The Boston College Experience provides motivated high school students the opportunity to live and learn as students at Boston College and experience life as a college student. Built into the programs are activities that help to prepare students for their college search and the transition into college life. Students will participate in service-learning activities, cultural and social outings all while enjoying the beautiful city of Boston.
In the two-week Creative Writing Program, students will explore their own unique voices and the diverse voices of published writers. Students will identify and analyze different styles of writing and collect a "toolbox" of craft techniques that they will put into practice by writing their own original creative pieces. Classes will consist of reading, discussion, writing exercises, and writing workshops in which students will have the opportunity to give and receive constructive feedback on their work. Though this course will primarily focus on fiction writing, students will have the opportunity to write poetry and creative nonfiction during in-class exercises. As a capstone, students will have the opportunity to present their work in a class reading.
Location(s)
- Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Schedule
- July 13 - July 24, 2026
- July 27 - August 7, 2026
Cost/Compensation
- Residential Fee: $5,800
- Commuter Fee: $3,200
Eligibility Requirements
- Students should be between 15 and 18 years of age (though exceptions are made occasionally for younger students).
- Students must be a rising high school sophomore, junior, or senior
Deadline
- Rolling
Application or Entry Requirements
- Completed online application
- Transcript
- Personal essay
- International applicants may be required to submit a TOEFL or IELTs score
Notifications of Decisions
- Within 2 weeks of application submission
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Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit Catholic research university located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, it is one of the oldest universities in the United States. The university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students and offers a liberal arts curriculum with a distinct emphasis on interdisciplinary education and service to others in accordance with its Jesuit heritage. The university offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs across its eight schools: Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences, Carroll School of Management, Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Connell School of Nursing, Graduate School of Social Work, Boston College Law School, Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, and Woods College of Advancing Studies. Boston College’s main campus features some of the earliest examples of collegiate gothic architecture in North America.
