<p>Does anybody know of any good college-hosted summer programs to go? I am currently a sophomore, with limited background in C++ and some knowledge of Java.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>haha i come from the same boat as you cept i’m a freshman
I started off by doing C++ and Java via CTYonline. They have some expensive, but worthwhile courses. I’m looking for such a program too…so <em>bump</em></p>
<p>Check out the summer programs offered by Carnegie Mellon. </p>
<p>The AP/EA courses include a number of computer-related ones:
[AP/EA</a> Courses - Carnegie Mellon offers Courses for College Credit](<a href=“http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/pre-college/apea.html]AP/EA”>http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/pre-college/apea.html)</p>
<p>There’s the Game Academy [National</a> High School Game Academy (NHSGA) - Pre College - Carnegie Mellon](<a href=“http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/pre-college/game.html]National”>http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/pre-college/game.html)</p>
<p>If you qualify, their SAMS program is supposed to be great:
[SAMS:</a> The Summer Academy for Mathematics + Science](<a href=“http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/summerprogramsfordiversity/sams.html]SAMS:”>http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/summerprogramsfordiversity/sams.html)
If you’re overqualified academically, evidently some SAMS applicants get invited to attend the AP/EA program.</p>
<p>Game academy has little to do with computer science. Lectures are exclusively about the gaming industry. Teaching is: see one do one. Very little structured learning especially considering that it is at CMU where tutorials could be phenomenal. Everyone has to take programming and art; art is far better taught.</p>
<p>CMU is one the top colleges in the world for computers, so not surprised, and should I apply to SAMS or AP/EA directly? I don’t want to do SAMS though, :(</p>