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Will enrolling in AU credit bolster my applications for college?
Successfully completing Community of Scholars program will allow you to demonstrate that you have stretched yourself and taken initiative beyond what is normally expected from high school students. On your college applications, you will be able to list your course and "check off" that you took a college course for credit.
Do students have access to AU's facilities?
Please note that for Summer 2021, this program will be conducted entirely online. For more information, click here.
In subsequent summers, the following information is applicable.
Yes. Students, residential and commuting, have access to AU's fitness center and pool, Bender Library, the Katzen Arts Center, the track, and the volleyball and tennis courts. To use the fitness center, a form needs to be signed by parents of minors and submitted ahead of time. This form will be made available once a student is admitted.
Will students visit Washington, D.C. sites during the program?
Please note that for Summer 2021, this program will be conducted entirely online. For more information, click here.
In subsequent summers, the following information is applicable.
Yes. Students will attend several briefings at government agencies, embassies, and other organizations. In addition, students will visit the Smithsonian museums on the weekend and explore the monuments while on a chartered evening monument trolley tour.
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