<p>I am interested in applying to these programs, but I think I have too many on my list. I’m not sure I would have time write all of the essays and I don’t know if I would be able to get all of the letters of recommendation.</p>
<ul>
<li>CMU SAMS & AP/EA</li>
<li>COSMOS</li>
<li>BU RISE</li>
<li>Stanford EPGY</li>
<li>CATALYST Academy (Cornell)</li>
<li>SES (Santa Clara)</li>
</ul>
<p>Can anyone comment on the quality of these programs? BU RISE and Stanford’s EPGY are both very expensive, so I’m think I should only apply to one. Which one do you think is better/more worth the price? Am I applying to a wide enough range of reach/match/safety programs?</p>
<p>Also: For CMU SAMS & AP/EA, is the recommendation a letter or just a form the teacher has to fill out? For EPGY and COSMOS, does anybody know how difficult/in-depth the recommendation form is for the teacher? I want to make sure I don’t overwhelm my teachers. SES, CATALYST, and RISE all have pretty simple rec forms, but I wasn’t sure about the others. Would it be too much to ask a teach to fill out 2 recommendations? I feel bad burdening them.</p>
<p>I am trying to get the info to the teachers who I’m asking for the COSMOS recs ASAP (tomorrow, hopefully) because the teacher recommendations are due Feb 22nd!</p>
<p>Thank you so much. I am pretty unsure about what to do here. Just looking for some overall guidance.</p>