Class of 2019 Updates + Summer Programs

Parents of the Class of 2019

On February 7, 2018 during Advisory, the Guidance Department will be presenting "Life After WA" to the students, which describes the entire college research and admissions process.

Parents, you are invited to hear the same presentation at our Junior Parent Seminar on Tuesday, Feburary 13, 2018 at 6:30pm in the PAC.

After February vacation, Guidance Counselors will begin to meet with students and their parents/guardians regarding individual post-secondary plans. There will be specific tasks for the student to complete in Naviance before this meeting can be scheduled.

Upcoming SAT/ACT Test Dates

SAT: March 10, registration deadline February 9 *offered at WA

ACT: April 14, registration deadline March 9 

Attention Sophomores and Juniors:  

Kaplan Test Prep and Acton Boxborough Community Education will be hosting an SAT vs ACT combination practicetest on Saturday, 2/3/18 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Acton-Boxborough High School, 36 Charter Rd, Acton MA. Students should arrive no later than 8:45 to sign in. Students should bring (2) #2 pencils, a calculator, water, and snack as well as a fully charged smart phone or tablet.  

Great news -- students will leave the practice test with their scores. They will need to bring a fully charged smartphone or tablet to use only after the completion of the test for scoring. In order for the scoring to work properly, students MUST be registered for the practice test by Friday January 27th.  If you have more than one student taking the practice test, please use a unique email for each student.

To register, please visit http://bit.ly/ABcombo18.

For questions, please contact Program Manager, Erin McLean at erin.mclean@kaplan.com.

Boston University Winter Visit Day 

Friday, February 23, 2018
Boston University George Sherman Union
775 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts
Registration: 8:30 a.m.
Program: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

For more information about Winter Visit Day, please visit our website: 

http://www.bu.edu/admissions/visit-us/winter-visit-day/

Hackathon for High School Students- Whiteboard Hacks the Start
Presented by MIT Enterprise Forum, CIC, and Whiteboard Youth Ventures

Saturday, February 3, 2018
9:00AM-7:00PM
Venture Cafe, 5th Floor
CIC Cambridge, OBW

Why wait to start your entrepreneurial journey? Join us on Saturday, February 3rd for a one-day "Hack the Start" hackathon focused on helping high school students take the first steps to starting their own venture. Co-hosted by CIC, MIT Enterprise Forum, and Whiteboard Youth Ventures. Experts and mentors will be on site to help with ideation, prototpying, and pitching. Cash prizes for winners.

Visit bitly.com/hackthestart for more information. 

Summer Program Opportunities

 

2018 Summer Term High Schools Programs at Boston University 

For more information, visit: bu.edu/summer/highschool.
Programs offered:
High School Honors is a six-week residential, commuter, or online program in which students take Boston University undergraduate courses and earn up to eight transferable college credits. Students must be entering their junior or senior year of high school in Fall 2018.

RISE Internship/Practicum is a six-week non-credit residential or commuter program in which students conduct scientific research in a university lab under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Students must be entering their senior year of high school in Fall 2018.

Academic Immersion (AIM) is a three-week non-credit residential program for students to focus intensively on a single academic topic while enjoying and experiencing life on a college campus. This summer we are offering two AIM tracks: Introduction to Experimental Psychology and Introduction to Medicine. Both tracks combine classroom work in the sciences with experiential learning activities. Students must be entering their junior or senior year of high school in Fall 2018.

Summer Challenge is a two-week residential program in which students take two non-credit seminars of their choice and experience life on a college campus. Students must be entering their sophomore, junior, or senior year of high school in Fall 2018.

Summer Preview is a one-week non-credit commuter or residential program in which students explore one subject of interest while previewing the college experience. Students must be entering their freshman or sophomore year of high school in Fall 2018.
Contact summerhs@bu.edu with any questions.

Champlain College Young Writers' Conference

May 25-27

Now in our eighteenth year, our doors are open to high school students who wish to share their passion for story, drama, and song with their writerly brothers and sisters-and with celebrated New England authors. We offer three days of readings, improv theatre, Moth storytelling, poetry slams, literary jazz/blues fusion, and extended friendship on the hillside campus of Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont.

For more information, visit: https://www.champlain.edu/young-writers-conference

New England Center for Investigative Reporting Pre-College Summer Journalism Institute, based at the Boston University College of Communication

Using the city of Boston as our news beat, students are assigned to newsrooms and work with award-winning journalists as their editors to cover different stories in the Boston area. At the end of the two weeks, every student will have two to four articles to add to his or her professional portfolio.

Students have the option of living on campus to have the full Boston University Terrier life experience.

Our three, two-week workshops begin on June 25 and run through August 3. During each session, students will also attend guest lectures from experts and local journalists; visit historic sites and museums such as Fenway Park and the Museum of Fine Arts; participate in group community service; receive unofficial tours of local colleges, and more.

For more information about our program, visit our website: http://studentprograms.necir.org/pre-college-summer-institute/

GW Pre-College: Summer Programs for High School Students
High school students in the Pre-College Program spend a summer in Washington, D.C., taking advantage of GW's expertise in global development, international relations, public policy and administration, politics, diplomacy, history, biomedical engineering, museum studies and the arts.
Scholarship Application Deadline: March 1, 2018
https://summer.gwu.edu/precollege

Summer Pre-College 2018 at UMass Amherst
You will find the application on our pre-college website: http://summerinfo.umass.edu
We have worked with faculty across campus to increase greatly the scope of options for this summer. In addition to popular existing programs like Equine Science, Sport Management & Leadership Academy, Summer Engineering Institute, and Summer Design Academy, we have added programs in new topics including:
Summer Portraiture Intensive
Black Lives Matter: Race and Policing in the U.S.
Engaging Communities
We have also added many new lab placements for students who would like to work with faculty on live research in a university setting.


Rutgers University–New Brunswick is excited to announce an opportunity for students interested in engineering. The Rutgers School of Engineering is offering the chance for students to participate in a new Pre-Engineering Summer Academy to develop their knowledge and skills through real-world field experiences.
This intensive one-week certificate program will introduce students to a variety of engineering areas
Eligible students must:
Be between the ages of 16-18
Have completed courses in pre-calculus and physics
Submit an online application
Interested in learning more? Attend an online information session or visit http://summersession.rutgers.edu/precollege-academies/preengineering 
You can also email j.holober@admissions.rutgers.edu.