An Opportunity of a Lifetime
•Ranked with Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Oxford, University of California at Berkeley is one of the world's ten most distinguished institutions for higher education.
•The program provides a unique academic, social and intellectual chance for high school students to experience a six-week college life with UC Berkeley undergraduate students.
•Students will take 2 academic undergraduate courses and earn 6-8 official credits from UC Berkeley.
•Supervised excursions to San Francisco and Silicon Valley and visit Google, Facebook, Intel and etc.
A Fast Train to Top Universities
•Meet with representatives from the UC Berkeley Office of Undergraduate Admissions to discuss requirements and admissions process.
•Impressive university placements to top schools including Stanford, UC Berkeley, Oxford, Duke, Dartmouth, Cornell, among others.
Program Details
•Program Dates: July 6 to August 14, 2015 (6 weeks)
•All-inclusive program fee: USD15,200
Zhang Wen
Student of 2011 Summer Select Program
(Admitted to Stanford University in 2013)
The UC Berkeley Summer Select Program I attended in 2011 was a rewarding and life-transforming experience for me. As an international student I took advantage of the rich resources and diverse cultural offerings available at the fascinating Berkeley campus. We had the chance to learn from the teachers as well as from one another. We raised awareness of cross-cultural differences, thus developing skills of successful cross-cultural communication and understanding. I improved my language skills as well as my team work skills.
I learned a lot through participating in the Admission and Writing workshop. I became more familiarized with the admission process and essay writing skills from the admission professionals.
I was enrolled in a Psychology course as my elective. I thoroughly enjoyed my classroom experience. The students represented various ethnicities and races and represented a myriad of worldviews and perspectives. Through this class I discovered more about myself. I could not have asked for a better make-up for this classroom experience.
Wong Kak, Hong Kong
Student of 2010 Summer Select Program
(Admitted to UC Berkeley in 2011)
Coming from a traditional local school in Hong Kong, pursing a world-class education at UC Berkeley has always been my dream. The acceptance to Berkeley has made my dream come true as Berkeley is known for being one of the toughest schools for admission. They go beyond academics and look for students who can add to the vitality and diversity of the Berkeley community.
The Summer Select Program was a life-transforming experience for me. The program had a perfect combination of excellent curriculum, steep learning curve in a very energizing environment.
I benefited a great deal from the Summer Select Program in numerous fronts. Firstly, I was able to earn college-level credits by taking two courses in six weeks. Secondly, the caliber of professors and of the cohort is fantastic. The program threw me out of my comfort zone and compelled me to think with rigor, grow and stretch intellectually, to draw on the diverse skills and experience of my classmates, and to discover a whole greater than the sum of its parts.
Moreover, I learned how to balance all my extracurricular commitments with academics and my social life. Balance is something that is sorely lacking in today's highly motivated and driven society, and I am thankful that my experiences at UC Berkeley have really shown me how to find and hold on to this equilibrium. Well-rounded people are the ones who really make a difference in society, and are the types of person that Berkeley is looking for.
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