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I'm going to cornell summer college for the secont three week program, "democracy and its discontents." Anyone going with me? What other programs are you guys headed to?

By Baggins (Baggins) on Monday, June 07, 2004 - 01:48 am: Edit

I'm going to Harvard Secondary Summer School Program. I'll be taking General Chemistry for 8 weeks.

What do you think you will be taking with you? I have a list but I know I don't have everything.

By Blacksheep (Blacksheep) on Monday, June 07, 2004 - 02:13 am: Edit

I'm going to Columbia for Into to Creative Writing. I love NYC, though I wish the program was longer.

I will bring an alarm clock, a digital camera, some laundry stuff, a lamp, basic products, and my CD player and music. I might bring a small fan (leaning towards not although I hear NYC summers are sticky), or a laptop.

By Adrianwuzhere (Adrianwuzhere) on Monday, June 07, 2004 - 10:25 am: Edit

I'm going to Duke precollege.. i will miss you alisone05, you are the coolest sister ever

By Alisone05 (Alisone05) on Monday, June 07, 2004 - 11:04 am: Edit

ill miss you too adrian!!!

By Ndbisme5 (Ndbisme5) on Monday, June 07, 2004 - 03:22 pm: Edit

aww

By Simplyloved (Simplyloved) on Monday, June 07, 2004 - 09:00 pm: Edit

i'm going to the cornell one week CALS thingy and maybe the UCLA SMARTS program but i'm not sure if that's summer college

By Alisone05 (Alisone05) on Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 08:27 am: Edit

thats cool simplyloved, maybe we'll see eachother....
are you taking a computer with you? it says nothing at all on the website about computers, they dont say you should bring one, but they dont say not to...so idk what I'm gonna do.

By Anticatalyst (Anticatalyst) on Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 10:21 am: Edit

I'm going to that Johns Hopkins CTY thing and studying philosophy...but that's not really summer college...because we're totally hack and don't actually do anything. But, umm...it's fun. So, yeah.

Baggins--I hope you have fun at Harvard! If you guys get any substantial freedom at all, and you don't go to a few places in Cambridge, I'm going to have to shoot you. Are you allowed to go offcampus, or what exactly is out-of-bounds?

Alisone05--Is it a laptop/easily portable? If so, just go ahead and take it. That way, you'll have it if you want/need it and it shouldn't be too much trouble even if you don't. If it's gonna be tough to take with you, a call to the program director's office might be helpful in making the decision as to whether you'll need it. I know I did that about taking a phone to CTY a couple summers ago and it put me firmly in the "yes" category...

By Anticatalyst (Anticatalyst) on Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 10:22 am: Edit

Oh, and blacksheep: TAKE A FAN. YOU WILL NEED IT. If there's no air conditioning in the dorm, you will die without one. If there is, it will probably break and you will die anyway. YOU NEED A FAN.

By Glinda (Glinda) on Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 12:47 pm: Edit

I'm going to the UPenn Pre-College program, and am taking Intro to Calc and Ancient Rome.

By Girlx (Girlx) on Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 03:36 pm: Edit

Hey Simplyloved! I'm going to Cornell one-week CALS too! See you there!

By Sraid7777 (Sraid7777) on Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 04:51 pm: Edit

I'm going to Columbia for Into to Creative Writing. I love NYC, though I wish the program was longer.


nice-blacksheep, I'm doing the same. I'm in the freshman-sophomore division- how about you? We just might see each other..

By Humbucker87 (Humbucker87) on Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 05:57 pm: Edit

I'm going to the Carnegie Mellon Pre-College program for six weeks and I'll be taking: Calculus, Comp. Programming, and Physics.

All of our programs should be great experiences, as a precursor to what college life is like.

By Nosx (Nosx) on Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 08:35 pm: Edit

I'm going to the University of Chicago , American Law and Litigation.

By Bmwlegacy1 (Bmwlegacy1) on Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 10:28 pm: Edit

Brown Pre College represent.

By Sraid7777 (Sraid7777) on Thursday, June 10, 2004 - 03:29 pm: Edit

bump- for blacksheep.

By Urbansocrates (Urbansocrates) on Saturday, June 12, 2004 - 10:25 pm: Edit

princeton university preparatory program

By Excusememixed (Excusememixed) on Saturday, June 12, 2004 - 10:35 pm: Edit

My friend is going to some type of Colgate University thing this summer. She'll be a freshman there this year.

By Ledyana (Ledyana) on Sunday, June 13, 2004 - 06:12 pm: Edit

Baggins - When does ur school starts? will you go back to your school on time?

By Built_Tough (Built_Tough) on Sunday, June 13, 2004 - 08:15 pm: Edit

University of Alabama- 5 weeks
7 college credits- Biology and Creative Writing

Taking: car, laptop, tv, xbox,cell phone, stuff for class, sheets, etc....

By Tenniscraze (Tenniscraze) on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 12:52 am: Edit

Stanford University!!!!!

should i take my xbox with me? it's kidna bulky you know....

By Kingkonglives (Kingkonglives) on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 01:10 am: Edit

bring a fan to stanford bud... it gets sorta hot there, well you can always go fountain-hopping :-)

By Jaug1 (Jaug1) on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 01:54 am: Edit

Yes...DEFINATELY BRING A FAN TO STANFORD...my room was a freaking sauna...gah...great place but damn that was a hot room...

This summer I'm off to Columbia for a 3 week Engineering through Real Life Projects Course in the Junior-Senior division. I can't wait till then! (2 finals left...then I'm a Senior!)

By Blacksheep (Blacksheep) on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 03:21 am: Edit

Hey Sraid, I'm in the junior-senior division (current sophomore).

By Adrianwuzhere (Adrianwuzhere) on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 10:42 pm: Edit

alabama lets you have a car?? wow

By Baggins (Baggins) on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 06:29 pm: Edit

Sorry for not posting for a while. I had to go to a doctors convention (my dads a pediatrition). Harvard SSP is just like going to college except with a lot less classes. I can go anywhere I want and its total freedom. The only down part is that it cost $8,000 just for tuition and room and board.

My regular school starts on the 19th of August. My final exam for SSP is on the 18th or 19th. After my exam I have to pack and my dad has to pick me up and drive back to southern VA so I'll probably get home on that Sunday. I'll be really busy.

By Ledyana (Ledyana) on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 06:52 am: Edit

Oh.. my school starts on the 9th of august and i will be missing 2 weeks of school.. but i think im going to take the exam in absentia therefore only missing 1 week of school

By Baggins (Baggins) on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 02:57 pm: Edit

What dorm are you in?

By Ledyana (Ledyana) on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 09:07 pm: Edit

Im a commuter student so I dont live in the dorm

By Alisone05 (Alisone05) on Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 03:51 am: Edit

Noones going to democracy and its discontents at cornell with me?!?

By Just_Forget_Me (Just_Forget_Me) on Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 10:55 am: Edit

I did "Freedom and Justice" at Cornell last year. Definitely bring a laptop if you have one, and if you don't, think about bringing a desktop (I brought an iMac, which is easier to lug around than most desktops). It makes writing papers a LOT easier, because you aren't tied down to the computer lab hours (then again, maybe the only reason I was writing papers at 2 am is because of the time I spent on AIM...).

Anyway, my 3 weeks at Cornell were some of the best times I've ever had. Those of you who are going this year, send me an email after you're done or post here telling what you thought of it.

By Alisone05 (Alisone05) on Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 03:43 pm: Edit

thanks just forget me! i'm glad you had fun at cornell. what did you think of the coursework as far as amount/difficulty? whats the grading like? i can get a pretty good idea as to the social scene from the brochure...but all they say about the coursework is that it is "college level", which in my experience can vary greatly.
also, thanks for the tip on the laptop, i'm bringing my ibook

By Simplyloved (Simplyloved) on Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 05:38 pm: Edit

yeah i wanna know about that too. I wonder how much work the one week students get, i mean i know it's obviously less but still. Hmm, i wonder...

By Caliel130 (Caliel130) on Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 07:50 pm: Edit

hey Alisone05, i went to Cornell, same program as you, last year. Great times! More the fun than the class, but its all good!

Back up to who said they were going to a Colgate class this summer?

What? -i'm a prefrosh and i don't know anything about a class!

By Just_Forget_Me (Just_Forget_Me) on Sunday, June 20, 2004 - 06:06 pm: Edit

I have no idea about the amount of work for CALS or the Junior/Senior programs.

As for the sophomore program, there was more work than I had expected. We had reading every night, and a paper almost every weekend. Plus, there was a midterm + a final. You really had to keep up with the reading + reviewing lecture notes, or you'd be up all night the day before the test. Then again, Ithaca is so beautiful over the summer, and my friends were so awesome, that ANY amount of work would have seemed like too much. I don't want you to get the idea that the courseload is impossible, and I think mine just felt like a ton, because I saved most of it for Sunday nights. If you do 2 hours a day, you should definitely be able to keep up.

The grading is MUCH easier than the work (if that makes sense). Some of it depends on who your TA is, because that's the person grading your papers/tests. But even with a hard TA, I don't think anyone got below a B-... maybe some kids who blew assignments off. I got an A, as did most of my friends.

I have a feeling Junior/Senior classes are similar in workload, but a lot harder when it comes to grading (because you're with real college students).

By Mreeves (Mreeves) on Sunday, June 20, 2004 - 09:02 pm: Edit

I'm going to Columbia this summer, session 1, seminars in chemistry. Anyone know if it's a good idea or not to bring a laptop?

By Moonsurfer21 (Moonsurfer21) on Monday, June 21, 2004 - 01:13 am: Edit

i'm off to ucsd second session..taking political science/int'l relations.

By Sraid7777 (Sraid7777) on Monday, June 21, 2004 - 01:36 pm: Edit

hey mreeves, I'm doing creative writing, session 1. I'm noit bringing a laptop, because I think we'll have access to the computer labs. You might want to call though.

By C_J (C_J) on Monday, June 21, 2004 - 03:55 pm: Edit

Wow. I almost did creative writing at Columbia,too, but I'm going to Stanford instead. Have fun, everyone!

By Yogensha86 (Yogensha86) on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 08:24 pm: Edit

Hey Alisone! Me and my friends are going to be staying at Cornell Summer College come Friday. We've already been here for a few weeks so maybe I can show ya around, contact me if ya want:
EternityOfRain@hotmail.com

By Jaug1 (Jaug1) on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 09:21 pm: Edit

Anybody going to Columbia Summer School Engineering?

For those going to Stanford, what program are you doing? If it is the discovery institute for philosophy, leave a message here with any questions and I will try to answer them to the best of my ability. I went last year.

By Ort30 (Ort30) on Friday, June 25, 2004 - 12:50 pm: Edit

I'm taking Calculus II at a local college

By C_J (C_J) on Friday, June 25, 2004 - 04:28 pm: Edit

Jaug1,

I have three questions.
1. How was the food?
2. Was there anything you wished you had brought with you but didn't? (e.g a fan etc.)
3. Was the workload overwhelming? (I'm actually doing the creative writing session, but maybe the workloads are comparable.) What did you do when you weren't in classes?

Thanks a million!

By Wrathofgod64 (Wrathofgod64) on Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 08:37 pm: Edit

hey glinda i'm also going to upenn pre-college but i'm doing biomed

By Jaug1 (Jaug1) on Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 08:50 pm: Edit

C J
1) Food was outstanding. Dining hall is buffet style for all meals, wood floors, chairs and tables with chandeliers. The food itself was very very good.

2) I took everything I needed except the fan. Recommendation on campus. GET A BIKE! I got one and would have never made it to class without it

3)The workload was pretty demanding. I know for Philosophy it required 2 1-1.5 pg papers a day along with by then end 3 9 pg papers and 1 4 day debate with at least 3 pgs of documentation for each day.

When you are not working, hang around Lagunita, play some Ultimate Frisbee on the field across the street, go into Palo Alto, hang out at Tressider, order some Tiramisu at the bookshop and hang out with all the other kids there.

By Alisone05 (Alisone05) on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 05:21 am: Edit

things you DEFINITELY should take to summer college
*computer
*frisbee

By Alisone05 (Alisone05) on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 05:22 am: Edit

oh and a fan.
and an alarm clock or three

By Glinda (Glinda) on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 06:18 pm: Edit

Wrathofgod64 - it seems like my whole hall is in biomed! If you're living on campus, where are you?

By Bebere87 (Bebere87) on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 04:39 pm: Edit

I'm packing off to New Haven for 5 weeks...taking a calc class and American Popular Music since 1945...and i COULD NOT BE MORE PSYCHED! :-D Anyone else signed up for YSP? Oh yeah, for anyone joining me in the northeast, ill echo the 3 words that have already been said: bring a fan. Stay cool guys. YALE here I come!!!

P.S. Come August 14 (day after the NY grateful dead concert :-D, also my parents anniversary), ill be heading down to hot hot Brazil for a 2 week stay, so for any of you who will be done with your programs by then and can spare your fans, please e-mail me and we'll discuss donation options? Thanks

~A BATEDEIRA~
Festa e zoeira numa batedeira
Remexe tudo com seu movimento circular
Insaciavel sua elétrica maneira
Estou ligado nessa moda e nao posso parar
~AXÉ BAHIA~

By Tenbelow (Tenbelow) on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 07:29 pm: Edit

I was going to apply for the Harvard SSP, but I couldn't afford it. I was going to apply for the Duke Precollege program, but they provide no financial aid for the program. I applied to and was accepted into a Neuroscience class at the Brown Precollege program, but they gave me no financial aid, despite my early bird application. I applied to and was accepted into the Wash U Summer Scholars program, but they only gave me $800 of financial aid. The decisions for these took a while to come back, so I couldn't apply to a Notre Dame program that assumed you would come if admitted. So now I'm trying to find some kind of summer research I can do, but I haven't heard much from that.

I spent a lot of time and energy getting that stuff together, but it was pretty much for nothing. My family couldn't afford to send me to any of the programs without cutting into the money we had saved up for my ACTUAL college education. We needed the money REALLY badly... I made the deadlines for all the financial aid stuff, too. I wonder where all the fin. aid money went to? I sure could have used some of it...

By Bebere87 (Bebere87) on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 09:05 pm: Edit

Tenbelow, maybe instead of applying to expensive summer programs, you would be better off trying to find a tuition-free alternative. If you're interested in science research/neuroscience, I recommend that contact professors or doctors in your area and see if they would allow you to do an internship with them over the summer. You could gain valuable experience, do fascinating work, and not pay a penny. If I were you, I would go down to a nearby hospital, bring a resume, and explain that you would like to shadow/work with a doctor or researcher. This is the time where the medical school students are starting in the hospitals, so I'm sure there would be lots of opportunities for you to tag along and learn. If medicine isn't really your thing, try a local university. Always go in person, it makes a much better impression. If it's a class that you are interested in, many universities allow high school students to take classes during the summer for a minimal credit fee. I know the SUNY school near me only charges $100/credit. Good luck...you deserve it. Fin aid can be heinous sometimes.

By Sraid7777 (Sraid7777) on Thursday, July 01, 2004 - 11:23 am: Edit

tenbelow, I have no doubt you'll still have a productive summer though.

It's sort of sad where kids who want to learn (i.e. tenbelow) don't have the $ to go to summer college, but 75% of my grade just spent around 10,000 dollars to go to summer camp. Ridiculous.

By Simplyloved (Simplyloved) on Monday, July 26, 2004 - 09:03 am: Edit

hwy just came back from cornell's one week calls program, anyone else?

By Songbird88 (Songbird88) on Saturday, August 21, 2004 - 12:29 pm: Edit

I went to Johns Hopkins CTY Program for the 3rd time in a row this summer. Anyone else?