2024 Participant Guide

We are excited to host you this summer. In this guide, you will find all of the information you need as you prepare for your summer with Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies residential programs.

A Transformational Academic Experience

At Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies, you will have the opportunity to grow as a scholar and as a person by leveraging Stanford University’s world-class resources. From groundbreaking academics to stimulating free time, a summer at Stanford is a rewarding experience.

Academic Enrichment

Expand your knowledge in the fields you are passionate about and learn new ways to look at the world alongside a diverse group of peers.

Residential Education

Learn in a community of intellectually curious peers. Our programs believe personal growth is an integral part of any educational experience.

An Incomparable Location

Explore the beautiful Stanford University campus and take trips to places of cultural significance and natural beauty.

Engaging and Attentive Staff

Instructors and residential staff work to create an incomparable academic experience where students can experience a sense of belonging with peers interested in pursuing advanced academic subjects.

Program Details

In addition to the general information about Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies logistics and policies in this Participant Guide, you may find additional program-specific information on tuition, specific arrival and departure dates, and other detailed information on the respective program pages.

Stanford Summer Humanities Institute

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Stanford University Mathematics Camp

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Meet Our Residential Staff

Role Models, Mentors, Leaders

Interaction with the residential staff is a true highlight of the experience. Residential staff play an integral role in helping to create a safe, inclusive, and positive residential learning environment for all participants.

Residential Highlights

Passionate Residential Staff

Residential staff from the Stanford community and other top colleges and universities create an unforgettable summer experience for program participants. Our staff regularly return to work with the program year after year.

Afternoon and Weekend Activities

All Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies programs make tremendous use of the natural beauty and thriving culture in the local Bay Area.

Daily Activities

Participants engage inside and outside of the classroom, with both planned gatherings and informal activities sponsored by residential staff such as educational workshops and recreational activities.

Learn More About Residential Life at Stanford

We are excited for you to join us on campus this summer! Our hope is that you will find a community where you feel safe, included, and supported in your learning journey. Our residential staff are available to help you make the most of your experience. Please never hesitate to reach out if there is anything we can do to help you thrive.

Taylor Henkel

Associate Director of Residential Experience

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

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At Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies, we foster and promote an inclusive learning environment for students from around the world. We believe that fostering a diverse community enriches learning for the next generation of global citizens.

Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies values the diversity of its participants and staff.

Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and accessible community. We honor students’ authentic identities, varied perspectives, thoughts, and experiences in all of our programs.

Commitment to Diversity

We recognize and respect all areas of diversity, including, but not limited to, categories of culture, socioeconomic background, race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, and life experience.

Stanford Land Acknowledgement

We recognize that Stanford sits on the ancestral land of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe. This land was and continues to be of great importance to the Ohlone people. Consistent with our values of community and inclusion, we have a responsibility to acknowledge, honor, and make visible the University’s relationship to Native peoples.

Acceptance, respect, inclusion, and support are the foundations of a strong sense of belonging within a learning environment. At Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies, students and staff are encouraged to present the most authentic version of themselves, and we celebrate the diverse and intersectional identities that make up our community.

Nicole Varveris

Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Access

Read our Code of Conduct

To read more about our expectations for participant behavior regarding respect and diversity, please read the Code of Conduct.

Code of Conduct