2-3 Weeklong STEM Summer Programs?

Pre-College Issues Summer Programs
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^ What the title says. I’m looking for programs that are more than just lectures or pre-collegiate classes (I might as well take those at my local community college) - programs that involve hands-on experiences, critical thinking, and in-depth exploration of STEM subjects.

If the extra information helps, I am a 16-year-old female junior who lives in the Bay Area and goes to a competitive high school. I’m especially interested in neuroscience. I’m also willing to travel out of state, but only if the program is really worth it.

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Two to three weeks is pretty short; I know of some one-week ones and some eight-week ones, but nothing in between xD It also depends on how selective and how expensive you want your program to be.

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@tonystarkofwinterfell Ah, I know. There are lots of prestigious summer-long STEM research internships, but I can’t commit to them, unfortunately. What are the one week programs you know?

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I know that the COSMOS program held at a lot of the UC schools in Cali is pretty good and has some pretty cool stuff, like regenerative/tissue science. I also know that JHU’s CTY has a Neuroscience program. COSMOS is 3 or 4 weeks (I’m not sure) and CTY is 3 weeks. As far as selectivity, COSMOS has like a 20%~ acceptance rate; CTY will let you in provided that you have good enough scores to qualify for their programs. Good luck!

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There’s the USC Summer Science program (oceanography), for one: http://dornsife.usc.edu/uscseagrant/summer-science-programs/
There’s also the Santa Clara University Summer Engineering Seminars as well: https://www.scu.edu/engineering/beyond-the-classroom/outreach/summer-engineering-seminar-ses/

If you can’t commit to a longer program because of a few commitments here and there, I know of another (long) program that is pretty flexible (like, really flexible) with its hours; however, I don’t want to name it on here because I participated in it last summer and it would be pretty easy for people to discern my identity from it.

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^note that COSMOS bio clusters are far harder to get into than your average COSMOS cluster. It’s also four weeks long; not sure if that’s too long for @photogeek8?

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@nephisto @tonystarkofwinterfell Thanks so much for the help!

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I’m in the same situation as you lol- I don’t have time to go to a really long summer program but want to do some sort of program. I found a program that seems pretty cool that you may want to look into: http://www.rosettainstitute.org/#!biomedical-summer-camps/crty

I may apply but I’ll probably end up volunteering and taking an online course because it’s pretty pricey and far away (for me at least)

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Michigan’s SCEEP Program is 10 days long, and Notre Dame Summer Scholars is 2 weeks long and has some STEM-related tracks.PREFACE at RPI is 2 weeks long. Georgia Tech’s SEI program is 3 weeks long. You should also apply to MITES, if you get placed into MOSTEC or E2 I think that would fit your needs.

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@iamnotironman That program looks so awesome - except it’s really expensive. :confused: Thanks anyway, and good luck with your summer activities!

@fprosk Thanks! I am not very interested in engineering, but I do know a couple friends who would love to know of these programs.

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Operation Catapult at Rose-Hulman if you have an interest in engineering. Some years Carleton has a 3 week summer program with science components, but not sure what they are offering this year.