College Summer Programs for High School Students

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are older threads on this you might want to check out.
Several schools of thought.
For purposes of enrichment, esp for some kids who really crave that, they can be great.
For others, a taste of living away, on a campus, is appealing.
Some would tell you they are largely considered an indicator of privilege, frowned upon by admissions officers, and that your DC’s summer time would be better spent in other, non academic ways (summer job, EC’s).
Consensus seems to be the best ones are non-profits, not run by outside companies who run a lot of these as pay to play and while seeming like they are affiliated with the college are actually not. Some writers projects and arts programs are very highly regarded.
Just a heads up that some will tell you that if your DC indicates they attended for instance the Georgetown program, on their Common App, Columbia for example will yield protect DC, assuming Georgetown is where they would ultimately choose. That can hurt an application. Some disagree but fwiw…
There are articles you can research (pretty sure one in WaPo) about the proliferation of these programs and the financial incentive for those who offer.

Agree

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Colleges are not going to “yield protect” based on where a student did a summer program. That is one of the sillier things I’ve heard here recently!

Incorrect

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Why is the Wake program terrible?

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Anonymous wrote:university de Montreal has a great french immersion program and it is cheap!

Would love to hear more about this! How was it? Considering for an IB French student.

[Anonymous]

I've heard about the "yield protect" issue, too. DS did programs at Georgetown and ND and was admitted to both. Ended up attending a different school, although he loved his experiences. Not sure if his participation in these programs hurt him with "other" schools, but I do believe it really helped in his admissions to Georgetown and ND.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've heard about the "yield protect" issue, too. DS did programs at Georgetown and ND and was admitted to both. Ended up attending a different school, although he loved his experiences. Not sure if his participation in these programs hurt him with "other" schools, but I do believe it really helped in his admissions to Georgetown and ND.

Which ND program did he attend? Summer Scholars or Leadership Seminar?

[Anonymous]

The "yield protect* bit screams superstition.

But collegea that run a program may prefer people who give money to that college and not another, of their own program is undersubscribed.

[Anonymous]

It's sleep away camp for more mature teens vs elem/middle school. They are great, but of course pricey, except for a few that are sponsored for recruiting reasons, such as NSF YSP which no longer exists. https://stelar.edc.org/projects/23412/profile/eager-peering-generation-future-nsfs-young-scholars-program-and-nation%E2%80%99s-stem

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've heard about the "yield protect" issue, too. DS did programs at Georgetown and ND and was admitted to both. Ended up attending a different school, although he loved his experiences. Not sure if his participation in these programs hurt him with "other" schools, but I do believe it really helped in his admissions to Georgetown and ND.

Which ND program did he attend? Summer Scholars or Leadership Seminar?

Study Abroad. He had the most amazing experience!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is your kid interested in? Search this topic for pre-college programs. They've been discussed recently.

My kids each did 1-week programs that were not too expensive IMO and were helpful for exposure to a college environment and how the subject they were interested in might be studied in college.

Could you please share? Because the ones I have seen are all around $5k and up.

[Anonymous]

I’m interested too.

And what about these online classes at selective schools that are 3 weeks in a narrow/niche field that matches kids interest?

Are these things useful?

[Anonymous]

Has anyone seen a solid compilation of options? If so, please post. I realize there are some issues but would like to consider and it feels like a sprawl. I had trouble finding the older threads. Can someone clarify if they are in this forum or elsewhere and suggest a search term? “Summer” didn’t do the trick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown has a wide variety of summer offerings: https://summer.georgetown.edu/

My DS attended the 5-week Summer College program and had an absolutely amazing experience. Not only did he make a wonderful connection with a faculty member, but he got to live in the dorms and experience life has a college student. Highly recommend!

+1 My DS did a Georgetown summer program as well. It wasn't cheap but it was a great experience for him. He had never been away from home for that long and enjoyed making friends with similar interests. It was a nice introduction to the college experience.

[Anonymous]

My kid did the Young Writers Program through UVA for two summers, which was held on Sweet Briar’s campus. Excellent program. All kinds of writing, including songwriting. She had to apply with writing samples.

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Has anyone done UConn or Penn communications summer pre college programs