillaxin · 08-02-2006, 08:10 PM

In my opinion, TASP is the least stats-focused program you'll find. Obviously, you won't be accepted with a 1.6 GPA, but there's a reason that it's known for having the fairest admissions process of all the summer programs. Race, religion, location... I don't think any of that plays ANY role in TASP whatsoever. In fact, though only people in the 98th percentile and above for the PSAT are invited to apply, anyone can apply without being invited. Also, TASP doesn't ask for any standardized testing scroes -- an anomaly amongst summer programs that are often very numbers-focused (case in point: COSMOS). The heart of the TASP application process is simple: it's all about your essays and interview. 80% of TASP applicants are weeded out in the first round, on which your 6 (yes, SIX) two-paged, single-spaced essays are of utmost importance (luckily, one of them's simply a list of all the books you've read in the past year). The remaining 20% of TASP applicants go through a grueling (and I really mean GRUELING) interview with anywhere between 1 and 6 interviewers. Basically, it's all about your thinking process. Numbers don't play that much importance. :]

lol, butcherer. I liked the edit. ;D