Please help answer my Stanford application questions!

peacegal
Wed, 23 May 2012 21:22:00 +0000

I think that your biggest chance to do something extraordinary is this summer. Don’t spend it working on essays or applications (although, I would suggest spending some of it looking for colleges you want to apply to). If you’re interested in STEM, I suggest sending as many emails as you can to as many STEM professors at local colleges asking if they would like help with their research in any way. You can also do the same for local engineering companies, email as many human resources directors as you can. It’s likely too late to apply for any summer programs, but if any of these emails actually turn up something worthwhile, it could be more valuable than any summer program. There are lots of extraordinary things you can do the summer that don’t require paying thousands of dollars for some pre-packaged camp that meant to look good on your resume but honestly won’t.