Bryn Mawr, PA

Session Dates: July 21 - July 28, 2012
Open to SIG-eligible students ages 15 - 18

Residential Fee: $1,795
Extended Commuter Fee: $1,395

This program can be added onto a regular SIG program session at Bryn Mawr (continues immediately after SIG ends) or another SIG campus, or SIG College Week can be a singular one-week experience. Choose the option that works best for you!

This program is appropriate for and open to American and English-speaking international students. Eligibility requirements for SIG College Week are the same as for any SIG program.

At Bryn Mawr College, SIG also offers a Residential Program, Day Commuter Program and an Extended Commuter Program for students ages 9-17. A Day Program is available for students ages 5-8.

Academically talented teens preparing for college have many questions...How do I find a college that’s a good academic fit? Are there college programs for gifted students? What is a public ivy school? What’s the difference between an honors program and honors college? Find these answers and many more at SIG College Week!

College Prep Course

Three days will be spent on the Bryn Mawr campus, in seminars focusing on selection, admissions and college life. SIG College Week seminars focus on the issues that academically talented students face when considering higher education, including academic challenge, age differences due to acceleration, and opportunities for undergraduate research. We will also provide SAT Prep through Princeton Review.

College Visits

On three other days, students will visit colleges in the surrounding area, large and small, from public to private, such as:

• Millersville University
• Penn State University
• Princeton University
• Rowan University
• Swarthmore College
• University of Pennsylvania
• Widener University

Evening Activities

On the evenings of the college visits, SIG College Week will host guest speakers who are experts in the field of college admissions, finance, and honors programs. On the seminar evenings, students will work on team-building exercises with their counselor groups, engage in social activities, or relax and be entertained by evening programs.

Campus Staff

SIG College Week is staffed by a Director who oversees the program, a Program Dean who oversees and teaches in the academic program, a teaching Housemaster who oversees residential life, and counselors who serve as TAs and supervise students residentially. The program also has a full-time nurse.

Sample Daily Schedule