Oakland Technical High School Counselor’s Corner News College, summer, and Enrichment Programs For additional programs, go to the Oakland Tech Bullhorn at: ww.oaklandtech.com PLEASE POST Ms. Johnson, Counselor Page 1 of 3 DATE TIME Deadline
January 11, 2013
Residential
Program runs
from June 23 –
July 28, 2013
Spring 2013 (Bulletin #3)
EVENT PRESENTER Stanford Medical Youth Science
Program (SMYSP)
Sessions from
July 1st until
August 9, 2013
High school students participating in
the SMYSP Summer Residential
Program work in small groups and
research a medically relevant topic that
includes a written paper, poster
presentation, and oral presentation.
Summer Investigative Reporting
Workshop at BOSTON
UNIVERSITY
Registration
opens:
January 22, 2013
Varies
This program will teach student the
basics of investigative reporting. You
will learn critical thinking and writing
skills which are essential for college
admission.
Community Colleges
January 28, 2013
(Beginning of 2nd
Semester)
3:30pm-5:30pm
APPLY ASAP
(Apply before
1/15/13 and
receive $100.00
off the price of
tuition.)
Deadline:
February 1, 2013
Mondays,
Wednesdays, &
Fridays
Session Dates:
April 6, 20, 27
Students can take classes at the
community colleges. Go
to:www.peralta.edu and complete the
five easy steps. Print-out Concurrent
Enrollment form and bring to your
counselor.
Credit Recovery
1. Cyber High Program - Session 3
Afterschool on M/W/F.
2. Choir & Poetry
Afterschool on T & Min. Wednesdays
2013 Spring Engineering Education
Days (SEEDs)
Sessions include specially designed
classes spanning several engineering
fields.
Deadline:
February 6, 2013
ACE Mentor Program
For 10th, 11th and 12th grade students
interested in construction, designing
and/or building
February 6, 2013
(Wednesday)
Deadline:
February 8, 2013
6:30pm-8:30pm
Session Dates:
June 25 – July
1, 2013
http://smysp.stanford.edu
BOSTON
UNIVERSITY
http://necirbu.org/training/hsjournalism-workshop/
Peralta Community
Colleges
Laney College
Berkeley City College
Merritt College
College of Alameda
Oakland Tech
Cyber High Mr. Onyeador, Room S8
(See your counselor
for an application)
Santa Clara
University – School
of Engineering
Eligibility: All high
school sophomores
and juniors are
eligible to apply to
the program.
ACE Program
After School
Program
Scholarships from $1,000-$3,000 and
2.5 units of credits are granted for
those that complete 13-weekly
Wednesday programs.
Cash for College 2013
Get help your financial aid and
scholarship applications. The
workshop is FREE. One high school
senior from each workshop will win a
$1,000 scholarship.
Bezos Scholars Program
The Aspen Institute
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Fly to Colorado
Attend the Aspen Festival
Create a Local Ideas Festival
Transform your community
LOCATION
STANFORD
SCHOOL OF
MEDICINE
Instruction and
counseling provided
by local
architect/engineering
/construction
managers in these
fields.
Ace Program will
start in early
February 2013.
Ms. Cynthia
Gonzalez
East Bay Consortium
Bezos Family
Foundation
Choir & Poetry
Ms. Woods, Room A3
SEEDS
School of Engineering
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA
(408) 554-4728
Apply at:
www.scu.edu/engineering/
undergraduate/seeds.cfm
Sessions will be held in
offices, construction sites
and at other sites in the San
Francisco, Oakland, and
San Jose area.
Applications are available
online at
www.acementor.org
Oakland Tech’s Library
Apply online at:
Bezosfamilyfoundation.org
/scholars
Development Program & All
Expenses Paid Scholarship
Spring 2013 (Bulletin #3)
February 12,
2013
(Tuesday)
Deadline:
February 13,
2013
(Apply early to
waives the
application fee)
3:30-5:30pm
SAT Prep Classes
SAT Prep classes are taught by UC
Berkeley students. This is a 10-week
program. This program is for students
who are serious about getting SAT
prep services. Attendance is
mandatory.
Dates varies
2013 Summer Experiences for High
School Students
High School Summer Scholars
Program (5 weeks, credit)
DEADLINE
February 15,
2013
SMASH
Applications
are now open
DEADLINE
February 22,
2013
(Friday)
Internship will
run from June
12 to August 2,
2013.
High School Summer Institute (3
weeks, noncredit) Choose from:
Writing Inst.
Pre-Med Institute
Pre-Engineering Institute (new)
Global Leadership Institute (new)
SMASH ACADEMY
Must be in 9th grade at time of
application.
Students must have strong
mathematics skills appropriate for
your grade level, as determined by the
SMASH math assessment
(ADMINISTERED TO all smash
APPLICANTS IN March)
2013 Summer Science Internship
This is an opportunity for twelve
students to work in leading research
and clinical laboratories under
respected scientists.
The People’s Test
Preparation Service
Room S-1
Tuesdays and Thursdays
PTPS will be
charging $5.00 for
the cost of a manual.
(No classes during spring
break (3/25-29, 2013) and
on Cesar Chavez Day
(4/01).
Washington
University in St.
Louis
For summer after
Sophomore or Junior
year!
Level Playing Field
Institute
http://smash.lpfi.org/login.
php
Stanford University
and University of
California, SF
(UCSF).
Stipend: $1,500.00
Application: Must be filled
out completely.
Letters of Reference: three
letters of reference from
faculty members of current
school.
Transcript: Most recent.
Information call:
451-356-5483
March 9, 2013
(Saturday)
Summerexperiences.wustl.
edu
Or contact:
summerexperiences@wustl
.edu;
866-209-0691
Applications can
be submitted via
email to:
AFSummerScienc
e@gmail.com
February 23,
2013
(Saturday)
See Ms. Johnson, Room
114 to sign-up.
For more information and
application materials visit:
Registration
begins at
8:30a.m.
9:00am-5:00pm
DEADLINE
February 24,
2013
8-week
program runs
from June 17 –
August 8, 2013
First Deadline is
March 1, 2013
2-week
academic and
leadership
experience
Education Summit
For African American & Latino
Youth
Free lunch and parking
Educational Workshops
College Resource Fair
Black College Expo
Students will have the opportunity to:
 Meet with over 60 colleges
/university & HBCUs.
 Most application fees will be
waived.
 Get accepted on the spot. Get
scholarship information.
SIMR
High school students from diverse
backgrounds are invited to perform
basic research with Stanford faculty on
a medically-oriented project.
Yale Young Global Scholars
Program
This program draws together a diverse
group of students from all over the
world to live on Yale’s campus, learn
from Yale faculty, and analyze and
debate key ideas about law,
government, economics, history, and
grand strategy.
Sponsored by:
Alameda County of
Education
Chabot College
Hayward Chambers
of Commerce
CSUEB
The College Expo
Cost: $10.00
Online: $8.00
Age 11 & under go
in Free.
Age Restriction: Must be
17 years old by June 1,
2012.
Cal State East Bay
25800 Carlos Bee Blvd.
Hayward, CA
Register online at:
www.csueastbay.edu/educa
tionsummit
Oakland Marriott
Downtown Convention
Center
(Remember to bring copies
of your transcript and
SAT/ACT test scores)
Stanford Institutes
of Medicine
Summer Research
Program
http://simr.stanford.edu/
Yale University
Global.scholars@yale.edu
Spring 2013 (Bulletin #3)
Deadline
March 11, 2013
Deadline
March 13, 2013
Four weeks
June 24-July
19, 2013
July 14 –
August 10,
2013
Deadline
April 1, 2013
June 23 –
August 3, 2013
Deadline
April 20, 2013
Session runs
from June 24,
2013 to August
2, 2013
PRE-COLLEGE SUMMER 2013
This program is held on CCA’s
historic Oakland campus. Eligible
student have just completed grade 10,
11, or 12. On campus housing and
scholarships available.
Earn 3 units of college credit.
SUMaC 2013
The goal of the program is to bring
mathematically talented and motivated
high school students from across the
United States, and from around the
world, to Stanford University for four
weeks of serious mathematic pursuits.
2013 YOUNG SCHOLARS
PROGRAM
Participants will work one-on-one with
research faculty and research groups in
state-of-the-art laboratories for six
weeks.
2013 PAVE PROGRAM
Open to 11th grade students (class of
2014) and 12th grade (class of 2013)
California College of
the Arts
www.cca.edu/precollege
or call 1-800-447-1ART
Stanford University
Mathematics Camp
UC DAVIS
YOUNG
SCHOLARS
PROGRAM
NO DEADLINE
(Students are
encouraged to
apply early)
NO DEADLINE
(APPLY
EARLY)
Apply ASAP
APPLY ASAP
June 29, 2013
to August 3,
2013
Session run
from June 23
thru August 3,
2013 for
Summer
Experience
4-Week
Program runs
July 7-August
3, 2013
Dates of
Programs varies
4-week
residential
program.
APPLY ASAP
Wasatch Academy Summer
Adventures
Information and application
materials for SUMaC 2013
will be available by
January 23, 2013
http://math.stanford.edu/su
mac/
Visit http://ysp.ucdavis.edu
Vanderbilt
University PreCollege PAVE
Program
To learn more about PAVE
program or to request an
application, contact:
Prof. John R. Veillette
Assoc. Dean, Founder of
PAVE
Vanderbilt University
VU Station B #351736
2301 Vanderbilt Place
Nashville, TN 37235-1736
Tel #1-615-322-7827
Web: https://pave.vanderbilt.edu
Northfield Mount
Hermon (NMH)
Please visit website at:
www.nmhschool.org/summ
er
This six-week summer course of study
is designed to strengthen the academic
skills of students who are planning to
enter a college engineering, premedical, science, or technology
program.
College engineering, pre-medical,
science or technology program.
NMH Summer Session
 Credit or enrichment
 New Zealand Summer Abroad
For more information & an
application go to:
Wasatch Academy
NMH Summer Session
One Lamplighter Way
Mount Hermon,
Massachusetts 01354
(413) 498-3290
To learn more go to
www.wasatchacademy.org
Phone: (435) 462-1400
Choose from two great summer
adventures!
The six-week academic, technology,
arts and outdoor experience structured
curriculum mirrors the Wasatch
Academy academic year, and allows
students to take three academic and
technology classes.
USC SUMMER PROGRAMS 2013
SUMMER @ USC
This program offers high school
students university experience in
subject areas of their choice.
COSMOS
UC Santa Cruz, UC Davis, UC Irvine,
& UC San Diego
This is a program for talented and
motivated students completing grades
8-12 exploring advanced topics
beyond the high school curriculum in
science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) fields.
Summer Programs at
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
Summer programs include credit and
noncredit options that are designed to
prepare rising high school
sophomores, juniors, and seniors for
the academic, social, and campus
experiences of freshman year of
college.
SUMMER @ USC
To learn more go to
http://summer.usc.edu/4we
ek/
California State
Summer School for
Mathematics and
Science
www.ucop.edu/cosmos
Northeastern
University
Call 1-877-668-7727 or
email
summerprecollege@neu.ed
u