NYLF
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The National Youth Leadership Forum (abbreviated: NYLF pronounced: Nilf) is a tuition-based 501 (c)(3) non-profit educational organization founded in 1992 that runs career/leadership programs for high school students throughout the United States, with the goal of career preparation. NYLF has an active online community of current and future participants as well as alumni. These people make up the NYLF Message Boards and NYLF IRC. The NYLF Message Boards were started by several alumni following the NYLF/Tech 2002 program, and have since been officially owned and maintained by NYLF staff. NYLF IRC is an alumni-run server and is not officially affiliated with NYLF.
In order to attend the NYLF program, a student must be nominated by a teacher with an official NYLF ID or an alumni of the program. There are also various scholarships awarded for students attending each session, for the price to attend is more than $2,000.
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[edit] Project Overviews
National Youth Leadership Forum on Defense, Intelligence and Diplomacy
Held each fall and spring in Washington, D.C., NYLF/DID offers intensive exploration of the fields of national security, diplomacy and other related areas. Participants hear from some of the nation’s top decision-makers and go behind the scenes at nerve centers of national security throughout the area.
National Youth Leadership Forum on Law
Participants interact with distinguished legal scholars and take part in seminars on current legal issues. They also have the chance to visit top law firms and law schools, as well as local and federal courtrooms, and the United States Supreme Court. The Forum on Law is held each fall and spring in Washington, D.C.
National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine
NYLF/MED is held each summer at renowned medical centers in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston-Galveston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Participants can expect a hands-on curriculum which includes presentations by internationally-recognized speakers, clinical and research visits, medical school visits and simulation activities.
[edit] GPA Requirements
National Youth Leadership Forum On Medicine requires students to have at least a 3.3 GPA on a 4.0 scale, unless nominated by a teacher or alumnus. Students who do not meet these requirements may apply for admission but must include two letters of recommendation: one from an academic source (teacher, guidance counselor) and one from the supervisor of an extracurricular activity (coach, pastor, etc.).
National Youth Leadership Forum On Law requires students to have at least a 3.3 GPA on a 4.0 scale (or at least 85%), unless nominated by a teacher or alumnus. Students who do not meet these requirements may apply for admission but must include two letters of recommendation: one from an academic source (teacher, guidance counselor) and one from the supervisor of an extracurricular activity (coach, pastor, etc.).
The National Youth Leadership Forum on Defense, Intelligence & Diplomacy requires students to have at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale, unless nominated by a teacher or alumnus. Students who do not meet these requirements may apply for admission but must include two letters of recommendation: one from an academic source (teacher, guidance counselor) and one from the supervisor of an extracurricular activity (coach, pastor, etc.).
[edit] NYLF Programs
- Defense, Intelligence & Diplomacy (abbreviated: DID)
- Law
- Medicine (abbreviated: Med)
- Technology (abbreviated: Tech) (Canceled in 2006)
- Nursing (Canceled in 2005)
