Academic & Pre-College Programs
Do You Want a Taste of the College Experience?
Live and study in an exciting city while making lasting friendships along the way. A pre-college enrichment program gives high school students the opportunity to gain independence, pursue interests, and prepare for their next big step after high school graduation!
University of Cincinnati - College of Business (multiple programs to explore).
The Lindner Community is driven by inclusive excellence, valuing the synergistic power of collective aspirations, diversity and collaboration. Inclusive excellence is rooted in fairness and respect, valuing others and promoting belonging. We enable servant leaders that inspire confidence and empower others to do their best work and be their authentic selves.
Through business learning, we solve problems that impact lives, organizations and society. The Lindner College of Business will go beyond counting people, to making people count. Lindner students, faculty and staff strive to be culturally competent, global citizens and inclusive leaders.
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Joyce Ivy Foundation - Summer Programs (Highly Selective Schools)
The Summer Scholars program provides scholarships for talented female high school students to participate in a summer academic program at one of our partner programs – some of the most rigorous and selective colleges and universities in the country.
Scholars receive a full or partial scholarships, based on demonstrated financial need, to cover tuition, room and board, travel expenses, and supplies. The Joyce Ivy Foundation works directly with our set of program partners to combine Joyce Ivy scholarships with additional financial aid provided by the summer program.
Miami Bridges Program
Miami University is proud to present the Bridges Program, an engaging experience that provides an inside look of Miami University to prospective students. This program invites high-achieving high school seniors from historically underrepresented populations, as well as students who have a commitment to promoting a deeper understanding of and appreciation for diversity, to engage with our current students, faculty, and staff. The program attracts students who represent various diverse identities — racial/ethnic, sexual orientation and gender identity, and socioeconomic.
http://www.miamioh.edu/admission/high-school/bridges/
Summer Study Programs
The Summer Study Programs at a variety of schools like, Georgetown, UCLA, and Cambridge, combine academically challenging courses with the fun and excitement of campus and study abroad life.
High school students can choose from a variety of programs, ranging from 2 to 6 weeks.
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Academic Connections at the University of California - San Diego
This three week program helps prepare high-achieving high-school students for success by allowing them to experience college-level academics. Students are able to immerse themselves in study of a particular academic subject taught by graduate students and/or renowned faculty researchers within the field of study.
The program is specific to college-bound high school students, so students must be in high school, grades 9-12, and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 or above.
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Experience Christendom Summer Program (ECSP)
The Experience Experience Christendom Summer Program (ECSP), is a program which attracts students from all across the country and various foreign countries.
Students attend the Front Royal, VA, campus for a week (Sunday through Saturday) and take part in academic, social, recreational, and spiritual activities, led by current students as counselors. They come away with a new appreciation for the Catholic faith and culture, and are exposed to the transformative power of a truly Catholic liberal arts education.
Each year, high school students spend a week on campus and, by the end of the week as “one of the best weeks of their lives,” and have ranked the program on average 4.75 out of 5 on a survey. Not just of the summer, but ever. The program consists of an average of 45-50 students in each session and runs six of these one-week sessions.
The cost of the program fairly inexpensive and generous financial aid is given to students who request it/qualify. The program is for students who will be entering their senior year of high school in the fall.
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Harvard’s Pre-College Program & Secondary School Program (SSP)
If you’re wondering what college is like, Harvard offers college programs just for high school students who are curious.
Harvard’s high school programs allow you to take real courses along with college students and actually earn college credit. You’ll be able to learn about subjects they don’t teach within your high school curriculum, study with Harvard faculty, have use of Harvard labs and other state-of-the-art libraries and equipment.
While you’re there, you’ll meet other students from around the work, attend college prep events and participate in fun and exciting activities. The program is open to high school students who meet the application and admission criteria (see the web site for details; linked below).
Financial aid is available for qualifying students.
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Miami University of Ohio - Summer Scholars Program
Miami of Ohio’s Summer Scholars Program is an intense two-week program providing an early college experience for academically gifted rising high school juniors and seniors.
Students who participate in the program can expect to become immersed within an academic setting focused around a specific topic of interest, learning alongside the college’s leading faculty and experts. Additionally, participants will be provided with a complete collegiate experience through living in a residence hall, eating within a dining hall and enjoying access to all campus facilities.
Workshops on college processes such as the college admissions process, financial aid, test prep, college essay writing and applying for scholarships are also available.
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Young Entrepreneurs Business Week
Young Entrepreneurs Business Week (YEBW) hosts high school students on a college campus over the summer in Oregon in an immersive professional setting to help distinguish them when they’re applying for colleges and careers.
YEBW aims to “educate and inspire the next generation of business leaders” and “encourage young people to explore business through hands-on experiential learning. Students run their own mock companies and develop original product ideas into business plans—with guidance and coaching from real entrepreneurs, executives and educators.
Beyond business, students participate in interactive activities, team building exercises, inspiring seminars and more events designed to inspire professional growth and skills they can leverage for life.”
During each program, students stay and study on campus with us for one whole week; registration includes meals, lodging and more. Tuition is $1,495 for Oregon students and out-of-state residents. This cost covers room, board and curriculum materials for the full week.
The week-long programs are available in July and August at four college campuses: OSU-Cascades, University of Portland, Oregon State University and the University of Oregon. Students may complete multiple programs per summer.
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Putney Pre-College Summer Programs
These pre-college summer programs have existed for several decades, so you know they provide a productive experience. Putney's Pre-College programs are offered domestically including the UCLA, Harvard or Amherst campuses. Their abroad camps occur in Berlin, Barcelona or Tokyo.
Academic program focus is determined by the summer program location you choose, and ranges from film and video production to international business and trade.
According to their Website, seminars are "purposefully small and immersive, and are taught in and out of the classroom for a learning experience that rivals anything you have experienced before. Choose two seminars—a major and a minor—and dive into your coursework through engaging discussions and hands-on projects."
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University of Notre Dame - Summer Scholars Program (and more)
Notre Dame is a place to enrich your mind, body, and spirit. While we provide our students with a world-class academic environment, there is also a strong sense of community that pervades the campus and it can only be understood through experience. As a participant in one of our Pre-College Programs, you’ll experience both. You'll learn under the instruction of Notre Dame faculty, live in a Notre Dame residence hall, eat in the dining halls, and serve in the community. As you do, you'll be challenged intellectually and enriched socially.
Pre-College Program participants also work closely with their Resident Counselors, current Notre Dame students who play an integral role in the success of each program. The Counselors bring a multitude of talents to the programs and are instrumental in providing an authentic model of Notre Dame student life.
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Additional ND Summer Programs can be found off the main ND Summer Scholars Program Site, including but not limited to:
Introduction to Engineering Program
Saints and Scholars Program
Summer Seminary Program
Immersion Program
Career Discovery in Architecture Program
QuarkNet (Physics)
ND Visions Program for HS Students
Rhode Island School of Design Pre-College Program (RISD)
The six-week RISD summer Pre-College Program introduces high school students to the focused curriculum of a college of art and design experience.
Program participants follow college-level studio curriculum are immersed in experiencing the elements of a complete RISD education in one of the school’s 21 majors.
Students live in residence halls, attend social activities and study a particular subject in the fine or visual arts. Participants must be high school students between the ages of 16-18 years old. You can follow the program on Instagram.
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Georgetown University - High School Summer Programs (Washington, D.C.)
Georgetown’s Summer High School Programs offer an immersive learning experience that prepares you with the tools needed for college success.
Ranging in length from one to eight weeks, our programs span a wide range of subjects, covering everything from forensic science and politics to creative writing and data science.
You'll have the opportunity to meet classmates from around the world and earn college credit.
Want more details? Click here - GUHSSP
Smith College Pre-College Summer Programs
Smith College Pre-College Summer programs offer intellectually stimulating and unique opportunities for high school girls and international students who wish to pursue their academic interests in the classroom and beyond. Annually the programs offer around 200 young women the freedom to explore challenging and intriguing subjects to strengthen their college applications and increase exposure to undergraduate experiences.
Each summer, Smith welcomes young women from many nationalities and diverse racial and socio-economic backgrounds that together form an extraordinary intellectual community. The learning environment is hands-on, collaborative, exploratory, challenging and rich in role models.Professors who are excellent scholars offer personal attention in the classroom while encouraging students’ interests and passions, helping them to develop their academic skills.
Programs include Science and Engineering; Young Women’s Writing Workshop; Discovering Women’s History; Field Studies for Sustainable Futures and a College Admission Workshop. Smith College is a place where young women are taken seriously and inspired to excel—as scholars, scientists and leaders.
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Summer Science Program (SSP)
For over fifty years, the Summer Science Program in Ojai, California, has enlightened selected high school students in advanced college-level topics in astronomy, physics, calculus and programming. In turn, students are able to develop both intellectually and socially while being challenged academically.
The program takes place on three campuses: at the New Mexico Institute of Technology in Socorro, University of Colorado, Boulder and Purdue University.
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Telluride Association Summer Programs (TASP)
TASP is a six-week educational experience for high school sophomores or juniors. Students participate in seminars led by college and university members and participate in educational and social activities outside the classroom.
Telluride Association seeks students from all kinds of educational backgrounds who share a passion for learning – students who attend want both a personal and intellectual challenge. The programs offer no grades or college credit.
Telluride Association Summer Programs are completely free; every student awarded a place in a TASP attends the program on a full housing, dining and tuition scholarship.
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Tufts Summer Study for High School Students
Tufts attracts top high school students who wish to pursue academic excellence while gaining a head start on their college career.
Tufts summer study programs offer benefits like small affordable tuition, small course sizes, financial assistance, college credit options and more.
The programs offered to high school students include: Tufts Summer Writing Program, Foundation of Law & Ethics, Health Science Honors, Biomedics Inquiry through Sequencing (BIOSEQ) and College Courses for Seniors.
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University of Chicago - The Young Scholars Summer Program (YSP)
The University of Chicago’s Department of Mathematics offers an enrichment program, entitled the Young Scholars Program, which focuses on the subject of mathematics.
The Summer Program is a free four-week day camp; mainly for Chicago Public School students (select suburban and private school students are admitted) from 7th to 12th grade.
Students attend daily seminars given by University professors and solve mathematics problems based on these seminars. Topics include number theory, theory of field extensions, geometry and probability. Students also learn computer skills.
Tuition is free for those accepted.
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University of Pennsylvania Programs for High School Students
Penn's summer programs combine rigorous classroom and lab work with a wide range of social activities, trips and tours. Opportunities are available for those wishing to live on campus or commute.
Penn's summer programs for high school students provide a college-level experience that eases the transition from high school to college.
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University of Pennsylvania, Wharton Global Youth Summer Programs
Multiple opportunities for students in subject areas related to:
Law
Business
Team-Building
Personal Leadership
Finance
Statistics
Sport Analytics
Want more detail? Click here - WGYSP
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) – LAUNCH Program
In the LAUNCH program for students in 9th and 10th grade, students will leverage state-of-the-art research and technology to find solutions to current problems in a variety of scientific fields alongside WPI’s renowned faculty.
Students will be able to step in the shoes of an environmental scientist, lab chemist, computer scientist, and roboticist. LAUNCH is offered as both a day and overnight program.
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) – Frontiers Program
There are regular pre-college summer programs, and then there’s Frontiers.
It’s a residential, on-campus summer program for high school students entering their junior and senior years, Frontiers is celebrating more than 30 years of challenging participants to explore the outer limits of their knowledge in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) with current laboratory techniques and exploring unsolved problems across a wide spectrum of disciplines.
Frontiers participants will be utilizing state-of-the-art technology and facilities, and enjoy added activities such as evening workshops, field trips, movies, live performances, and sports tournaments. Throughout each session, participants will focus most of their time in a Major Course and some of their time in a Minor Course. Learn from WPI professors and graduate students while using experimental, analytical, and computer technology.
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Cornell University - Pre-College Studies Program
More than 40 intensive pre-college programs give motivated high school students a taste of college academics. Choose a two-, three-, or six-week program, where you'll earn transferable credits from Cornell University in subjects such as architecture, business, engineering, human rights, science, and veterinary medicine. Courses are taught by Cornell faculty, giving you an unrivaled learning experience with some of the university's best professors.
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Babson College - Babson Summer Study for High School Students
Babson Summer Study is a four-week experiential program for rising high school juniors and seniors to develop as entrepreneurial leaders. You will cultivate core career skills and a sharp entrepreneurial mindset for overcoming challenges in any organization, in any role—all while earning college credit and working with peers from around the globe.
At Babson Summer Study, a pre-college summer program, you'll cultivate the entrepreneurial mindset needed to create opportunities where others see obstacles. Immersed in our unique Entrepreneurial Thought & Action methodology for turning ideas into action, you’ll gain practical skills and an unparalleled perspective on real-world business challenges to create value for yourself and for society. Co-Curricular programming complements your classroom learning with hands-on workshops, guest lectures from innovative leaders, and virtual site visits to organizations.
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Vanderbilt Summer Academy
Who? VSA serves gifted and high-achieving students in rising grades 7-12 who typically test at the 95th percentile and above in one or multiple areas of the ACT, SAT, or PSAT tests. See “Eligibility” section below for more information on student qualification.
What? VSA is a residential academic program that offers accelerated courses, dynamic recreational activities, and the opportunity for academically gifted students to learn from content experts and each other within a supportive environment. As a VSA student, you will take accelerated courses with instructors drawn from the wealth of talented faculty and scholars here in the Vanderbilt University and Nashville communities. Outside the classroom, students participate in a variety of evening activities, explore extracurricular enrichment activities and have free time to make new friends.
When? Students attend one of three summer sessions. The dates and length of each session depends on the student’s grade level.
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Leadership, Education and Development Summer Programs
Summer program sites; Duke University, Lehigh University, Northwestern University and the University of Pennsylvania
At LEAD, “We strive to address higher education access and career preparation by optimizing cross-sector collaborations and global partnerships that focus on identifying and nurturing high potential youth of diverse backgrounds by developing them into high achievers and responsible leaders.”LEAD has been recognized for its 35-year commitment to building an inclusive pipeline to ensure leadership roles in the global economy.
A workforce that more vividly reflects the many cultures that made the United States an economic superpower is also the gateway to the country’s future. Multinational corporations acknowledge the benefits of workforce diversity and as companies build competitive workforces to meet the needs of an ever-changing landscape, LEAD endeavors to influence students from underserved backgrounds with outstanding academic performance and demonstrate leadership skills to pursue careers in business, technology, engineering and health sciences.
General Program Objectives
Engage scholars in an intense, hands-on curriculum incorporating case studies, business plans and team projects
Provide scholars with first-hand knowledge from business professionals through mentoring and corporate site visits
Develop scholars’ presentation and public speaking skills
Impart principles of responsible leadership
Engage scholars in cultural and social activities
Prepare scholars for college