Make Your SUmmer Count: Business pt.1
Acumen Academy Online Courses: Financial Statements 101
Dates: Ongoing
Application Date: Ongoing
Course Delivery: Online
Tuition: Free
Master the fundamentals of financial statement analysis: balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow to gain critical insights into your enterprise's performance. Identify strengths and weaknesses, anticipate cash needs, and leverage both cash and accrual accounting methods to understand your financial position. Develop the expertise to make informed, strategic decisions that ensure financial health and sustainable growth.
MITx: Microeconomics
Dates: May, June, July & August
Application Date: Ongoing
Course Delivery: Online
Tuition: Free
This program offers a comprehensive exploration of microeconomic principles, from supply and demand to behavioral economics, teaching you to analyze mathematical models that explain real-world consumer and firm behavior while examining empirical results and policy implications. You'll master the same microeconomic insights used by business executives, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and global leaders, learning from the intellectual tradition established by Nobel laureate Paul Samuelson at MIT. The course covers essential topics including consumer choice theory, competitive markets, monopolies, international trade, capital markets, equity, and health economics, equipping you with the analytical tools to understand and influence economic decision-making at every level.
NAIOP-Drexel Summer Real Estate Program
Dates: July
Application Date: March
Course Delivery: In person
Tuition: Free
During this 10-day residential summer program at Drexel University, rising high school juniors and seniors, particularly first-generation and low-income students, explore diverse careers in commercial real estate, from architecture and development to investment, construction, brokerage, and urban planning. Through case studies, hands-on activities, and mentorship from Drexel professors and high-level industry executives, students gain practical insight into key real estate concepts while participating in team-building exercises, college readiness workshops, and site visits to prestigious Philadelphia locations like FMC Tower and Comcast Center, building a strong foundation for future opportunities in the CRE industry.
University of Iowa: Gateway Summer Program
Dates: June & July
Application Date: March
Course Delivery: Online & In-person
Tuition: Free
This program offers rising high school juniors, particularly those from underrepresented and under-resourced backgrounds, a completely free week-long residential experience at the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business, covering housing, meals, and activities. Students explore various aspects of business through simulations, case studies, and direct interaction with Tippie professors, current undergraduates, alumni, and business professionals, gaining hands-on insight into what a business degree can offer while experiencing college life firsthand and building confidence for their transition to higher education.
University of Nebraska: Discover Accounting
Dates: May
Application Date: April
Course Delivery: In person
Tuition: Free
This is a great opportunity for rising or graduating high school seniors interested in building relationships and understanding the foundation of business to explore accounting through hands-on experience, with no prior coursework required. During this free program, you'll meet industry professionals and tour their workplaces, compete in teams to solve real business challenges, and celebrate your accomplishments with your family at a reception hosted by the School of Accountancy, taking your first step toward discovering your future career path.
Or…If none of these are right for you
Sigma Scholars
Date: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter Cohorts
Application Date: November 1st (Winter Cohort)
Course Delivery: Online
Tuition: Varies by program and scope, reach out for more info!
Sigma Scholars is our flagship research program, allowing students to create research that adds to the body of knowledge within the field of their interest. With dozens of PhD candidates and professors in our network, no matter what a student is interested in, we find a mentor that can guide their learning! From their first taste of the research world to researching with Ivy League professors and year-long in-depth fellowships, our program provides opportunities for students to not only delve deeper into their interests but to develop valuable skills while doing so. Included are our proprietary Research Bootcamp, Writing Specialists, and publication support—all while our consultants ensure that their work weaves into the larger narrative of their applications and academic development.
