RWU Rhode Trip 2024: College Application Bootcamp
This 10-day immersive college experience will introduce students to a traditional American college campus and provide hands-on college application workshops lead by RWU’s expert team of admissions counselors.
Explore and prepare to attend University in the U.S.
Roger Williams University (RWU) is delighted to announce that a partnership between the university and Athens College, The American Community School, and The American College of Greece has led to the development of a new summer learning opportunity for students from these institutions.
This intensive application preparation experience will provide students with the skills necessary to successfully complete the Common Application—the most popular college application in the US. Topics include how to compile a strategic college prospect list, write an eye-catching college essay, and tips and tricks to refine college interview skills.
But wait, there’s more! As a bonus opportunity, students will participate in 5 academic seminars that culminate in the award of an RWU micro-credential. During these highly condensed enrichment activities, students will be introduced to majors in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM), participate in college-level practical and theoretical coursework, and discuss job opportunities open to students in these fields after graduation. Best of all, students can list this micro credential as a special achievement on their Common Application!
Dates
July 1-15, 2024
Eligibility
This program is open to students from Greece.
Day 1
- Arrival on campus
- Registration
- Ice breakers
Day 2
- Tour of campus and admissions information session at Sailing Center
- Optional kayak excursion
- Afternoon workshop: Understanding the US College landscape.
- Dinner at Commons
Day 3
- Morning workshop - Starting your Common Application.
- Newport excursion by ferry from Bristol
- Lunch
- Cliff walk and mansion tours
- Dinner at Commons
- Academic Seminar – What is STEAM?
Day 4
- Academic Seminar - Introduction to Architecture
- Lunch
- Visit to School of Architecture and design workshop
- Free time
- Dinner at Commons
Day 5
- Academic Seminar – Introduction to Construction Management
- Lunch
- Visit to the CM lab with learning activity
- Free time
- Dinner at Commons
Day 6
- Morning workshop – Choosing your colleges: Safety, likely, reach schools. Trip to Herreshoff museum
- Lunch
- Afternoon lecture – Do I need to take the SAT/ACT/IELTS/TOEFL?
- Free time
- Dinner at Commons
Day 7
- Morning workshop - Constructing an eye-catching college essay.
- Late morning workshop – Essay writing workshop (brainstorming and diagramming
- Lunch
- Providence Waterfire Celebration
Day 8
- Academic seminar – Introduction to the many majors within Engineering
- Lunch
- Visit to SEECM – Robotics workshop
- Free time
- Dinner at Commons
Day 9
- Breakfast
- Morning lecture – Do I need to take the SAT/ACT/IELTS/TOEFL?
- Lunch
- Afternoon lecture – How to list your extracurricular activities and answer supplemental essay questions
- Dinner at Commons
- Academic Seminar – The Arts & Humanities
Day 10
- Breakfast
- Trip to Boston
- Visit Harvard/MIT
- Quincy Market
- Lunch on own
- Dinner at Commons
Day 11
- Free morning – Admissions staff available 9 – 5pm for one-on-one application advising.
- Lunch
- Academic Seminar – Criminal Justice in the 21st Century
- Visit to the state crime lab (University of Rhode Island)
- Dinner at Commons
Day 12
- Breakfast
- Morning lecture: How to list your extracurricular activities and answer supplemental essay questions
- Lunch
- Academic Seminar – What can I do with my major after graduation?
- Afternoon at Colt State Park
- Dinner at Commons
Day 13
- Breakfast
- Swimming at RWU pool
- Lunch
- Afternoon lecture – College Interview tips and tricks.
- Dinner at Commons
- Academic Seminar – Farm to Table: Marine Biology and Aquaculture
- Micro credential award ceremony
- Parting fire by shell path
Day 14
- Depart for Boston after breakfast
- Stop at Wrentham Shopping Outlets
- Drop off at Terminal E
About Summer Programs at Roger Williams University
Rhode Island is a destination location for tourists and holidaymakers from around the world who are drawn to the State’s beautiful beaches, rich cultural history, phenomenal restaurants, and robust arts scene.
Located on Rhode Island’s Mount Hope Bay, Roger Williams University offers short-term summer programs designed to provide students with a small, liberal arts college experience. In addition to academic and enrichment activities, students who participate in summer programs at RWU visit local and regional sites of interest like Providence, Newport, and Boston. These visits introduce students to unique aspects of New England history from the colonial era to the present day. In their free time, students are encouraged to take advantage of traditional summer leisure activities like swimming, biking, boating, kayaking, and relaxing by the seaside.
Summer programs at RWU not only teach valuable life skills, they result in new friendships and memories to last a lifetime.
Contact
For more information about our programs and services please email summer@rwu.edu.