<p>How does one find out about summer progams for a rising senior? Can anyone recommend good ones, preferably no more than a few wks. in length, in the PA area?
Considering programs in Communications, AV, or other enrichment type programs.</p>
<p>“Explore your interest in film, journalism, TV news, or sports journalism at the Penn State Communications Institutes. These hands-on institutes can help you gain an understanding of the technical and professional aspects of a career in film or journalism. In the film institute you will write, direct, and shoot your own short film. In the journalism institute you will report and write stories, shoot a photo-essay, and help develop an online newspaper. In the sports journalism institute you can try your hand at sports reporting and sports information. In the broadcast journalism institute you will participate in the production of a news broadcast.”
<a href=“http://www.outreach.psu.edu/communicationsinstitutes/[/url]”>http://www.outreach.psu.edu/communicationsinstitutes/</a></p>
<p>Thanks. Couldn’t find a cost anywhere on the web site? Any idea?</p>
<p>Anyone else know of other programs?</p>
<p>I’m sure you could email. I know kids who did the film program and I believe there is some financial aid available.</p>
<p>Parsons, Pratt and NYU all offer summer programs.</p>
<p>Contact the appropriate departments in all the colleges within your geographical parameters to see if they have any summer programs. </p>
<p>Do a google search. I googled “‘high school’ summer communications” and got over 22 million hits. I’m sure not all of them are summer programs, but there willl be a lot. </p>
<p>Spend some time reading through the threads in the “Summer Program” section here on CC.</p>
<p>Check with your high school.</p>
<p>At our local hs, there is a College and Career Center. The Center receives all sorts of mail from colleges and summer programs (which are often associated with colleges). We have a special folder where we stick the brochures from summer programs. You could sort through that pile.</p>
<p>Northwestern University in Evanston IL has National High School Institute for rising seniors in film, theatre, journalism and music. The program has been around for many many years (30+).</p>