Shashin Doshi, M.D.
Is it real?
Could somebody tell me about this orginization? I got a letter that my SAT scores were really high or I was reccomended by a teacher to attend this place and I have no clue what it’s about– they don’t have an official website and I’m mighty curious. Could someone aid in the research? It is muchly obliged.
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COuldn’t find a website but did find some local news articles about other kids going.
i got a letter too, is it legitimate?
Ask your guidance counselor, they may have an idea.
http://skamarakas.com/jim/2008/03/04/…
This guy thinks its a fraud.
yea i just got one 2day and my psat score wasn’t that good
I just got one today, one parent posted on the web saying that it’s a fraud. O.o and they made me think I was special too XD.
I got the same letter, im curious, too!
yeaahhh i just got one today.. im wonderin the same thing. i think its a fake… GOD! i felt so special and smart for a second.
this is jus **** pathetic
ppl got too much time to ruin others lives
go to hell u scamers.. sheesh!
http://www.nylf.org is the official websight. Just thought you would like to know it is for real. You should google national youth leadership forum and research to see if it is worth it for you.
don’t know how legit, but here is the website:
http://www.nylf.org/med/index.cfm
Best of Luck.
I got one to. Wooohoooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!1
Is it an organization? Yes - Were you recommended by a teacher? Usually no way. But they put that first on the way they found you to make you feel special so your parents will shell out a few grand to send you to summer camp.
You checked a box on the SAT or other exam and they got your name from a mailing list. As you can see they mass mail a ton of students.
Why don’t you call them and ask them to tell you exactly who nominated you. It says on the form someone nominated you, doesn’t it? Learn the lesson that people will do whatever they can to get your money, including slick marketing. If you were nominated, does your school allow teachers to release your personal information without your consent?
i just got one today too but im thinking its fake…i havent even took the sat’s or the asat’s
And so the new school year starts, with parents eager to do great things for their kids, and out coes the junk mail from this outfit trying to cash in on eager parents with wallets full of cash. Sadly they also lure in people who cannot afford to go, and you hear of those being duped in articles about kids raising money to go on an excusive opportunity. Exclusive if you consider they mass flood mail it to anyone who checks a box on the college board exams
I think it’s a scam. The paper it was typed on is so informal and why wasn’t the school notified first? It’s garbage. When does the letter come asking for money? By the way has any one taken the Talent Identification Program (TIP) used to identify students? NO!!! As far as checking the web site, anyone can make-up a web site it means nothing. Toss it in the garbage.
i checked the website
and they have scholarship applications
so if all they really wanted was money
wouldnt financial aid not even be an option ?
but then again
i havent taken the SAT yet or the PSAT
i dont even recall taking a TIP test if that even exists
and the newpaper article they sent
doesnt even give a date
which is kind of fishy
i dont know
i have to ask my counsler and talk to my teachers
just so happens that i have a grand passion for medicine
i cried when i got the letter
if this is a scam
i am going to be completely crushed
I just received one as well; I’ve looked up all the programs and what not that are mentioned in the letter, and they are all legitimate. I found the name on this site: http://www.nylf.org/med/letter_Shashi… which I’m pretty sure is a real website. I’m just not sure about whether or not the letter was mass-sent or whatever.
I’m not even all that interested in medicine itself, unless psychology or psychiatry is a branch of medicine; I usually don’t count them in that category. But, if I’m mistaken then please correct me.
I’m going to ask everyone I know about this, including my teachers and counselors, before anything. I wouldn’t trust it just yet, and I agree with the suggestion to call or send a letter to the contact information that is on the letter before anything.
Everybody I’ve talked to says it is a fraud.
Best way is to just google it, usually a fraud comes up or even take to your local police, they usually have a good database on if it is a fraud or not
This program is legitimate!
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