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@MariaSare
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 • 2 years ago •
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Residential Summer Programs for those under 16?
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I was planning on applying to Yale Young Global Scholars Program but then I saw one of the listed requirements of being 16 by the starting date of the program. I am looking for a Summer Program of 3-6 weeks ideally under 15k which will let me stay on campus. I’m in 10th grade turning 15 in March 2023. I’m an international student so I don’t want ones that offer credit( I don’t want to apply for a student visa yet). Any suggestions?

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@Liltrooper
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 • 2 years ago[edited]

@MariaSare these pay-to-play programs are not very prestigious, especially if you are not doing it for college credit. If your and your parent's goal is to get you accepted into a Top 20 college and you have the means, I think now would be a perfect time to apply to US Boarding schools like Exeter, Andover, Choate, Deerfield, Loomis, Lawrenceville, St. Pauls, and Hotchkiss. If you spend 11th/12th at one of these schools you will improve your chances tremendously. Look into that instead of doing these expensive summer programs. Applications are due Jan 1 and Jan 15. You have plenty of time to get your application in and take the qualifying exams called the SSAT. Typically the admit rate to Ivys is about 30% for these students versus around 4% something. About 15-20% of each class are Int'l Students so there are about 30-50 students in each grade that come from outside the US.

Good luck.

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[🎤 AUTHOR]@MariaSare2 years ago

I have looked into boarding schools including Hotchkiss, Ross School, Westminster, White Mountain, etc. Thanks for the suggestions!!

@Liltrooper2 years ago

@MariaSare it sounds like you decided against applying to them. What is the reason for this?

[🎤 AUTHOR]@MariaSare2 years ago

I am trying! It’s just a little confusing applying to those schools because they all the different application systems. That and I don’t really know how financial aid for international high school students work.

@Liltrooper2 years ago [edited]

@MariaSare My best advice is to only use the gateway to the top prep schools' application portal. These will cover most of the top schools I mentioned. https://www.gatewaytoprepschools.com/ Next, keep in mind that only the best boarding school will be able to fully fund you if you qualify to attend. So you need to focus on top schools. Ross, Westminster, White Mountain are probably not on the list I would focus on for you.

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@lilyhoward
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 • 2 years ago

For a summer program maybe check out School of the New York Times? It doesn't offer credit, it's around $5k, and it's good for almost any type of writing. I met some people there from tons of other countries, especially Asia, Brazil, and Britain. It's 3 weeks unless you take more than 1 class and it definitely works for your age, I knew some 14 and15 year olds there!

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[🎤 AUTHOR]@MariaSare2 years ago

I was looking for a more STEM-focused program but Thank you anyways!!

@lilyhoward2 years ago

oops lol good luck w your search!!

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