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Looking for an interesting and fun summer?

Attend one of these pre-college opportunities for high school students. Many of these programs require an ACT or SAT I score. For more information contact the schools or program.

 

Arkansas State University (rising juniors and seniors)

Crime Scene Investigation Summer Camp & Law & Order: Pre Law Camp

http://chss.astate.edu

 

Birmingham Southern - Student Leaders in Service (rising seniors)

www.bsc.edu/academics/special/hess_center/leadershipstudies/sls1.htm

 

Brown Summer Studies (Juniors - sometimes sophomores)

www.brown.edu/Administration/Summer_Studies

 

Boston University High School Honors Program

www.bu.edu/summer

 

Carnegie Mellon University - summer academy for minority students

www.cmu.edu/enrollment/summerprogramsfordiversity/sams.html

 

Christian Brothers University - Engineering Program (9-12)

www.cbu.edu/engineering/summerprogram06.pdf

 

College Gifted Programs - Summer Institutes

Amherst College, Bryn Mawr College, Emory University,

Princeton, UC - Berkeley, UCLA, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

University of Texas at Austin, and Vassar College

www.cgp-sig.com

 

Colorado College Summer Programs (9-12)

www.ColoradoCollege.edu/SummerPrograms

 

Cornell Summer College (Juniors)

www.summercollege.cornell.edu

 

Duke University Talent Identification Program (Freshmen and Sophomores)

www.tip.duke.edu

 

EARTHWATCH Institute (Age 16+) (transportation cost only)

CHS may nominate two students - see Mrs. Comella

www.earthwatch.org/index.html

 

Furman University - Summer Scholars (Sophomores and Juniors)

www.furman.edu/summerscholars/

 

Georgetown University - Summer College for High School Juniors

www.georgetown.edu/ssce/spp/hsj.htm

Georgetown University - Journalism Workshop

summer.georgetown.edu

 

Harvard Summer School (Sophomores and Juniors)

www.ssp.harvard.edu

 

Indiana University of Pennsylvania &

the Robert E. Cook Honors College(Sophomores and Juniors)

www.uip.edu/honors/refer

 

Johns Hopkins Pre-college Program (must be 16 yrs. old)

e-mail: ppalmer@jhu.edu

 

Junior Statesmen Summer School

(students interested in government and politics)

jsa.org

 

LEAD - Minority Summer Business Institute (Juniors)

www.leadnational.org

 

Lipscomb University - Law Camp (9th - 12th)

ljs.lipscomb.edu

 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Juniors)

web.mit.edu/mites/www

 

Millsaps College (Juniors)

International Business Program

millsaps.edu/admiss/ibap/index.shtml

 

Mississippi University for Women (Juniors)

Pre-College Enrichment Program (PEP)

(expense free) www.muw.edu/honors/academic_information.htm

 

Murray State University - Commonwealth Honors Academy (Juniors)

www.murraystate.edu/cha/

 

Naval Academy Summer Seminar (Juniors)

www.usna.edu/Admissions/NASS.bgonass1.htm

 

New York Film Academy (Sophomores and Juniors)

www.nyfa.com

 

North Carolina Outward Bound (14 - 18+)

www.ncoutwardbound.org

 

Northwestern University (10 - 11)

www.northwestern.edu/collegeprep

 

Notre Dame Summer Scholars (10 - 11)

summerscholars.nd.edu

 

Oxford Advanced Studies Program (10, 11, 12)

www.oasp.ac.uk

 

Phillips Exeter Academy - Summer Program (9-12)

www.exeter.edu.summer

 

Rhodes College - Young Scholars Program (Science and Writing Programs) (9-11)

901-842-3555

 

Society of American Military Engineers (rising 11th & 12th)

Army Engineering and Construction Camp

at Vicksburg, MS

601-631-7724

www.samevicksburg.org

 

Southern Illinois University - (9-12)

"Summer Wings" Aviation Camp,

Young Writers Camp,

and an Architecture Camp

www.dce.siu.edu

 

Smith College Science and Engineering Program (females 9-12)

www.smith.edu/summerprograms/ssep

 

Space Camp (age 9 to adult)

www.spacecamp.com

 

Telluride Association (juniors)

Top 1% on the PSAT (transportation cost only - six weeks program)

http://www.tellurideassociation.org

 

Union University's Rising Senior Summer Program (12)

1-800-338-6466

 

University of Alabama - Capstone Summer Honors Program (Juniors)

1-800-933-BAMA or 205-348-6679

 

University of Alabama (rising juniors and seniors)

Student Introduction to Engineering Summer Program

http://site.eng.ua.edu

 

University of Chicago

summer.uchicago.edu

 

University of Memphis, Geier Program (African American, 10 & 11)

901-678-2169 contact Dr. Cabrere-Buggs

 

University of Michigan-Math and Science Summer Program(9-12)

www.math.lsa.umich.edu/mmss

 

University of Mississippi (10-11)

Summer College for High School Students

www.outreach.olemiss.edu/SCHS

 

University of Missouri - Rolla (Juniors & Seniors)

Nuclear Engineering summer camp

www.nuc.umr.edu/summercamp/camp.html

 

University of Notre Dame (Juniors)

precollege.nd.edu

 

University of Southern California (10-11)

usc.edu/summer

 

University of the South (Juniors)

www.sewanee.edu/bridgeprogram

 

 University of Tennessee at Knoxville - Veterinary Summer Experience (10-12)

www.vet.utk.edu/summerexperience

 

 University of Tennessee at Knoxville - College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (rising 10th & 11th) Minority Student Summer Program

http://casnr.tennessee.edu/

 

University of Tennessee at Martin - Young Scholars Program (10-11)

African - American Program (FREE Program)

1-731-587-7282

 

University of Virginia - Pre College Camp (10-12)1-800-334-STAR

University of Virginia - Junior Camp (7-9)

www.4starcamps.com

 

U.S. Coast Guard Acadmey Summer AIM Program (Juniors)

www.cga.edu/admissions/faqs%5Fsummer.asp

 

U.S. Military Academy at West Point - Summer Program (Juniors)

www.usma.edu/admissions/faqs%5Fsummer.asp

 

Vanderbilt University for Talented Youth (8th - 12th)

http://www.pty.vanderbilt.edu

 

Vanderbilt University PAVE Program (11)

Engineering, Science, and Technology Program of Study

http://www.vuse.vanderbilt.edu/~pave-req/index.html

 

Virginia Tech - College of Engineering (10-11)

http://www.eng.vt.edu/ctech2

 

Volunteer Memphis - Community Service Opportunities (high school students)

www.volunteermemphis.org

 

Washington and Lee (9-12)

Global Scholar Program (International Relations)

www.globalscholar.org

 

Washington University in St. Louis - Summer Scholars Program (Juniors)

http://ucollege.wustl.edu/hssp