Admissions Process

Once you have submitted a complete application and paid the $60 non-refundable application fee, your application will be queued for review. If you would like to submit an updated transcript, please upload it to your application portal and email it to thinksummer@purdue.edu so we can consider additional courses or grades in your application. Initial admission decisions will begin to be released in late February 2026 and then continue on a rolling basis. 

There are steps for the admission decision process:

1. When available, check your admissions decision in your admissions portal. If accepted;
2. Optional: Wait 1-2 weeks for your course acceptance email to ensure you know the correct dates/times.
3. Set up your Purdue account login through the admissions portal. Please use a computer for this step, and set up Duo-factor authentication on the student's phone.
4. Log in to your myPurdue account and find the New Student Checklist (should be in the top left box)
5. Click "Accept Admissions Offer" in myPurdue New Student Tasklist.
6. Pay the $500 non-refundable admissions deposit (applicable to most students).
   
   • After an admission decision has been made, you will receive an email notifying you a decision has been made and directing you to log into your application portal. Your admission decision will be available under "View Decisions." If you have been offered admission, you will receive a general admission letter communicating your admission to Summer College for High School Students as a whole. Be sure to read through the letter carefully. Please note: This letter will not include what short-term course or special program you may have been admitted to.
   • Within 3-5 business days of receiving the general admissions decision, you will receive an email from a Pre-College Pathways team member with the short-term course or special program decision. This email will also include links and instructions for all steps needed to enroll. Please read this email in its entirety.
   • Once you receive your short-term course or special program decision, you are ready to accept your offer!
7. Complete the remainder of your enrollment packet (new student checklist, housing contract, and Ideal Logic forms) to confirm your spot by April 30th. If you do not complete ALL steps, your enrollment will be canceled and you will not receive a refund for any money paid.
8. Continue to check the emails listed on the student's application and the new Purdue email once a week, including the spam/junk folder, for reminders and important information. 

Please note: Due to the popularity of our short-term courses, students will only be admitted into one short-term experience. Any opportunity to participate in an additional short-term course will be announced in early spring, if applicable.