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High school students take a variety of classes while living, dining, and learning at URochester.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

For three weeks during the summer of 2023, Norah DeMayo \u201928 stayed in Gilbert Hall on the University of Rochester<\/a>\u2019s River Campus. She ate her meals at Douglass Dining Center and attended classes at the Medical Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt like a real college student,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

DeMayo had completed her junior year at Irondequoit High School in Rochester, New York, and was eager to experience \u201ccollege life.\u201d She enrolled in URochester\u2019s Pre-College Summer Programs<\/a>, where high school students from around the world take courses ranging from data science, aerospace engineering, and journalism to business, nursing, and ethics.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s literally something for everyone,\u201d says program manager Tom Paradise.<\/p>\n

Since the summer courses began in 1990, URochester has welcomed thousands of high school students to campus\u2014from Los Angeles to New York, but also Bangladesh to Brazil, Morocco to South Korea, and Venezuela to Vietnam.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a chance to preview their future\u2014and discover their path.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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