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The following programs are ones that we discovered in our “travels”.  If you want to add to this list please email us. If you have either participated in one of these programs or you are a parent of a student who has, please share your experiences with the CareerZing community either on our forum or by emailing us.   We want to hear from you!

 

 

University of Missouri at St. Louis

STARS Students and Teachers as Research Scientists

Science Education Programs

239 Research Building

One University Blvd.

St. Louis, MO 63121

(341) 516-6226

http://www.umsl.edu/~sep/programs/stars.html

Summer Programs: The STARS Program offers academically-talented students who are entering their junior of senior year of high school a rare opportunity to work within a laboratory research setting with top scientists at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis University, Washington University and the host institution, the University of MissouriSt. Louis.

 

See the article in the St. Louis Record,  High-Schoolers Get Taste of Scientific Life,

 

 

Carleton College

Summer Academic Programs

One North College Street

Northfield, Minnesota 55057

http://apps.carleton.edu/summer/

Summer Programs: Science Institute, Teaching Institute, Liberal Arts, Writing Program

 

 

Harvard Summer School

Secondary School Program

51 Brattle Street

Cambridge, MA 02138-3722

www.ssp.harvard.edu

Summer Programs: Harvard offers a wide variety of accredited courses.  Special writing, drama and math courses are offered as well as summer seminars.  This is a great way to experience campus and academic life on one of the most prestigious universities in the U.S. 

 

Junior Statesmen Summer School

The Junior Statesmen Foundation

400 S. El Camino Real Ste 300

San Mateo, CA 94402-9853

www.jsa.org/summer

Summer Programs:  For students interested in public service, political science or world affairs, programs are offered on the campuses of Georgetown, Princeton, Stanford and Yale.  Interactive sessions are offered with prominent politicians, journalists, academicians and other leaders.

 

Duke University

Duke TIP

Talent Identification Program

1121 W. Main Street

Durham, NC 27701

www.tip.duke.edu/fsi

Summer Programs: For Students in grades 9-12 Duke offers courses in leadership, the law, the arts, sciences and a scholarship exchange program with Germany.  This program fills up fast, so apply early.

 

University of Rochester

Pre-College Academic Enrichment Program

127 Lattimore hall

PO Box 270358

Rochester, NY 14627-0358

(585) 275-2344

www.rochester.edu/osp

Summer Programs: Rochester Scholars, Rochester Scholars Jr., Rochester on Campus and Taste of College are pre-college enrichment programs offered for students from middle to high school.  Various times and programs are available to suit your interest and schedule.

 

Cornell University

Cornell Summer College

820 Day Hall

Ithaca, NY 14853-2801

www.summercollege.cornell.edu

Summer Programs: Experience college life at an Ivy League university taking real college courses with Cornell’s world renowned faculty.  High school sophomores, juniors and seniors are eligible to apply.  They offer 1, 3, 4, or 6 week programs.

 

Carnegie Mellon

Director of Pre-College Programs

Office of Admission

Carnegie Mellon University

5000 Forbes Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890

www.cmu.edu/enrollment/pre-college

Summer Programs: Available to high school juniors and seniors, this is a six-week opportunity to take pre-college courses in architecture, Art, Design, Drama, Music, National High School Game Academy or take college credit courses in engineering, computer science or humanities.

 

Brown University

Summer@Brown

Box T

42 Charlesfield St.

Providence, Rhode Island 02912

(401) 863-7900

www.brown.edu/summer

Summer Programs: Experience what life is like on an Ivy League campus. Choose from over 100 courses in a wide variety of academic interests.  Also check out the Leadership Institute which offers leadership development and a program in environmental studies focusing on sustainable environments and field ecology.

 

 

University of Pennsylvania

Office of Academic Program

School of Engineering and Applied Science

220 So. 33rd Street

Philadelphia, PA 19104

(215) 573-2575

www.seas.upenn.edu/saast

Summer Programs: Penn’s school of engineering and applied sciences offers and three-week course in biotechnology, computer graphics, nanotechnology, robotics.  Get hands-on experience in their state-of-the-art laboratories while living on campus.