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<p>No, you won’t get into a good college with that mentality. Plenty of people get accepted into their dream schools without having attended “prestigious” summer programs. Also, read [url=<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/summer-programs/1128969-when-one-door-closes.html]this[/url”>When one door closes..... - Summer Programs - College Confidential Forums]this[/url</a>].</p>
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<p>Doesn’t your school have counselors? Do you have relatives that went to college? Do you know any seniors graduating this year?</p>
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<p>You should do what you will enjoy or benefit from educationally/personal-developmentally. The goal is never to participate in a program for the purpose of impressing adcoms. That’s the sort of attitude they do not want to see. I seriously doubt, for example, that you would clean out septic tanks if I named that.</p>
<p>Frankly, what you need to do is:
- Commit to a field of interest.
- Personally, I’d just do the community college course and volunteer the rest of the time, but if you want an internship, contact area businesses in your field of choice.
- If you are not accepted, then do some research about the college process on your own. CC is a good place to start–but make sure to use the “search” function and read old threads before asking the same questions!</p>