<p>Yeah, I realize this is way in advance, but I am two weeks away from finishing my first quarter of freshman year and I've begun to think about what I'm gonna do this summer. Are there any programs worth doing that would accept rising sophomores?</p>
<p>Depends on what you’re interested in. I’m pretty sure CTY, Brown, Harvard, EPGY, Duke, etc. take rising sophomores, but none are terribly prestigious (high acceptance rates and tuition); they’re good to explore subjects with, though. Community college classes are also your friends, if you’re into something cheaper or closer to home.</p>
<p>Science research programs generally only take older applicants (rising and graduating seniors), but there might be ones (especially local or regional ones) that I haven’t heard of that take rising sophs; you might also be able to persuade a local professor to let you work as a lab assistant or intern for the summer.</p>
<p>Okay, thanks. I can’t really afford much so I’ll look into community college stuff. And science isn’t really my thing so lab assistance out. Do you think I could take pre-calc over the summer and gain a good understanding of it? At least, enough to do well in calc bc?</p>
<p>Look locally! I was also discouraged because a lot of programs I wanted to apply to were open to rising juniors/seniors back when I was a sophomore. I’m really into music and teaching so I looked and asked around locally (it was actually my friend’s mom who heard about the program at work) and found a music school in the area who were accepting teens as a summer apprentice for their summer schedule. Try contacting local organizations for whatever you’re interested in and see if they have anything available.</p>
<p>TASS is a prestigious, sophomores-only program. [Telluride</a> Association: Our Programs: For High School Students: Sophomore Seminar (TASS): General Information](<a href=“http://www.tellurideassociation.org/programs/high_school_students/tass/tass_general_info.html]Telluride”>http://www.tellurideassociation.org/programs/high_school_students/tass/tass_general_info.html)
Many summer math/science programs don’t have specific age restrictions. Among the ones I’ve looked at in the past, Ross and SUMaC take sophomores and have good college placement for students.</p>
<p>@syph13, which science and non-math programs don’t have specific age restrictions?</p>
<p>TASS is a great program for current sophomores (rising juniors), so that won’t help for this summer. The Writing and Thinking Workshops are offered at three locations (Bard College, MA; Lake Forrest College, IL; and Lewis & Clark College, OR) and are open to students in 9-12 grades. My daughter attended one after 10th grade and really enjoyed the opportunity to focus on writing in different formats. [Bard</a> Institute for Writing and Thinking | Workshops | Summer Workshops for High School Students](<a href=“http://www.bard.edu/iwt/workshops/students/]Bard”>http://www.bard.edu/iwt/workshops/students/)</p>