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Teen Ink Pre-College Summer Program Guide
Our list of pre-college summer programs and camps has something for every teenager — especially for those looking for Creative Writing Programs. Explore, comment, or write a review on the great opportunities available on college campuses, nationwide, and overseas.
If you have attended one of our listed programs, please take a second to add a comment about your experience below. You can also write a longer review of any summer program, trip, or activity.
To view a copy of our 2024 Summer Program Guide, click here!
Featured Summer Programs
New York, NY
Your community. Your space. 92NY classes are for YOU — with a focus on self-expression, creativity, and real-world experience. You’ll join a community of NYC teens and get to work with talented instructors and real working artists.
Your community. Your space. 92NY classes are for YOU — with a focus on self-expression, creativity, and real-world experience. You’ll join a community of NYC teens and get to work with talented instructors and real working artists.
Garden City, NY
Adelphi University’s Pre-College courses provide a hands-on opportunity to engage in college learning while still in high school. Developing academic, personal and professional skill sets, these courses will provide opportunities for students to gain three transferable college cr...
Adelphi University’s Pre-College courses provide a hands-on opportunity to engage in college learning while still in high school. Developing academic, personal and professional skill sets, these courses will provide opportunities for students to gain three transferable college cr...
Alfred, NY
Each summer, we welcome grade school students from all over the country to our beautiful Alfred University campus to participate in exciting academic and sports institutes and camps.
Each summer, we welcome grade school students from all over the country to our beautiful Alfred University campus to participate in exciting academic and sports institutes and camps.
Boston, MA
Entering its second decade, Boston University’s Summer Journalism Academy offers a unique, hands-on experience for high school students interested in learning journalism, writing or photography from working reporters – either on campus or online – and applying those skills immedi...
Entering its second decade, Boston University’s Summer Journalism Academy offers a unique, hands-on experience for high school students interested in learning journalism, writing or photography from working reporters – either on campus or online – and applying those skills immedi...
Waltham, MA
If you have a passion for a certain subject and would like to explore it before college, here is your chance. The Brandeis Precollege Online Program offers courses, designed for high school students ages 13 and up.
If you have a passion for a certain subject and would like to explore it before college, here is your chance. The Brandeis Precollege Online Program offers courses, designed for high school students ages 13 and up.
Sandpoint, Idaho
Are you bored of the same old summer routine? Get onboard for adventure with Breakwater Expeditions’ Teen Trips! Explore breathtaking landscapes by canoe, sea kayak, or backpacking. Encounter wildlife, learn new skills, and make the most amazing memories. Don't miss out on our 20...
Are you bored of the same old summer routine? Get onboard for adventure with Breakwater Expeditions’ Teen Trips! Explore breathtaking landscapes by canoe, sea kayak, or backpacking. Encounter wildlife, learn new skills, and make the most amazing memories. Don't miss out on our 20...
Provo, UT
Do you hear the people sing? This summer, come join the rebellion and be a part of "Les Miserables" at BYU’s Broadway Bootcamp!
Do you hear the people sing? This summer, come join the rebellion and be a part of "Les Miserables" at BYU’s Broadway Bootcamp!
Take your content creation to a whole new level. If you are starting out with social media, creating short films with friends, or capturing the world in photos, then this camp will inspire and educate you as a creator. Hear from creative professionals and get an inside perspectiv...
Provo, UT
Exceptional faculty from BYU's Department of Dance, along with world-renowned guest instructors, direct and teach our BYU Dance Camps.
Exceptional faculty from BYU's Department of Dance, along with world-renowned guest instructors, direct and teach our BYU Dance Camps.
Provo, UT
Improve your musical skills with other young musicians from across the country in this six-day musical program!
Improve your musical skills with other young musicians from across the country in this six-day musical program!
Provo, UT
Do you love crackin’ jokes and making new friends? Join us this summer to learn how to write and perform amazing sketches at BYU’s Sketch Comedy Workshop!
Do you love crackin’ jokes and making new friends? Join us this summer to learn how to write and perform amazing sketches at BYU’s Sketch Comedy Workshop!
Provo, UT
Excited about STEM? Ready to take your STEM learning to the next level? Come join us at BYU for a hands-on, immersive week of STEM projects and fun!
Excited about STEM? Ready to take your STEM learning to the next level? Come join us at BYU for a hands-on, immersive week of STEM projects and fun!
Provo, UT
Come spend the week with locally and nationally accredited authors, receive instruction and work directly with University English department faculty, and meet other young, aspiring writers such as yourself.
Come spend the week with locally and nationally accredited authors, receive instruction and work directly with University English department faculty, and meet other young, aspiring writers such as yourself.
Provo, UT
Come spend a week with top entrepreneurs learning the nuts and bolts of what it takes to actually start a business. This camp is for innovators!
Come spend a week with top entrepreneurs learning the nuts and bolts of what it takes to actually start a business. This camp is for innovators!
San Francisco, CA
At California College of the Arts’ Pre-College Program, you’ll join a diverse group of creative thinkers and makers who share your passion for art and design. You’ll take studio-focused, college-level courses to help make concepts and ideas into portfolio-ready pieces while earni...
At California College of the Arts’ Pre-College Program, you’ll join a diverse group of creative thinkers and makers who share your passion for art and design. You’ll take studio-focused, college-level courses to help make concepts and ideas into portfolio-ready pieces while earni...
Northfield, MN
Live and learn like a college student for 3 weeks at Carleton! Academically curious rising juniors and seniors will engage in hands-on learning with like-minded peers, all led by top-ranked faculty. From Storytelling to STEM, choose from 6 unique programs, and apply today!
Live and learn like a college student for 3 weeks at Carleton! Academically curious rising juniors and seniors will engage in hands-on learning with like-minded peers, all led by top-ranked faculty. From Storytelling to STEM, choose from 6 unique programs, and apply today!
Pittsburgh, PA
Are you a rising junior or senior looking for an opportunity to develop your artistic, design or writing skills? Carnegie Mellon’s Pre-College Programs is the place to do it!
Are you a rising junior or senior looking for an opportunity to develop your artistic, design or writing skills? Carnegie Mellon’s Pre-College Programs is the place to do it!
Cleveland, OH
For nearly 200 years, Case Western Reserve University has prepared ambitious students for their futures—in that spirit, we offer our pre-college online courses, designed for high school students ages 13 and up.
For nearly 200 years, Case Western Reserve University has prepared ambitious students for their futures—in that spirit, we offer our pre-college online courses, designed for high school students ages 13 and up.
Atlanta, GA
Our Center for Global Youth Leadership offers two sessions of collaborative work and attracts innovative youth minds worldwide. Student cohorts bring their ideas, spirit, and energy to turn their unique perspectives into meaningful solutions for the challenges that face our commu...
Our Center for Global Youth Leadership offers two sessions of collaborative work and attracts innovative youth minds worldwide. Student cohorts bring their ideas, spirit, and energy to turn their unique perspectives into meaningful solutions for the challenges that face our commu...
Chestertown, MD
At the Cherry Tree Young Writers’ Conference, rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors will experience the thriving literary community at Washington College.
At the Cherry Tree Young Writers’ Conference, rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors will experience the thriving literary community at Washington College.
Chicago, IL
Join us for our 2nd-8th grade online arts camp in July, taught by Chicago’s best professional working artists! Younger children get a sampling of Theater, Visual Arts, and Dance, while middle schoolers dedicate all day to one specific program. Check it out!
Join us for our 2nd-8th grade online arts camp in July, taught by Chicago’s best professional working artists! Younger children get a sampling of Theater, Visual Arts, and Dance, while middle schoolers dedicate all day to one specific program. Check it out!
New York, NY
Whether you are just thinking about what you’ll take in school, already majoring in business, or starting on your professional path, this program helps you discover the business area that’s right for you.
Whether you are just thinking about what you’ll take in school, already majoring in business, or starting on your professional path, this program helps you discover the business area that’s right for you.
Teaneck, NJ
Rated a Top 50 “Best Pre-College Summer Program” by Value Colleges (2021). The Summer Pre-College Program at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey offers motivated students in grades 9 to 12 the opportunity to get a jump-start on earning college credits through engaging,...
Rated a Top 50 “Best Pre-College Summer Program” by Value Colleges (2021). The Summer Pre-College Program at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey offers motivated students in grades 9 to 12 the opportunity to get a jump-start on earning college credits through engaging,...
Washington, DC
As an individual with unique talents, dreams and passions, you deserve the opportunity to develop and refine what makes you you. Georgetown University now offers pre-college online courses for high school students ages 13 and older.
As an individual with unique talents, dreams and passions, you deserve the opportunity to develop and refine what makes you you. Georgetown University now offers pre-college online courses for high school students ages 13 and older.
Georgetown’s Hoya Summer High School Sessions offers an immersive learning experience that prepares you with the tools needed for college success.
Interlochen, MI
Providing an artistic and educational experience like nowhere else, Interlochen Arts Academy offers students the chance to work, study and live in an international community of artists. Students receive supportive attention and dozens of performance, gallery and presentation oppo...
Providing an artistic and educational experience like nowhere else, Interlochen Arts Academy offers students the chance to work, study and live in an international community of artists. Students receive supportive attention and dozens of performance, gallery and presentation oppo...
Amherst, MA
Juniper’s in-person and online creative writing programs for high school students are dynamic and community-building. We bring teens together who want to share their poetry and prose with others who are as passionate about writing as they are. We look for writers whose work shows...
Juniper’s in-person and online creative writing programs for high school students are dynamic and community-building. We bring teens together who want to share their poetry and prose with others who are as passionate about writing as they are. We look for writers whose work shows...
Mercersburg, PA
Join us this summer to build your writing skills and unleash your creativity in a fun and unique environment of like-minded peers with a passion for writing. Our Young Writers Camp also offers traditional camp experiences like rock climbing, open mic night, campfires, and more!
Join us this summer to build your writing skills and unleash your creativity in a fun and unique environment of like-minded peers with a passion for writing. Our Young Writers Camp also offers traditional camp experiences like rock climbing, open mic night, campfires, and more!
Paris, France
Want to delve into the world of fashion before you decide what you’ll study in college? Parsons Paris has created online courses for students 13 and up to introduce you to this vibrant field.
Want to delve into the world of fashion before you decide what you’ll study in college? Parsons Paris has created online courses for students 13 and up to introduce you to this vibrant field.
Philadelphia, PA
Summer at the University of Pennsylvania delivers the challenge of an Ivy League curriculum to talented high school students seeking a pre-collegiate academic experience. Students explore dynamic subjects, engage with leading faculty, and build intellectual connections during acc...
Summer at the University of Pennsylvania delivers the challenge of an Ivy League curriculum to talented high school students seeking a pre-collegiate academic experience. Students explore dynamic subjects, engage with leading faculty, and build intellectual connections during acc...
Houston, TX
Rice is a community of curious thinkers, passionate dreamers and energetic doers who believe that improving the world demands more than bold thought and brave action. It takes unconventional wisdom. Our goal in creating Rice University's Precollege Online Program is to provide an...
Rice is a community of curious thinkers, passionate dreamers and energetic doers who believe that improving the world demands more than bold thought and brave action. It takes unconventional wisdom. Our goal in creating Rice University's Precollege Online Program is to provide an...
Rochester, NY
The Rochester Pre-College Online Program offers courses designed for high school students ages 13 and up. The program is available year-round, and the online format lets you study anywhere, anytime, at your own pace.
The Rochester Pre-College Online Program offers courses designed for high school students ages 13 and up. The program is available year-round, and the online format lets you study anywhere, anytime, at your own pace.
Savannah and Atlanta, GA
Start your SCAD journey early with a pre-college program! SCAD offers pre-college programs during the summer for high school students to pursue art and design while working alongside peers from all over the world and offer ideal opportunities for artists to create, learn, and gro...
Start your SCAD journey early with a pre-college program! SCAD offers pre-college programs during the summer for high school students to pursue art and design while working alongside peers from all over the world and offer ideal opportunities for artists to create, learn, and gro...
Northampton, MA
Join us this summer for 2 weeks of life-changing discussions, interactive workshops, and inspiring activities at Smith College. Choose your program of choice! Blast through writer's block in Creative Writing Workshop, challenge societal norms in Women, Gender and Representation o...
Join us this summer for 2 weeks of life-changing discussions, interactive workshops, and inspiring activities at Smith College. Choose your program of choice! Blast through writer's block in Creative Writing Workshop, challenge societal norms in Women, Gender and Representation o...
Santa Fe, NM
Summer Academy at St. John's College is the best pre-college program for top high school students seeking true intellectual engagement. Students (ages 15-18) engage in small discussion-based classes with our faculty during week-long sessions in Annapolis, MD or Santa Fe, NM,...
Summer Academy at St. John's College is the best pre-college program for top high school students seeking true intellectual engagement. Students (ages 15-18) engage in small discussion-based classes with our faculty during week-long sessions in Annapolis, MD or Santa Fe, NM,...
Sweet Briar, VA
Working in teams with Sweet Briar engineering faculty and undergraduate engineering students, high schoolers work on creative and fun design projects that are perfect for students of all skill levels. Experience problem-solving as an engineer and make your design a reality!
Working in teams with Sweet Briar engineering faculty and undergraduate engineering students, high schoolers work on creative and fun design projects that are perfect for students of all skill levels. Experience problem-solving as an engineer and make your design a reality!
Syracuse, NY
Syracuse University Office of Pre-College Programs has been providing high school students with the opportunity to explore college majors and careers in its renowned pre-college programs. Students not only learn what it’s like to be a college student, they make new like-minded fr...
Syracuse University Office of Pre-College Programs has been providing high school students with the opportunity to explore college majors and careers in its renowned pre-college programs. Students not only learn what it’s like to be a college student, they make new like-minded fr...
The Common Young Writers Program welcomes students to join us virtually for two weeks dedicated to the craft of writing fiction. Students will learn the building blocks of fiction (scene, character, plot, image) and be guided through the process of writing their own short stories...
Vanderbilt Summer Academy (VSA) is an intentionally designed, academically accelerated residential program for advanced 7th through 12th grade students offered through Vanderbilt University’s highly regarded Programs for Talented Youth. VSA offers one-week and two-week summer cou...
Winston-Salem, NC
The Online Immersion Program, designed for high school students ages 13 and up, offers exciting topics, covered in-depth, through online coursework led by Wake Forest University professors.
The Online Immersion Program, designed for high school students ages 13 and up, offers exciting topics, covered in-depth, through online coursework led by Wake Forest University professors.
Norton, Massachusetts
Wheaton Pre-College is a four-week credit or non-credit summer program that offers students the choice to enroll in two courses or select one course plus training in fencing, swimming or strength and conditioning (with direct application to every sport).
Wheaton Pre-College is a four-week credit or non-credit summer program that offers students the choice to enroll in two courses or select one course plus training in fencing, swimming or strength and conditioning (with direct application to every sport).
Williamsburg, VA
Our Pre-College Online Program is designed for high school students ages 13 and up, and offers a range of compelling topics, covered in-depth, through online coursework led by William & Mary professors.
Our Pre-College Online Program is designed for high school students ages 13 and up, and offers a range of compelling topics, covered in-depth, through online coursework led by William & Mary professors.
Worcester, MA
For over 40 years, WPI’s pre-college summer programs have prepared high school students of all ages for the rigor, discipline, and knowledge necessary for a highly selective STEM-based undergraduate education.
For over 40 years, WPI’s pre-college summer programs have prepared high school students of all ages for the rigor, discipline, and knowledge necessary for a highly selective STEM-based undergraduate education.
Virtual, Online
Open to teens ages 13-19, Write the World's poetry programs and virtual summer camps invite writers to explore new genres, connect with peers across the globe, and learn from celebrated authors, editors, and educators as they work to share their writing with the world.
Open to teens ages 13-19, Write the World's poetry programs and virtual summer camps invite writers to explore new genres, connect with peers across the globe, and learn from celebrated authors, editors, and educators as they work to share their writing with the world.
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS) brings together students from 150+ countries and 50 U.S. states to discuss innovative academic topics with Yale professors and instructors. Taking place at Yale University, YYGS emphasizes an open, exploratory, and collaborative approach to learn...
Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS) brings together students from 150+ countries and 50 U.S. states to discuss innovative academic topics with Yale professors and instructors. Taking place at Yale University, YYGS emphasizes an open, exploratory, and collaborative approach to learn...
Summer Programs
St. George, Maine
New York, NY
Manchester, NH
UCLA, UC Berkeley
Boston, MA
Edinburgh,
Jenkintown, PA
San Francisco, CA
Bethesda, MD
Seal Harbor, ME
New York, NY
Garden City, NY
Alfred, NY
Chicago, IL
UCLA, Yale University
Smyrna Beach, FL
Rock Island, IL
New York, NY
Beloit, WI
Chestnut Hill, MA
Boston, MA
Waltham, MA
Sandpoint, Idaho
New Milford, CT
Provo, UT
Provo, UT
Provo, UT
Provo, UT
Provo, UT
Provo, UT
Provo, UT
Berkeley, CA
San Francisco, CA
Wyalusing Township, PA
Northfield, MN
Pittsburgh, PA
Cleveland, OH
Washington, DC
Chestertown, MD
Chicago, IL
Woolwich, ME
UC Berkeley, UCLA
Albany, NY
Colorado Springs, CO
New York, NY
Stanford, UC Berkeley
Ithaca, NY
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Palo Alto, CA
Ashburnham, MA
Reno, NV
Mancos, CO
Los Angeles, CA
Berkeley, CA
UCLA, Yale University
Boston, MA
Troy, NY
Atlanta, GA
Norwood, MA
Hancock, NY
Hancock, NY
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Stanford, UC Berkeley
San Diego, CA
Washington, DC
Sarasota, FL
Fairfield, CT
Cambridge, MA
HonokaÕa, HI
Roanoke, VA
Campbell, CA
Campbell, CA
Idyllwild, CA
Interlochen, MI
Interlochen, MI
Baltimore, MD
UCLA, Yale University
San Mateo, CA
Amherst, MA
New York, NY
Great Barrington, MA
New York, NY
Burlington, VT
Rockport, ME
Poughkeepsie, NY
Arlington, VA
Mercersburg, PA
Middlebury, VT
Beverly, MA
New York, NY
New York, NY
Evanston, IL
Paris, France
Philadelphia, PA
Andover, MA
Exeter, NH
Portsmouth, RI
Brooklyn, NY
Berkeley, CA
UCLA, Yale University
Putney, VT
Providence, RI
Houston, TX
Sarasota, FL
Rochester, NY
Chicago, IL
Bronxville, NY
Savannah and Atlanta, GA
UC Berkeley, UCLA
Falmouth, MA
Northampton, MA
Northampton, MA
Santa Fe, NM
Annapolis, MD
Latrobe, PA
Stanford, CA
Roslyn, NY
Berkeley, CA
Oceanside, CA
Sweet Briar, VA
Syracuse, NY
Syracuse, NY
Jackson, WY
Brattleboro, VT
Lakeville, CT
New York, NY
New York, NY
Maynard, MA
Wayne, PA
Berkeley, CA
UC Irvine, CA
Storrs, CT
Storrs, CT
La Jolla, CA
Irving, TX
Iowa City, IA
College Park, MD
College Park, MD
Coral Gables, FL
Ann Arbor, MI
Los Angeles, CA
Philadelphia, PA
Charlottesville, VA
Novato, CA
Wheatley Heights, NY
Stanford, UC Berkeley
Bozeman, MT
Winston-Salem, NC
St. Louis, MO
Wellesley, MA
Westfield, MA
Fulton, MO
Cheyney, PA
Norton, Massachusetts
New Castle, VA
Williamsburg, VA
Virtual, Online
New Haven, Connecticut
Suffield, CT
