Description

The Cambridge Tradition is an academic program for students in grades 10-12 held in Jesus College, Cambridge University, England. There are nearly 30 courses available, as diverse as Architecture, Criminology, English Literature, Photojournalism and Zoology.

The international faculty includes Gates and Marshall Scholars, as well as creative professionals actors, artists, photographers, filmmakers, and writers from London and all over the world. With program staff, including Program Deans and Activities Directors, students enjoy a daily schedule that combines intellectual and curricular adventure, cultural enrichment, guest speakers, field trips, activities and sports all in a safe, supervised environment.

Highlights

Perhaps the most distinguishing feature of this summer of study, enrichment, and fun is the amazing opportunity you have to live as a student at Cambridge University - academically, the highest-ranked university in Britain today. In doing so, you enter a world of elaborate tradition, great history, and endless respect for academic excellence that has evolved over eight centuries. Quite simply, outside of its historical rival in Oxford, there is no other institution like it, and, as you start to look beyond high school, try to imagine how formative a month-long learning experience in such an environment can be for your future college career.

Where better than Cambridge to pursue courses that lie outside of the usual curriculum and appeal to your deepest interests? In small classes, you study with some of the most outstanding young academics and professionals in Cambridge today. Faced with many other options, they choose to join our program because of the sheer enjoyment and satisfaction they get from teaching students like you. By extension, an exciting curriculum awaits you, featuring course offerings as diverse as Molecular Medicine, International Espionage, Religion and Ethics, and Criminology.

Jesus College is the perfect venue for The Cambridge Tradition. Situated minutes from the medieval marketplace in the city center, it is close to shops, museums, famous monuments, and other Cambridge colleges. Within its walls, Jesus College also holds some of the most spacious grounds of any Cambridge college, including an orchard, cricket pitch, football, rugby and hockey fields, tennis courts, and beautiful gardens.

Type of Programs

• High School Study Abroad

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

7,595 USD

This Program is open to

Worldwide, American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi and South African Participants.

Participants Travel

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Essay
• Transcript
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

2-4 Weeks

Year Founded

1984