Francis Ford Coppola joined students via Zoom during the University’s Summer Scholars Program
This summer, nearly 600 high school freshmen, sophomores, and juniors converged on the University of Miami’s Coral Gables campus for a chance to experience college life firsthand.
University’s Pre-College Program welcomed nearly 600 freshmen, sophomores and juniors for 2-3 week “college experience”
Summer programs and courses at the University of Miami can help students earn credit to get closer to graduation, enable employees to enhance their professional skills, and help high school students prepare for college.
Delaney Reynolds, a former student in DCIE's Precollege summer program and JD/PhD candidate at the University of Miami, is an ardent advocate for creating sustainable climate solutions in the state of Florida.
University employees can give their dependents an opportunity to get a taste of undergraduate life while earning college credit. Learn more about how employee tuition remission benefits may apply.
Dallas Bennett, a former Summer Scholars Program participant, was recently selected Student Government Supreme Court Associate Justice. He aims to set an example for the younger generation on his reservation and is working to make education at the University of Miami more accessible for other indigenous people.
How my time as a UM Summer Scholar in the Tropical Marine Biology program has prepared me for college life, and a future career as a scientist.
It was getting her feet wet studying marine biology at UM’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science during the 2015 Summer Scholars Program for high school students that crystallized Delaney's goal of becoming a four-year ‘Cane.
"I go around and I educate as many people as possible, but my main focus is kids," says Delaney Reynolds.
“It was probably the greatest three weeks of my life!” says the New Yorker. “The level of responsibility I was given made me feel like an adult. It made me feel like I was already a part of the University of Miami community.”
Just a few miles off the northern tip of Key Biscayne, with downtown Miami still visible in the distance, a ragtag crew of University of Miami (high school Summer Scholars Program) students and shark researchers wrestle with a 500-pound great hammerhead shark.