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The Baruch Summer Leadership Program is a program designed to develop knowledge of three specific fields (entrepreneurship, law or medicine) while strengthening academic skills for college bound students. The program is run by Baruch College.

Located on 24th Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan, Baruch College has served New York City since 1867, earning the institution Top 25 rankings by a number of external reviews. The Leadership Academy is a four week, full day program that begins July 5th, 2011 and runs through Thursday, July 28th, 2011.

The Max Berger Pre-Law Program
The Max Berger Pre-Law Summer Academy is committed to cultivating and preparing high caliber students who are interested in considering a future the legal profession.

Goals of the Pre Law Academy include:
 * Understanding and development of the qualifications necessary for successful top tier law school admission;
 * Exploration and investigation of the array of careers within the legal profession;
 * Development of academic and professional skill sets in preparation for law school success.

Essential modules of the Pre Law Academy include:
 * Academic intensive student advisement
 * Workshops to help understand the foundations and components of the LSAT
 * Writing Seminars and Workshops
 * Leadership Development and Community Service
 * Exploration and investigation of the legal profession through Panels, Field Trips and Speakers of law students, law school admissions counselors, and practitioners
 * Site visits to court rooms, firms, law schools, or other law related professional settings
 * Mock Trial and Moot Court
 * Networking events and student social programming
 * There is more to life than Law; An introduction to the Arts, Humanities and the Social Sciences

Baruch Pre-Med Academy
The courses offered give students an opportunity to explore a wide range of topics in medicine and health care and discuss important issues impacting the field today. The fundamental objective of the Pre Med Academy is to provide the grounding and exposure to prepare students to begin to think constructively about their college curriculum and medical school for a vocation in medical practice or research.

Goals of the Pre Med Academy include:
 * Understanding of the qualifications necessary for successful admissions to colleges with strong math, science and research in order to build a successful portfolio for medical school applications;
 * Exploration and investigation of the array of careers within the medical profession;
 * Development of academic and professional information in preparation for medical school success.

Essential modules of the Pre Med Academy include:
 * Academic intensive student advisement
 * Workshops to help understand the foundations and components of the MCAT
 * Exploration and investigation of the medical and health profession thru panels, speakers and field trips; connections to medical school students, medical school admissions counselors, and physicians
 * Networking events and student social programming

Summer Entrepreneurship Academy
The Summer Entrepreneurship Academy is committed to cultivating and preparing driven and high caliber students who are interested in considering a future designing and building engines of creativity for society and the marketplace. The fundamental objective of the Entrepreneurship Academy is to provide the grounding and exposure to prepare students to begin to think critically about how ideas are ushered to reality.

Goals of the Entrepreneurship Academy include:
 * Understanding and development of the qualifications necessary for success;
 * Exploration and investigation of bringing ideas to fruition with business plans and partners;
 * Development of academic and professional skill sets in preparation for business success.

Essential modules of the Entrepreneurship Academy include:
 * Academic intensive student advisement
 * Workshops to help understand the foundations and components of idea generation
 * Writing Seminars and Workshops
 * Leadership Development and Community Service
 * Exploration and investigation of successful case studies
 * Networking events and student social programming

SAT Prep
Participants will be given a short paper-based assessment to determine individual strengths and weaknesses. Assessment will be based on practice SAT exams. Program includes 20 hours of instruction throughout the 4 week period. The content of the lessons will include critical reading (reading comprehension, sentence completion and paragraph-length critical reading), math (number and operations, algebra and functions, geometry, statistics, probability and data analysis), and writing (grammar, usage, word choice and essay). Post-Assessment will ask participants to write a short paper-based assessment to assist in measuring the participants' improvement. The instructor will meet with each student personally to discuss the results of the assessment. Instructors have extensive background in teaching, tutoring and coaching junior and senior high school students to want to prepare for the PSAT and SAT standardized tests. These sessions will include time in the computer lab to practice on-line as well as become familiar with the College Board website.

Admissions
Applicants are evaluated on the basis of individual high school records, recommendations and personal essays. Applications are reviewed as they are received. Enrollment is limited. The Leadership Academy is open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors in high school.

Example Schedule
Participants will learn the steps along the curricular and extra-curricular journey for effective academic vocational planning. In addition to daily SAT prep (including two diagnostics), the Leadership Academy involves intensive classroom workshops and lectures from distinguished university professors, accomplished practitioners, and exposure to actual sites that will connect theory to practice.

An example of a day at camp:

9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. SAT Prep

10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Class

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch

1:35 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tract Practical/ Leadership

The Baruch Leadership Academy is on a per track basis (Pre-Med, Pre-Law, Entrepreneurship); students can only apply for one track.