Inside Summer College 2009

Ben	Geetsikha
Ian	Jason
Jeremy	Mary
Trey

Inside Summer College 2008

Ashley	Ben
Drue	Elizabeth
Josh	Kaitlin
Kristin	Laura
Maia	Paige
Ruben

Inside Summer College 2007

Andrea	Brian
Brooke	Casey
Charleen	Dave
Erica	Farah
Hayley	Koyuki
Katie	Rachelle
Tyrone

Inside Summer College 2006

Lia	Erik
Hannah	Zaid
EJ	Jordana

see also

• Slide show
• Summer College campus photo tour
• Summer College videos
• The Summer Times Student Newspaper

Jordana

My name is Jordana. I have just finished my sophomore year at Westfield High School in Westfield, New Jersey. I have grown up in Westfield, although I spend parts of every summer on Fire Island, New York. I will be studying Social Psychology at Cornell this summer. I am very involved with an organization called Girls Learn International, Inc., which involves middle and high school students in the efforts for universal girls' education. I am also a member of the Executive Board of the Westfield High School Student Council and the Editorial Board of Folio, the Westfield High School Literary Magazine. My favorite extra-curricular activity is dance, and I take classes on week nights during the school year. During the second half of the summer of 2006, I will be working as an intern at Equality Now in New York City. I am very much looking forward to attending Cornell this summer!

Summer College alumni news: Jordana Confino earns two awards for work with girls

Journal entries

6/21/2006
It's hard to believe that I will be arriving at Cornell in five days! I have not had much time to think about it because I have just finished a week of final exams. Now there is not much time to think -- just time to pack. Things are also complicated because while I am at Cornell, my family will be moving into a new house. This is a summer of many changes. I am very excited to go to Cornell because I have heard great things about it from my sister's friends who attend college there. I am looking forward to meeting my roommate and getting to know many kids. This is the first summer that I have ever gone away without a friend so I am a little nervous but I'm sure that it will all work out well. I can't wait to see everyone in five days!

7/3/2006
It has been exactly one week since I arived at the Cornell Summer College. So far I am enjoying myself very much! Over the past few days I have been exposed to many different aspects of college life. I am taking a course in social psychology and I am pleasantly surprised to find that I am more interested in this course than I have ever been in any class that I have taken so far in high school. The topics that we are studying in the class have a real relevance to issues that we are facing in our lives and in the world. Once I got through the first work day I realized that although we are given a lot of reading, it is manageable if you schedule yourself accordingly. The fact that the reading is thought-provoking makes studying much easier. I am also pleased with the social opportunities that this program has provided. Through my class, dorm, and free time I have met many people and made many friends. I can't believe that I have only been here for a week, because it seems like I have been living in this dorm and knowing these people for so much longer!

7/9/2006
I cannot believe that two weeks have passed already! Time seems to have flown by since I arrived at Cornell. However, it feels like I have known the people here forever. This past weekend was extremely fun. I went to the dance in Low-Rise 7 last night and everyone seemed to be having a very good time. This weekend we had a college fair that provided us with the opportunity speak with the representatives of many great schools. I also took a tour of the Cornell campus which though it was long (due to the great size of the campus), it provided me with a lot of information about the school that I did not know. During the course of this last week, I have a lot of studying to do since my final exam is on Friday. However I do have a lot of exciting activities to look forward to, especially the variety show. I love the friends that I have made here and it is so sad that in a week we are all leaving! However, I intend to make the most of my last days here!

7/14/2006
It is Friday afternoon and I have just begun to pack up my room. I am so sad to be leaving. Today I took my final exam and I felt a great sense of accomplishment upon finishing the course. At first it seemed challenging to enter such an intense program after such a busy school year, but I wound up finding it extremely rewarding and intellectually stimulating. I definitely want to continue my studies in psychology in the future. I have met some amazing people here with whom I intend to stay in touch. It may be hard going to high school after living like a college student. Overall this small taste of Cornell has been a wonderful experience and I recommend it highly!