Harvard Secondary School Program

Harvard Secondary School Program
Harvard University Summer School
51 Brattle Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138-3722
USA
Telephone: 617.495.3192
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(photo by Jeffry Pike, Harvard Division of Continuing Education)

About our Program:

Eight weeks: June 23-August 17, 2007
Tuition: 8-unit course: $4,400; 4-unit course: $2,200. Room and Board: 8-week: $3,875; 4-week: $1,965. Application fee: $50 (2007 prices)

8 and 4-Week Sessions

Every year approximately 1,000 motivated high school students who have completed their senior, junior, or sophomore year spend eight summer weeks at Harvard University. They find the Harvard Summer School and its Secondary School Program (SSP) an exciting and rewarding Ivy League college experience and a unique opportunity to explore Harvard University. Living and learning with students from all areas of the United States and more than 90 countries around the world, SSP students take courses along with undergraduates, earn college credit, and learn from one another as well as in the classroom.

Located on the Charles River in historic Cambridge, Massachusetts, America's oldest and most prestigious university provides a dynamic environment in which to preview college life. At Harvard, secondary school students prepare for college and for the college-admissions process. They explore academic subjects not available in high school, work with a distinguished faculty, use well-equipped labs, and study in the largest university library system in the world. They are given freedom and responsibility to establish their own priorities. For many, the Secondary School Program provides their first experience living in a dormitory, learning to take responsibility for their own actions, and meeting students from many different backgrounds.

Secondary school students enroll in two 4-credit courses or one 8-credit course; students in the Boston area may attend as commuters and take either 4 or 8 units of credit. SSP students choose from the full array of nearly 200 Harvard Summer School courses in 45 liberal arts fields. Exciting courses and events are scheduled through the Drama Program and Math Program. The Writing Program offers a wide array of writing courses, as well as evening readings by visiting authors. The College Preparatory Program includes trips to New England colleges, a large college fair, a workshop entitled "Writing the College Application Essay," and a talk by a Harvard admissions officer on the college selection process.

Admissions:

Be sure to visit our website--lots more information can be found there. On our website, you may either apply directly or download forms to be mailed to us. Please call, write, or e-mail us if you have questions, or if you would like to receive a catalogue or an application. Applications are reviewed as soon as they are completed; most applicants receive a decision letter within a week of that time. Catalogues (which contain application materials) may be ordered on the SSP website: www.ssp.harvard.edu.

If you are interested in any of our programs and would like to request information, please contact us!

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