Georgetown University Summer Programs Medical Immersion Academy

Classes run on weekdays from 9:00 a.m. into the late afternoon, in a morning block and an afternoon block with a break for lunch from noon to 1:30 p.m. Each block can be a lecture, a lab or an off-site visit, and the mix also includes guest speakers and group discussions.

Your evenings aren't entirely free. After dinner, the sample day sets aside 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. for the capstone project, and from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. there are student activities with residential staff supervising until curfew. Optional events such as lecture series, game nights and movie nights fill the rest of the time, and residential programming includes off-campus outings and weekend trips.

You leave with a Certificate of Participation, a research-based poster on a theme from the program, and a final grade on a Georgetown non-credit transcript. The grade is Pass, Fail or Withdrawn, and a Pass means you met all the coursework and attendance requirements the faculty set.

This is one of Georgetown's non-credit Academies, so it doesn't earn college credit. Academy students also get access to The Edge, an online soft-skills platform from Ascend Now. The poster is the piece you can most easily show and talk about later, since it's your own work on a medical topic.

You need to be in 8th to 12th grade in the school year before the program, have at least a 2.0 GPA and be 15 by check-in day. Georgetown makes no exceptions to the age rule, which matters for younger 8th and 9th graders who meet the grade requirement but aren't yet 15. Admission is rolling and based on your grades, the courses you've taken, the School Official Reviewer Form and your personal statement.

Homeschooled students can apply, but the reviewer form can't come from a family member or a paid tutor. International students don't need TOEFL scores, although Georgetown recommends English strong enough to follow technical discussions and talk easily with native speakers. To commute, you must live with a parent, guardian or an adult they choose within 45 minutes of campus at any time of day, rush hour included. Georgetown can turn down a commuting request, and its decision can't be appealed.

You apply through Georgetown's Academy application portal, and one application covers every Academy.

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   Write a 300- to 500-word personal statement on why you want to attend, and upload it before you submit.

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   Give contact details for your school counselor (preferred), advisor, teacher or principal, who gets an automatic email asking them to complete the School Official Reviewer Form and confirm your GPA.

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   Submit by 31 January 2027 to skip the $50 application fee, and no later than the final deadline of 15 May 2027, after which Georgetown reviews applications case by case.

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   Decisions go out on a rolling basis, and Georgetown asks you to allow up to three weeks after your application is complete for yours to arrive by email.

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   Once you're admitted, register and pay the full tuition by credit card in the MySCS portal. Seats go first come, first served, and admission alone doesn't hold one.

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   After you register, complete your Student Life Forms through CampDoc seven weeks before the program starts, including the Commuter Form if you'll be commuting.

In 2026, living on campus cost $9,540, which covered tuition, housing and 19 meals a week, while commuting cost $7,610 for tuition only. Georgetown notes that its rates are subject to change, so check the 2027 figure before you register. On top of that, there's a $50 non-refundable application fee unless you apply by the Early Bird Deadline of 31 January, and international students pay a $135 health insurance fee. Commuters who want to eat on campus buy a meal plan separately from Georgetown Dining.

Georgetown offers a limited number of need-based scholarships, which cover tuition only and aren't guaranteed, since funding is limited and competitive. You can apply only once you've been admitted. The Academy scholarship application for Summer 2027 is scheduled to open in late December 2026 and asks for two essays. The deadline is 2 March 2027, decisions come by the last week of March, and late applications aren't reviewed.

Refunds get smaller as the start date approaches. Within three weeks of the start, you have to email your withdrawal to Georgetown, and your refund depends on the date it receives the request.

Trained resident counselors live in every residence hall and supervise all students, and one is on duty in each hall throughout the day. Commuters are assigned a resident counselor for safety and supervision while they're on campus. Georgetown's Protection of Minors Policy covers everyone under 18 in its programs, and the Georgetown University Police Department patrols the campus.

The rules on substances are strict. Using or having alcohol or drugs, or even being around them, means immediate dismissal from the program and the residence halls. Georgetown sets out the rules on leaving campus in the Academy Welcome Packet. After office hours, parents can reach the program staff member on duty through the campus police at (202) 687-4343.