Hello, This site has provided enormous amounts of information and assistance for our other children but I am stumped on next summer opportunities for one of our children. I know applications start in the Fall so want to start a list.
She will be a rising 11th grader next year but does not meet the age requirement (majority 16) for entrance and lab work. Last time ACT/SAT taken was 7th to qualify for CTY/TIP so no current standardized scores for hs. Can have her take in hs but is that a good idea at this time for a summer program?
Ideally the pre-college program will be a few weeks long, science, engineering or concrete math related and exposure to children her age. Trying to not break the bank with a large tuition bill. Looked at some of the prestigious summer programs(MIT site), and they were either in a different subject area, for rising seniors, way too expensive or she is too young to be admitted The too young appears to be the discriminator on most of the applications.
Please, if you have a suggestion for a pre-college program. Willing to travel in the US but must plan early. She has attended programs since she was in 6th grade and talks all year about where she will be going on her ,“academic vacation!”
My D did Operation Catapult at Rose-Hulman a few years ago. Not too expensive. Pretty heavily populated by “Midwestern engineering boys”, though, which wasn’t a point in its favor in her eyes. But it gave her a 3 week chance to try an engineering project and learn about engineering careers. I don’t know about the age issue, all I recall is that only students between junior and senior year can attend.
WPI has a good summer program for rising Juniors and Seniors. They have 2 2-week sessions - each is a little different in their focus and workshops. There are a lot of engineering summer programs that are for girls only.
krnBoston…Thank you for the suggestion. WPI sounds perfect and closer to us as we will have to fly back from across the pond and have to add in costly airfare. Appreciate you sharing this information and I am sure she will be excited about this program!
My D had the same issue (turned 18 as she left for college so too young for lots of lab stuff). She did Summer@Brown as a 14 and 16 year old. Programs vary from a week to six and classes are offered in many different subjects and usually taught by Brown profs, sometimes a Brown grad student. It is not cheap but they do offer need-based financial aid if you qualify.
One summer she did a women-in-engineering class at Temple U, she was 15 that summer. It was a week long. Around $500.
The too young appears to be the discriminator on most of the applications.