Apply

The online application for SHAPE will be available on Monday, January 9, 2017. Please join our email list to be notified immediately when the application is open.  SHAPE consists of two, three-week summer sessions and students may apply for one or both sessions.

Admissions Requirements

  • Be rising High School sophomores, juniors, or seniors
  • Live commuting-distance to the Columbia University campus 
  • Demonstrate academic achievement and interest in STEM subjects

Application Requirements

  • Student and parent/guardian personal information
  • Preferences for SHAPE session, course, elective, and lab
  • GPA and test scores
  • Student and parent/guardian (electronic) signatures
  • Write two essays, choose two questions and do NOT answer all three
  • Limit responses to 300 words maximum

 

  • Letter from a math or science teacher
  • Email the recommendation form (avaliable on January 9th, 2017) to your recommender or provide him/her with a link to this page of the website
  • Copy of most recent high school transcript
  • Resume
  • Non-refundable application fee ($50)

Printable application checklist.

Deadlines and Admission Notification

Friday, February 17, 2017 by 11:59pm EST

  • We will announce priority decisions Friday, March, 10, 2017
  • Scholarship applicants must apply by this deadline

Friday, March 17, 2017 by 11:59pm EST

  • We will announce all decisions by Friday, March 31, 2017