College Prep Institute for International High School Students

The College Prep Institute is a three-week academic and residential program for international high school students preparing to attend a U.S. college or university of their post-secondary study. This course gives students from around the world the opportunity to enroll in a college-level course and to explore the opportunities and experiences an American college education offers.

Using a rigorous set of readings, lectures, discussions and excursions, the course will offer an introduction to American culture in general and to American college culture more specifically. Students enrolled in the institute, who must be at least 15 years old, will concentrate on improving skills necessary for admission to and success at an American university, including interview competence, test preparation and writing a college admissions essay.

In addition, this program provides a strong linguistic support component (reading and listening comprehension, developing speaking and presentation skills), which is built into the daily course schedule, and a series of social outings and activities that support the materials discussed in class.