<p>Has anyone attended Furmans Summer Scholars Program for HS students? It is a 1-2 week residential program designed for juniors. My daughter is attending this July and taking courses in Psychology and Leadership. She is excited. I was just curious if anyone had any feedback on the program. We recently attended the Junior Open House at Furman and she attended a class and she ended up loving the school. Now that I found this thread I may be asking some other questions. Thanks for your help!</p>
<p>My son attended the Summer Scholars program last summer. His lasted a week and was focused on fitness and nutrition. He really enjoyed it. It gave him a very good feel for what Furman would be like, and it heightened his interest in the school. It didn’t hurt that he had about 18 girls in the class and only 2 guys. I would recommend the Summer Scholar program.</p>
<p>I attended the program last year and it was a fantastic way to get connected with the school. The professors teaching the courses were significant in their departments. Also, there are tons of prospective Furman students. Many of the people I met have been accepted and are attending this year. It was tons of fun, and definitely worth while! We actually had so much fun with our classes, that we wished their was less emphasis on the activities they planned, and more on our courses :)</p>
<p>I really appreciate the feedback. In general, how much time is spent in the classroom and handling homework and how much is spent on activities? I am just curious how much school work is involved and would love to know an average days agenda. Also, one of the main reasons for my daughter attending this program is to give her a small taste of what college life will be like and the independence that goes along with it. Do you think it achieved that goal? Thanks again</p>
<p>Just looking to bump this. Anyone attend the Summer Scholars program at Furman? Any feedback welcome. Thanks</p>
<p>There wasn’t much homework. If anything, we made homework for ourselves to impress others with what we could bring to class the next day.</p>
<p>Each day there would be planned activities. In the morning and for lunch you eat in the cafeteria. Classes would run from about 9 to 4 with a lunch break. Scheduled 9-4 seems long to be in a classroom, but we felt it wasn’t enough time. After 4 there would be events planned, like a movie, scavanger hunts, games, tours, and on the last day a pool party at the presidents house. While the classes and dorm hallways really bonded, the events helped everyone get to mingle. They also occured all over the campus, which was great because I doubt there was but a building we didn’t go into throughout the week. The whole week we really grew close. There are current students and professors with you all week, so it felt authentic and it was definately a great way to get a feel for the school.</p>
<p>Overall it was a fine mix between guidance and independence. There is no course credit and it is only a week course so the work load may not resemble the college load. However, the intimacy between the class and the professors by the end of the week emphasized that they are there to help you and they certainly emphasize “college” expectations- which was never a problem because the students were great and genuinely interested in their classes. Most people who had reservations in the beginning ended up enjoying it in the end. It was a memorable experience.</p>
<p>Thank you ATL for your outstanding summary, it really helped fill in some of the blanks. My daughter will be there for 2 weeks taking the Psychology and Fitness and Nutrition courses. Unfortunately they had to cancel the Leadership Quest course program for the second week but the Fitness class seemed interesting to my daughter. It is great to hear that the opportunity to bond and meet friends are abundant. What course or courses did you take?</p>
<p>The first day they do a lot of leadership activities with the classes so everyone becomes aquainted with one another- almost like a summary of a leadership quest course. Prior to my week at Furman, I did a leadership camp at another college. During the first day events at Furman, one of the coordinators was actually there and we did similar activities.</p>
<p>Last year Psychology and Fitness were both during week 2, when I went, so I knew a few people taking both. Both were really hands on. In psychology I know they watched a few movies and then did activities like using the lie detector. Fitness was a lot of working out, but everyone seemed to enjoy the class. It was also hands on with using tools to measure body mass and other things.</p>
<p>I also know that the best part for some of the 2 weekers was the weekend in between. There were a few people who stayed that weekend and they had a little more one on one time with the current students and also had some free time to explore.</p>
<p>I took the writing about film course. I had a few reservations myself, because I signed up late and was unable to get my first choice. But it turned out to be a lot of fun and the experience help make my college selection for this year a bit easier. :)</p>