The University of Georgia offers upcoming high school junior and senior students the opportunity to participate in a two-week pre-college program. This program prepares students for entry into college by having them experience academic study at the college level, and giving them the the opportunity to live on campus to experience the residential aspect of college and to develop a variety of skills needed to be successful at a university.
Students enroll in two pre-college courses, each lasting for two to two and one-half hours each day.
This program gives students a glimpse into the responsibility needed to stay focused, as well as providing them with a certain level of independence.
Emory University offers high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to see what residential and academic life is like at a university that is ranked at the top level nationwide. Within this program, students have the chance to enroll in classes with existing college students, explore topics of interest with professors who are in the field of study they are interested in and earn college credit that may be transferred if they choose.
Students in this program must be within commuting distance or live on campus in a dorm with other pre-college students. The available courses are eight six-week credit courses or two-week non-credit courses.
The Georgia Institute of Technology -- Georgia Tech -- offers students a one-week summer program, H.O.T. Days, designed to introduce students to electrical and computer engineering (ECE) concepts. The goal is to raise the amount of students interested in this field, as well as increase the number of students who will major in this field.
Attendees participate in hands-on activities that include working with robots, building a computer, using common household parts to construct a speaker and using music synthesis technology. Students choose from two sessions open over the summer and attend from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on their scheduled week.
Only 20 students are accepted into each session each summer.
Georgia State University offers students a pre-college opportunity in Upward Bound, program designed to prepare students for entry into post-secondary education institutions. The program is focused on high school students who come from low-income families, high school students whose parents do not hold bachelor's degrees and first-generation, low-income military veterans planning to enter a post-secondary institution.
During the academic year, students meet on the Georgia State University campus each Saturday; during the summer, students meet at this campus on a daily basis for six weeks.
The program only has room for 85 slots each year, so a waiting list is maintained at all times.