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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you very much for all this feedback. In light of our now hesitation to use this program, does anyone have a good suggestion for a great academically focused summer program for rising seniors?[/quote]

Yes, look at Yale Young Global Scholars. It’s competitive. It was amazing gave-changer for DD[/quote]

We thought it was a tremendous waste of time and overly expensive to boot.  Some of the instructors were just  sophomores in the college.[/quote]
I’m sorry you had that experience. Our DS thoroughly moved his time at Yale. Yes it was expensive (they have scholarships-I contribute every year). The fee for two weeks includes a single dorm room in one of Yale’s houses and all meals. In addition to classes, there were trips and excursions. For DS it wasn’t about the teaching (never mentioned it) as it was about being a rising junior  in the environment  with kids from 100 countries from around the world. About 2500 apply with selectivity being at around 30 percent. DS was a rising junior so this two week experience really set his heart on going to a good college. The students set up a YYGS Facebook page so friends made could track where each other went over the years. What I was most impressed about was they had each student lecture on a global topic. I have photos if my then 15 yo son lecturing at the podium. He’s very confident on his feet today. I do know his fellow classmates wound up at the top universities in the world. If you can access the YYGS Facebook page for any year you can see for yourself. It truly was a game changer for him. He’s kept in contact with a number of friends made there. It’s far more difficult for an American student to get k. Than foreign since they want students from as many foreign countries as possible.[/quote]

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