Cornell's Summer College - Applications are currently available!

 Applications for Cornell’s Summer College are currently available! Cornell University's prestigious "Summer College Programs for High School Students" offers three- and six-week academic programs for talented sophomores, juniors, and seniors from around the world.

As a summer Cornellian you can:

• Experience the excitement of college life at a great Ivy League university.
• Take fascinating college courses with Cornell's world-renowned faculty.
• Get a head start on college by earning three to six college credits.
• Explore careers and academic majors from architecture to veterinary medicine.
• Enhance your college applications and attend admissions workshops.
• Live, study, and play on one of the nation's most beautiful campuses.
• Make friends from around the world, and more!

You can choose from programs in:

Architecture, Art and Design, Business, College Success, Computer and Information Science, Engineering, Environmental Studies, History and Politics, Hotel Management, Humanities, Law and Government, Medicine, Psychology, Research and Science, and Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science. Please visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/sc/programs/index.php for more details about these programs.

 

As a Summer College student, you'll enroll in one or more of Cornell's fast-paced and rigorous undergraduate courses and enjoy the rare opportunity to work closely with some of Cornell's most outstanding professors. The grades and credits you earn will be recorded on an official Cornell University transcript. These credits can generally be applied toward an undergraduate degree at Cornell or another school.

In addition, to help you in your college search, you can attend a college fair, one-on-one admissions consultations, and special workshops with Cornell admissions officers. You'll live in a residence hall on campus and enjoy a wide range of fun activities. Summer College staff will be available 24/7 to support you as you tackle college classes, juggle free time and coursework, negotiate life with a roommate, and practice living on your own.

Apply early as applications are accepted on a rolling basis!

• Summer College programs run for three or six weeks between June 25 and August 9 on the Cornell campus in Ithaca, New York.
• Programs are designed for sophomores, juniors, and seniors in high school.
• To be eligible for Summer College, you must have completed your sophomore, junior, or senior year of high school by June 2011. Check individual programs for specific eligibility requirements.
• Cornell receives between 1,200 and 1,450 applications for all programs.
• More than 800 students attend Summer College each year: approximately 50 percent female, 50 percent male.
• At Summer College, you'll truly be part of an international, multicultural community. Summer College 2010 students came from more than 554 cities in 40 countries around the world!
• Limited financial aid is available.