<p>Do you think it’s better to do a summer program that will take up most of your summer vacation (like 6 weeks), or to volunteer/work/take local classes during the summer?</p>
<p>What do you want to do. People over play the whole 10grand summer program thing. They are great programs but they dont give you any advantage in admission proccess. If anything volunteering and working shows more initiative. </p>
<p>Good Luck with what you pick.</p>