<p>[International</a> Relations - Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies](<a href=“http://www12.georgetown.edu/scs/sphs/sphs_program_ir.html]International”>http://www12.georgetown.edu/scs/sphs/sphs_program_ir.html)</p>
<p>[Washington</a> & Lee Global Scholar Summer Seminar](<a href=“http://www.globalscholar.org/]Washington”>http://www.globalscholar.org/) – on an economy-induced hiatus for '09, should be back for '10</p>
<p>[Presidential</a> Classroom: Future World Leaders Summit](<a href=“http://www.presidentialclassroom.org/our_programs/future.aspx]Presidential”>http://www.presidentialclassroom.org/our_programs/future.aspx)</p>
<p>You could also enroll in a language course/immersion program – prospective international relations majors who’ve studied at least two languages (besides English, duh) will look much more impressive to colleges. There are programs like the one at [University of Chicago](<a href=“https://summer.uchicago.edu/intensive-language-study.cfm”>https://summer.uchicago.edu/intensive-language-study.cfm</a>) that condense a full academic year of college-level study into one summer. So many high schools still offer only French, Spanish and Latin, but a summer of Mandarin Chinese, Japanese or, even better, more rare languages like Russian or Arabic, could be invaluable. A college admissions officer recently told me that “monolingual is the new stupid” – sounds harsh, but that’s the world we live in. </p>
<p>Traveling abroad is always a good idea, too, but beware of expensive “teen tours” with fun-sounding itineraries but a lack of hands-on activities (some of these are just party tours for rich kids). A community service emphasis is a good sign, and [Putney</a> Student Travel](<a href=“http://www.goputney.com/]Putney”>http://www.goputney.com/) has a pretty good reputation.</p>