The Davidson Institute Team and Nancy Robinson, Ph.D., teamed up to write this guidebook designed to help you assess certain aspects of your child’s readiness for early college entrance. Sources and tips are listed for financial aid, distance learning and correspondence options, college guides, alternative schooling and more.
The Davidson Institute Team and Nancy Robinson, Ph.D., teamed up to write this guidebook designed to help students assess certain aspects of their readiness for early college entrance. Tips and advice are provided on self-exploration, advantages and disadvantages, alternatives and preparation.
UNA - USA presents an annual Youth Ambassador Program. Current juniors or seniors in high school or freshmen in college can apply to work in HERO-sponsered schools in both South Africa and Nambia during the summer. Twenty teens will be selected for this opportunity to make a difference!
This website by the Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science is an online learning facility, dedicated to delivering the highest quality interactive mathematics and computer science curricula to talented secondary school and undergraduate students.
At least 40 American graduate students each year are awarded this two-year scholarship, which covers the cost of their education in the United Kingdom. Applicants must be United States citizens and have completed any four year undergraduate degree with at least a 3.7 GPA.
The National Science Foundation makes possible a number of opportunities for undergraduates to join research projects each summer. This allows students to experience first-hand how basic research is carried out, and to contribute consequentially. The principal support by NSF of such activities is through the Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program. REU "Sites" are established in all fields of science, mathematics, and engineering. Each Site consists of a group of ten or so undergraduates, who work in the research programs of the host institution. Students are in general accepted from throughout the country. Each student is assigned to a specific research project, where he/she works closely with the faculty, post-docs, and graduate students. In addition, seminars, lunch meetings, and social functions are organized to facilitate interaction between the undergraduates. Students are granted stipends, and in some cases assistance with housing and travel.
"The Profoundly Gifted Institute is a non-profit organization established to support and build programs on college campuses for children who work multiple years above age-level. We are a multi-age, intellectual peer learning environment that meets individual educational-challenges while fulfilling the social and emotional needs of children performing 5 or more years above age-level."
Washington University in St. Louis is committed to helping talented students who show exceptional academic performance and outstanding promise. The Academic Scholarship and Fellowship Programs offer financial assistance based solely on academic achievement. Scholarships and fellowships are awarded through special competitions. Recipients generally score in the top ranges on the SAT I’s or ACT’s. Most are in the top 10 percent of their classes in high school and have followed an extremely rigorous curriculum.
The Office of Undergraduate Scholars and Fellows was established in 1998 to provide a coordinated infrastructure for Duke University's premier undergraduate merit award programs. Scholars and fellows are selected from the top of the Duke undergraduate applicant pool; students do not apply directly for these particular merit awards. See specific programs for details.
For 25 years, The Center for Gifted Studies has been offering all types of services and gifted child programs (Super Saturdays). Under the direction of Dr. Julia Link Roberts, the Board of Regents at Western Kentucky University created the center as a unit within the university. Minority scholarships are available for SCATS and VAMPY. As a leader in the field, this center is a strong source of information, as is The Challenge, their award winning newsletter.
The University of Washington is home to an internationally unique and renowned resource for gifted students, the Halbert and Nancy Robinson Center for Young Scholars. For more than 25 years, the Robinson Center has been the gateway through which some of the brightest young scholars in Washington State enter the UW and/or participate in academically accelerated summer courses. The Robinson Center focuses on the vital questions about how to optimize young people's development and inspire them to achieve personal and professional excellence, as well as contribute to their communities. In addition to its research and the courses taught by its faculty, the Center annually serves families and youth throughout the State of Washington through the following programs: the Washington Search for Young Scholars; Summer Challenge and Summer Stretch (for students in Grades 5-9); the Transition School/Early Entrance Program (for students no older than 14; and the UW Academy for Young Scholars (for students who enter the UW Honors Program after grade 10).
Students shopping for colleges have long relied on The Princeton Review's publications. The Best 351 Colleges (up from 345 last year!) provides two-page spreads on each school and rates them in terms of campus life, academics, selectivity, and financial facts, with tips on getting in. It also includes frank and revealing quotes from students attending these institutions. There is an entertaining "Schools Ranked by Category" section, with such headings as "Dorms Like Dungeons, " "Party Schools," and "Students Most Nostalgic for Bill Clinton."
Admission Matters takes the unique approach of simultaneously and engagingly addressing students and parents as it guides them through the complexities of selective college admissions.
In an era when college rankings and name-brand recognition seem to drive the search process, many students, parents and counselors may be left questioning the options for a good college match.
This book by Michelle Muratori, identifies important issues that need to be discussed and choices that need to be made before and after one enters college. Muratori explores factors affecting academic, social, and emotional adjustment to college.
For more than 20 years, this leading guide to more than 300 colleges and universities has been an indispensable source of information for college-bound students and their parents.
Hillel Guide to Jewish Life on Campus gives a fairly good profile of the Jewish population and Jewish activities on a number of college campus throughut the country.
How to Get into the Top Colleges is the definitive resource for students determined to stand out from the increasingly crowded and competitive field of applicants and join the ranks of the chosen few at America's most prestigious schools.
Ben Kaplan shares his scholarship-winning secrets in an intelligent and funny voice that's very student-friendly. This how-to guide is an helpful tool for students and parents.
A comprehensive resource for selecting the right college for students with learning disabilities.
Based on real-life experience and recommended by colleges and universities around the country, Letting Go offers compassionate, practical, and up-to-the-minute information to help parents with the emotional and social changes of the college years.
Target the schools that best match your interests and goals. The Complete Book of Colleges profiles all of the four-year colleges in the U.S. (more than 1,600!) and is the key to a successful college search.
Contains more than 1,100 descriptions of dance, music, theater, and visual arts programs.
College students (120,000 of them) reveal what life is really like at the nation's top schools. This guide gives you college rankings like no other and covers all the essentials -- from academics to social life to financial aid, and everything in between. Also provided are the basics: admissions criteria, deadlines, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and more.
In this fresh and plainspoken book, admissions professional Bill Mayher demystifies the college application process, guiding students and parents through this too often anxiety-filled ritual.
The College Handbook is the flagship of the College Board's authoritative line of annual directories. It is the ideal reference for students, parents, and professionals who need the most objective, accurate, and current information about American colleges and universities. Entries for each college show their admissions requirements, deadlines, and acceptance rates; academic and extracurricular offerings; special facilities and student services; contact information; and much more. Special tables show policies, facts, and outcomes for Early Decision, Early Action, and Wait List applicants at hundreds of colleges. More than 30 indexes make it easy to use for quick reference.
The Insider's Guide to the Colleges has been the book most relied-upon by high school students looking for accurate and honest reports on colleges from their fellow students.
In The Overachievers, journalist Alexandra Robbins delivers a poignant, funny, riveting narrative that explores how our high-stakes educational culture has spiraled out of control.
There are dozens of books with college stats, and hundreds of Web site virtual tours, but really, nothing takes the place of the actual, live campus visit. This excellent college guide paves the way to the 250 most-toured campuses in the U.S., providing parents and students with maps, directions, nearby accommodations, tour times, dormitory stay options, how to meet professors and admissions officers, and when's the best and worst time to visit.
In this collection of insightful, candid advice from college-counseling guru Joyce Slayton Mitchell, students and parents will find the core information they need to confidently research colleges, write essays, fill out applications, make sense of financial aid and interviews, and, most important, win the heart of many a college admissions dean.
Free video courses from leading universities, such as Berkeley, Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Stanford, UCLA and Yale. Academic Earth is an organization founded with the goal extending high quality academic opportunities to people around the globe.
Programs for Talented Youth, a component of the Office of Youth Preparation, offers talented 4th through 7th grade students the opportunity to experience challenging courses from a variety of academic disciplines. The program is designed to provide students with courses that are interdisciplinary, enriching, and stimulating, utilizing the resources of a Research I university. Working with public, private, and charter schools, the program is committed to pursuing multiple gateways for identification and recruitment in order to enhance opportunities for Arizona's talented youth.
Bluefield State College is a public college located in Bluefield, West Virginia and offers high school students the opportunity to take courses as a special or nonmatriculated student.
Accelerated College Enterance (ACE) is a program by Cal State which encourages qualified high school students to enroll in university classes while completing regular school studies. Credits earned through this program may be applied to degree programs. High School students have the opportunity to study subject matter which may not otherwise be available to them. Students must maintain good academic standing with both the university and their high school.
CSU also offers an Academic Talent Search Program which provides alternative education to highly able and motivated students in grades 6 through 9.
Five-minutes from downtown L.A., this early entrance program allows outstanding young people to enter college as full-time students to pursue their baccalaureate degrees. Student from age 11 and up are accepted and have use of a suite of rooms on campus. All entering EEP students have a common schedule of curriculum. Additionally, EEP students are enrolled in the GE Honors Program, which provides select faculty and specially designed small classes with other University Honors students. Tuition costs are set by the regular fees charged by the University. The Washington Pre-College Test (WPCT, similar to the SAT I) is required to apply.
Open and free courses through Carnegie Mellon's Open Learning Initiative offers free access to various courses no charge. However, users do not receive credit and Carnegie Mellon does not provide any certification or verification of completion. Use the self-guiding materials and activities to learn at your own pace! Find a course you are interested in and click on "Get Started". If you want to keep track of your progress, sign in or create a new account. Otherwise click on "Look inside".
The program consists of one day, three hour, Saturday or Sunday workshops throughout the Fall and Spring semesters for academically talented elementary students, primarily courses in science and mathematics, but also creative writing, computer, poetry, marketing, and literature. Child may attend up to four courses a semester. They also have Parent Information Sessions.
This program promotes interaction between teachers, students, graduate students, researchers and industry stakeholders in science and technology education and training. Some programs include: Dual Credit Enrollment, Excursions in Science, Mini Medical School, Science Information for Teachers, Summer Science Institute and more.
College for Kids offers a variety of courses including art, drama, math, science, rocketry, photography, history, logic, chess, personal development, and computer programming.
Community College of Vermont students include those still in high school, traditional-college-age students, adults of all ages seeking degrees or skill enhancement, and "life-long learners" taking courses for enjoyment. We welcome them all, and our enrollment process is designed not to exclude any, but to help each begin at the appropriate level and be successful in their courses. For this reason, the college may restrict enrollment in a particular course if a student's assessment scores or transcript do not indicate readiness.
This distance learning program is offered by the University of Colorado. CU's catalog of online courses includes more than 200 core curriculum, elective and professional development courses in a wide range of disciplines as well as several online degree programs and certificates.
The Early Experience Program is designed for high school students with exceptional academic ability who wish to enrich or accelerate their education with university-level courses. The program is offered during the traditional school year and in the summer. Eligible students take regular University of Denver courses for college credit while still in high school. Participating students have taken courses in computer science, mathematics, chemistry, astronomy, biology, statistics, physics, accounting, engineering, art, foreign languages, history, psychology, music, sociology, literature, business, and political science. The program provides course selection advising and follow-up counseling. This is a commuter only program.
Located in Elgin, Illinois, the Elgin Community College allows high school students ages 16 and up to enroll in six credit hours/semester with permission from their high school principal or guidance counselor. Students under 16 also may enroll if they are in a gifted or accelerated program and have permission from their school officials and the Associate Dean. The college also offers dual enrollment programs and accelerated college enrollment.
High school juniors in the Atlanta area can take college courses at Emory while enrolled in high school. Students usually have completed the junior year in their secondary school and must follow the same admission procedures as candidates for regular college admission. The deadline to apply is June 15.
Harvard Extension School offers 100 online courses and a unique blend of traditional liberal arts and professional studies programs. Classes are offered to students students with various backgrounds and academic experience. The course tuition is the “lowest in the Boston area.”
Located on 94th Street between Park and Madison Avenues, Hunter College Campus Schools offer an elementary school for children from kindergarten to sixth grade and a high school from seventh to twelfh grade. The school is publicly funded and committed to serving a gifted student body. Students are taught to think critically and creatively. The curriculum emphasizes mastery of the arts and sciences. During the fourth through sixth grades teachers provide opportunities for students to explore topics in-depth. In addition to the material taught by homeroom teachers, children study areas known as "specials", which are taught by a specialist in the fields of foreign language, music, cultural arts, mathematics and others. Each year, 48 students are enrolled in the kindergarten program.
Established in 1876, The Johns Hopkins University was the first research university in the United States. Their main goal is to advance students' knowledge through discovery and scholarship. Johns Hopkins ranks among the top U.S. universities in receipt of federal research and development funds.
Middlebury College is a highly selective institute that offers four years to explore a liberal arts curriculum. The curriculum is diverse and interdisciplinary and offers opportunities to do research with faculty scientists, join a relief mission to a third-world country, hike the Long Trail, or play left wing on the hockey team.
Open Yale Courses provides free and open access to a selection of introductory courses taught by distinguished teachers and scholars at Yale University. The aim of the project is to expand access to educational materials for all who wish to learn. All lectures were recorded in the Yale College classroom and are available in video, audio, and text transcript format. Registration is not required and no course credit is available.
Located in Stauton, Virginia, this unique all-girl school offers an opportunity for bright and accomplished young women to complete college during their high school years while living in a fully supervised residence hall. Located on the campus of Mary Baldwin College, which has been in existence for over 150 years, prospective students can apply from their eighth-grade year and on. Prospective PEG students are accepted based upon giftedness, consistent academic achievement and personal maturity.
Located in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy tri-city area, this college is exclusively for women providing students the opportunity to combine undergraduate and graduate study in accelerated bachelor's/master's degree sequences. Launched in Fall 2003 for talented high school juniors considering college enrollment instead of their senior year, the program also serves homeschooled students who may be advanced in their study and ready to move on to college regardless of their age.
Scottsdale Community College is committed to offering high quality, affordable education. SCC offers two year degree programs in many disciplines as well as university transfer programs and special interest courses.
Shepherd College is a coed public four year college located in Sheperdstown, West Virginia that offers early admission for students who have completed three years of high school.
Gifted high school students can enter college early through the Early Entrant Program at Shimer College. Early entrants are automatically awarded a Robert Maynard Hutchins Scholarship in recognition of their academic potential.
This is the nation's only college of the liberal arts and sciences designed specifically for students of high school age. Most students enter Simon's Rock after completing the 10th or 11th grade, and follow programs leading to the Associate in Arts and Bachelor of Arts degrees in liberal arts. Also available from Simon's Rock:
Acceleration to Excellence Program- offering merit based scholarships
Summer Young Writers Workshop - offering summer writing classes
Texas Tech University offers educational programs to a variety of learners such as K-12 and college students, professionals, and those seeking lifelong learning opportunities. Texas Tech’s distance learning programs enable students to pursue educational goals while providing the flexibility needed to maintain professional and personal commitments.
Located near Los Angeles, this college offers a unique opportunity for high school juniors and seniors to have a non-traditional experience by enrolling in college level courses while taking high school required classes.
"The on-campus Early Childhood Center is staffed with qualified, experienced early childhood professionals and serves children three-to-five-years-old on a part- or full-time basis. The Center is among a select group accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), and is fully licensed by the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health. The Center is open to the children of students, staff and members of the community. The staff of this quality, developmentally-appropriate program believe that children learn through play, experiences, and meaningful interactions in a carefully planned environment. The goal of the staff is to encourage the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of children in a safe and nurturing environment."
In the Center for Precollegiate Education and Training, high school students are provided the opportunity to enroll in classes at the University of Florida. They will receive both high school and college credit.
This program accepts students who have the social and emotional maturity to function independently as college freshmen. Interested students should have a record of success in high school such as honors and AP or IB courses, summer programs, special talents in music, cinema, or the performing arts. The core curriculum is designed around small courses, which are taught by many of the University's faculty, and one-on-one tutorials.
Advanced high school students may enroll in West Virginia University (WVU) courses through the ACCESS program. Credit for courses will be recorded on an official WVU transcript. This college credit applies to a student's academic progress at WVU or may be transferred to other institutions of higher education. Whether these credits count toward high school graduation is a decision of the Board of Education of the county in which the student resides. Satisfy the following criteria to be eligible for admission to WVU as an ACCESS participant:
High cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 scale
Completion of the junior year of high school
Permission of parent or guardian
Permission of high school principal, vice principal or guidance counselor
This Sioux City, Iowa school offers over 70 liberal arts and technical programs, including courses in fields such as Auto Collision Repair Technology, Pre-Dental Hygiene and Biotechnology. Courses are also taught in conventional fields, such as English and Education. There are also options at WITCC for students under 16 who wish to pursue a higher education through specific classes. Contact admissions for application process.
This public university in Kansas has allowed high school students to take a limited number of credits in conjunction with their high school studies but will not grant full admission without a high school diploma or GED.
This Michigan State University Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program is available to students in Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, and Shiawassee Intermediate School Districts in Michigan. Mathematically gifted students are able to complete the required four years of high school math in two years through CHAMP. Students meet on Thursday afternoons each week on the MSU campus.
GAMES is an accelerated prorgram for juniors and seniors on the Middle Georgia College campus in Cochran, Georgia. The program gives students the opportunity to spend their last two years of high school at Middle Georgia College, during which they will earn their high school diploma AND their Associate Degree in fields of math or science. Rising high school juniors and seniors are elgible for the program as long as they meet the stringent admission criteria.
UMTYMP provides a challenging alternative to grade 8-12 mathematics coursework for Minnesota's talented mathematics students in grades 5-12. The highly accelerated courses are specially designed to provide these students with an intense academic environment that will stimulate their mathematical interest and abilities.
This is a distance education program offering more than 500 university, high school, junior high school and personal enrichment courses to people throughout the world. BYU is accredited as an institution by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). Courses can be taken through a paper/pencil version or an online version. The student studies the materials, submits lessons, takes a final exam with a proctor or at a testing center, and receives a course grade that can be transferred to the school of their choice.
DigiPen Institute of Technology is a private coed college located in Redmond, WA. Authorized by the Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board and institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology, DigiPen is the first school dedicated to preparing both computer animation and programming students for careers in the computer and video game industries. DigiPen offers a four-year Bachelor of Fine Arts in Production Animation and a Master of Science in Computer Science designed for those with a bachelors degree in related fields seeking advanced academic preparation and research in real time interactive simulation.
Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) programs promote differentiated educational programs for students in grade school, middle school and high school.
This distance learning program is an offering of the Indiana Academy at Ball State University. The academy is a residential program for Indiana residents that accepts gifted high school juniors and seniors. However, the distance learning component does not seem to be restricted to state residents. Courses are year-long AP classes in a wide variety of subjects. Some courses are eligible for dual credit with a participating college. All classes are offered in a variety of interactive formats.
Indiana University South Bend offers high school students the chance to explore the campus in two ways: taking college classes while still in high school or becoming an IU South Bend student. A "to-do" calendar is also provided on the admissions page for students to refer to during their senior year of high school.
Schoolcraft College offers a Kids on Campus program that offers a large variety of exciting educational programs for children grades 1st - 12th. Classes are offered during the fall, winter, and summer semesters at times convenient for children and parents.
Michigan high school juniors and seniors earn dual credit at Lansing Community College in Michigan through this program. Dual enrollment provides students with enrichment and depth in subjects of their interest that they may not be able to find in their regular high school curriculum.
Matteo Ricci College (MRC) located at Seattle University (SU) in Washington, integrates high school and university level curriculum, and allows students to complete high school and college in 6 or 7 years, rather than the traditional eight years. The curriculum is designed jointly by the student's high school and MRC/SU and is a traditional interdisciplinary curriculum. Upon completion of the program, students receive a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities. This program is open to local high schools students.
MSU offers Dual Enrollment for students in grades 11 and 12 through Gifted and Talented Education (GATE). Students can enroll in at least one MSU course while taking at least one high school course in the Dual Enrollment Program. This differentiated curriculum offers challenges and learning opportunities that meet the needs of students at various skill levels. Tuition costs are covered by the student's high school district, and the student is only responsible for the cost of transportation, books and parking.
The College of Education at Minnesota State University in Mankato, Minnesota offers several options at the graduate level for professionals seeking to further their education. They include Educational Specialist, Master of Science and certificate programs in Gifted Education as well as a Master of Science program in Teaching and Learning for Optimal Talent Development.
The MIT Educational Studies Program (ESP) was created by MIT students in 1957 to make a difference in the community by sharing knowledge and creativity with local high school students. Since then, the program has grown to support more than 3,000 students each year. The original High School Studies Program (HSSP) has been joined by many other enrichment programs, and the agenda changes each year to best suit the community’s needs.
Montclair State University’s Academically Gifted and Talented Youth Program provides accelerated, inquiry based courses designed to meet the unique intellectual and social needs of high ability students. Gifted students in grades 1-11 have an opportunity to enroll in fall and spring weekend courses as well as a six week summer camp. Kindergarten students are eligible for spring semester. Students in grades 11 and 12 may enroll in college courses as part of our High Jump Program.
The Jazz & Contemporary Music Program at New School University offers a BFA in Jazz performance and in composition and arranging. The program incorporates the traditions of Jazz within an academic environment by utilizing the world renowned New York City Jazz community as artist faculty, with a mission creatively and individually oriented towards helping young artists find their own original voices. The Jazz & Contemporary Music Program offers far-reaching benefits of teaching resources, curricular depth, and dialogue between musicians with distinctively different professional experiences.
If you are a high school junior or senior who is "on track" with your graduation requirements and ready for the challenge of a college classroom - concurrent enrollment is for you. You can get a jump start on your college education by earning early college credit. These credits transfer to other colleges and universities through the concurrent enrollment program.
The Post-Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) program in Minnesota allows high school juniors and seniors to take courses, full- or part-time, at a post-secondary institutions for high school credit. PSEO provides students with a greater variety of class offerings and the opportunity to pursue more challenging coursework than may be available at their high schools. Tuition, fees and required textbooks are at no cost to students. The program is administered through the Minnesota Department of Education.
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music is a private coeducational college located in San Francisco, California. As the only major independent conservatory of music of its kind on the West Coast of the United States, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music offers a unique educational experience. Set in one of the world's premier cities, it combines a rigorous program of performance and study with an intimate atmosphere, where students work closely with faculty and staff. A school of just under 300 students, SFCM limits enrollment in order to ensure that every student, not just a select few, receives considerable individual attention. To us, quality teaching means concentrated one-on-one instruction as well as classroom and ensemble enrollments of appropriate size.
The Gifted Math Program is an enrichment program for students in grades 7-12 at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Students commute to the university twice weekly to study an enriched and accelerated program of mathematics in grades 7 – 10, and university level courses in discrete mathematics and calculus in grades 11 and 12. They can accumulate a total of 22 semester hours of university credit for successful participation.
This is a selective dual-enrollement residential high school for gifted and talented students. All admitted to this honor's program receive a full-tuition scholarship. Academy students take university classes their junior and senior high school year. A typical student will have earned 60 or more college credit hours upon graduation. The humanities are promoted via seminars, community service projects, think tanks, and extensive cultural programs.
The University of Denver offers one of the top graduate programs for gifted and talented education in the country. Students choose from a number of flexible course formats for this 25-28 credit hour curriculum, which includes classes such as "The Nature and Needs of Gifted Learners" and "Meeting the Needs of Twice-Exceptional Students." There is a required application fee of $50.
"The University of North Florida is a comprehensive public urban university whose mission is to educate students through a broad array of undergraduate and select graduate programs. The University of North Florida is dedicated to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service; and the engagement of students in a personal, supportive, and challenging learning environment. In fulfilling its mission, the University seeks to contribute to the betterment of society."
The Virginia Community College system and a collaboration of public high schools offer dual enrollment and dual credit programs. The dual enrollment program allows students to take college courses for free from their high school campus via various technologies and class room instructions. In addtition, there is also "dual enrollement" for high school students who want to participate in college courses during the summer or the school year.
Community College schools are: Blue Ridge, Central Virginia, D.S. Lancaster, Danville, Eastern Shore, Germanna, J.S. Reynolds, John Tyler, Lord Fairfax, Mountain Empire, New River, Northern Virginia, Patrick Henry, Paul D. Camp, Piedmont Virginia, Rappahannock, Southwest Virginia, Thomas Nelson, Tidewater, Virginia Highlands, and Wytheville.
This summer program is designed for selected former South Dakota Governor's Camp participants and other students of high ability in grades 10-12. The mission is to provide an optimum learning experience for South Dakota's gifted high schoolers in a safe and supportive environment, emphasizing service, leadership, and artistic potential. The program includes: team-building activities, educational exploratory sessions, a community service project and more.
This summer program provides gifted students (grades 7-10) the opportunity to learn challenging material at a rate suitable for their advanced abilites. The three-week long programs allow students a feel for the college lifestyle through residence hall life on campuses all over the country. Students are placed into either the Academy for Summer Studies or the Center for Summer Studies, based on admissions criteria such as test scores.
The South Dakota Governor's Camp is open to high ability students in grades 7-9 . Past camps have hosted over 3,600 campers from more than 100 different communities all over the state. Campers will have the opportunity to have: Academic experiences with University of South Dakota (USD) faculty and staff; Enrichment experiences under the guidance of trained leader; Recreational programs utilizing USD campus facilities, including the DakotaDome; A full schedule of challenging experiences and the opportunity to interact with other high ability students.
Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island offers a Pre-College summer program designed to expand that tradition to exceptional high school students who desire to challenge themselves both intellectually and emotionally. Our summer classes for high school students and our approach to learning are unique. We have designed our summer program to allow high school students to grow as people and as learners while exploring academic and career paths that may not currently be available to them.
Montclair State University offers a Summer Camp for gifted youngsters. Students accepted into the Summer Camp Program will take three (3) non-credit academic course. Since the program's purpose is to provide balanced enrichment, each student is required for one course in humanities, one in mathematics and one in science. In addition each student will register for one cultural/recreation course.
This pre-College summer experience is where 7th and 8th grade students live on campus, take courses and participate in activities related to their interest and abilities in science. The courses are designed to provide an exposure to intellectual concepts. A sample of courses include: Forces of Nature: Monster Storms, Global Warming, and the Science of Weather; Animals that Listen in the Dark: Echolocation in Dolphins and Bats; Programming a Microcomputer-Controlled Rover; Where Rivers Meet the Sea: Ecology of Narragansett Bay.
Located at colleges and universities throughout the nation, students take a three week long, in-depth study of a course. Students live on campus and participate in activities ranging from sports to arts and music.
Students in the Summer Scholars Program come from across Indiana. Admission to the program is based on a student's interest in a particular field of study or topic covered by a course and her/his ability to work in an atmosphere that encourages higher order thinking and advanced ability in a subject area.
The Summer Residential Programs sponsored by the Gifted Education Resource Institute offer "accelerated and enriched learning experiences in mathematics, science, the humanities, and the arts" for academically talented youth in grades 3-12. The program also presents the opportunity for students to interact and establish lasting friendships with cognitive peers.
Michigan State University offers this Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) summer program for high school students who are interested in earning college credits over the summer. Tuition, textbooks and transportation are all the responsibility of the student. The program takes place in June and July for one month.
Kids on Campus is one of the programs offered at McHenry County College. Academically talented students are offered accelerated classes. Students must meet at least ONE of the following criteria: +/= 95% on at least one part of a standardized test or +/= 95% on a standard ability test. An eligibility form must be on file at the Kids and College office before registration takes place. Children in this program are eligible for Investigators classes.
This Michigan State University (MSU) Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program is a residential week-long summer program that gives students in grades 10 and 11 the opportunity to study the arts and cultural expressions of Africa through team research projects, daily language classes in Swahili and seminar discussions with African graduate students in the humanities and social sciences. The program is held in July at MSU and limited financial aid is available, based on financial need.
This Michigan State University (MSU) Mathematics Science and Technology (MST) program is a two-week residential program for academically talented students who are currently in Grade 7 or 8. The goal is to match the intellectual abilities of talented adolescents with rigorous and challenging course work which provides enrichment, but does not duplicate or accelerate course work in the K-12 curriculum. The program is held each July and financial assistance is available.
"This course will provide the gifted student the opportunity to be both introduced to the fundamentals of engineering and immersed in a robotics experience that will serve as an exciting, popular vehicle for the delivery of those fundamentals. While the focus will be on robotics, the course will introduce the student to the various engineering disciplines and teach him or her some engineering fundamentals."
Talented high school juniors and seniors learn what it takes to meet the challenges of college life in Penn's Pre-College program. Students are offered a wide range of regular undergraduate courses in the arts and sciences. With certain exceptions (lecture/lab courses, microeconomics and intensive Spanish), students are encouraged to take two classes. In addition to their coursework, students meet new people, participate in stimulating discussions, special events and workshops and experience living independently, maybe for the first time. The confidence they gain helps them enjoy their freshman year at college, rather than find themselves overwhelmed with new choices and responsibilities.
This college is one of the only accredited colleges in the United States designed exclusively for students with dyslexia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD), or other specific learning disabilities.
Landmark offers Associate's Degree Programs, Study Abroad Programs, College Skills Summer Sessions, High School Summer Sessions and Summer Transition to College Sessions for Recent High School Graduates. Landmark also offers workshops and seminars for educators seeking professional development in the fields of learning disabilities and attention deficit disorders.
This residential summer program offers gifted students in grades 6-10 the opportunity to spend two weeks in July at the University of Oregon. Students will get a feel for the college environment by living on campus and taking classes each weekday in writing, dance, drama, art, mathematics, science, law or culture.
The UW Summer High School Institute is a three-week summer residential program. It is designed to offer intellectually talented Wyoming high school students a challenging and enriching educational experience on the University of Wyoming campus.
High Achieving Talented Students is a three-part program sponsored by Stetson University. Working in collaboration with the Belin-Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development at the University of Iowa, Stetson is proud to provide outstanding educational opportunities for high achieving Florida students. These opportunities include the HATS Summer Program, above-level testing through the Belin Blank Center's academic talent search (BESTS), and Stetson scholarships.
The Summer Program for G/T Students (STARS) at Xavier University in New Orleans is a two-week commuter program for gifted/talented children in grades 1-8. Students choose from many diverse enrichment classes, including creative dramatics, science, and technology.
The University of Louisiana Monroe's Summer Program for Talented and Gifted Students is a commuter day camp offering two-week sessions for elementary students. The curriculum has been designed to enhance cognitive, affective, and psychomotor skills for high achieving students.
This is "Boot camp for your brain".
The University's Summer Scholar Programs, established in 1991, are taught by outstanding University of Miami faculty members and present a unique opportunity for students to earn college credit in specific areas of concentration. Students learn firsthand what college is like by living and studying on campus. Students also take laboratory classes and have the opportunity to learn about their particular interest by visiting local sites that are relevant to their fields of study.
Located in Dallas, SMU offers a pre-college student program. The College Experience is a summer opportunity to earn six credit hours though the University's Gifted Students Institute.
Academically talented high school students spend five weeks at the University of Arizona and earn up to six transferable college credits through this residential summer program.
The Davidson Institute for Talent Development and the University of Nevada, Reno offer the THINK Summer Institute. This three-week residential summer program offers bright students an opportunity to access an extremely rigorous educational experience. Participants who complete the program receive transferable college credits.
These university programs are designed primarily for students entering grades 5-10. Students enroll in four classes for 10 days to explore their interests. Students select activities ranging from research to arts & crafts. Saturday sessions led by experts from the university provide an additional opportunity for learning. The cost includes housing, food, tuition and staff fees. For children ages 4-9, a Young Child Program is offered daily from 9am-noon. Students entering the 11th and 12th grades in the fall are eligible to participate in the Leadership Enrichment Program.
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Full Sail Real World Education is a media arts college that has graduated scores of award-winning music, production and design professionals over 25 years. Degrees for creative minds include Computer Animation, Digital Media, Entertainment Business, Film, Game Design & Development, Recording Arts and Show Production & Touring.
Simon's Rock College of Bard tailors to ambitious high school aged students, and the Acceleration to Excellence Program (AEP) provides approximately 20 students per year a merit scholarship to cover the full cost of tuition for a two-year Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree program. In addition, 30 students are offered partial scholarships to attend.
This article by Barbara Kerr offers sugestions on where and when to discuss the career path. Although parents and teachers may be concerned about academic planning for gifted and talented young people, they often assume that career planning will take care of itself. Unfortunately, evidence is mounting that youthful brilliance in one or more areas does not always translate into adult satisfaction and accomplishment in working life.
CollegeAnswer.com is a website that helps with the planning process when trying to find the right college for your, or someone you know. It offers advice on finding a college, applying for college, paying for college, and much more.
This page on the College Board website provides an easy-to-use calculator to help those interested in college determine its cost by the time they enroll. Students can project costs from actual fees from particular colleges or just use the average costs provided.
A great tool for students, this website's search engine offers a taylor-made system for finding the right college. This advanced search combines academic and extracurricular history with your preferences - the more questions you answer, the more precise the results.
This website is an on-line book that covers Astronomy of the Earth's Motion in Space, Newtonian Mechanics, The Sun, Spaceflight and Spacecraft, and a Math Refresher. It was originally intended for high schoolers, but the author has fleshed out many sections and some information is at the college level. The author has included a set of lesson plans to go along with the online material.
This web site provides a searchabel database of over 18,000 URL's and descriptions of higher educational institutions in 192 countries. Universities.AC database contains information about the education system of countries, together with details of credential qualifications and higher education institutions. Find complete details and the latest news for universities, colleges, online degrees and diplomas worldwide.
Planet Gap Year is for students that are in that limbo of High School graduation and the start of their University career. Looking for something fun over the summer or do you want to travel for a year before you head to University or are you thinking of just working? Planet Gap Years got you covered.