Harvard Summer School
Description of Harvard Summer School
- Location: Cambridge, USA
- Age of the pupils: 15-19 years
- Language of instruction: English
- Accommodation type : Residences (on the campus of the university)
- Dates: from June 18 to August 6.
The summer school at the world famous Harvard University was opened in 1871 - this is one of the first American summer schools, opened on the basis of an educational institution of this format. Today, the Harvard Summer School is part of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, considered to be one of the most popular and quality seasonal programs in the United States.
At summer Harvard Summer School courses, students from around the world can get academic credits that are counted to admission to universities throughout the world (especially the US and Europe) for undergraduate programs. Educational credits practically serve as equivalent to olympiad certificates and medals, recommendations of well-known and respected professors.
The Harvard Summer School annually hosts approximately 5,000 students from around the world, 20% of whom subsequently go to Harvard University. Stay and study at the Summer School will allow you to adapt to the American educational environment, to get used to a new language and cultural environment, and to gain a valuable experience of living on the campus of one of the world's best universities. Students of summer courses can use all the resources of the university: scientific laboratories, libraries, meet with the best teachers, professors, specialists in various fields, communicate with talented peers of the same age.
The school employs experienced educational consultants who help children to choose a college and a future university. Among the permanent residents of the summer school are representatives of such educational institutions as:
- George Washington University
- Bowdoin
- Universities of Chicago
- Stanford
- Brown
- Middlebury
- Amherst
- Swarthmore
- Columbia
- MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
- Williams
- Duke
- Pennsylvania
- Yale
- Wellesley
- Brandeis
- Smith
- Rice and others.
Programs and prices, tuition fees in Harvard Summer School
Classes at Harvard Summer School in many ways repeat the program of the American high school: it is more than 40 disciplines - technical, humanitarian, social, informatics, foreign languages ​​(more than 10), economics, literature. A total of more than 300 classes are available to students in the afternoon and evening. Many courses are similar to those offered at Harvard on the bachelor's program. Foreign students, for whom English is not native, can study at a special Institute of English. There is also an opportunity to study abroad - partner educational institutions and branches are located in Greece, China and other countries. The most popular professions students choose are the following:
- Bases of economy
- Automation and programming
- English for foreigners
- Creating dynamic sites
- neurobiology
- general chemistry
- Shakespeare
- Multiparametric calculus
- Introduction to psychology
- Wit and humor
- Reading and studying strategies (managing their time, improving their performance, skills in correct and fast reading).
The summer courses program was rigorously tested by independent professionals and professors at Harvard University and fully meets the highest standards of Harvard University itself.
Students are given the opportunity to work with a variety of academic forms:
- Lectures and seminars;
- Theoretical discussions;
- Practical experiments and experiments in laboratories;
- Master classes and joint work with leading scientists of different countries.
Summer students often attend Harvard professors' seminars (up to 15 people on each direction) - this gives an opportunity to take part in serious scientific work, to acquire valuable academic experience under the guidance of a professional.
Note that the passage of the Summer School does not guarantee entry into Harvard - however, students who have completed courses with a large number of credits look more attractive in the eyes of the admission committee, according to statistics, they are easier to interview and write an introductory essay more qualitatively.
The duration of the Harvard Summer School program is 3 or 7 weeks: students study 6 weeks, and the last, 7 week, is assigned for examination tests and examinations. Each chosen educational course helps to earn 4-8 educational credits, which can be counted upon admission to higher education programs.
STEM on the Harvard University Campus, STEM Summer Course
- Students' age: 12+ years old,
- Duration: 2 weeks.
An innovative, modern and relevant STEM program provides an opportunity to gain unique knowledge during the summer holidays that meets the challenges of the 21st century. Students will work closely with experienced faculty on projects, research, build robots, and develop valuable personal and academic skills. There are 18 themed classroom sessions each week.
In addition, the course is filled with interesting excursions: for example, students go to the famous MIT, Harvard University, the New England City Aquarium, the Science Museum, etc.
But there are also entertainment activities on this course! First of all, these are walks around Boston and discovering its unique attractions and corners:
- Newbury Street
- Quincy Market and Faneuil Hall,
- Beacon Hill,
- Freedom Trail,
- A weekend in New York and much more, including on-campus activities: sports games and tournaments, quizzes, parties and discos.
All participants of the summer program live in a cozy residence of the university in the central part of Boston, surrounded by historical monuments and attractions. The residence offers comfortable rooms for several students, boarding meals.
Paid additionally and not included in the price:
- Extra night (in residence or host family),
- Medical insurance,
- Registration fee,
- Transfer.
Subjects and sports
Activities Harvard Summer School
For the participants of summer courses Harvard Summer School, separate leisure programs are developed, rich and diverse:
- Team competitions;
- Sports events;
- Talent Show;
- Concerts of dance;
- Musical and theatrical groups (own dance studio).
The city of Cambridge itself, home to the Summer School (as well as Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology) is a well-known research center with an intercultural environment: it has representatives from more than 50 countries and more than 82 countries.
The total area of ​​the Harvard campus reaches 85 hectares (Main Campus), another 9 hectares occupy the Medical Campus and 145 hectares - the Sports Campus (together with the Business School). On the banks of the Charles River (Sports Campus) a large modern stadium is built, within walking distance there are beaches and lakes, beautiful foothills.
Facilities and equipment at Harvard Summer School
Harvard Summer School students can use the entire infrastructure and equipment of Harvard University - there is absolutely everything for study and rest! On the territory there are sports and gymnastic halls, swimming pools (indoor and outdoor), tennis courts, grounds for individual lessons and team games. On the entire campus are bicycle paths - students can move between buildings on bicycles (there are rentals). There is a huge main library and several faculty reading halls, Peabody's own Museum of Archeology and Ethnology and the Museum of Natural History.
In the immediate vicinity of the university territory is Harvard Square: it is home to bookstores, numerous cafes and restaurants, historical and cultural monuments, music clubs, street performers often act here. The center of Boston is just 4 metro stops away.
Admission dates and extra charges
Extras:
- Cancellation guarantee 1260 USD
- Medical insurance 200 USD
Entry requirements, how to apply, what is required to enrol
Please note: for admission to the Summer School must provide a certificate of a sufficiently high level of English (preferably - from the average), in addition, Harvard can organize testing or ask you to write an essay. The following certificates are accepted:
- TOEFL: 200 (computer-based TOEFL) or 100 (iBT)
- IELTS: 7.0
- PTEA: 68.
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Residence permits, citizenship and other services
- Guardianship services during the studies
- Student supervision
Review about Harvard Summer School
Recommendations on when to apply
| Language courses, schools and children's language camps | Primary and secondary education - private schools | Preparation programmes for entering universities - higher education | Higher education (after completing accredited programs A-level, IB, High School) - Bachelor, Master, MBA |
| - we recommend to apply 6-9 months before the start of the course (some camps and schools offer discounts for early booking or for lengthy study programs) - there are some very popular and high demand children's camps, where the applications need to be submitted 1 year in advance (in particular Switzerland , Great Britain , USA , Canada , Austria) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the training program, - some schools have a specific time frame (September-November - please specify an individual school) - some schools require tests in several stages (UKISET, internal tests of the school: English, mathematics, logics, subjects, interview, some require a personal visit) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the program, - for Foundation and Pathway programs, IELTS and TOEFL certificates are usually required, respectively | - recommended submission one year before the start of the program, - the deadline normally closes in January, for TOP HEIs and, as a rule, in March in other universities - for a bachelor, a Foundation or Pathway preparatory program a completed A-level, IB, High School + IELTS / TOEFL are required - for Masters you need a graduated higher education, in some cases you need a pre-Masters program - MBA requires completed higher education, work experience preferably at least 2-3 years, etc. |
