Junior Statesmen

Pros: Excellent classes, Exposure to high level officials
Cons: Intensive schedule, Sweltering East Coast heat

I attended the Junior Statesmen Summer School at Georgetown University in 1993. I was attracted to the program because I was looking for a challenging, thought provoking way to spend my summer and I was not disappointed. The summer school consisted...

Pros: Great staff, excellent classes, wonderful California weather
Cons: Class on Saturday

I attended the Junior Statesmen Summer School at Stanford University in July 2001, where I took AP American Government and Honors Speech/Communication. I met wonderful people from every race, state, and religious sect possible, and got along with all of...

Pros: -Good introduction to college -difficult classes -good learning environment
Cons: -three hour classes -not enough free time

I recently went to Junior Statesmen at Yale University. There were about 250 students with 242 graduating. The program is very demanding and is a good introduction to college life. The classes are taught by professors who teach their college course from one semester. I would recommend it for anybody who is interested in going to one of the schools or who is interested in politics. The standards were very high and if the students did something bad they would be expelled for things such as alcohol.