College Preparation Program IN FOCUS Seminars (Session 1) - Chemistry Research with Real World Application

Would you like to do research? Be a published scientist? In this course, you will experience all aspects of scientific research; from writing a research proposal to submitting your work for publication! You will design and perform your own experiments and subsequently write a scientific paper describing your results. You will have the opportunity to meet with scientists in a variety of fields - Northwestern professors doing basic research on the Evanston campus and medical researchers on the Chicago campus. You will also interact with researchers from other institutions, such as the Shedd Aquarium, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, and others. IN FOCUS Seminars are designed to expose students to top Northwestern faculty highlighting themes relevant today. They do not have the time commitment or cost of a college credit course. These two-week noncredit seminars are structured like a college seminar course. Faculty will lead the seminar through discussion, readings and study, enabling a rich learning experience. Only College Prep students are able to enroll in the seminars, which will appear on your official Northwestern University transcript upon successful completion. If you wish to request credit at your high school for a seminar, discuss this with your counselor ahead of time since the acceptance of credit depends on your school's policy. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, and have completed their sophomore or junior year of high school by the commencement of the program. The application process includes an online application, personal statement, list of extracurricular activities, transcript, letter of recommendation, and $60 application fee. The application review period begins January 22, 2018. After this date, you can expect to receive an admissions decision by email approximately two weeks after your complete application is submitted online and all application materials are received in the College Prep Program office. Admissions is on a rolling basis. Once admitted students secure their space in the program by submitting their program deposit fee. Please note that admission to the program does not guarantee enrollment. Tuition for this program is $2,000. There is a $500 program fee and a $927 room and board fee.