Summer Program 2024
This year we will be offering a five day/four night in-person summer program. The in-person summer program will take place at a college campus in Central Texas with the goal of providing students a glimpse of what college life will be like. The curriculum that will be covered during the program includes:
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Professionalism
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Essay Writing
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Identity
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College Life
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Financial Aid
Essay writing
Students will learn the components of a personal statement and finish the camp with a final rough-draft for their college application. The essay will be revised by instructors trained by a former college admissions counselor.
College life
Students will learn how to navigate the college life. Participants will hear from current college students about what college is like currently and about how they can make the best of their four years as a college student.
Professionalism
Students will learn the importance of networking and how to apply for internships. Participants will have a Linked-In account by the end of the camp.
IDENTity
Students will explore different qualities, beliefs, personality, looks and/or expressions that make a person. They will explore their own self-image before going the next chapter of their lives.
Financial AID
Students will learn about finances and how to budget for and in college in a financial literacy course. They will also familiarize themselves with the FAFSA application and create an FSA ID.