| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): $1,875–$1,975; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based tuition assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Generally about 40%-90% of tuition; some awards included reduced deposit and a uniform bundle. Merit and Fritz Stansell terms differed.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 residential camp tuition, housing, and meals: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Varied by campus and week; 2026 residential pricing included six nights, program meals, activities, and supervision under the selected product.; Optional two-session virtual tutoring add-on: $149. Historical 2026 price for two one-hour sessions; not required and not confirmed for 2027.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 nonrefundable deposit applied to tuition: $295. Payment authorization was required with application and charged only after space and arrangements were confirmed.; 2026 optional Central Camp minor: $99. Central Camp only.; 2026 required uniform: $90–$116. Two or three $26 polos plus one $38 sweater; confirm whether returning campers may reuse eligible items.; Need-based tuition assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Generally about 40%-90% of tuition; some awards included reduced deposit and a uniform bundle. Merit and Fritz Stansell terms differed.; 2026 early arrival when approved: $110. Strongly discouraged and allowed only when necessary under published arrival limits.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Stipend or pay | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Eligibility | Unconfirmed — check official site | Grades 5–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Ages 9–18; Requirement: Choose a product whose age band matches the student's age at camp; Requirement: Choose the correct beginner, intermediate, advanced, or tournament track for current experience; Requirement: For online camp, have technology and availability for the live daily schedule; Requirement: For day or residential camp, meet travel, pickup, housing, supervision, health, consent, and conduct requirements; Requirement: Complete payment and registration before the selected cohort sells out; Exclusion: Treating every program as grades 7-12 or using one age range across tracks; Exclusion: Registering an 18-year-old for an in-person product that caps participation at 17; Exclusion: Assuming the same prerequisite, price, housing, meals, schedule, refund, certificate, or aid terms across products; Exclusion: Treating Georgetown, Columbia, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Boston University, Rutgers, or SMU venue use as university admission, enrollment, academic credit, endorsement, or guaranteed campus access; Exclusion: Assuming a certificate guarantees a conference award or college outcome | Residency: Blue Lake does not state a universal Michigan-residency restriction on the camp overview; international and travel requirements must be confirmed; Requirement: Be in an eligible grade for the selected session and camp division; Requirement: Choose an offered major, minor where required, and session with space; Requirement: Submit the family account application with deposit authorization; Requirement: Be able to participate in residential cabin life, daily instruction/rehearsal, and camp citizenship expectations; Requirement: Complete health, accommodation, payment, uniform, transportation, and family forms after enrollment; Exclusion: A general admission audition is not required; Exclusion: A scholarship or advanced-program award does not reserve a camp place; Exclusion: Grade eligibility differs by session and Camp Bernstein versus Central Camp |
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| Session dates or duration | Catalog terms: 1 week; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | In person / Online | In person |
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| Housing and supervision | Unconfirmed — check official site | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Washington, District of Columbia, New York, New York, Los Angeles, California, Berkeley, California, Boston, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Dallas, Texas, Separate U.S. campus day and residential camps plus live online cohorts accessible by time zone | Twin Lake, Michigan, Blue Lake Central Camp, Camp Bernstein |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Most camps are paid, capacity-limited enrollment products rather than merit-selected institutes. Sessions can sell out; exact class size, prerequisites, and advanced-track screening vary by product. | Selection: General camp enrollment is first-come based on grade/session fit and space. Scholarships and advanced programs add audition/portfolio, recommendation, achievement, and sometimes financial-need review. Application materials: No audition for ordinary admission; For scholarship/advanced programs only: audition video, portfolio or solo rating, arts-instructor details/recommendation, and financial documentation when applicable |
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