Program, Application, and Eligibility
Program: 2023 summer academy program is under development. A tentative program can be found above. Please use 2022 AAASE Summer Academy Program information as an example for the 2023 program. Some 2022 summer academy students reflection can be found here:
Eligibility: 10th-12th grades in the fall of 2023, US citizen or Green card holder
Application fee: The application fee is $20 (the application fee will be deducted from the tuition fee if students are admitted), and need to be paid via Zelle using AAASE.org@gmail.com before the application closing day March 6, 2023.
Application and deadlines (application is closed):
Feb 1, 2023: online application starts on Feb.1, 2023. Please use this Application Form to submit your application by March 6, 2023 (Please note that to open the Application Form, you need to sign into your Google account because we are collecting your CV and other files)
Mar 6, 2023: application is closed on midnight (PST)
Apr 8, 2023: admission date; email notification to students and parents
Apr 15, 2023: acceptance confirmation, parent agreement, tuition payment, and university policy agreement
Jun 26, 2023: Princeton campus academy starts at Princeton University
Jul 10, 2023: Caltech campus academy starts at Caltech
Application document required: The following items are needed to be submitted at the time of application
Student’s official transcript from school (an unofficial transcript is fine if an official transcript cannot be uploaded). There is no minimum GPA requirement.
Essay: What do you want to do when you grow up? What inspired you? (< 500 words)
Essay: What do you want to achieve through AAASE Summer Academy? (< 500 words)
One-page CV of the student
SAT/ACT/PSAT/PACT if available
application fee for review and evaluation
For questions about the summer academy application: Caltech: yutaohe@aaase.org; Princeton: yuanxue@aaase.org