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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, colleges do not view CTY any more favorably than any other program that parents pay a lot of money for. If you want to do it for your child to have a fun experience, by all means, do it, but don't do it because you think it will be a good item on a college, or TJ, application.[/quote]

better than Disney and laying around .. um.. I mean downtime.

And it's not CTY you put on the app. or essay. It's the class itself, i.e., epidemiology, Shakespeare, Model U.N. etc. and what you learned therefrom.

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Every April, there are many, many families out there who can't understand why their HS senior did not get into their college of choice even though the student had spent every summer attending expensive programs such as CTY, TIP, and camps sponsored by the colleges themselves.  Sure, they are a fun learning experience for those who choose to pay the tuition, but they don't in any appreciable way increase an applicant's chance of acceptance. The colleges see these all the time.

This might be a surprise to parents who have not yet negotiated the college application process with their children, but one of the most impressive extracurriculars on an application is a paying job. Spending the summer lifeguarding, mowing lawns, or working at the local amusement park shows responsibility and initiative on the part of the young person, qualities that can really set a student apart.

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