FLEX SPI: Summer Program Incubator
Competition for summer programs and internships is fierce! What can you do to stand out?
FLEX SPI is a comprehensive service that supports 8th – 11th grade students throughout the summer program application process providing efficient, structured, and personalized support. This is a service we provide to our FLEX College Counseling students that we are now offering to everyone!
Applications for these types of summer programs will be due soon. Get help now!
Why SPI?
- Identify summer programs and application strategies that fit the student’s goals
- Explore potential majors or provide evidence for selected pathway in a good fit summer program
- Receive coaching and guidance to craft the best possible application
- Milestone Meetings and External Essay Reads provide context, actionable feedback, and a roadmap to success
- Distinguish top applicants with notable programs and provide content for future summer programs and college essays
- A prestigious university does not always mean a notable program
- Build foundational resume and "letter of interest content" for future opportunities (extracurricular/research opportunities, creative portfolio development, and/or letters of recommendation)
FLEX SPI Program Overview
- Program runs December through March
- Apply to 3 (4 sessions with FLEX) or 6 (6 sessions with FLEX) summer programs from your personalized list
- 2 Milestone Meetings with a Counselor to organize, brainstorm, edit, and review your application essays
- Weekly SPI essay workshops
- External essay reads with expert feedback
- Polished essays and guidance through application logistics
- Instructor-to-Student Ratio: 1:4
FLEX Students Have Been Placed Into:
- COSMOS (University of California)
- CTY (Johns Hopkins)
- RMP (UC Santa Barbara)
- RSI (MIT)
- SUMaC (Stanford)
- RISE (Boston University)
- Interlochen Arts Camp (Interlochen Center for the Arts)
- Stanford Humanities Institute (Stanford)
- Yale Young Global Scholars (Yale)
- Garcia Research Program (Stonybrook)
- Belin-Blank Center Secondary Student Training Program (Iowa SSTP)
- Launch X (MIT Origin)
Programs & Pricing
8th & 9th Grade
4-Session FLEX SPI Program: $750
- Supports 3 applications with 2 rounds of essay feedback
6-Session FLEX SPI Program: $950
- Supports 6 applications with 3 rounds of essay feedback
10th & 11th Grade
4-Session FLEX SPI Program: $1,000
- Supports 3 applications with 2 rounds of essay feedback
6-Session FLEX SPI Program: $1,400
- Supports 6 applications with 3 rounds of essay feedback
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