Summer Program Suggestions?

Pre-College Topics Summer Programs
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<p>I have a son in the 9th grade for whom I’m trying to find an appropriate summer program. His main academic interests are social studies and the law (he wants to be a lawyer). We live in Jersey City, NJ and are trying to find a program in our area to save on room and board costs. Of course price is also a consideration. We were considering sending him to the Great Books Foundation summer program until we found out that the cost was over $3,000. Any suggestions?</p>

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<p>My son attended the Great Books Program – and I will say that he enjoyed it tremendously, but we received financial aid to make it affordable for our family.</p>

<p>I don’t know of any programs in your area – and for many programs, the residential part of the program is a big part of the experience. If finances are an issue, many programs (including the ones I list below) offer financial aid.</p>

<p>For a rising sophomore with an interest in the humanities consider:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.andover.edu/summersession/home.htm[/url]”>http://www.andover.edu/summersession/home.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/summer/index.html[/url]”>http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/summer/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://306.exeter.edu/summer/index.htm[/url]”>http://306.exeter.edu/summer/index.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Continuing_Studies/pc/index.php[/url]”>http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Continuing_Studies/pc/index.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>There are many more programs, including study abroad programs, that are out there. Keep in mind that programs (such as the first three I listed) that tend to focus on the younger group of high school kids also tend to have more supervision and a stricter interpretation of the rules. </p>

<p>Programs which allow younger kids to participate, but the majority are older students (like Brown), tend to have less supervision and a less strict interpretation of the rules (in regards to alcohol and sex, the rules are usually very strict about drugs). Only you know your child and what environment would be appropriate.</p>