University of Michigan Summer academic camp
Description of University of Michigan Summer academic camp
- Founded: in 1817
- Location: Ann Arbor , Michigan, USA
- Age of students: from 14 to 18 years
- Type of studying: mixed
- Type of accommodation: full board
- Language learning: English.
The University of Michigan Summer International Summer School (summer camp at the University of Michigan) is a great opportunity for older students to learn and live on the campus of the world famous University of Michigan. It is especially important not to miss such a chance for those adolescents who are thinking about getting higher education in the USA, because the summer program will allow you to feel the real taste of American student life.
Most participants in the summer school study 2 areas:
- English;
- Professional course to choose from.
Summer school is a great opportunity to practice your English (after all, lectures, master classes, personal communication - everything will be in a foreign language), combined with the chance to get a powerful impetus in choosing a career.
Programs and prices, tuition fees in University of Michigan Summer academic camp
Enrichment Courses
- Dates: June 30 - July 19, July 21 - August 3
- Age of students: 14-18 years old
- Duration of studying: 2 or 3 weeks
- Language of instruction: English.
Course Description:
- The teaching staff includes instructors from the University of Michigan, professionals in their industries, teachers from prestigious secondary schools.
- Course intensity depends on their duration: 4 lessons per week with a three-week arrival and 5 with a two-week
- The duration of each lesson from one and a half to two hours.
Comprehensive Academies
- Dates: June 30 - July 19, July 21 - August 3
- Age of students: 14-18 years old
- Duration: 2 or 3 weeks
- Language of instruction: English.
Course features:
- Courses studied under the program are not counted as passed by students upon admission to college.
- Classes are held in the morning and in the afternoon, the maximum duration is 2 hours.
- Students can study 2 individual courses or give preference in-depth study of subjects of one specialization. High school students who arrived for 5 weeks, in any case, study 2 courses: for the first 3 weeks one course is taught for them, and for the next two you need to choose another block of knowledge.
- Upon completion of studying, all students receive a certificate.
2 Enrichment Courses
- Dates: June 30 - July 19, July 21 - August 3
- Age of students: 14-18 years old
- Duration: 2 or 3 weeks
- Language of instruction: English.
Features of the program:
- More than 30 types of classes are available for students to choose.
- During the race, high school students study 2 subjects; if the study lasts 5 weeks, you can choose 4 disciplines.
Academic specialties available to students:
- Architecture and design
- Business
- Art
- Communications
- Cooking
- Research medicine
- Film industry
- Jurisprudence
- Music
- Philosophy
- Social sciencies
- SAT / ACT College Entrance Exam Preparation
- Public speaking and presentation skills
- Sports management
- Writing
- Business and entrepreneurship
- Business innovation
- Global leadership and social transformation.
Michigan Business & Entrepreneurship Academy
- Dates: June 30 - July 19, July 21 - August 3
- Age of students: 14-18 years old
- Duration: 2 or 3 weeks
- Language of instruction: English
Course Description:
- Operates on the basis of the organization “Commonwealth of studying entrepreneurs”
- Helps students through the prism of their own business to study decision theory, marketing and sales, finance, the art of negotiation, the basics of jurisprudence;
- The main goal is to show high-school students the real everyday life and tasks facing the owners of companies;
- During the sessions, lectures, discussions are held, case studies of successful businessmen are analyzed, guest speakers and business coaches are performing, field trips to enterprises operating in Ann Arbor are organized;
- Students develop and represent their own business idea, describe the target audience, learn to develop advertising campaigns and sales strategies.
- After the end, the best business plans are awarded with valuable prizes.
BBYO Business & Entrepreneurship Academy
- Dates: July 21 - August 3
- Age of students: 14-18 years old
- Duration of studying: 2 weeks
- Language of instruction: English.
Features of the program:
- It is aimed at the development of Jewish business leadership, encourages adolescents to study theory in the classroom and learn from practical experience during field visits to enterprises;
- Introduces business opportunities in Israel;
- Studied marketing, advertising basics, finance, product line building;
- It ends with a competition of students' business plans, the winners are chosen by the local business community and award prizes.
- There is no possibility to interrupt or complete the course ahead of time, it is forbidden to study another program at the same time.
Business Innovation Academy
- Dates: June 30 - July 19, July 21 - August 3
- Age of students: 14-18 years old
- Duration: 2 or 3 weeks
- Language of instruction: English.
Program specifics:
- Consists of two blocks: personal finance management and entrepreneurship, non-standard business
- The goal of the course is to help high school students to take control of their financial life.
- Students learn to accumulate funds, assess the benefits and risks of lending, invest wisely;
- The experience of the companies Amazon, WeWork, Netflix, Uber, Airbnb, Tesla is explored, it analyzes how their owners think, why they make these or other decisions, and how it affects the development of their enterprises.
- The combination of the course with other programs is not provided.
Michigan Global Leadership & Social Change Academy
- Dates: June 30 - July 19, July 21 - August 3
- Age of students: 14-18 years old
- Duration: 2 or 3 weeks
- Language of instruction: English
Course Description:
- It consists of two types of lessons: leadership and management in the twentieth century, the global leader skills and agents of social change.
- We study the difference between leadership and management, strategies for building successful organizations, solving cultural, ethical, moral dilemmas, ways to increase the creativity and productivity of employees.
- Teens practice skills in situational communication, building organizational ideologies, critical thinking and writing;
- There is a group work, in which plans are created for the organization of leadership work in companies;
- Classes are held in the form of lectures, open discussions, communication with guest speakers, visits to enterprises, meetings with entrepreneurs and business owners.
Sport Management Academy
- Dates: June 30 - July 19, July 21 - August 3
- Age of students: 14-18 years old
- Duration: 2 or 3 weeks
- Language of instruction: English
Features of the program:
- Includes two blocks of classes: sports management (which is hidden behind marketing in the field of sports in the US), sports and society;
- The main goal is to create in teenagers an understanding of the reasons for the importance of sports for the whole American society.
- Marketing and influence on consumer behavior, food safety in the sports industry, the relationship of sports to political and racial ideologies;
- Historical, moral and ethical aspects of sports are studied: use of narcotic substances, cruelty, violence and abus in sports, women's sports, recruiting athletes;
- Classes combine lecture and discourse format, as well as video presentations and small group work.
- Instructors from the Michigan School of Kinesiologists also work with teens.
Accommodation, meals, prices
All students at the University of Michigan Summer program live on the campus of the University of Michigan at the Mosher-Jordan Hall residence. For them comfortable double rooms with a shared bathroom, equipped with air conditioning are provided. On the hostel territory, everyone has free access to the Internet via WiFi and the ability to use the services of a paid laundry. To better get acquainted with each other and have fun, students can unlimitedly visit the recreation room and the game room. There is a mentor around the clock at Mosher-Jordan Hall who is ready to answer all the questions from teenagers at any time.
The program includes full hot meals:
- From Monday to Friday, students are provided with 3 meals;
- On Saturday and Sunday there are 2 meals.
Food is prepared in the University’s own modern canteen, the portions for each student are not limited in size. In addition to the usual, vegetarian and gluten-free meals are also available.
The cost of studying for the University of Michigan Summer program depends on its duration.
Activities University of Michigan Summer academic camp
The University of Michigan Summer program organizers guarantee the complete safety of teenagers during their stay at the university. For this purpose, those attending classes are noted daily, and short courtesy visits are made to the rooms where students live. All high school students are allowed to walk independently off campus - around the city of Ann Arbor - but only by joining small groups.
In case of feeling unwell, the mentor necessarily accompanies the students to the doctor's office, and then informs the parents of the student about each medical visit.
The summer camp program includes versatile activities:
- Trips;
- Tours;
- Opportunity to play sports.
So that the students of the summer camp could feel like a full-fledged part of the University of Michigan, they have the opportunity to practice any kind of sport:
- Football;
- Softball;
- Frisbee;
- Skiing;
- Swimming;
- Athletics;
- Basketball, volleyball.
Advantages
- Highest teaching quality: among graduates of the University of Michigan are 116 Olympic champions, 8 astronauts, one of the presidents of the United States, and 7 Nobel laureates.
- The university is a member of the Ivy Public League, a member of the Association of American Universities.
- The University of Michigan Summer program allows high school students who are planning further education in the United States to prepare for their transition from school to college.
- Students of the summer school can choose academic courses from the fifteen offered.
Facilities and equipment at University of Michigan Summer academic camp
Since the students of the University of Michigan Summer program live on the university campus, they have a chance to see for themselves the excellent modern facilities of the university, on which territory there are:
- Educational buildings;
- Residence for students;
- Libraries;
- Entertainment and recreation center;
- Computer room with free wireless internet access;
- Fields for sports;
- Running track;
- Basketball courts;
- Tennis courts;
- Athletic center;
- A fitness center;
- Treadmills.
Admission dates and extra charges
The university provides students with the opportunity to attend Summer Discovery Summer School from June 30 to August 3. The choice of high school students are provided with programs of different duration:
- Session lasting 5 weeks (June 30 - August 3);
- Session lasting 3 weeks (June 30 - July 19);
- Session lasting 2 weeks (July 21 - August 3).
The cost of the summer program at the University of Michigan Summer does not include all the expenses that education entails. Additionally, you need to take into account the payment of the following expenses:
- Application
- Registration of student ID
- Air flight;
- Transfer from / to the airport
- Books and additional materials on the studied courses
- Food off campus, shopping, laundry services.
Extras:
- Transfer (one way) 75 USD
- Registration fee (for a programme/course) 100 USD
- Other 95 USD
Entry requirements, how to apply, what is required to enrol
Becoming a member of the University of Michigan Summer program can be adolescents aged 14 to 18 years old who have completed:
- 9th grade;
- 10th grade;
- 11th grade;
- First year of high school.
Mandatory requirement for students - this is the arrival and departure strictly in the days of the beginning and end of educational sessions. The only deviations that are allowed are arrival one day later and departure one day earlier. It is impossible for University of Michigan Summer students to stay on other days on campus, as there are simply no free places for senior students to live in the residence.
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Residence permits, citizenship and other services
- Guardianship services during the studies
- Student supervision
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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. |
