I have made the commitment to help pay for my grandchildren's college education and anything about colleges interests me.  This morning, I saw an ad in "The Seattle Times" for Summer@Andover that, I thought, sounds very intriguing.  They call it an "age-appropriate" residential program pre-college experience."  The dates are July 1 to August 6, 2008.

The "Phillips Academy Summer Session is an academic, coeducational enrichment program for boarding and day students who are entering grades 8 through 12."  The program is not for students that are not focused.  The student has to be accepted by the Admissions Committee, which "looks for evidence that the applicant has the intellectual ability, the industry and the character to make the most of the Summer Session opportunity. The committee expects the applicant to have a strong school record and a serious desire to spend the summer in challenging, disciplined study."

Each weekend there is a field trip, i.e. may include a trip to Historic Boston or Salem, Massachusetts; and on Wednesdays there are trips to take a look at different New England Colleges.

Financial Aid is available.  The school wants to attract students from a wide range of backgrounds and financial awards are granted "according to financial need that is determined by computation based upon parental income and not academic performance."

For you that do not know, Phillips Academy Andover is in Andover, Massachusetts.  It is a very expensive school.  I am not saying that I am going to pay for my grandchildren to go there, (a scholarship would be nice).  But this is a long ways off since the kids are only nearly 2 years old and almost 6 weeks old!

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