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I've been asking people from other schools about enrichment programs, and I can't believe how many programs that are out there that I've never heard of. I wish I knew about some of these earlier so I wouldn't have missed the deadline. Anyone want to share? Here are some of mine (although you have probably heard of all of them already) : BioTrek, U of T's Mini-Med program, and Shad Valley.
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U of T had DEEP for engineers.
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Queen's has E=mc2. Silly name, but good program.
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Well... what were your experiences? Are they mostly fun, or are they rather education? Too bad Deep and Shad Valley costs a lot.
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I'm going to SUNIA this summer...
got into Shad but I forgot to mail my bursary form so it ended up WAY too expensive...
sad thing is that if I mailed it I probably would have gotten the bursary because both my rents are in grad school right now so we're a bit on the lower-income side... lol.
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i really regret not doing shad. i never knew about the bursaries, looked at the several thousand dollars it costed and never even applied. i've missed out on a few really valuable experiences because of finances, which really sucks. i also did the unlimited program at uw. it was pretty interesting, and cost like 200$ so it was economical enough to fit into my very limited budget 
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Deep River Science AcademyMostly I know people in Deep River who were encouraging me to apply for a staff position at some point ;) (I don't think I did, I don't remember why though).
 
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Redrose27 wrote:i really regret not doing shad. i never knew about the bursaries, looked at the several thousand dollars it costed and never even applied. i've missed out on a few really valuable experiences because of finances, which really sucks. i also did the unlimited program at uw. it was pretty interesting, and cost like 200$ so it was economical enough to fit into my very limited budget Yeah... Shad is so expensive (and everything else over $500)! But about the waterloo unlimited, doesn't it cost also cost like $500 with residence? I wish I could go to some of them too, but instead, my parents tell me I should be making money instead, not spending money lol
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Shad is worth it. Sure the cost is high, but a) you might get an internship and b) it'll pay off in the end- SO MANY contacts and new relationships come out of it. Seriously, if your parents don't want you to go b/c of the cost, get someone you know who is a Shad alum to talk to them.
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Also, many high-level competition programs half expect you have participated in Shad or DEEP or something like that (esp. in the US).
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onetwothree wrote:Also, many high-level competition programs half expect you have participated in Shad or DEEP or something like that (esp. in the US). You're saying that if I don't go to Shad, then I wouldn't get accepted? I'm volunteering for Sci-Camp! Doesn't that count?
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Oh, of course that's not what I'm implying! Just saying that there's some level of expectation for you to have done Shad if you're a high high achiever (for example, MIT says that they regard highly Canadians who have done Shad- so they'd pick a Shad over a non-Shad with similar other credentials). Volunteering for Sci-Camp is good too, but those two things aren't comparable since one is a participating in a program and the other is giving back to the community.
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Brock U. has a science enrichment program for grade 11 girls. It's three days long (I think). A couple of my friends went.
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