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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have done alumni interviews for a top school for many years. Unclear how much my opinion matters. I generally prefer a kid who works at a camp or scooping ice cream to one doing one of these programs. But I do not view the programs negatively. It is all how it fits into the overall narrative.

I see no harm in doing it at a different school than mine - I likely wouldn't ask, but a simple answer of "I spent the summer at that school but realized I like your school better because of XYZ" or "I chose them for this specific reason" easily explains it - just be prepared to explain.

These programs are much better than teen tours, which are the ultimate sign of privilege. Particularly domestic ones. International ones are very hit or miss.[/quote]

I can see this.  My child goes to a full summer sleepaway camp and I’ve noticed many of the counselors are in or set to go to top colleges, and have been either a camper or camp counselor every yr through middle and high school.  They wouldn’t have been able to do these pre-college programs. I do think it speaks to some resilience and mental fortitude if you can spend 7 weeks without electricity, A/C, or a phone at summer camp wrangling kids and tweens. [/quote]

Full summer sleepaway camps are something few families afford, and the equivalent of signaling to an admissions officer that you're wealthy.  Even if you're a counselor, you're only being hired because you went there as a child.  Sounds like a lovely summer, but unaffordable to most American families.
[/quote]idk, I imagine one without electricity would be pretty cheap?[/quote]

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