Frequently Asked Questions
Applications follow a familiar pipeline:
- Submit basic application info
- Submit an appropriate test score (or equivalent)
- Attend a short interview
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After which your application in its full will be considered by our team.
Futures Forge favors rolling admissions, as we see the act of making applicants wait to be performative.
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As soon as your application is reviewed by out team in full, we will reach out to you with our decision.
If you are applying to Futures Forge with the hopes of borrowing prestige, you have come to the wrong place. Acquiring borrowed prestige markers has been shown to have no impact on your future success. Come to Futures Forge in order to accelerate your rate of growth and development.
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We accept students who demonstrate the cognitive ability, emotional intelligence, vision, humility, and other characteristics that are important for learning in a very challenging course, and contributing positively to the community.
Yes. But it’s not a resume-padder; it helps you get into a better college by improving your capacity for performance and your rate of personal growth.
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If you are a top-performing student, you will stand out if you can present evidence that you can perform and make an impact anywhere you go. That's what we help you with.
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Finally, here is a thought to consider from an Ivy League college admissions consultant:
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"Big-name programs such as Harvard Summer School and CTY do not move the needle of admissions all that much. Their great value is the potential for a transformative experience which the student can write about in their essays or even better, help focus their entire college application. Futures Forge can do that just as well as those programs, by teaching real world skills, inspiring students to live up to their potential, and giving a taste of professions which might narrow down their target colleges and proposed areas of study."
Contrast us with "Oxford Royale Berkely Summer School," which is not affiliated with either Oxford or Berkeley universities. We are not interested in trying to borrow the credibility of a university, or fool you into thinking that we are affiliated.
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At Futures Forge, students forge their futures. In a Forge, raw material is turned into something powerful through heat and pressure, precisely applied in controlled ways with a specific outcome in mind.
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Futures Forge is not a gentle place; there is no coddling. Students feel precisely-designed pressure and heat. They channel this to become strong and flexible, like the steel of our namesake. With this character, they build their futures.
Yes. Futures Forge’s admissions process does not discriminate based on national origin. Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate a strong command of the English language, and all students will be required to obtain their own visas for six- to ten-week entry into all countries in which we hold our Courses.
Futures Forge facilitators have a passion for, and track record with, successfully accelerating young adults. Each is deeply trained in Futures Forge’s learning approach and methodology prior to the beginning of each course.
Please direct all additional questions to Hello@futuresforge.org and we will get back to you promptly.