Summer Springboard

Business & Law
Specialization

GET HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELDS OF BUSINESS OR LAW THIS SUMMER IN THE UNITED STATES

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Pre-University Summer
Programs for Teens

This is the ultimate short-term professional immersion program for teens, delivered by expert instructors at top US schools. Build your future career portfolio and stand out in your university applications.

The program is designed by provide hands-on experience in the business and law fields for American and international students. Join alongside fellow ambitious students on a prestigious university campus, and prepare for undergraduate study with our holistic summer immersion programs.

Students will dive deep into this specific subject area on campus this summer with creative, dynamic instructors, engaging professors and professional experts.

Highlights include:

1. Elite Immersion: Full residential experience on a US university campus
2. Professional Instructors: Learn from industry experts
3. Career Confidence: Test-drive a major before committing to university
4. Global Peer Network: Build connections with ambitious students worldwide
5. Holistic Profile Builder: Acquire the leadership and non-academic experience US universities require
6. Safety & Support: Secure experience, with ESTA Travel entry to the USA for Europeans

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Summer Springboard’s expert Admissions Team is here to help you plan your summer program every step of the way.

Our Business & Law Academic Track

At the heart of your Summer Springboard program is the academic track you choose. Depending on your field of interest, you will take a course, led by an expert instructor, that is designed to give you a taste of the real-world college experience at a competitive university.

Each specialization, or course, is designed by educators and real world experts to allow teens to quickly grasp core concepts in an easy and enjoyable way.

Summer Springboard’s Business & Law academic track delivers a dynamic and enriching pre-college experience that equips students with foundational skills in areas such as sales, marketing, financial management and argumentation. It blends analytical thinking with creative expression, preparing ambitious teens to think strategically, communicate effectively and approach challenges with confidence.

This immersive program encourages students to develop personal agency by transforming their ideas into tangible outcomes while discovering how to present, persuade and support their own vision.

Beyond academic growth, students engage in collaborative projects and simulations guided by real-world professionals, offering a rare glimpse into the business and legal fields. Through active learning, participants refine critical reasoning, teamwork and leadership abilities while gaining self-awareness and clarity about their future direction.

This track empowers driven high schoolers with both the practical tools and the personal insight needed to thrive in college and beyond.

Below, we have outlined popular specializations within the Business & Law academic track. There are other courses to discover as well when you request your free brochure.

Business & Entrepreneurship
Business Management
Business Startup Bootcamp
Economics
International Relations
Trial Law

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Get Your Free Program Brochure

The Summer Springboard program brochure is your best go-to resource for exploring programs by campus, course and more. We’ll send you one at no cost!

Popular Campuses for International Students

On a Summer Springboard pre-college academic program, teens are invited to explore a major and find a future career path, on elite university campuses in the United States and abroad.

We are proud to host our programs at some of the USA’s – and world’s – leading universities to offer students a rich taste of life on a major campus.

Each campus has been selected for our programs based on outstanding academic excellence and rigor, reputation for safety and comfort, and capacity to inspire students to reach their full potential. With an outstanding university as your home and real-world classroom for one week, two weeks or beyond, you’ll experience a true taste of university student life.

Below, explore six of our most requested campuses from European families, and then discover other university program locations in our brochure.

Yale University
Barnard College, Columbia University
Georgetown University
Berkeley
UCLA
Georgia Tech
UC San Diego
Cal Poly
University of Michigan
Duke University
University of Washington
Vanderbilt University
New York School of Interior Design
UW Foster School of Business
UC Santa Barbara
Cambridge, MA (MIT Campus)

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Enrolling in this program or any other Summer Springboard program is quick and easy! Simply navigate to our online application form to get started.

Your Choice of Academic Tracks and Specializations

Each includes a sampling of our most requested courses from families hailing from outside the United States. These academic tracks and specializations are found at various campuses in Summer Springboard’s program portfolio, and may or may not be available at this university campus.

Each instructor for your specialization has been chosen for their expertise in their field of study, their academic achievement, and their exceptional ability to teach and connect with high-achieving, university bound-teens. Whether you’re working with a professor from the university, a scientist who runs their own lab, or any other number of extremely qualified instructors, this is a learning experience not to be missed.

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Computer Science
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Featured Course: Filmmaking
Humanities & Liberal Arts
Featured Course: Communication & Society

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Testimonials from Past Students

“It’s been my dream to visit the USA. Now that it’s my first time and I have completed the program, I’m so happy I’ve had opportunities to make new friends, study International Relations and practice English.”

-Zhozefina Z.

“I did not know how I would feel about living on campus at a university without anyone I knew, but from the second I walked through the doors and was greeted by all the mentors and other students, I knew this experience was going to be great. Now having completed it, I know it truly could not have been better.”

-Elianna M.

“I really loved this program. I wish to stay longer, but I got to connect with prestigious professionals and meet a lot of new people, who I can now call my friends. Staying here really felt like a whole new family and I loved that!”

-Raina M.

Campus Partners
Summer Springboard programs are not run by our campus partners (with the exception of Cal Poly, NYSID and UW Foster which are run in partnership with SSB). Universities and their affiliated departments and partners do not control and are not responsible or liable in any manner for any part of the Summer Springboard program.