Harvard Secondary Summer Program for high schoolers

busdriver11
Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:02:02 +0000

I’m sure it wasn’t too expensive when my son went to it about 5 years ago. But he did take a very intensive class in Java programming, got credit for it at his current college, and ended up with a Microsoft high school internship, which reinforced what he was interested in.

In his case, I’d say it was a great experience, looks good on any college application, and it did help lead him to other opportunities. It was reasonably priced for us, so it was worth the money. It was directly in his field of interest, and a very interesting experience for him. If he’d taken an easy course, or was just there for social interaction, it wouldn’t be worth it.

Plus, can’t your kid just go for half the summer, a short course (for less money)?