College-Prep Summer Academy (High School)

This residential academic experience provides rising 11th and 12th graders students with a taste of college life. As a VSA student, you will live on campus and take accelerated courses with Vanderbilt professors, lecturers, and graduate students. Outside the classroom, our carefully selected residential staff members supervise the dining and residence halls, plan fun and engaging recreational activities, and help ensure that every VSA student has a fulfilling experience. Application process includes: online application, qualifying documents (test scores or portfolio), $40 application fee, 2 essays, transcript, 2 letters of recommendation. To be eligible for VSA, students may either submit ACT, SAT, or PSAT scores or a recent individual ability/achievement test at the 95th percentile and above in one or more subject areas. In lieu of the above mentioned test scores, students may prefer to submit a portfolio for further assessment and review. Need-based scholarships are available with the completion of an additional scholarship application. Available Courses: AI: Friend or Foe? A Computing Ethics and Artificial Intelligence Seminar Astrophysics: Exploration of Dark Matter Biology of Cancer: An Introduction to the Origin & Treatment of Cancer Creative Writing: Free Verse Poetry Econometrics: Analyzing Social Inequities through Economic Frameworks Exploring Innovations in Biotechnology: CRISPR-Cas9, Cancer, & Immunotherapy Introduction to Legal Studies: A Crash Course in Law Music, Sports, & Culture Rhetorical Advocacy and Criticism