🌞 Plan Ahead for Summer 2026 at Boston University! 🌞

Summer may feel far away, but now is the perfect time to start planning for an unforgettable academic experience! Boston University is now accepting applications for its 2026 Summer Term Pre-College Programs, designed specifically for motivated high school students who want to explore college life, challenge themselves academically, and discover their future interests. BU offers four exciting pre-college programs, each providing a unique opportunity to learn, grow, and experience life on a world-class university campus:

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🎓 High School Honors

• Length: 6 weeks
• Format: Residential, commuter, or online
• Highlights: Take real BU undergraduate courses and earn up to 8 transferable college credits
• Eligibility: Students entering junior or senior year in Fall 2026

🔬 RISE Internship / Practicum

• Length: 6 weeks
• Format: Residential or commuter (non-credit)
• Highlights: Conduct hands-on, university-level scientific research alongside BU mentors
• Eligibility: Domestic students entering senior year in Fall 2026

📚 Academic Immersion (AIM)

• Length: 3 weeks
• Format: Residential or commuter (non-credit)
• Highlights: Deep dive into one academic subject while experiencing college life
• 2026 Tracks:
• Introduction to Experimental Psychology
• Introduction to Medicine
• Creative Writing
• Business
• Eligibility: Students entering junior or senior year in Fall 2026

🏫 Summer Challenge

• Length: 2 weeks
• Format: Residential or commuter (non-credit)
• Highlights: Choose two seminars, explore academic interests, and get a true taste of college life
• Eligibility: Students entering sophomore, junior, or senior year in Fall 2026

✨ Why BU Pre-College?
Challenge yourself academically, meet motivated peers from around the world, and experience what college life is really like—before you even graduate high school.

📅 Applications are open now!
Apply online through the Boston University Pre-College Programs website and start shaping your future today.

Don’t wait—your summer at BU starts now! 

APPLY HERE

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

Pre-College Programs

In Summer College, your students can choose from over 100 college-level courses offered On Campus, Online or On Location in one of our academic centers in New York City or Los Angeles. As a Summer College student, they will:

• Build their resume or portfolio
• Enhance their college applications so they stand out to college admissions
• Test out a major before committing to their undergrad degree
• Make new friends with like-minded students from around the world
• Earn a Certificate of Completion and a Syracuse University credit or noncredit transcript

The scholarship deadline is March 1, 2026, and the final application deadline is May 1, 2026. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and courses fill quickly, so please encourage your students to apply soon!

Reach out if you have any questions by phone 315.443.5000 or email. We’re happy to connect with you or your students to guide them along their pre-college journey!

Visit the website to apply: https://precollege.syr.edu/admissions/

-The Pre-College Team

MedReach at UCLA: Opportunities for High School Students

MedReach at UCLA is pleased to invite high school students across Los Angeles county and beyond to our in person and virtual "Ready for Healthcare" seminars. The in-person seminar will be held 11/22 from 10:30-12:00pm at Bruin Viewpoint Room in Ackerman Union on UCLA Campus. The virtual seminar will be held 11/02 from 10:30-12:00pm on Zoom.

In our seminars, students will learn about various healthcare careers, participate in mock case studies to better understand the role of healthcare providers, and engage in fun activities to challenge their knowledge of medical terminology! Students will also have the opportunity to ask a panel of pre-health college students their questions regarding college applications, career choices, academics, and more!

If you or your students are interested in attending our in-person OR virtual seminar, please RSVP via this link: RSVP Form

We highly encourage high school students to take initiative and make use of these available resources. MedReach at UCLA also provides these opportunities approximately every 3 months during the academic school year! Our seminars are also completely free of cost and is open to any high school students that wish to attend! 

MedReach Website

NYU Summer Programs

Whatever your academic interests or goals, NYU has a program for you. Led by NYU faculty, our high school programs are designed to introduce students to college-level concepts and scholarship, and empower them to forge exciting academic pathways in a variety of fields. Plus, students get to experience first-hand what it's like to be an NYU student.

High school students can choose from programs, workshops, and courses offered in the summer and throughout the academic year in every academic subject. Start exploring programs in your favorite area of study.

Apply Here

The University of Chicago: Pre-College Programs

The University of Chicago's Summer Session brings together a global community of thinkers who are excited by interesting questions and seek to engage new ideas. Discover diverse program opportunities designed to challenge and engage curious high school students this summer across a variety of subject areas and disciplines. Within a supportive community, pre-college students are given the chance to take intellectual risks, dive more deeply into subject matter, and discuss questions that go beyond the realm of their high school curriculum, while experiencing a dynamic campus situated in scenic Hyde Park in the city of Chicago during the best season of the year — summer!

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