• OxBridge• Stanford• Columbia• Brown• Cornell• Penn• Georgetown

✓ 2 - 6 Weeks✓ Range of Courses✓ Independence✓ Room&Board✓ Academic + Social Experience✓ Campus Visit

Would attending Stanford summer programs improve one’s chances for freshman admission?

“We do not have a preference for students who attend Stanford specific summer programs, but overall, engaging

in enrichment opportunities and advanced courses may demonstrate your enthusiasm for learning and discovery.

The fact that you are taking summer or enrichment programs is not in and of itself the value-add to your

application, it is what you take from that experience, how you share that experience and how that experience has enhanced your intellectual life that is of importance.”

Paying for Opportunities VS.

Creating Opportunities

CampInternships

JobsService Opportunities

ServiceWhat opportunities are here locally?

• Example: Gawad Kalinga• ISM Partners• Marine Bio options• Family Connections• Start your own

ServiceOther:

• Combination of service + language• Visions • UWC - Costa Rica

• Rustic Pathways• World-wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WOOF)• HelpX

• Seek your own• Paid vs Unpaid• 4 weeks +• Responsibilities• Final Report

• Seek your own / Create your own• Universities (local or abroad)• 4 weeks +• Responsibilities• Final Report• What are you interested in?

➡ Have you done research in this area?➡ Cold call professors at universities.➡ Just ask!

http://www.bu.edu/summer/summer-study-internship/

National Outdoor Leadership SchoolExamples:

Rustic PathwaysVisions

Specialized Interests• Art

• Architecture

• Acting

• Film

• Music

★ RISD★ Renowned Programs

★ London★ Chicago★ LA★ San Fran★ Boston★ Int’l Cities

• Family Trip vs Tour Company• http://www.tscollegetours.com/• Tour on your own vs Guided tour• Variety• Research the school & programs• Take Notes - and pay attention to the little things.

• Interview?• Questions to ask.

What kind of opportunities exist for undergraduates to work on research or academic projects with professors?

Questions to Ask:

How would you describe the culture of the school/student body?

Are there a few majors that everybody is studying?What drives the social life on campus?

In what ways do students connect with and volunteer in the surrounding community?What is there to do for fun?

What do you like most/least about the school?Why did you choose to attend?

• Applications

• Essays

• Senior Profile

• Teacher Letter of Rec Profile

• Update Resume

• Extended Essay

Work on College Applications & IB

• Search what is available (something related to your interests)

• Summer Camps (Academic or Activity)

• Amusement Parks• Sporting Events• Tutoring• Retail• Food & Beverage• Babysitting• Start your own!

Work Locally

• At least 2 books

• Related to your academic interests

• Favorite Genres

Read!!

http://explorer.opensyllabusproject.org/

Summer EnrichmentTASP: PROMYS: SSP (www.summerscience.org/home/index.phpHSHSP: CCIS: COSMOS: MITES: YSP (Young Scholars Program): RSI: Great Books: Canada/USA Match: Oxford Study Courses: National Geo. Expeditions: http://ngstudentexpeditions.com/

Balance Your Time

• Family Time• Academics• Activities• College Applications

Questions?