Not to conflict the above poster, but our son went to Summer Seminar last summer and never was contacted about it prior to acceptance or interviewed about summer seminar. Just did the application online and got the acceptance letter. The ALO did call us and let us know about Summer Seminar acceptance though before the letter came. I did not know at the time that summer seminar was so selective in the number of students they take. But I definitely think it is a plus for your file - our son got LOA Oct. 14 for class of 2013.