<p>Leah Allen, 17, a rising senior at Gulf Breeze High School, has been admitted to Harvard University's P r o g r a m for High S c h o o l St u d e n t s . Leah will experience everything Harvard's i v y c o v ered campus has to offer this summer while she takes a college-level course in Anthropology and lives in the freshman dorm.</p>
<p>Allen was one of 1,200 students chosen to participate in the Harvard Secondary Summer School program. This program allows high school students to experience college life at the school and take classes not available at the high school level. High School students take classes along side regular Harvard college students.</p>
<p>The credit earned is transferable to an undergraduate degree when she starts college. Students come from all over the United States as well as 42 foreign countries.</p>
<p>"I'm really excited and I can't wait to see Boston," Allen said after opening the acceptance letter from Harvard. "I plan on using this experience to check out the Boston area and maybe decide if I am interested in applying to Harvard...." </p>