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i get this stuff in the mail on occasion inviting me to join a so called prestigious group. which ones are for real (if any)?
i now know national honor roll is worthless- anyone know about other recognitions?

By Nlkrueger (Nlkrueger) on Saturday, January 24, 2004 - 06:57 pm: Edit

I received an email from Stanford University "Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY)." It's over the summer at Stanford. The email says they got my info from College Board.
Legit? Worth anything on my applications? Worth the money?

By Jenniferpa (Jenniferpa) on Saturday, January 24, 2004 - 11:00 pm: Edit

Now this I can answer. This is a totally legit program, but not an award. My daughter took Calculus through the online portion of this program when she couldn't fit it in her high school schedule. It's a well regarded, if expensive, enrichment program. It also gives you the opportunity to takes some college classes online for credit. It's really the west-coast version of the Johns Hopkin's talent search. Whether either of these summer program are worth the money depends on whther you've got the money to use. Neither, however, would be an embarrassment on a college app. Stanford gets the name of students who score well on the PSAT.

By Watchout (Watchout) on Sunday, January 25, 2004 - 09:23 am: Edit

legit as in worht anything on applications.
thanks for the replies.