<p>jack</p>
<p>By now I had hoped that you knew I wasn’t including and still am not including nor being critical of the Robertson in my comments.</p>
<p>You are correct, there are some people who might prefer the more structured summer programs that the Robertson offers. I am also pretty confident that most parents would prefer the structure and group activities of the Robertson. From a personal perspective having my then about to be a sophomore S in a VERY third world country in a group of 6 students (the other five female) from an array of schools for 9 weeks with little-to-no contact was nine weeks of anxiety and bad sleep.</p>
<p>My comments were more global and aimed at the many scholarships that have been patterned after the Morehead, like the Jefferson at UVA and many others that are now out there. To be fair, the Morehead is the oldest and has evolved into what it is today over time; it has not always offered the summer experiences or the array that it currently offers. The other “imitators” do not offer four summers first off and secondly, none are quite as “Teddy Rooseveltian” in their design. The Morehead truly tells the students to “chart their own course and create their own destiny” for the final three summer programs and if they can figure out a way to do it, they can do it.</p>