AIM: Calendar & What to Expect
AIM is an intensive and rewarding three-week experience. Below, you will find useful information about all four courses of the program. Be sure to read through our check-in and departure sections for other key details. 2026 Program Calendar Session 1 Courses: Experimental Psychology & Business Residential begins Sunday, June 28, 2026 Residential ends Friday, July […]
AIM: Creative Writing
If you’re a rising junior or senior, we invite you to apply to our intensive three-week writing course. Academic Immersion: Creative Writing is offered in partnership with BU’s MFA Program in Creative Writing, one of the oldest and most prestigious programs in the nation. Here, you will hone your craft by focusing on a single […]
AIM: Introduction to Medicine
For rising juniors and seniors, Academic Immersion: Introduction to Medicine is an intensive three-week premedical course. AIM’s premedical course will provide you with a broad introduction to the field of medicine, combining coursework in related sciences with experiential learning activities and explorations of the various career possibilities that exist within the field. In the mornings, […]
Summer Challenge
The Summer Challenge final application deadline has passed, and applications are now closed. A 2-week program It’s called Summer Challenge because it pushes you in so many ways. You will explore your interests, discover new ones, test your academic boundaries, and immerse yourself in the college experience. Along the way, you will make new friends […]
RISE Internship / Practicum
A 6-week program The RISE application deadline has passed and applications are now closed. If you’re passionate about the sciences and are a domestic student currently in your junior year of high school, we invite you to apply for the Research in Science & Engineering (RISE) program. You will spend six weeks at BU conducting […]
High School Honors
The final application deadline for the High School Honors program is May 29, 2026, at 5 pm EDT. A 6-week program Ready to push your limits academically? Excited to get out of your comfort zone, explore new subjects, and earn college credit? If this sounds like you—and you are entering your junior or senior year—High […]
AIM: Introduction to Experimental Psychology
Academic Immersion: Introduction to Experimental Psychology is an innovative three-week course. Rising juniors and seniors will get a broad introduction to the field of psychology and learn how to design and execute research projects. In the AIM psychology course, you will spend each morning on BU’s Charles River campus attending seminars in psychology coursework to […]
Academic Immersion (AIM)
The final application deadline for the AIM program is May 29, 2026, at 5 pm EDT. Note: As of May 14, AIM Business Session 1, Business Session 2, and Creative Writing have seats available and are still accepting new applications. AIM Medicine and Psychology are now full and no longer open to new applicants. A 3-week program Here’s your […]
High School Programs
Summer Programs forHigh School Students Now Accepting Applications Launch yourself into the college experience this summer at BU. BU’s long-running Summer Term pre-college offerings include a choice of two-, three-, and six-week programs that prepare you for success in college. With four exciting and challenging pre-college summer programs to choose from, you can earn college […]
