In Texas

15 Best Pre-College Programs

https://www.lumiere-education.com/post/15-best-high-school-summer-research-programs-in-texas 

• Texas Tech’s Anson L. Clark Scholars Program (age 17+--ideal for juniors or seniors)

• UT Austin’s High School Research Academy (HSRA)  (age 15+) (STEM)

• UT Austin’s McCombs Business School summer programs (11/12th)

• Army Education Outreach Program’s Apprenticeships (Stem; high school student)

• UT Dallas’ NanoExplorers (10-12th grades) STEM

• Texas A&M’s Camp ARCH (10th-12th grades) ARCHITECTURE & URBAN PLANNING

• Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation High School Summer Program (seniors only, biology, medicine)

• Texas A&M’s Advancing into STEM Summer Camp (9-12 grades)

• Texas A&M Sea Life Camps

• Texas A&M Architecture Camp

• Wonderworks Houston (Arts and Humanities, open to 10-12th grades)

• Houston Methodist’s Summer Internship program for High Schoolers (Biology/Medicine) 10-12 grades

• Texas Christian University’s Schieffer Summer Journalism (10-12th grades)

• University of Houston’s High School Summer Research Internship in Infectious Diseases (juniors/seniors as of Fall 2023)

• NASA and UT Austin’s SEES High School Summer Intern Program, must be 16

• UT Austin’s ST.ART Programs Art and Design (high school students)

• Rice University’s ELITE Tech Camp STEM (grades 8-11)

UT Austin:

UT Austin Pre-College Academic Programs

STEM, fashion, digital marketing, psychology, sports management

https://www.summerdiscovery.com/u-texas-austin 

Hardin Simmons University Abilene, TX, (in person) (scholarships available)

Health Science Summer Enrichment Program

https://www.hsutx.edu/about-hsu/camps/hssep/ 

Stephen F. Austin Pre-Law Academy, Nacogdoches, Texas, in-person

https://www.sfasu.edu/academics/colleges/liberal-applied-arts/multidisciplinary-programs/outreach/high-school-pre-law-academy 

Baylor University

https://admissions.web.baylor.edu/admissions/high-school-juniors/pre-college-programs-juniors  rising seniors

Out of State Texas

Summer Programs in Aerospace Engineering

https://www.teenlife.com/category/summer/aerospace-summer-programs/ 

Barnard Summer Programs in NY (in person) (scholarships available)

https://precollege.barnard.edu/summer-2022-pre-baccalaureate-course-offerings 

Writing, coding, human rights, literature, film, theatre film studies, psychology, architecture, religion and political science.

FEMALE SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITIES 

Young Women's Leadership: https://precollege.barnard.edu/young-womens-leadership-summer-institute 

Athena Summer Innovation Institute: https://precollege.barnard.edu/athena-summer-innovation-institute-1 

Kode with Klossy: https://precollege.barnard.edu/kodewithklossy 

Boston University (in person, scholarships available)

• High School Honors Program: https://www.bu.edu/summer/high-school-programs/high-school-honors/ 

• Research in Science & Engineering (RISE) program Internship: https://www.bu.edu/summer/high-school-programs/rise-internship-practicum/ 

• Summer Challenge: https://www.bu.edu/summer/high-school-programs/summer-challenge/ 

• Summer Preview: https://www.bu.edu/summer/high-school-programs/summer-preview/ 

California College of the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA (in person and online)

Immerse yourself in a creative community while earning three college credits: Animation 3D, Architecture, Artist as Activist: Print/Multimedia, Comics, Fashion, Design, Illustration/Drawing, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Painting/Drawing, Game Design

https://portal.cca.edu/learning/youth-programs-and-continuing-education/pre-college-program/ 

Carnegie Mellon Summer Pre-College Programs (in person)

https://www.cmu.edu/pre-college/ 

Art, Computational Bio, Music,  Computer Science Scholars, Summer Academy for Science and Math (SAMS), Art, Architecture, Design, Drama, National High School Game Academy, Summer Session, Writing & Culture

Champlain College, Burlington, VT (in-person)

Champlain College offers summer pre-college opportunities for high school students to immerse themselves in a subject they're passionate about, get a taste of college life and add strength to their college applications.

• Animation Academy

• Audio Engineering, Sound Design & Music Academy

• Women in Audio Engineering, Sound Design & Music Academy

• The Champlain Esports Academy

• The Champlain Game Academy

• Computer Science & Technology Academy

• Women in Computer Science & Technology Academy

• Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics Academy

• Digital Media Production Academy

• Art & Design Portfolio Course (credit-bearing, grades 11-12)

Harvard High School Programs- (In Person) (scholarships available)

Pre-College Program

Secondary School Program

https://summer.harvard.edu/high-school-programs/pre-college-program/#student-snapshot 

Invest In Education (in the UK) (In Person and Online)

Summer Residential Programmes: Young Investment Banker, Young Doctor, Young Engineer

Two-Day Programmes:  Young Investment Banker, Young Doctor, Young Lawyer, Young Engineer, Young Business Leader

Programmes for Ages 12-14:  Beyond Science, Beyond Maths

https://investin.org/pages/choose-your-career 

Massachusetts College of Art and Design (Virtual and In Person) (scholarships available)

Drawing, illustration, Fashion, Animation, Jewelry Making

https://massart.edu/youth-programs 

Northwestern in Chicago (in person and online)

https://sps.northwestern.edu/college-preparation/ 

Over 300 Courses available for college credit. 

Two week non-credit seminars.

Oxford Summer School (in-person)

Summer courses are available in a variety of arts and STEM subject areas, including Medicine, Architecture, Law and Computer Science.  Through Oxford Royale Academy's summer school taught on the campus of the University of Oxford

https://www.oxford-royale.com/ 

Penn Engineering Summer Academy (in-person) Philadelphia, PA

https://esap.seas.upenn.edu/ 

Biotechnology, complex networks, computer graphics, robotics, nanotechnology, computer science

Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta and Savannah, in-person (scholarships available)

Summer Seminars

https://www.scad.edu/academics/pre-college-programs/scad-summer-seminars/register 

Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, in-person only

https://www.smith.edu/academics/precollege-programs/homepage 

Summer programs for girls: Writing, Engineering, Field Studies for Sustainable Futures, Women's History 

Stanford Summer Academy (in-person and online)

https://summerinstitutes.spcs.stanford.edu/ 

Summer Academy -- a pre-college, residential program

This is a 10 session (25 hour) program that exposes high school students to fundamental AI concepts and guides them to build a socially impactful project.  Taught by a team of Stanford grad students, students receive a personalized learning experience in small groups.

St. John's College, Philadelphia, PA, in-person

Summer Academy -- a pre-college, residential program, liberal arts focus

University of Chicago Neubaur Family Adelante Summer Scholarship Program (3 weeks online, 1 week in person)

Full program scholarship for the students top students engaged in Hispanic and Latino communities.

https://summer.uchicago.edu/programs/neubauer-family-adelante-summer-scholars 

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (in-person)

Four and two week programs

Architecture • Business • Engineering & Information Technology • Global Studies • Journalism •

Performing Arts: Summer Theatre Conservatory • Pre-Health & Science • Pre-Law • Writing & Critical Thinking

 https://summerprograms.usc.edu/ 

Washington University STL - Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts - St. Louis, MO, In person

https://samfoxschool.wustl.edu/academics/pre-college-programs 

Architecture Discovery and Portfolio Plus programs

High School Summer Scholars Program

High School Summer Institutes

Yale Young Global Scholars Program (online only)

https://globalscholars.yale.edu/ 

Girls Who Code

https://girlswhocode.com/

Government Jobs in Austin

https://www.austintexas.gov/page/youth-employment-and-program-opportunities

Variety of Departments: Animal Services Department, Austin Energy Department, Austin Police Department, Austin Resource Recovery, Austin Water, Financial Services-Budget Office, Austin Public Health Department, Human Resources Department, Library Department, Parks & Recreation Department, Public Works Department, Watershed Protection Department

Government Jobs in Round Rock (Camp counseling)

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/roundrock 

Indeed: Find a range of teen jobs in the area on Indeed's website

Williamson County: https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=Teen&l=Williamson%20County%2C%20TX&vjk=2419fbb75063edad 

Round Rock: https://www.indeed.com/q-Teen-l-Round-Rock,-TX-jobs.html?vjk=d5fda2ce0eaba56e 

Georgetown: https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=Teen&l=Georgetown%2C%20TX&vjk=2419fbb75063edad 

Hutto: https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=Teen&l=Hutto%2C%20TX&vjk=b915bd7eba11810c 

Cedar Park: https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=Teen&l=Cedar%20Park%2C%20TX&vjk=dd155aee3ce8be0f 

Leander: https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=Teen&l=leander%2C%20TX&vjk=dd155aee3ce8be0f 

Glass Door Jobs for Teens

https://www.glassdoor.com/Job/round-rock-tx-us-teens-jobs-SRCH_IL.0,16_IC1139794_KO17,22.htm?clickSource=searchBox 

City of Austin

Health Shadowing Programs

https://www.youtube.com/c/PreHealthShadowing 

https://virtualshadowing.com/shadowing-sessions 

https://www.clinicalshadowing.com/ 

https://www.prehealthshadowing.com/

https://www.amwa-doc.org/virtual-shadowing-and-volunteering/