What are you doing this summer?

[nysegop]

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Ahahahhahah! You're kidding, right?
I guess it depends on your definition of disadvantaged student, but generally it is defined as a student with a physical or mental disability or lacking financially.

Ok, lets just put you in this situation of lack of money. You have no healthcare, you're sick? You go to school and try to fight it off because there is nothing you can do about. You may be bullied for your clothes or your teeth that you can't fix because you have no HEALTHCARE. This alone can lead to anxiety, depression, and low self esteem, to name a few. Okay, I'm getting too personal with this.

Anyway, money can get you into a lot of things. Research programs, people to people, and summer programs all cost money. I don't have the money to do these things that could give me an advantage when applying to colleges. I know you guys are going to say that there is financial aid for these things, but financial aid almost never covers the bill enough to be affordable.

You actually get a housing stipend for almost all research programs, you don't have to pay for them. People to people isn't a research program...

Disadvantaged means disadvantaged, not disability. Though in some cases it could include disability. It usually means economically disadvantaged.

 

[Mesinan]

You actually get a housing stipend for almost all research programs, you don't have to pay for them. People to people isn't a research program...

Disadvantaged means disadvantaged, not disability. Though in some cases it could include disability. It usually means economically disadvantaged.

I never said people to people was a research program.

Housing is not the only thing you have to pay for at research programs.
Trust me, I've applied to a couple and been accepted, but was unable to go due to the cost after any financial aid.

 

[nysegop]

I never said people to people was a research program.

Housing is not the only thing you have to pay for at research programs.
Trust me, I've applied to a couple and been accepted, but was unable to go due to the cost after any financial aid.

Most of the respected research programs actually give you a housing stipend. I'm talking about real research programs at respected universities and organizations. Not kiddy summer programs.

 

[Solomon]

From what i've seen, Most research programs will pay you, not the other way around. And if you do pay, you've probably been ripped off.

 

[nysegop]

From what i've seen, Most research programs will pay you, not the other way around. And if you do pay, you've probably been ripped off.

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Exactly

 

[MeSoPro]

I applied to the GWC internship. does anyone know when they will notify me?