If you’re interested in health, medicine, community education, and making a real impact beyond the classroom, the Columbia University Department of Neurology's ACComPLISHED program  is one to explore. Standing for Adolescents Caring for COMmunity by Promoting Literacy on Insurance, Stroke, Health Education, Emergencies, and Dementia, ACComPLISHED's free, three-month hybrid health training experience  runs from June through August  and equips participants with clinical knowled

For students who want an immersive summer experience that blends environmental science, leadership, and community impact , the LINC SEJI (Science & Environmental Justice Intensive) , run through the Golden Gates National Parks Conservancy in Northern California, stands out as a meaningful opportunity. This intensive, 3-week summer program   brings together a small cohort of high schoolers for hands-on community science projects and environmental justice work—half of the time

For many high school students passionate about health, medicine, and science, the UCSF PITCH Program (Program for Investigation and Training in Careers in Health)  represents an exciting springboard into the world of health careers. This immersive, three-week, 100% free summer experience  brings rising 10th and 11th graders from socioeconomically-disadvantaged and first-generation backgrounds onto the @University of California, San Francisco campus to explore careers in healt

For students passionate about environmental science, social justice, and community engagement, the Golden Gates National Parks Conservancy's LINC SOL  program offers something unique: a rich, immersive, 8-to-12-week experience  that blends ecological fieldwork, leadership development, and real-world environmental stewardship. Unlike short camps or academic courses, LINC SOL is a deep dive  into conservation, scientific inquiry, and social impact. Because this program extends

Are you a high school student passionate about social justice and eager to make a difference in your community? The ACLU National Advocacy Institutes High School Program offers a unique opportunity to develop your advocacy skills, engage with pressing civil liberties issues, and join a network of like-minded peers dedicated to creating positive change. Here's everything you need to know about this transformative program: About the ACLU National Advocacy Institutes High School

For high school students passionate about science, problem-solving, and hands-on research, the George Mason University Aspiring Scientists Summer Internship Program (ASSIP)  represents a powerful opportunity — not just to spend a summer learning, but to think and work like a real scientist . Located within George Mason’s College of Science, this selective internship immerses students in authentic research, mentorship, and collaboration that most classrooms can’t replicate. Bu

The Beaver Works Summer Institute @ MIT (BWSI)  is one of those programs that instantly catches a STEM-minded student’s eye—and for good reason. It’s rigorous, hands-on, intellectually serious, and deeply respected. It's a popular pipeline to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as My Ivy Education students and team members have experienced firsthand when getting accepted to MIT after acing the Beaver Works experience. It’s also far  more selective than many families re

For students who love math—not just the answers, but the thinking,  the structure,  and the mystery  of it— PROMYS, aka Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists,  is more than a summer program. It’s a community and a challenge that changes how students see mathematics, located on the Boston University campus. With an acceptance rate rumored to hover as low as 5%, PROMYS is a hub for the nation's most talented young mathematicians. Not only do participants learn way more ma

When high school students start thinking about real scientific research and careers in health, there’s one experience that often stands out above the rest for students based in San Francisco: the UCSF CURE Research Internship Program . Designed as a paid, 8-week summer research internship , CURE places 11th-grade and community college students in real labs at the University of California, San Francisco , where they conduct hands-on research under the mentorship of faculty, gr

If you’re a high school student interested in entrepreneurship, leadership, or business, chances are you’ve already heard of Leadership in the Business World (LBW), the selective summer program for high school juniors hosted by the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. With an acceptance rate of approximately 15%, LBW is one of the most well-known pre-college business programs in the country. It brings together motivated students from around the world for an immer