lisabees Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Ds16 wants a college experience this summer. Is there any list that tells me which schools have these? Any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Many schools offer these. I don't know if there's an overall list. What are you looking for? Location? Major or area of interest? Christian or secular? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outtamyshell Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Look closely at the course offerings. Some colleges market summer college experiences for high schoolers, but the courses are really just high school fluff. You'll want to make sure the courses will give them a college transcript. Or you might be interested in the programs designed with AP courses. I remember seeing one at Georgetown that looked good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 Many schools offer these. I don't know if there's an overall list. What are you looking for? Location? Major or area of interest? Christian or secular? I guess I should have narrowed it down. His interest is in business (specifically entrepreneurship) and computers, although he would love classes in philosophy, religion, current events. We would prefer the East Coast and secular. We live outside of Philadelphia. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 Look closely at the course offerings. Some colleges market summer college experiences for high schoolers, but the courses are really just high school fluff. You'll want to make sure the courses will give them a college transcript. Or you might be interested in the programs designed with AP courses. I remember seeing one at Georgetown that looked good. Thanks for the heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 All the Service Academies offer a week-long summer program for high schoolers between junior and senior year to see what academy life is like. Here's West Point's: http://admissions.usma.edu/MoreInfo/summer.cfm Ds went last year and chose the computer section. He had a blast. It's one week long so it's obviously not for credit. The application deadline is April 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynnG in Arizona Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Since you mentioned East Coast and secular . . . We almost signed our DD-16 up for the Boston University summer program this year. Each student takes two regular college courses, and the selection is very good. I spoke to the admissions person working on the program, and was impressed that they work hard for a balance between supervision/oversight and reasonable freedom for the students. They also have scheduled activities planned for the high school students doing the program. Looked great to me. DD-16 will do one of the Hillsdale Summer programs instead, just because she wanted to go abroad. Otherwise, the BU program looked very good. HTH. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkholland Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 in Purcellville, VA is not too far from you. They have summer camps for high-thinking bright high schoolers. They are mostly a college for homeschoolers, but the level of students there is very impressive as well as their curriculum. they have a camp in Strategic Intelligence that always sounded fun to this mom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I live right by the University of Delaware which has a Summer College 5 week residential program. I know that kids take 2 or 3 classes (for 6 or 7 credits, depending on the courses) choosing from both summer-college-only courses and regular U of D summer session classes. We've gotten the mailings for this year :) which you can view at http://summercollege.honors.udel.edu My 16yo has not participated in this program----he attends a private school and tuition for a summer program is not in our budget. Ds attended a 2 or 3 week math/science/engineering camp for 4 years, volunteered at the camp for 2 summers and will be paid this summer to teach programming to the kids. Our youngest will begin attending the same camp this summer. We have been very pleased with the quality of that program. Having lived here for 15 years, we also know faculty members from almost every college and department at UD. If we had the money, I would not hesitate sending any of my children to Summer College at UD. Newark is a nice college town with a proper walking-around downtown-----bike lanes, cafes, restaurants, bookstores, funky clothing shops, movie theatre, bowling, churches of every flavor... The campus is gorgeous too, with green space, old trees, flowers, etc. The Ag College horticulture department does a fabulous job :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 Oooh - thank you for all of the ideas. I've been checking them all out! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynnG in Arizona Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 My dd did two at Hillsdale College--the one about WWII and one in Rome. They are full-on classes, with 3 credits each. Not east coast, but the students only spend one day on campus and then the rest overseas. http://www.hillsdale.edu/seminars/offcampus/hs_studyabroad.asp Margaret, my daughter is signed up for the one in Rome this summer and cannot wait! Any advice or tips for us? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yolanda in Mass Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I guess I should have narrowed it down. His interest is in business (specifically entrepreneurship) and computers, although he would love classes in philosophy, religion, current events. We would prefer the East Coast and secular. We live outside of Philadelphia. Thanks! I know that Temple University offers entrepreneurship as a major. Maybe they offer summer programs? It's worth a shot. Not too many schools offer entrepreneurship as a major, just an occasional course. Good luck! Yolanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liza Q Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Columbia University Summer Institute for the Gifted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yolanda in Mass Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Margaret, my daughter is signed up for the one in Rome this summer and cannot wait! Any advice or tips for us? :) I am intrigued by all these programs, but the one I'm intrigued by the most is Hillsdale's. My son has a passion for studying WWII and would have loved to go but he's going on a two-week missions trip to Nicaragua this summer and I'm sure there's no way can we afford this, but I'm intrigued nevertheless. I decided to go to the link for some information, especially cost. Interestingly enough - I can't find the cost anywhere. Is it one of those things that if you have to ask then you can't afford it? I noticed that you have to fill out an "interest form" and am wondering if you have to fill that out to get cost information. Yolanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynnG in Arizona Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I am intrigued by all these programs, but the one I'm intrigued by the most is Hillsdale's. My son has a passion for studying WWII and would have loved to go but he's going on a two-week missions trip to Nicaragua this summer and I'm sure there's no way can we afford this, but I'm intrigued nevertheless. I decided to go to the link for some information, especially cost. Interestingly enough - I can't find the cost anywhere. Is it one of those things that if you have to ask then you can't afford it? I noticed that you have to fill out an "interest form" and am wondering if you have to fill that out to get cost information. Yolanda Yolanda, the cost for the Italy trip is just under $4,000. That includes everything (including airfare from Michigan) except lunches while in Europe. Considering that it also includes the tuition cost for 3 hours of college credit, I think the price is really very reasonable. I too think the WWII/Churchill trip looks fabulous. I'd love to go on it myself! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in MD Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 I know they have wonderful summer programs in engineering and their business program is at least as robust as their engineering program....might be worth a look-see. Our son went to their summer engineering program and is now an honors college freshman there,in their STAR program. We've been very pleased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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