Getting into Stanford

nemom
Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:57:34 +0000

Summer courses at colleges do not give an advantage to the students other than showing interest and ability, which can be done in other ways. Schools will look well on students who take courses in the summer, but they also look well on students who work summer jobs and do other things as well. Taking a summer course at a specific college because you want to go to that specific college does not help.
Schools do not always give any boost to local students - it is more the case that they get a lot of local students applying. I’ve read that most students go to a college within 500 miles of home.