So I’m getting all this mail from colleges telling me about how great they are. Also, I get mail from colleges asking me to go into their precollege programs. These pretty much consist of me taking a few college courses at these universities and living there so I can earn some credits and see how college life is.
What I want to know is if going to one of these programs is worth it. Also, is this a way for a college to gauge how good a student might perform at their institution without having to guess from GPA, class rank and essays. Would I be more likely to make it into that college if I went to one of these and did well?