{"id":58,"date":"2026-06-04T17:20:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.www.purdue.edu\/bop-plus\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2026-10-16T02:15:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T02:15:21","slug":"high-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bop-plus\/programs\/engineering\/explore\/high-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Programs for Future Boilermakers\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Programs\u00a0for Future Boilermakers<\/h1>\n
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Pursue your interest in engineering. Experience life on Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus, engage in hands-on learning opportunities and earn college credit while still in high school through Summer College for High School Students.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Apply to participate in Summer College for High School Students beginning Dec. 1.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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The Don and Liz Thompson MEP Program partners with Purdue University’s Summer College for High School Students<\/a> to offer the programs below. Summer College for High School Students is a competitive, application-based summer experience that allows high school students to explore academic interests and get a head start through college-level learning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Maximizing Impact Through Engineering<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Available to students entering grade 12<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maximizing Impact Through Engineering (MITE) is a two-week summer program<\/strong> where rising seniors explore engineering, experience campus life and discover what it\u2019s like to be a Purdue engineering student. Earn two college credits as you complete hands-on math and engineering projects, including two design challenges, and develop your presentation skills through friendly competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MITE participants have seen an average improvement of 90 points on SAT math scores \u2014 with the highest recorded increase at 180 points \u2014 as measured through pre- and post-testing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the program, you’ll: <\/p>\n\n\n\n