"Congress of Future Medical Leaders" -- Scam??

[Anonymous]

Did anyone else get a letter from the "Congress of Future Medical Leaders" heaping your HS student with praise and "nominating" him/her to participate in an event as a "delegate" from their state (for approx $1K)? The letter and package seemed over the top and smarmy... Just checking my reading of it and wondering if anyone has any knowledge of the organization. Thanks in advance.

[Anonymous]

as if you can pay more to be a national delegate

[Anonymous]

scam

[Anonymous]

It's not a scam in the sense that they will steal your money and not deliver a program, but it is a scam in the sense that it's not actually special/prestigious.

[Anonymous]

I remember my daughter getting a few of these kinds of things when she was in high school. I don’t know if they were sent out for kids above a certain PSAT score or what but it definitely felt like a big old scam to me. Skip it.

[Anonymous]

Hi, I am a teen, I don't know if people use this forum anymore but I got this letter and my grandma told me I couldn't go I was super upset but now I feel like it is pretty scammish, I just told my principal about it. I wanted to go but then I got a little skeptical and decided to research it, I still don't know if it's legit but I don't have the funds for that.

[Anonymous]

This program will do absolutely nothing to advance your career. If you're interested in getting into medicine and want to do something to move into that field, try getting a job in a medical research lab or a hospital around here. You could apply for the High School Summer Internship Program at the NIH, the Georgetown School of Medicine Summer Internship Program, Johns Hopkins Pathways program, etc. Ask your principal and your science teachers about opportunities.

[Anonymous]

Also check this one out: https://science.gmu.edu/assip

[Anonymous]

well it wont advance your career but it will give you an experience. As an adult I go to conferences that dont advance my career but they let me learn a little , socialize and so on...what is wrong with doing this for your kid if they applied at selective programs and didnt get in or have some free time...like why take your kid to DisneyLand? it doesnt advance their career either....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also check this one out: https://science.gmu.edu/assip

Isn’t that another scamming one?

[Anonymous]

Anyone who asks you for money to accept a "prize" you didn't ask for is a scammer.

Come on, people.

Save your money for legit things like Who's Who in American High Schoolers, and Jostens class rings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also check this one out: https://science.gmu.edu/assip

Isn’t that another scamming one?

"This program is free for participants; only a $25 application fee is required which can be waived for students who are eligible for free/reduced lunch assistance or eligible for Pell Grant financial aid."

A lot of work for a low payoff if it's a scam.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also check this one out: https://science.gmu.edu/assip

Isn’t that another scamming one?

"This program is free for participants; only a $25 application fee is required which can be waived for students who are eligible for free/reduced lunch assistance or eligible for Pell Grant financial aid."

A lot of work for a low payoff if it's a scam.

Still skeezy though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:well it wont advance your career but it will give you an experience. As an adult I go to conferences that dont advance my career but they let me learn a little , socialize and so on...what is wrong with doing this for your kid if they applied at selective programs and didnt get in or have some free time...like why take your kid to DisneyLand? it doesnt advance their career either....

$1K is way too expensive for what it's offering.

[Anonymous]

This is a zombie thread resurrected by someone who said they got the same ad 3 years later.