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Learn more about how a summer at Harvard offers so much more than your traditional summer camp experience.
Excited about taking a summer course but not sure what you want to study? Here are some of our most popular courses in 2021. Which one will inspire you?
Did you know that Harvard has two distinct summer programs for high school students? Learn the key differences between them before you submit your application.
We spoke to some students from our 2-week Pre-College Program and 7-week Secondary School Program to see what they enjoyed most about their courses this year and the biggest impact the programs have had on them.
The transition from high school to college is a big one. Meeting new friends, living on your own, and creating your own schedule are just some of the new, exciting challenges that await you. In the…
You’ve thought long and hard about what you want from your college experience. You’ve gone on college visits and talked to recruiters. You’ve developed your short list of possible choices. Now, all that stands between you and your college dreams…
Harvard Summer School’s Pre-College Program is a two-week session that gives high school students a glimpse of college life—complete with extracurriculars. It’s rigorous, fast-paced, and a lot of fun, thanks to a range of both academic and recreational activities that…
The time you spend in high school and college can be both fun and rewarding. At the same time, these can be some of the busiest years of your life. Balancing all the demands on your time—a full course load,…
Summer is quickly approaching, so if you’ve been admitted to a Harvard Summer School program for high school students, now is the time to make sure you’re prepared. Whether you’ll be attending the Secondary School Program or the Pre-College Program,…
One hundred fifty years ago, in the summer of 1871, Asa Gray, Professor of Natural History at Harvard University, launched the Harvard Summer School with a summer course on botany, which was taught in the new laboratory at the Harvard…
