Make Your Summer Count: Business pt.2
Bentley University: Wall Street 101
Dates: June & July
Application Date: April
Course Delivery: In person
Tuition: $8,160-$10,171
This program offers a competitive experiential learning opportunity for rising high school juniors and seniors interested in finance, featuring courses on personal finance, stock valuation, investment research, FinTech, and macroeconomics taught by Bentley faculty with real industry expertise. Through small classes, interactive simulations, policy debates, and presentations from Wall Street professionals, students gain hands-on experience valuing stocks, bonds, and other assets using industry-standard databases like Bloomberg and FactSet in Bentley's world-class trading room. You'll work in teams to prepare stock pitches, analyze investment strategies, participate in macroeconomic simulations, and explore entrepreneurial strategies involving FinTech and artificial intelligence while learning how financial technology and human psychology shape investment decisions in today's markets.
LaunchX: Entrepreneurship Program
Dates: June, July & August
Application Date: April
Course Delivery: Online & In-person
Tuition: $4,995-$9,995
LaunchX offers a range of programs that provide high school students from around the world with hands-on entrepreneurial experience, from learning startup fundamentals and solving real business problems to interning at existing startups, with financial awards available to support your participation and growth as a young entrepreneur.
Penn State University: BOSS
Dates: June
Application Date: March
Course Delivery: In person
Tuition: $350
This program offers high school juniors from the U.S. and Puerto Rico interested in pursuing business education a two-week residential experience at Penn State's University Park campus, featuring college preparation and business fundamentals courses taught by Penn State faculty. You'll get a real taste of college life by staying in residence halls, eating in campus dining commons, and connecting with a diverse group of academically driven peers, giving you a firsthand look at what it's like to study business at the collegiate level.
Washington Business Week
Dates: June, July & August
Application Date: Until full
Course Delivery: Online & In-person
Tuition: $600-$1,250
This program provides a dynamic, real-world, immersive business experience where high school students step into executive roles, lead business simulations, and pitch to investors, all in just one week of hands-on, high-energy learning built for future leaders. Since 1976, Washington Business Week has empowered more than 76,000 students to develop leadership, teamwork, critical thinking, and innovation skills through college-level curriculum taught by professional mentors from the business community. Students network with business leaders, explore different career paths, and earn college credit while gaining a deeper understanding of themselves and the careers they can pursue in the 21st-century workplace.
UCLA Anderson Summer Discovery
Dates: June, July & August
Application Date: Until full
Course Delivery: In person
Tuition: $4,194-$14,099
UCLA Anderson School of Management offers an engaging summer experience where you'll learn from experienced university instructors who ditch traditional lectures in favor of hands-on activities that develop essential 21st-century skills like teamwork and communication. Outside of class, highly trained staff will help you explore Los Angeles through exciting excursions and activities designed to maximize your summer fun, ensuring you have an unforgettable experience backed by Summer Discovery's 35+ year history at UCLA.
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.
