The University of Miami Summer Scholars Program is a three-week, in-person summer program where you pick one specialty, take two courses, and earn six college credits.

Notre Dame doesn't publish an acceptance rate for Summer Scholars, a two-week residential program where you take one college-level course.

Northwestern doesn't publish an acceptance rate for its pre-college programs. The School of Professional Studies runs the on-campus tracks and says admission is limited and rolling.

Tufts doesn't publish a Pre-College acceptance rate, so there's no single percentage to chase.

Duke Pre-College doesn't publish an acceptance rate, and its official page lists eligibility rules instead of a selective cutoff.

Georgetown doesn't publish an acceptance rate for its pre-college programs, and it admits students on a rolling basis, so there's no set percentage to beat.

Cornell doesn't publish an acceptance rate for its Precollege Studies program, so any percentage you see online is a guess.

Columbia's Pre-College Summer Program offers residential, commuter, and online courses for rising 9th through 12th graders.

The Penn Medicine Summer Program doesn't publish an acceptance rate, so any percentage you see online is a guess.

UChicago doesn't publish an acceptance rate for Summer Session or its three-week Immersion courses, so no official number exists.

Pre-college summer programs can be worth it for learning and testing a field, but most don't move an admissions decision on their own.

Updated: 16th October, 2026 TL;DR NYU doesn't publish an acceptance rate for Precollege, so no official number exists for 2026. The main published bar is a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. The latest posted cycle, summer 2026, ran July 1 to August 12, with tuition from $700 to $16,016 depending on credits. It's built for rising juniors and seniors who can pay for a college course. If you'd rather lead your own research project, look at the Lumiere Research Scholar Program. It pairs yo

Updated: 15th October, 2026 TL;DR Summer Springboard is a legit but paid enrichment program, not a selective one. It runs on 15 U.S. campuses for high schoolers, and most host universities don't run it. For 2027, a two-week residential course costs $5,398 at Cal Poly and $6,298 at Berkeley, plus a $600 deposit. Admission is rolling with a 3.0 GPA minimum. It suits you if you want to test a major and try dorm life. If you want a stronger application, look at the Lumiere Resear

The Harvard Pre-College Program is a two-week, non-credit summer program on Harvard's campus for rising juniors and seniors.

If you want to become a doctor or work in healthcare, you do not have to wait until college to start learning about the field. Online pre-med courses allow you to explore topics that go beyond your school science classes, including anatomy, physiology, genetics, public health, medical ethics, and clinical medicine. Depending on the course, you may also examine patient case studies, learn how diseases are diagnosed and treated, or explore how medical research shapes healthcare