A one month summer intensive program intended for high school students from underrepresented backgrounds interested in data science and computing.

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The course will teach programming in R, basic statistics, develop high school students’ statistical programming, computational thinking and problem solving skills.

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Students receive instruction for three hours a day, four days per week (Monday – Thursday), in the form of lectures and lab work

Students complete and present group research projects as the culmination event at the end of the program

Direct mentoring by Biostatistics PhD students

Support and guidance with college applications and career counseling

• High school student (rising freshman – rising senior)

• Priority given to first generation or low-income students
• Interest in applying to college with a focus in STEM
• Basic algebra
• Completed application form
• One letter of recommendation (two preferred)
• Can commute to Boston