SUMMER PROGRAMS

Summer programs

Counselors suggest there are a variety of summer programs to give high school students a taste of college life, such as the one for high school students run by the Columbia University. (Click this link to know more)

Summer academic programs, such as during the months between junior and senior year, can be helpful, particularly if a student has been having trouble in a specific area in high school. Another suggested that pre-admission programs, such as a summer program before senior year, could help students adjust to the transition to college, although some programs can be expensive; some admissions officers are skeptical of their benefit, and suggest that a part-time job or having fun is a better alternative. One suggested attending a community college during the summer before senior year, preferably for high school credits. There are many summer vacations between junior and senior year as "adventure vacations", and wonder if they are somewhat "faddish"—a key question that admissions evaluators try to ascertain is did the student initiate the summer program or was it initiated by parents or a coach to make an application look better? Lately, some summer programs have been crafted in a way to allow a student to write a compelling application essay:

A dizzying array of summer programs have cropped up to feed the growing anxiety that summer must be used constructively. Students can study health care in Rwanda, veterinary medicine in the Caribbean or cell cloning at Brown University.

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