The Enormous List of Summer Camps

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Middle School

General Academic Programs:

• Stanford EPGY Summer Institutes: Computer Programming, Creative Writing, Earth Sciences, Expository Writing, Mathematics, Physical Sciences; Grades 6-7; Requires General Application & Work Sample

• Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY): Humanities, Math & Computer Science, Science, Writing; Grades 7-8; Requires minimum SAT scores (varies by grade level)

• Duke TIP Summer Studies: Fine Arts, Humanities, Math, Science, Social Science, Technology; Grades 7-8; Requires minimum SAT scores (varies by grade level)

• Brown University SPARK: Science; Grades 6-8; Requires General Application

• Oregon State Summer Programs: Music, STEM; Grades 6-8; Requires General Application

• LeadAmerica Medicine & Science Program: Medicine & Science; Grades 6-8; Requires General Application

• UCLA Extension: STEM; Grades 7-8; Requires General Application

• Northwestern Summer Camp for Academically Talented Middle School Students (SCATS): All Academics; Grades 6-8; Requires Teacher Nomination, 90^th Percentile Scores on recent achievement tests or IQ of above 125

High School

General Academic Programs:

Note: “General Applications” include teacher recommendations, standardized test scores, and personal statements.

• Columbia Summer Programs: Arts, Design, STEM, CS, Humanities, Business, Law, College Prep; Grades 9-12; Requires General Application & Optional Interview

• Cornell Summer Sessions: Arts, Design, Engineering, Humanities, Business; Grades 9-12; Requires General Application

• Emory University Pre-College: Arts, STEM, Humanities; Grades 9-12; Requires General Application

• University of California Irvine Summer Scholar Program: Arts, Design, STEM, CS, Humanities; Grades 9-12; Requires General Application

• UC COSMOS: STEM, CS; Grades 9-12; Requires General Application

Similar Programs:

• Brown Pre-College Program

• Emerson College High School Programs

• University of San Diego Accelerated Academic Summer Program

• Summer at USC

• Boston University High School Programs

• American University College Programs for High School Students

• Northwestern University Summer Session

• Summer at Stanford University

• Berkeley Summer Sessions

• Penn Summer High School Programs

• Georgetown University Summer Programs

• New York University Pre-College

• University of Rochester Pre-College Programs

• University of Chicago Summer Programs

• Duke University Summer Session

• UC Santa Barbara Summer Sessions

• Ithaca Summer College

• George Washington University Pre-College

• UC San Diego Summer Session

• Clemson University Summer Scholars

• Case Western Reserve University Summer Session

Rutgers Summer Session

University of South Florida Pre-College

Santa Clara University Young Scholars Program

Debate Camps (Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum, Parliamentary, Congress): Grades 9-12

Note: Applications to debate camps often require win-loss records at previously attended tournments.

• North Western Debate Institute

• Cal National Speech and Debate Institute

• Liberty Debate Institute

• Capitol Debate: Communication, Law, and Debate Camp

• Gonzaga Debate Institute

• Harvard Debate Council Summer Workshops

• Michigan Debate Institutes

• Bay Area Speech and Debate Academies

• Spartan Debate Institutes

• KU Debate Camp

• Missouri State Debate Institute

• The Debate Institutes at Darthmouth

• Indiana University Debate

• Georgia Debate Institutes

• University of Miami Debate Team

• Cornell International Summer Debate Camps

• Chicago Debate Summer Institutes

• Stanford National Forensic Institute

• Oregon Debate and Speech Institute

• Victory Briefs Institute

• POI Debate Institute

Chess (Elementary-High School):

• The United States Chess Federation

• USA Chess Camps

• UT Dallas Chess Program

• Bay Area Chess

• US Chess Center Summer Camps

• Berkeley Chess School Summer Camps

• Chess NYC

• Anatoly Karpov International School of Chess

Outdoors

Note: General Applications do not require academic data.

• Wilderness Ventures: Adventure Trips, Community Service Trips, Leadership Trips, Bicycle Tours (all in both international and domestic locations); Grades 6-12; Requires General Application

• Lifeworks International: Adventure and Community Service Trips (all in international locations); Grades 9-12; Requires General Application

Similar Programs

• Broadreach Summer Programs

• Adventure Treks

• Crow Canyon: Archaeology Summer Camps

• Williwaw Adventures

• ActionQuest Adventure Camps

Theater/Film Camp

• USC Cinematic Arts Summer Program: Filmmaking, Screenwriting, Film and TV Business

• New York Film Camp

• University of Wisconsin Whitewater

• Muskingham University Music Theater Camp

• BYU Theater Workshop

• Alfred University Theater Residential Institute

• Liberty University Theater Summer Camps

• UCLA School of TFT Summer Programs

• US Performing Arts Camps

• Northern Illinois University Theater Arts Camp Junior (Grades 6-8)

• East Carolina University Summer Drama Camp

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