Get with the Program Summer programs offer rewarding experiences for Tsinghua International School students by Yvette Ferrari
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Audrey Taobeijingkids at Hopkins Bloomberg of Public Health 2015 School September
photos: Courtesy of Audrey Tao, Julia Wang, and Stella Huang
or high school students, summer programs have strong appeal. Though many programs offer the opportunity for teens to get a head start and earn college credit while studying specific subjects of interest, the allure is usually far more than that. Summer programs come with the promise of experiencing the world in a way most teenagers never have before; they’re a rare chance for teens to be independent from their parents, to meet new friends from different places, to reinvent themselves, and most of all, to get a glimpse of the elusive college life that awaits them in the not so distant future. This month, we spoke to three students from Tsinghua International School (THIS) about their experiences with summer programs in the US.