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Academic Connections: Introducing High School Students to University Life
Release Date: 02/09/07
For high-achieving high schoolers, Academic Connections is a reassuring window to the future. The residential summer program "demystifies the university experience—and makes it less intimidating," says Edward Abeyta, director of UCSD Extension student services.
The pre-college program draws an ethnically and economically diverse mix of students who share a passion for learning. "They are all super-achievers. I’ve never had anyone do less than excellent work in my Academic Connections classes," says Hellen Lee-Keller, assistant professor of multi-ethnic literatures at California State University, Sacramento, who has taught "Introduction to Critical Thinking and Research through Pop Culture" for five summers. "College is about grappling with new ideas and learning to apply them. Students come away from Academic Connections with new ways of
approaching the world." This summer, UCSD Extension will welcome 315 students entering grades 10-12 with a GPA of 3.3 or better to the Academic Connections experience. Most students will live on campus, although some may prefer to commute to the threeweek program running from July 8 to July 28. Class enrollment is limited to 22 and all classes with 10 or more students have a
teaching assistant.
For more information:
http://academicconnections.ucsd.edu
