PREP Resource Guide
Architecture and Design
Boston Architectural College Summer Academy
Designed for high school students who are curious about starting a career in architecture, interior design, landscape design, and more, the Boston Architectural College’s (BAC) Early College Program helps you launch your future in studying design with leading professionals and peers from around the globe!
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Can participate in person or online.
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Cost associated with program but scholarships available. Apply ASAP to get max. funding.
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Harvard Grad School of Design Design Discovery Youth
Design Discovery Youth (DDY) is a three week long in-person program that takes place at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) in Cambridge, MA and engages an audience of Boston area high school students, rising sophomore to senior year in age, who are interested in learning about what design is, its media and methods, and the scales it involves.
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Free!
Summer Exploratory Experience in Design (SEED)
Do you ever wonder who built the space you’re standing in? Are you curious about the way stuff works? Do you find yourself thinking about your surroundings and wondering how you can make them better?
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If you answered yes to any of these questions, we would love to meet you! Apply to our six-week Summer Exploratory Experience in Design (SEED) internship and get paid $16.25 per hour for 30 hours a week. You will be working on a design project guided by experts in architecture, planning and urban design, landscape architecture, and other design fields. Gain an understanding of what it takes to design our surrounding and learn how you can make a difference in your community!