Looking for a summer program for current 10th grader, preferably close / a short flight from SF area

LYLMom
Sun, 15 Jan 2017 08:20:29 +0000

My daughter attended the EPIC program this past summer as a rising senior - she was interested in majoring in science but unsure whether she wanted to pursue engineering at a university or premed at an LAC so it was the perfect program as it gave her an overview of all the engineering disciplines. She really loved the camp and I would highly recommend it based on her experience. I can’t remember if the application asked for her gpa but I don’t believe it asked for a transcript or test scores. I believe you are allowed or requested to provide a teacher recommendation which she asked her AP Physics teacher to write. The web site does state they are especially interested in students who are ‘low income, female, first generation college bound and/or under-represented multicultural students’ but even if your son does not fall into any of those categories, I would encourage him to apply. We heard about the camp from a friend whose son attended and their son (now a freshman at Cal Poly) also did not fall into any of the categories listed above. I am not sure how selective it is as it may depend on the number of applications they get but I do think she got a strong recommendation from her teacher which must have been helpful. She, of course, is female but attends public school in a pretty affluent school district so doesn’t hit any of the other categories. I am not aware of any other week long STEM camps in the local area like this. When I was researching for my daughter, the only other ones I could find were intensive 4 or 6 week programs which would not have been of interest to her. Let me know if you have any specific questions about the program and I would be happy to ask her.