<p>I am a rising ninth grader with grandiose hopes of making it to the Ivy League one day, and eventually getting in step with the legal track (I’ve already checked out every LSAT book from my local library and have three Law 101 books on my shelf). I would like to attend a summer program at either Harvard or Yale entering my Senior year (bedcause going into my Junior year I intend to attend, if accepted, the FBI internship in Washington, DC geared towards high schoolers, and I can’t attend either prepatory program before then). Harvard’s Secondary School program appears to be the most promising, but it’s also about $5,000 more. Then again, it’s ACTUAL college credit (eight credits in total, which is of course a good amount and WILL save me money college-wise…and it’s more like summer schooling than the Yale program, which counts for squat academically really, it’s more just for the experience) and seems like it would look more impressive on a college application. Then again, the Yale program is $5,000 cheaper and focuses on politics, law, and economics, so it’s much more specialized towards my intended future. It’s also much shorter (about two weeks shorter, which is a lot less time when it’s academic-based). Putting price and bias of these sorts of programs aside, however, which would you recommend me to undergo if I were to choose one? Specifically…</p>
<p>1) Which would look better on a college application?
2) Which would benefit me most in the long-run?
And a bit of a different question, 3) Would you recommend I switch the FBI internship and prepatory summer schooling around? Is there purpose to doing so? I only thought I’d do the FBI internship (if accepted) beforehand because I figure I could use it to my advantage in getting into the summer program I eventually choose. </p>
<p>Thank you.</p>