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You’ve heard of junior colleges. Vanderbilt University is offering a new twist – junior junior college – for talented seventh through tenth graders.
The new program, Weekend Academy at Vanderbilt University or WAVU, opens the university’s campus and classrooms for an intense, activity-filled weekend of academics and fun for motivated students in seventh through tenth grades for a weekend each spring.
“Weekend Academy is an opportunity for students to try something different – to try thinking like an inventor or a biomedical engineer – in the world-class university environment that Vanderbilt provides,” Elizabeth Schoenfeld, director of the Programs for Talented Youth at Vanderbilt, said. “It is a unique chance for bright, motivated students to come together and experience a taste of college life at Vanderbilt.”
Media contact: Melanie Moran, (615) 322-NEWS
melanie.moran@vanderbilt.edu