Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes (Physics / Astrophysics)
3-week intensive physics or astrophysics course at Stanford for advanced HS students.
Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes is a summer enrichment program that provides intellectually curious students currently in grades 8–11 with intensive study in a single online course.
Choose from over 75 online summer courses that provide in-depth and interactive exploration of academic material.
Our application for the 2026 Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes is now closed.
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