Summer Study Programs

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Summer Programs:

School Notes Overview:

Summer Study Programs offers high school students the rare opportunity to “taste” college life while still in an organized and supervised environment. This “head start” eases the transition from high school to college and allows for the successful development of essential time management and study skills, self confidence and independence. By spending 2, 3, 5 or 6 weeks in a Summer Study program, students find the thought of going off to college far less threatening and, as a result, are able to eliminate much of the pre-college anxiety. The security and confidence built prior to your freshman year will prove invaluable to the success of your entire college career!.....

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School Overview:

County Suffolk County, NY
Program Name Summer Study at Penn State
Program Type College credit and/or enrichment courses; Kaplan SAT review; athletic, recreational, outdoor, and cultural activities; and weekend trips
Number of Students 1000 students
Student Body Type Coeducational
Grades 9 - 12
Ages Accepted Age 13 - Age 19
First Session Start Date June 28
First Session End Date August 13
Second Session Start Date July 6
Second Session End Date July 30
First Program Weeks 6 weeks
Second Program Weeks 5 weeks
Third Program Weeks 3 weeks
Program Director Bill Cooperman, Executive Director; Mike Sirowitz, David Wolk, Roland Hulme, Brett Goodman, Shelby Bloom, and Samara Punicki, Directors

Summer Study at The University of Colorado at Boulder:

Program Type College credit and/or enrichment courses; Kaplan SAT review; athletic, recreational, outdoor, and cultural activities; and weekend trips
Number of Students 400 students
Student Body Type Coeducational
Grades 9 -
First Session Start Date July
First Session End Date August
Second Session Start Date July
Second Session End Date July
First Program Weeks 5 weeks
Second Program Weeks 3 weeks

School Notes:

  • Summer Study Programs offers high school students the rare opportunity to “taste” college life while still in an organized and supervised environment. This “head start” eases the transition from high school to college and allows for the successful development of essential time management and study skills, self confidence and independence. By spending 2, 3, 5 or 6 weeks in a Summer Study program, students find the thought of going off to college far less threatening and, as a result, are able to eliminate much of the pre-college anxiety. The security and confidence built prior to your freshman year will prove invaluable to the success of your entire college career!
  • Situated in the center of Pennsylvania and surrounded by the cooling Appalachian Mountains, the PENN STATE, UNIVERSITY PARK campus is one of the nation’s most beautiful campuses. The central campus of 540 acres is only part of the total 15,500 acreage that includes 2 Golf Courses, 48 Tennis Courts and a 72 Acre Lake! Penn State is one of America’s premier institutions of higher learning. Almost every state in the United States and most countries worldwide have students presently attending.
  • In Six & Half week College Credit program, Summer Study students attend freshman level college courses, taught by the distinguished Penn State University faculty, along with attending PSU students. Most PSU summer courses earn 3 college credits. You may CHOOSE a summer curriculum which includes one college credit course (3 or 4 credits) and either an enrichment class/workshop or The Kaplan SAT prep class. In Three & Half week Enrichment program, you may CHOOSE a summer curriculum which includes two or three enrichment classes/workshops, the full Kaplan SAT prep class or half of The Kaplan SAT Prep class (Math or Verbal) + one or two enrichment classes/workshops.
  • Each and every day, when classes are through, we offer a wide variety of planned activities for the athlete or artist alike. The extensive Penn State athletic and recreational facilities are among the most outstanding facilities on any campus.
  • Profile last updated: 02/04/2015

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