by iris madeira, team madhavi desai, counselling students since 1986 and helping families navigate international university admissions for nearly four decades. every summer, one question comes up again and again: "which summer program will look best on my child's university application?" it's an understandable question but it's not the one that leads to the strongest applications. after guiding more than 29,000+ students to universities across 35+ countries, i've found that t