Berkeley Parents Network: COSMOS: Calif. State Summer School for Mathematics & Science

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COSMOS: Calif. State Summer School for Mathematics & Science

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Feb 2005

Can anyone share info about their teens' experience in the UC Cosmos program? My son is going to apply. thanks grateful mom

My son went to COSMOS at UC Santa Cruz three years ago, after grade 8. They've moved it up to grade 9 now, which is probably not a bad idea, as he was a bit young socially. He had a fabulous time in the astrophysics and logic track, still talks about things he learned, like the 24 hours they spent proving that 1+1=2. It was a good experience spending time with kids who found that equally fascinating, and I think he's still in touch with a few. By the way, he received full financial aid, without which he couldn't have done it. Hope this program doesn't get cut, for it really meant a lot to him. Dana

Dear Parents and Teachers, For former student and parent testimonials about the summer UC COSMOS experience, a math and science residential summer academic program for high school students, please check the student and parent pages at the website:

http://www.ucop.edu/cosmos/parentquotes.html and http://www.ucop.edu/cosmos/student14.html

There are also pages with UC faculty and participating high school teachers' comments about the program. Deadline to apply is March 15th!

Fees for this summer reduced to $1273/four weeks. Students may also apply for financial aid to cover the program cost.

irene bronston

Feb 2001

Three UC campuses---Davis, Irvine, and Santa Cruz will be enrolling high achieving high school students who excel in mathematics and science in 4-week residential programs for this summer. We are accepting applications now until the March 15 deadline. All the information and applications are available via this central web site, which also links you to the three campus-specific COSMOS programs and contacts.

Financial aid covering part or all of the tuition is available to any student with documented need, and all application forms and the financial aid application are available on the web page. The COSMOS website ( http://www.ucop.edu/cosmos/ ) has all the necessary contact names and direct numbers for the three campuses (UC DAVIS, Irvine and Santa Cruz) as well as the application forms, financial aid forms, and teacher recommendations forms downloadable at the website. Deadline to apply is March 15 for the summer session.

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