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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Reeling in those full pay parents early! [/quote]

Exactly. And the parent posted it in ALL CAPS, as if it was breaking news.

These programs are a scam. They do not give any admissions advantage (rather smack of privilege/full pay).

But the schools can sure smell the type it will appeal to from a mile away.

Hence the breathless offer, which will expire if they don't rush to accept.

:lol: [/quote]

Not sure I agree. My DS participated in a competitive-entry program at Yale following his sophomore summer of high school. He, and a number of other students who participated in that program, ended up being admitted in the admissions cycles that followed. I don't think that these students got into Yale BECAUSE they were in the summer program, but in my view it does a disservice to suggest that those programs don't matter at all and may, in fact, work against a student because they smack of privilege. The Yale summer program made the "why Yale" essay a lot more specific and genuine. More importantly though, my son learned a lot in the program and it helped him figure out what he wanted to study in college.

Having said that, I'm not surprised UChicago has found a way to circumvent the generally-accepted process/application due dates in a way that gets it out ahead of its peers. The whole alternative application track also has an icky "pay to play" vibe.[/quote]

lol at it's great when it grows my kid and friends, but it's bad when a similar thing helps another kid. [/quote]

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