Summer programs at Cornell?

[Anonymous]

Has anyone's child done the summer program at Cornell for high school students? Any feedback? Thanks.

[Anonymous]

I went when I was in high school. Made out with a freshman. . We stayed in touch and I ended up going to Cornell. We are still in occasional touch and I had good experience at the school. Don't remember the actual program (engineering) at all.

[Anonymous]

My DD will be applying for the Veterinary Medicine Equine Practice program. Looks great, hope she gets in.

[Anonymous]

Summer is beautiful in Ithaca. A great time of year to be there

[Anonymous]

I did it in '87! Great preparation for college life. Beautiful campus and fun area. Didn't get me accepted as a freshman but that wasn't the point!

[Anonymous]

Bump. Anyone else?

[Anonymous]

Programs like this that cost $10k don't generally add anything to a college app. Colleges recognize that they are only attended by the wealthy, and in Cornell's case, international applicants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Programs like this that cost $10k don't generally add anything to a college app. Colleges recognize that they are only attended by the wealthy, and in Cornell's case, international applicants.

They do not cost $10k. Sometimes half that, sometimes a lot less.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Summer is beautiful in Ithaca. A great time of year to be there

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Programs like this that cost $10k don't generally add anything to a college app. Colleges recognize that they are only attended by the wealthy, and in Cornell's case, international applicants.

They do not cost $10k. Sometimes half that, sometimes a lot less.

Cornell summer programs cost between 4K and 12k

[Anonymous]

Any suggestions for summer programs that you think might be more worthwhile?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any suggestions for summer programs that you think might be more worthwhile?

Programs with stringent selection criteria (that are usually free) look good to colleges.

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Anonymous wrote:Any suggestions for summer programs that you think might be more worthwhile?

in what way? to enhance a particular interest? to aid in admission?

[Anonymous]

My DD did the Shoals program in Marine Science - it was hard work but if your child is interested in that it was a great experience. And she used the college credit to get out of taking Intro to Marine Science at her college.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any suggestions for summer programs that you think might be more worthwhile?

in what way? to enhance a particular interest? to aid in admission?

Good question and my original request was vague.

I would like our rising junior to consider a pre-college summer program for a variety of reasons:

1) explore and deepen her interests and abilities in a particular area.

2) experience living in a college dorm, seeing how she enjoys the freedom and friendships.

3) start the process of discovering what type of college campus she might enjoy: urban, rural, big, etc.

4) live away from home and enjoy some independence.

Those are the priorities. We want her to learn more about herself and her interests. Of course, it would be great if a pre-college program helped in admission. I'm less interested in summer programs at schools that I suspect will be way out of her reach. If she goes to a place like Cornell for the summer and loves it, great - she can apply there. But I don't see the point of her falling in love with Harvard, Stanford, or Yale, as I think she is unlikely to be at all competitive at those colleges.

She does not enjoy math, so many of the free and very competitive summer programs that I have seen thus far would not be a good fit for her. I think she might enjoy taking a course in literature, history, feminist studies, politics, psychology, etc.

Thanks for any ideas!