Introduction
Hey all!
This is the start of my blog, to provide information about precollege programs I partake in, and tips to help ensure the best possible path for you from high school to college. I hope this these posts give you a better understanding of each program, as well as provide you with new opportunities that you might not have known about!
This blog will be especially helpful for those of you who reside in Washington State, or plan to attend the University of Washington. I am intending to pursue STEM based majors at UW, and am currently a Junior in high school. This is my first year as a Running Start student (applicable to highschoolers in Washington State), and so far I am loving it. Tips about running start will come in a later post.
Some PreCollege summer programs I am in, and/or have applied to as of March 2016 include:
- Washington Aerospace Scholars (WAS) ACCEPTED/PARTICIPATED
Link: https://www.museumofflight.org/was
Description:
Washington Aerospace Scholars (WAS) is a two-part program for high school juniors focused on topics related to the history and future exploration of space by NASA and topics in Earth and Space Science. Phase One is a five-month distance learning course designed in partnership with NASA and the University of Washington, which provides students the opportunity to earn five college credits. Phase Two is a six-day residency experience based at The Museum of Flight in Seattle in which students plan a human mission to Mars.
- SIMUW (Summer Institute of Mathematics at the University of Washington) APPLIED
Link: http://www.math.washington.edu/~simuw/thisyear/overview.html
Description:
The program includes six intensive two-week courses taught by university professors on topics that change from year to year. In the past, students have studied methods of argument, combinatorics, hyperbolic geometry, game theory, group theory, coding theory, and much more. In addition, there are twelve guest lectures on a wide variety of subjects and in many different formats, allowing students to glimpse even more mathematical areas as well as participate in hands-on mathematical activities. When not in class, students work on problems in groups or individually, have mathematical discussions with the Teaching Assistant Counselors, and participate in social events, sports, and weekly Saturday outings. They develop many new interests and close friendships, the end of the program coming way too soon.
Summarizations of my experience in WAS Phase 1 and Phase 2 will be found in latter posts.
I am still waiting to see if I made it into the SIMUW program, however if I do get accepted, I will try to make daily entries about my experience!
This is the start of my blog, to provide information about precollege programs I partake in, and tips to help ensure the best possible path for you from high school to college. I hope this these posts give you a better understanding of each program, as well as provide you with new opportunities that you might not have known about!
This blog will be especially helpful for those of you who reside in Washington State, or plan to attend the University of Washington. I am intending to pursue STEM based majors at UW, and am currently a Junior in high school. This is my first year as a Running Start student (applicable to highschoolers in Washington State), and so far I am loving it. Tips about running start will come in a later post.
Some PreCollege summer programs I am in, and/or have applied to as of March 2016 include:
- Washington Aerospace Scholars (WAS) ACCEPTED/PARTICIPATED
Link: https://www.museumofflight.org/was
Description:
Washington Aerospace Scholars (WAS) is a two-part program for high school juniors focused on topics related to the history and future exploration of space by NASA and topics in Earth and Space Science. Phase One is a five-month distance learning course designed in partnership with NASA and the University of Washington, which provides students the opportunity to earn five college credits. Phase Two is a six-day residency experience based at The Museum of Flight in Seattle in which students plan a human mission to Mars.
- SIMUW (Summer Institute of Mathematics at the University of Washington) APPLIED
Link: http://www.math.washington.edu/~simuw/thisyear/overview.html
Description:
The program includes six intensive two-week courses taught by university professors on topics that change from year to year. In the past, students have studied methods of argument, combinatorics, hyperbolic geometry, game theory, group theory, coding theory, and much more. In addition, there are twelve guest lectures on a wide variety of subjects and in many different formats, allowing students to glimpse even more mathematical areas as well as participate in hands-on mathematical activities. When not in class, students work on problems in groups or individually, have mathematical discussions with the Teaching Assistant Counselors, and participate in social events, sports, and weekly Saturday outings. They develop many new interests and close friendships, the end of the program coming way too soon.
Summarizations of my experience in WAS Phase 1 and Phase 2 will be found in latter posts.
I am still waiting to see if I made it into the SIMUW program, however if I do get accepted, I will try to make daily entries about my experience!
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