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93.113.102.40Summer Programs MIT Summer Programs MIT does not offer a traditional open-enrollment summer school program where any high school student can come to campus93.113.102.40_ to take courses and live in the dorms. However, several partner organizations run small, specialized programs on campus. If you'd rather study the human genome or build a robot than memorize this year's summer TV reruns, then you might try one of these: Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES) is an intensive six-week residential academic enrichment program for about 80 promising high school juniors who intend to pursue careers in science, engineering and entrepreneurship, especially those from minority backgrounds and other underrepresented segments of the population. The program is free of charge to participating students, not including transportation. Research Science Institute (RSI) brings together about 70 high school students each summer for six stimulating weeks at MIT. This rigorous academic program stresses advanced theory and research in mathematics, the sciences and engineering. Participants attend college-level classes taught by distinguished faculty members and complete hands-on research, which they often then use to enter science competitions. Open to high school juniors, the program is free of charge for those selected. Women's Technology Program (WTP) is a four-week summer academic and residential experience where 60 female high school students explore engineering through hands-on classes (taught by female MIT graduate students), labs, and team-based projects in the summer after their junior year. Students attend WTP in either Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) or Mechanical Engineering (ME). While the Summer Science Program (SSP) is not on campus, MIT does co-sponsor this residential program, and many MIT students are among the program's alumni/ae. The curriculum is organized around a central research project in either Astrophysics or Biochemistry. In the Astrophysics program, each team of three students determines the orbit of a near-earth asteroid (minor planet) from direct astronomical observations. In the Biochemistry program, each team designs a small molecule to inhibit an enzyme from a fungal crop pathogen. The programs are six weeks long and offered at locations in Colorado, New Mexico, and Indiana. Other Selective Summer Programs Most summer programs admit all or most students who can pay the (high) tuition. However, a number of competitive-admission summer programs select only the best students on the basis of merit and are often free or comparatively affordable. MIT offers four of our own (above); here are a few more: Science & Research Programs BU Research Internship Program Clark Scholar Program Garcia Summer Scholars High School Summer Science Research Program (HSSSRP) High School Honors Science/Mathematics/Engineering Program (HSHSP) International Summer School for Young Physicists (ISSYP) Secondary Student Training Program (SSTP) Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program (SIMR) Student Science Training Program (SSTP) QuestBridge College Prep Scholarship Math Summer Programs AwesomeMath Canada/USA Mathcamp Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics (HCSSiM) Texas State Mathworks Honors Summer Math Camp MathILy Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists (PROMYS) The Ross Program Stanford University Mathematics Camp (SUMaC) Prove It! Math Academy State Governor's Schools Governor's schools directory Other Summer Programs at MIT Do you want to spend part of your summer on MIT's campus? In addition to the programs listed above, MIT also hosts the following programs. LaunchX Beaver Works Summer Institute LLRISE: MIT Lincoln Laboratory Radar Introduction for Student Engineers OSC - Oxford Study Courses iD Tech Camps National Geographic Student Expeditions Homeschooled Students MIT has a long history of admitting homeschooled students, and these students are successful and vibrant members of our community. Over the past decade, we have seen a surge in homeschooled applicants. Homeschooled applicants still make up less than 1% of our applicant pool (and less than 1% of our student body), but these numbers are growing. These students come from urban, rural, and suburban neighborhoods; they have been schooled in the home and under the umbrella of larger communities; some have been granted a formal high school diploma, while others were not. Please note that we do not require a high school diploma or GED from our applicants. At MIT, we do not have separate requirements for homeschooled applicants. Homeschooled applicants, like all of our applicants, are considered within their context, which includes schooling choice, family situation, geographic location, resources, opportunities, and challenges. However, we do have some tips for homeschooled students, based on successful applicants we have admitted in the past. One quality that we look for in all of our applicants is evidence of having taken initiative, showing an entrepreneurial spirit, taking full advantage of opportunities. Many of our admitted homeschooled applicants really shine in this area. These students truly take advantage of their less constrained educational environment to take on exciting projects, go in depth in topics that excite them, create new opportunities for themselves and others, and more. The vast majority of our admitted homeschool students have taken advantage of advanced classes outside the homeschool setting, such as through a local college or an online school such as Stanford OHS. Transcripts of these courses, in addition to an evaluation of the homeschooling portfolio, are very helpful. Some students will also take advantage of MIT's edX and OpenCourseWare. Most of our homeschooled students have taken advantage of extracurricular activities and community groups, such as community orchestras and theater, athletics groups, scouting, religious groups, volunteer work, work for pay, etc. Our homeschooled applicants, like all of our students, are active in their communities. Many (but certainly not all) of our homeschooled students have been active in summer programs. For some students, summer programs (some programs we have frequently seen in homeschooled applicants include CTY, TIP, PROMYS, MathCamp, RSI, Tanglewood, and Interlochen, among many others) are a great opportunity to work with other students from diverse backgrounds in a collaborative manner. Summer program mentors and job supervisors can also be great choices to write college recommendations. Extra recommendations can be especially helpful for many homeschooled applicants. We welcome a recommendation from a parent but require at least three recommendations in total (usually a counselor and two teachers). We encourage you to submit additional recommendations (but don't submit more than 5 total recommendations) from those who know you well, such as coaches, mentors, job supervisors, clergy, etc. Please attach an MIT Supplemental Document Cover Sheet to any supplemental recommendations you submit. The MIT Supplemental Document Cover Sheet can be found on the Application Forms page on your MyMIT account. MIT has alumni volunteers called Educational Counselors throughout the world who conduct interviews on behalf of MIT Admissions. We strongly encourage all of our applicants to take advantage of the interview, if available. Information For Parents If you're like most parents, helping your child find the right college feels like one of your last great parental responsibilities. You may be less certain of how best to help, and the stakes can seem painfully high. Try to see the admissions process as a rite of passageâ"a challenging initiation that marks the passage out of childhood and into adult responsibility. You can and should provide support and encouragement. You can celebrate each step along the way. But the process must belong to your child. For your son or daughter, the college search and application process should be about one thing only: finding the right fit. Fit means finding a community where your child shares the fundamental values and priorities and feels comfortable enough to take the social and intellectual risks that make college really worthwhile. Fit is also a two-way proposition. Your child's job is to find the school that feels right. Our job in Admissions is to chooseâ"from among thousands of qualified applicantsâ"the students we think are most likely to thrive in and contribute something important to the community of MIT. In order to best understand how this process works, we encourage you to review information we've posted about the freshman application, our admissions process, and our financial aid, as well as things your child can do to prepare for MIT and college in general. These step-by-step guides will help orient you in the process and tell you what you and your child, need to know. We've organized links to the information that parents most often request. 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