Graduation Information 2008
SUMMER PROGRAMS & STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS Summer 2008
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Sponsor Name |
Program
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Deadline |
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Boston University |
High School Honors is a
six-week residential program in which students can
take two BU undergraduate courses or conduct
scientific research under the guidance of a faculty
mentor. Participants must be entering their senior
year in the fall of 2008. June 29-August 8
Summer Challenge is a two-week
residential program for students entering their
sophomore, junior, of senior year in fall 2008.
Summer Challenge students enroll in two non-credit
seminars designed specifically for the program.
Summer topics this year include abnormal psychology,
business, creative writing, ecology, the history of
Boston, international politics, introduction to
Chinese, journalism, law, mass communication,
persuasive writing, and visual arts.
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Dates of sessions:
Session 1: June 15-27; Session 2: July 6-18; S
Session 3: July 27 - August 8
www.bu.ed/summer/highschool
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May 15 for High School Honors;
no deadline for Summer Challenge |
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Carnegie Mellon
University |
Summer of Exploration.
http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/pre-college/
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The George Washington
University |
Pre-College Program. Open to
rising 9-11 June 22-July 2 and Program for Rising
Seniors July 6 - August 15.
http://www.summerscholars.gwu.edu/
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Hollins University
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Two weeks for high school
girls. July 6-18.
http://www.hollins.edu/
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Junior Statesmen Summer
Program |
Programs at Georgetown, Yale,
Princeton and Stanford.
http://www.jsa.org/
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Landmark Volunteers |
Landmark Volunterrs is a
two-week summer volunteer organization for high
school students. The work varies from clearing
trails, to painting, to building projects and
grounds maintenance as well as working with people
with special needs.
www.landmarksummer.org
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Discounts prior to March 15 |
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Loyola University
Chicago |
Several options for summer
programs.
http://www.luc.edu/summerscholars/
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Massachusettes
Institute of Technology |
Six-week introduction to
engineering and science for rising seniors. If you
are selected to attend, it's free!
http://mit.edu/mites/www/
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Murray State University
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Commonwealth Honors Academy,
June 7 - 29.
http://www.murraystate.edu/cha/
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March 1, 2008 |
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Northwestern University
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The National High School Music
Institute will be held June 29-August 1, 2008.
http://www.music.northwestern.edu/precollegecommunity/nhsmi/
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April 25, 2008 |
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Oxford (England) |
Oxford Advanced Studies Program will take place in
Oxford, England from July 1-25.
The course combines a
challenging series of academic classes with an
exciting social and cultural program and is designed
for students already attending college and for high
school students who have completed 11th grade or
equivalent.
Students choose two or three academic classes from a
stimulating range of topics. Teaching combines
lecture classes with one-to-one tutorials. Elective
classes are also available.
www.oasp.ac.uk
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May 15 |
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Sarah Lawrence |
Distinctive, intensive programs
for high school students. Six- and three-week
residential courses on a beautiful campus thirty
minutes from midtown Manhattan.
www.sarahlawrence.edu/highschool
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Sewanee |
The Bridge Program in Math and
Science, a three-week program for rising seniors,
June 22-July 12.
http://www.sewanee.edu/bridgeprogram/
Young Writers’ Conference.
Workshops are led by writers of significant
accomplishment and promise. Participants specify a
genre-poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction before
they arrive and attend a workshop focused on that
genre. Participants report that their two weeks of
intensive reading and writing at Sewanee made them
better readers and expository writers in high school
and college. June 29-July 12, 2008
www.sewanee.edu/ywc/
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March 15, 2008 |
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Studio Art Centers
International |
SACI offers two terms in
Florence, Italy. Students may take courses in
painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics,
photography, design, Renaissance art history, art
conservation, and Italian language.
http://www.saci-florence.org/
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United States Military
Academy |
Summer Leaders Seminar - two
sessions available, June 7-13 and June 14-20. http://admissions.usma.edu/moreinfo/summer.cfm
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March 31, 2008 |
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University of Dallas |
Offering two programs:
Shakespeare in Italy, July 21-August 5 and a program
at the University's Irving, Texas campus on Western
Civilization.
http://www.udallas.edu/travel/
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University of
Mississippi |
Summer College for rising
juniors and seniors.
http://www.outreach.olemiss.edu/Summer_High_School/high_school/
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The University of Notre
Dame |
Each summer
students from around the country converge on the
Notre Dame campus for Notre Dame’s Summer Scholars
(formerly called Summer Experience). Current high
school sophomores and juniors may apply (those
students who will be entering their junior or senior
year, Fall of ‘08). In addition, students must be 16
years of age by program start. This year, Summer
Scholars is scheduled for June 22 – July 5, 2008
http://summerscholars.nd.edu/ |
March 1, 2008 |
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University of Southern
California |
USC
Summer Seminars – for rising juniors and seniors –
provides the chance to live on campus, study with
USC instructors, and sample college life. Upon
successful completion, each seminar grants 3 units
of university elective credits.
http://www.usc.edu/summer |
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University of Tennessee |
University of Tennessee Veterinary Summer Experience
seeks to provide worthwhile opportunities for
students interested in veterinary medicine while
simultaneously generating a pool of potential
veterinary students. To this end, the program has
been designed to provide valuable educational
experiences and acquaint students with all facets of
this profession. The program will take place June
9 – August 1.
www.vet.utk.edu/summerexperience
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March 31 |
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Washington and Lee
University |
Summer
Scholars is an academic program that allows a select
group of American and
foreign rising high school seniors to:
- take college level courses
in small classes
- build confidence by
learning about all aspects of college life
- develop intellectual
curiosity
- make friends from around
the world
- learn to budget time
- and even do your own
laundry!
June 29 - July 25, 2008.
http://www1.wlu.edu/x4306.xml
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May 30, 2008 |
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Washington University
in St. Louis |
Summer Scholars for rising
seniors:
- Experience
the independence of college life the summer
after your junior year in high school.
- Earn up to
seven full college credits, transferable to most
accredited colleges and universities.
- Live in
the residence halls for five weeks with fellow
scholars.
- Enjoy a
variety of social and cultural opportunities
while making new friends from around the world.
Two sessions available. June 8
- July 12 and July 13 - August 15. http://ucollege.wustl.edu/programs/highschool
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May 2, 2008 |
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