College 101
The Enormous List of Summer Camps Article Type: Tasty Bits
Middle School
General Academic Programs:
- Stanford EPGY Summer Institutes: Computer Programming, Creative Writing, Earth Sciences, Expository Writing, Mathematics, Physical Sciences; Grades 6-7; Requires General Application & Work Sample
- Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY): Humanities, Math & Computer Science, Science, Writing; Grades 7-8; Requires minimum SAT scores (varies by grade level)
- Duke TIP Summer Studies: Fine Arts, Humanities, Math, Science, Social Science, Technology; Grades 7-8; Requires minimum SAT scores (varies by grade level)
- Brown University SPARK: Science; Grades 6-8; Requires General Application
- Oregon State Summer Programs: Music, STEM; Grades 6-8; Requires General Application
- LeadAmerica Medicine & Science Program: Medicine & Science; Grades 6-8; Requires General Application
- UCLA Extension: STEM; Grades 7-8; Requires General Application
- Northwestern Summer Camp for Academically Talented Middle School Students (SCATS): All Academics; Grades 6-8; Requires Teacher Nomination, 90th Percentile Scores on recent achievement tests or IQ of above 125
High School
General Academic Programs:
Note: “General Applications” include teacher recommendations, standardized test scores, and personal statements.
- Columbia Summer Programs: Arts, Design, STEM, CS, Humanities, Business, Law, College Prep; Grades 9-12; Requires General Application & Optional Interview
- Cornell Summer Sessions: Arts, Design, Engineering, Humanities, Business; Grades 9-12; Requires General Application
- Emory University Pre-College: Arts, STEM, Humanities; Grades 9-12; Requires General Application
- University of California Irvine Summer Scholar Program: Arts, Design, STEM, CS, Humanities; Grades 9-12; Requires General Application
- UC COSMOS: STEM, CS; Grades 9-12; Requires General Application
Similar Programs:
- Brown Pre-College Program
- Emerson College High School Programs
- University of San Diego Accelerated Academic Summer Program
- Summer at USC
- Boston University High School Programs
- American University College Programs for High School Students
- Northwestern University Summer Session
- Summer at Stanford University
- Berkeley Summer Sessions
- Penn Summer High School Programs
- Georgetown University Summer Programs
- New York University Pre-College
- University of Rochester Pre-College Programs
- University of Chicago Summer Programs
- Duke University Summer Session
- UC Santa Barbara Summer Sessions
- Ithaca Summer College
- George Washington University Pre-College
- UC San Diego Summer Session
- Clemson University Summer Scholars
- Case Western Reserve University Summer Session
Rutgers Summer Session
University of South Florida Pre-College
Santa Clara University Young Scholars Program
Debate Camps (Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum, Parliamentary, Congress): Grades 9-12
Note: Applications to debate camps often require win-loss records at previously attended tournments.
- North Western Debate Institute
- Cal National Speech and Debate Institute
- Liberty Debate Institute
- Capitol Debate: Communication, Law, and Debate Camp
- Gonzaga Debate Institute
- Harvard Debate Council Summer Workshops
- Michigan Debate Institutes
- Bay Area Speech and Debate Academies
- Spartan Debate Institutes
- KU Debate Camp
- Missouri State Debate Institute
- The Debate Institutes at Darthmouth
- Indiana University Debate
- Georgia Debate Institutes
- University of Miami Debate Team
- Cornell International Summer Debate Camps
- Chicago Debate Summer Institutes
- Stanford National Forensic Institute
- Oregon Debate and Speech Institute
- Victory Briefs Institute
- POI Debate Institute
Chess (Elementary-High School):
- The United States Chess Federation
- USA Chess Camps
- UT Dallas Chess Program
- Bay Area Chess
- US Chess Center Summer Camps
- Berkeley Chess School Summer Camps
- Chess NYC
- Anatoly Karpov International School of Chess
Outdoors
Note: General Applications do not require academic data.
- Wilderness Ventures: Adventure Trips, Community Service Trips, Leadership Trips, Bicycle Tours (all in both international and domestic locations); Grades 6-12; Requires General Application
- Lifeworks International: Adventure and Community Service Trips (all in international locations); Grades 9-12; Requires General Application
Similar Programs
- Broadreach Summer Programs
- Adventure Treks
- Crow Canyon: Archaeology Summer Camps
- Williwaw Adventures
- ActionQuest Adventure Camps
Theater/Film Camp
- USC Cinematic Arts Summer Program: Filmmaking, Screenwriting, Film and TV Business
- New York Film Camp
- University of Wisconsin Whitewater
- Muskingham University Music Theater Camp
- BYU Theater Workshop
- Alfred University Theater Residential Institute
- Liberty University Theater Summer Camps
- UCLA School of TFT Summer Programs
- US Performing Arts Camps
- Northern Illinois University Theater Arts Camp Junior (Grades 6-8)
- East Carolina University Summer Drama Camp