| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Unconfirmed — check official site | 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 | 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 | 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 | Minimum age 16; Residency: Must be able to legally reside in the United States for the entire program; Garcia provides no visa aid or support letters; Requirement: For 2026, be at least 16 by July 4 with no exception; Requirement: For 2026, have an unweighted GPA of at least 95/100 or 3.8/4.0; Requirement: For 2026, have specified standardized scores at or above the 60th percentile; Requirement: Have taken at least three of English, chemistry, mathematics/calculus, physics, and biology; Requirement: Be ready for intensive in-person laboratory work and safety requirements; Exclusion: Applicants under the laboratory minimum age are not eligible; Exclusion: The program cannot support visa applications or provide visa letters; Exclusion: The 2026 cycle is closed and 2027 rules may change; Exclusion: Participation requires commuting or arranging optional local housing; Garcia offers no airport transportation |
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| Session dates or duration | Catalog terms: 1 week; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 7 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 | Non-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 | Stony Brook, New York |
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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: Non-rolling review after the deadline using demanding age, GPA, test, coursework, transcript, recommendation, leadership, and application criteria. |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-20Source 2 · checked 2026-08-20Source 3 · checked 2026-08-20Source 4 · checked 2026-08-20 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-09Source 2 · checked 2026-10-09Source 3 · checked 2026-10-09Source 4 · checked 2026-08-22Source 5 · checked 2026-08-22Source 6 · checked 2026-08-22 |
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