If I had money to burn and she wanted to go I'd let her try it.
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Bill Lear<[email protected]> wrote: > On Monday, August 3, 2009 at 12:53:45 (-0400) Max Sawicky writes: >>My daughter is always pestering me about it. The way it works, your >>kid gets a packet telling him/her how great they are and they've been >>selected for this exclusive, fun-filled, edifying trip. Naturally >>they think their ship has come in and it's the opportunity of a >>lifetime. Turns out it is very expensive. >> >>The group seems legitimate. It's non-profit but I would bet a lot the >>principals are well-compensated. I went to a presentation about it >>that was pretty slick. Google traffic about the experience is mixed. >>My recollection is that for about a two-week gig you are out about $5K >>(US). They talk about scholarships but those are iffy and meanwhile >>you're supposed to start making payments. Plus there's a non-trivial >>application fee, non-refundable. > > Ok, thanks for the input. I was afraid it'd be fairly expensive. If > you had the money to spend, would you send her? Do you think the > actual educational value is worth it or is it more just site-seeing > without parents? > > > Bill > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
