Please help me plan a trip to salt lake city

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<p>That’s a great price. Does this include college tuition or just the cost of the trip? OR is this a “trip” without college credit. Just curious. Does it also include travel?</p>

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<p>Are you saying that they get $900 and you contribute $600, so the total cost of the whole program is $1500? Do the students get college credit for this trip? Do they leave from CA? How does your dau store all her summer belongings for the 3 weeks she is gone? Does someone pay for storage? Have you now decided not to travel out to SLC? If you are travelling and you want to be cost conscious and educational, you should drive there and see the sights along the way, not fly and rent a car. Will your s be going with you, or will this trip be during the 5 weeks you are paying to send him overseas for his summer travels? Where do you find all the discretionary income to fund all these trips?</p>

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<p>Dad II, it’s wonderful that Stanford has the wherewithal to provide financial aid to those who are deserving, but it’s more than a little bothersome that people who are full pay at Stanford are effectively funding fun three-week-summer-backpacking trips. Can you see how that might be offputting?</p>

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<p>add me to the list who has swum in the Great Salt Lake. We camped at the site on an island in the lake, beautiful sunsets, I for one do not mind the salt air smell. Timed pay showers after the swim, very memorable :)</p>

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<p>PG, again, you jump into negative comment before reading everything carefully. Per #17, I said everyone got $900 FA. Full paying students pay only $600 too. It does cover everything from tuition, food, etc. The extra cost is from SFO to SLC one way.</p>

<p>Go read about the sophomore college - it is a credited class and only about 200 students attend every year via application. It is very challenging three weeks packed with hard works. I was joking, looking at the potential fun part of the class. Don’t forget, these students have to learn something to earn their grades. </p>

<p>Is it just me or everyone sees this personal attack thing? Most of members post helpful information and discuss around the topic. Some of you went straight to things that are not really related to my original request for help. What did I do to you for you to jump on me EVERY single time? </p>

<p>O.K. We miss our DD who will be away for the whole year and want to spent sometime with her. People on FA have feelings too. We are willing to go into creditcard debt to see our DD. There, are you all happy.</p>

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<p>BTW, I was wrong in citing the number. The total cost is $1400, not $1500. Sorry.</p>

<p><a href=“http://ual.stanford.edu/pdf/SoCoCatalog2009_031309_FINAL_web.pdf[/url]”>http://ual.stanford.edu/pdf/SoCoCatalog2009_031309_FINAL_web.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Have to back Dad II up on this one. Sophomore College at Stanford is available to all (by application, and it is somewhat competitive, as space is limited). The price is the same for everyone, and is very affordable by college-cost-standards.</p>

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<p>so I am wondering where is your son going for his 5- week trip? has he decided yet?</p>

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<p>e4, The ticket has been purchased and all the arrangments pretty much done. It will be an international trip and self funded. DS worked before and saved up all the birthday gift cash etc.</p>

<p>Also, thank you, nngmm.</p>

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<p>Dad II I really don’t care how he is paying for it- but my daughter is currently on an international trip for almost four months ( she has been gone two and a half) that was all planned out, but once she got there she changed her plans and now I can’t reach her.
So it makes me nervous about other trips.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the clarification, Dad II. When you described it as “spending three weeks camping near Yellowstone, including one week of backpack hiking,” it made it sound, well, like three weeks camping near Yellowstone. And many of us were surprised that financial aid at Stanford covered such things. But apparently, we were mistaken. I hope your dd enjoys her summer and that you do get an opportunity to see her.</p>

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<p>I take it all back about no one swimming in the Great Salt Lake. Evidently, I am the only person who has not swam there.</p>

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<p>It sounds like a wonderful trip for Daughter II. I’m assuming you are hoping to meet her prior to or at the end of her trip.</p>

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Haha - now you know what to do on your next vacation.</p>

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<p>DadII,
Confused again. IIRC, you said you were sending your s on his 5 week trip, including spending money, and this would be the last summer you didn’t require him to get a job. While it really doesn’t matter, the inconsistency is confusing and frustrating, as one wonders if you are possibly playing with us. I hope you can understand why this is difficult for many posters.</p>

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<p>The brochure linked in post #25 indicates that there is FA available for the personal portion ($600) of the Stanford summer program, and they will replace the anticipated lost summer wages/income with grants or loans. Another sweet deal.

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<p>Since the OP has stated that he can’t go on the trip, but some people may be clicking on this link for vacation ideas - there are fun mountain resorts within an hour’s drive of SLC. Many have music and arts venues - I’ll link the one I have been at</p>

<p>[Snowbird</a> Ski and Summer Resort - Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah. Your Utah mountain vacation destination.](<a href=“http://www.snowbird.com/]Snowbird”>http://www.snowbird.com/) click on the music lincs So much to do!</p>

<p>Hope you have fun !</p>

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<p>The above post was from Dad II on a different thread…re: SonII’s trip. Which is it Dad II…are you paying for your son’s trip or is he? </p>

<p>Honestly, I’m not being confrontational but this is what creates the confusion in your story.</p>