Summer Programs for Pre-College Students

Columbia University

• Columbia provides 9th through 12th graders and students entering college the opportunity to attend a summer program in New York City, Barcelona and the Middle East. They learn about college life, make friends with students from around the world and discover other cultures, while being able to say that they studied at a top university. Tuition ranges from $3,625 to $12,750 depending on the location of study in 2010. New York City students have the opportunity to live on campus and take part in extracurricular activities. Middle East students have a low student to teacher ratio.

  Columbia University
  203 Lewisohn
  2970 Broadway, Mail Code 4119
  New York, NY 10027-6902 USA
  212-854-9666
  ce.columbia.edu

Brown University

• Brown offers an Ivy League education to pre-college students, who have the opportunity to take online courses or stay on campus. They can also take part in a summer-study abroad program, with such destinations as Rome, Italy, Segovia, Spain, Pont-Aven, France, and Thessaloniki, Greece, in 2010, as well as an environmental-leadership course in Hawaii. According to Brown University, the Scholar Athlete program lets pre-college students "experience first-hand what to expect as a student-athlete at a selective university." Admissions to the Brown summer program for pre-college students is on a rolling basis.

  Brown University
  42 Charlesfield St. Box T
  Providence, RI 02912 USA
  401-863-1000
  brown.edu

Yale University

• Yale offers a rigorous summer program for rising seniors and college freshmen. Students take part in Yale courses alongside Yale students. They must enroll full time in two course credits or eight semester hours each session. If students drop a class, they must drop out of the program. They are not allowed to take part in the summer session abroad, which is only for Yale students. Tuition is $2,750 for one course credit or four semester hours.

  Yale University Summer Session
  P.O. Box 208355
  New Haven, CT 06520-8355
  203-432-2430
  yale.edu

Johns Hopkins University

• Johns Hopkins allows pre-college students "get an edge on the competition for college admission" with their summer session. The summer session offers classes on a wide range of disciplines, including math, science and the humanities. Students come together on the lower quad once a week to take part in free movies and entertainment.

  Johns Hopkins University
  Summer & Intersession Programs
  Shaffer Hall, Suite 203
  3400 North Charles St.
  Baltimore, Maryland 21218-2685 USA
  800-548-0548
  jhu.edu/