Reply to Does participation in summer college programs for HS students give an edge?

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "Does participation in summer college programs for HS students give an edge?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]Maybe it's coincidence BUT . . . my daughter, my nephew, and my neighbor's daughter (currently, college freshman and sophomores) attended summer programs at Duke,  Princeton, and WUSTL in the summer before their senior year of high school and each was admitted to those colleges when they applied in the fall of their senior year(and for each of them, their summer experience formed a key part of their college application essays--e.g., Why Duke?  Why Princeton? What experience changed you and how (general Common App question)?.  Others who attended the summer programs along with them were also admitted to the specific college that housed the summer program; but, of course, just as many, and probably more, were not admitted -- so who knows? In hindsight, I wouldn't have spent $2k+ for my daughter to attend the summer program JUST to get "an edge" in the admissions process but I think, all things being equal, it could have given her (and nephew and neighbor) an edge for admissions purposes when selecting among comparably qualified applicants for the Class of 20XX (perhaps in those situations the admissions officer is more inclined to choose the applicant who has already spent time on campus, loved the program he/she partiicipated in and/or the professors/teaching staff from the summer program loved the applicant, and the applicant is enthusiastic about joining the college as a full-time student).       [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics