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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I read about so many amazing stem programs on college campuses in the summer.

I know most have humanities/liberal arts offerings, too, but we are having trouble distinguishing among the programs.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a history/political science focused teen? He likes math/statistics, too.

We’d like him to have an experience living on a campus for a week or 2, if possible.

Thanks for any suggestions. [/quote]

To what extent are these programs just income generators for universities? I am trying to understand whether worthwhile or not. Thanks.[/quote]

I work at a university that offers these programs, and they are absolutely a cash cow—[b]not being able to have them during the pandemic[/b] was a huge source of lost high-margin revenue—but that doesn’t mean that they don’t have value. I would assume they count as “demonstrated interest” for schools that consider that in admissions, and I’m sure other schools would see the decision to participate in a rigorous academic program during the summer as a plus when evaluating a student.

To me, though, the value is the experience of living away from home on a college campus for a couple of weeks. It seems like a great way for a teenager to get a taste of what that’s like. I would not send my kid to one of these programs for admissions purposes.[/quote]

What are you talking about?
they went online - many of them still offer online.[/quote]

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