<p>Preferably under $1000 unless it gives transferable college credits.
But I know the cheaper ones (not that $999 is cheap or anything) are usually more selective, so any suggestions are good.</p>
<p>If it's science, the focus should be more on chem/bio because I've had two years of bio and three years of chem but only one year of physics and I didn't do as well in it.</p>
<p>I'm currently a junior. Female but not a member of a minority race.</p>
<p>Rose-Hulman’s Operation Catapult is not too expensive, and has relatively easy acceptance criteria (I am sure you would be accepted if you applied, I remember that your stats are pretty good). It is more engineering focused. My D did it last summer – PM me if you want more info. It is only for rising seniors, though (so if you are already a senior, you can’t attend).</p>
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<p>Bump. This question can’t be that difficult.
Basically stuff I’d have a good chance of getting into with a 3.98 GPA and a 33 ACT but no good extracurriculars related to math/science. A lot of the programs seem to only accept like 20 people out of hundreds of applicants and that’s kind of scary.</p>
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<p>Actually, it IS that difficult. There are very few programs in the price range you listed except the super selective ones. If you can pay, it is not so hard to get in. If you want to go on the cheap, you have to deal with very selective admissions. I have a spreadsheet of about 50 summer programs, all science oriented that I created for D2 for last summer. I do not have any on the list in your price range that are not very selective.</p>
<p>Like I said, I understand that the cheaper ones are generally more selective. Obviously I’d prefer it to be as cheap as possible, but right now I just need ideas for stuff to look into. Especially ones that offer college credits, because that will save me money later.</p>
<p>You could always try doing research at a local university or getting college credits at a local community college. Those are both free, I assume, and you will be getting either science research experience or math/science credit that you can use during college.</p>
<p>Even if you don’t get accepted to selective summer programs, it’s still worth a shot, especially since you’re a female and from an underrepresented area. 
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