<p>Which of the following is the best combination of summer programs?</p>
<p>-Harvard Secondary School, or
-Columbia Secondary School and JSA Summer program, or
-Columbia Secondary School and the John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, or
-The Duke Talent Identification Program, or
-The JSA Summer Program and the John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth</p>
<p>Neither really, but I guess the last one seems the best of those choices.
The first 3 are just money-sucking subpar programs. Pay over $5000 to stay in a dorm in the city, eat bad food, go to easy 50-person lecture hall classes taught by a disinterested professor. JSA is similar to that, but I’ve heard that it’s kinda cool and informative if you’re into politics (and it has AP classes. Always take AP classes at summer programs unless they are free or really prestigious programs. AP classes can actually count as learning something). I think the John Hop program might also be pretty good</p>
<p>I say the second one. Columbia is a very interesting program with unique classes and excellent professors and CTY is a very well run program.</p>
<p>i attended tip for two years. it was really grand</p>
<p>I did the JSA Summer Program at Yale and it was great for debating and political discussion. Here I was able to meet Geraldine Ferraro, Brian Williams, Katie Couric, and the Executive Director of UNICEF. And since the program was at Yale, we got to meet with the Dean of Admissions. I recommend it.</p>