<p>Which would look more outstanding to an Ivy League college such as Columbia or Harvard?
Doing a college program at Cornell or doing research under a doctor?
I heard that to take summer programs at Cornell, you only need a miniumum GPA(which isin’t very high), an essay, and a reccomendation letter. In other words, the only thing that you really need is lots of money.
Would Ivy League schools be more impressed if you did research that could perhaps be published over the summer, rather than going to a summer college program?</p>
<p>Summer college programs are worthless as hooks, unless you manage to impress some noted professor that agrees to write a recommendation for you, and even that is iffy. </p>
<p>If you manage to publish something, it’s much more impressive.</p>
<p>Do research…</p>
<p>If you are seriously considering going to Cornell for undergrad, I would recommend summer college.</p>
<p>Thanks! i probably will do research.</p>
<p>Good luck! I think you will do well in Cornell.
Add to my last post, being the mentor for the REU program in my department, most students come in and expect to do ground breaking work. This usually doesn’t happen. You want to show them that you are self motivated, and would continue you works. =] I got in Cornell b/c of that.</p>