College Counseling Update: Looking Ahead to Summer

As we move into the month of December, exciting things are happening in the college counseling world!

Seniors who have applied to colleges with early deadlines or rolling deadlines have begun to hear from those schools. Several of our students are already celebrating their acceptances and we are looking forward to receiving decisions from Florida State and other colleges over the next two weeks.

Juniors are planning their SAT/ACT testing strategies and beginning to visit colleges, while sophomore parents kick off their preparation with a college counseling program later this month. All students are also working on summer plans; applications to most programs have opened and there are an incredible number of options for students. 

Take a look at some of the summer options by following the links listed below. Remember, it’s not what you do this summer; it’s what you do with it! Learn, experience new things, explore new places and ideas, and think about how what you are doing affects who you are. 

As always, please contact Jackie Rockman at rockmanj@dkja.net with any questions.


Summer Programs for High School Students on College Campuses
These cover a wide range of disciplines (humanities, arts, sciences, etc.). 

http://www.collegexpress.com/lists/list/top-summer-pre-college-programs/1761/ 
http://www.brown.edu/academics/pre-college/
http://summersession.duke.edu/high-school-students/summer-college-for-high-school-students
http://www.summer.harvard.edu/high-school-students
http://scs.georgetown.edu/departments/21/summer-programs-for-high-school-students/
http://miami.edu/dcie/index.php/ssp
https://www.sce.cornell.edu/sc/
http://summersession.duke.edu/high-school-students/summer-college-for-high-school-students 
http://www.bu.edu/summer/high-school-programs/
http://summer.uchicago.edu/high-school 
http://www.summer.ucla.edu/ushsstudent
http://summer.berkeley.edu/student-types/high-school-students
http://www.brandeis.edu/highschool/
http://www.nyu.edu/admissions/high-school-programs/precollege.html 

Summer Programs for High School Students for Travel/Service

https://www.experiencegla.com/
http://ngstudentexpeditions.com/
http://rusticpathways.com/
http://www.afsusa.org/study-abroad/summer-abroad/
http://www.goabroad.com/highschool-study-abroad
https://www.theroadlesstraveled.com/summer-service-programs
http://goputney.com/

Summer Programs for High School Students for Theater/Music

http://collegeapps.about.com/od/extracurricular/tp/summer-programs-performing-arts.htm
http://camp.interlochen.org/high-school-theatre-summer-programs
http://www.drama.cmu.edu/32
http://summer.yale.edu/find-your-program/drama/summer-conservatory-actors
https://www.berklee.edu/summer
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/summer
http://collegeapps.about.com/od/extracurricular/tp/summer-programs-music.htm
http://www.juilliard.edu/youth-adult-programs/summer-programs
http://www.studenteducationprograms.com/music/

Summer Programs for High School Students for Science/Medicine

http://www.jkcp.com/program/penn-medicine-summer-program-for-high-school-students.php
http://www.envisionexperience.com/explore-our-programs/nylf-medicine
http://www.cpet.ufl.edu/students/sstp/
http://www.bu.edu/summer/high-school-programs/academic-immersion/medicine.shtml

Summer Programs for High School Students for Business

https://www.sce.cornell.edu/sc/programs/index.php?v=166
https://www.nyu.edu/employees/life-wellness/family-care/child-care/summer-camp/business-entrepreneurship-summer-camps.html
https://www.wharton.upenn.edu/pre-college-programs/
http://ce.columbia.edu/high-school/nyc/junior-senior-courses/introduction-business-finance-and-economics
http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/BBA/Academics/Summer-High-School-Programs
http://scs.georgetown.edu/programs/108/fundamentals-of-business-leadership-in-a-global-economy/
http://ufyoungentrepreneurs.org/