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I am applying to Stanford's summer session particularly available to high schoolers. I am uncertain as to whether or not this is even worth the bother and application fee (darn application fee) as I truly know very little about it.

What I do know: I would be enrolling in regular university classes (summer quarter, of course) and live on campus. It requires an application essay, allows financial aid requests with an official form and expects high school transcripts, including SAT/ACT scores. I also know I will be "sacrificing" my entire summer to attend this program -- I go the Saturday after my school is officially over and return two weeks before school begins again, in just enough time to do the summer assignments I have from high school. o_O

What I don't know is whether or not it's selective at all, whether or not it's worth what I'll end up paying for it outside of financial aid and whether or not it's actually on par academically with Stanford's traditional courses. (I had a bad experience with UCR Summer Academy -- might just've been UCR, though, or just my professor.)

So, any alumni of this program? Any thoughts? Suggestions? Comments at all?

By Rowan (Rowan) on Thursday, April 10, 2003 - 05:54 pm: Edit

BUMP. Just submitted my application, so the answer is moot in swaying me one way or another, but can anyone answer all the same?

By Mfacusse (Mfacusse) on Friday, April 11, 2003 - 11:22 am: Edit

I applied with an SAT score of 1090. I was accepted easily, however I declined admission. I'm going to the harvard secondary school program...

By Nyu2010 (Nyu2010) on Friday, April 25, 2003 - 03:33 pm: Edit

In other words: not selective.

By Number9 (Number9) on Friday, April 25, 2003 - 04:36 pm: Edit

I think if you really want to go to Stanford in the future, you could meet people there to throw in a good word for you in the future. I guess that can be said at Harvard's, Columbia's, and other schools' summer programs.

By Mfacusse (Mfacusse) on Friday, April 25, 2003 - 06:31 pm: Edit

definetly not... they're just in it for the $$$

By Applenut (Applenut) on Monday, June 30, 2003 - 07:46 pm: Edit

The program will not have any bearing on your acceptance as an undergrad.... HOWEVER, it will help you and improve you in ways that WILL help you and it will be an amazing experience.

Highly recommended. I was there last year