Matt,

Just wanna say one thing...YOU ARE THE MAN.

I would like to add another summer program to that list: The Clark University Summer Science Program

http://www.clarku.edu/admissions/specialprograms/summerscienceprogram/index.cfm

It may not be very well known or prestegious, it is certainly an excellent program. It is (obviously) Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts that organises this program, and the nice things about it is that room and board are entirely funded by the university, and that it is open to international applications (as opposed to many of the above mentioned).

As an international student who does not live in the country he is originally from (I am from the Netherlands, but I'm living in Malaysia at the moment), I had some extra troubles applying to the mentioned programs that accept international students, but through a different application process. I found out about Clark University's summer program, and was accepted(only 20 students get accepted, i went last summer, in 2005). It turned out to be one of the greatest experiences I have ever had. I learned a lot about science obviously, including stuff like hands-on crystallography and PCR, and that it was actually possible to do research before you enter a graduate program in the United States (which is very uncommon in the countries I have lived). The most important thing that I learned however was how great it is to be around people who are genuinely interested in science and study it not to get a good grade, but just because they want to learn it (This is also a reason I applied to places like MIT, because I am hoping to meet these kinds of people there, who go to university because they enjoy learning, as apposed to only trying to get a degree). They are some of the best friends i have ever made and I’Äôd say this program was worth spending every single minute of those three weeks of my summer at.

In brief:

Clark University Summer Science Program

- Location: Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts.

- Duration: Three weeks (July 10 - July 28 for the 2006 program).

- Costs: NOTHING except for your transport going there. They pay for your room, your food, everything!

- Teachers: I got taught by 5 people having PhD's in a variety of scientific subjects. They’Äôre spending their summers teaching only the people in this program.

- The people: The twenty (nineteen excluding yourself) greatest people you'll ever meet! Interested in science, they will laugh at your scientific jokes and sing science songs, but still very human to have fun with in the weekends.

- You get college credit for it (but if that's the deciding factor, this program is not right for you).

- Total freedom like you would have attending any university (this may be normal for the other programs as well, i don't know). You can decide when to do your work, and what to do in the weekends.

- Accessible to international applicants anywhere.

After attending this program, I was able to visit MIT too, as it lies relatively close to Clark University; An opportunity not many international applicants have.

Thanks for reading my 'advertisement' for this summer program. I do however mean everything I said just now, so I’Äôd suggest you go check it out: http://www.clarku.edu/admissions/specialprograms/summerscienceprogram/index.cfm

Have a nice day!

(P.S. An (a href) HTML tag doesn't seem to work when you change the contents of it to something else than the url it directs to)

I know this has nothing to do with this post, but I have a question:

I'm an accepted EA student, and I was wondering how freshman orientation works and if you have the dates. I don't want my summer plans to conflict.

Thanks!

Are there any program for international students?

Juan Jhong Chung, please read the comment above that i have written. It's about a program open to international students. I'm starting to wonder how could you have missed the humongous block of text I wrote.

Stanford math camp is for international students. about 1/4 of students at the camp are international

Hi Matt, do you know of any programs for seniors/rising college freshmen in research or science and math, in general?

there's also Pre-College @ Carnigie Mellon in Pittsburg... they've got three or 4 different programs for different types of people/focuses.

HCSSiM also accepts internationals, I believe

People I met at HCSSiM 04: one (1) guy from Belgium (who is currently attending university in Canada, I think), and one (1) girl with dual citizenship in Israel and the US.

HCSSiM does take international applicants :)

Hi, Alex.

Kit is a US citizen, right? He just studies in London?