You will investigate one of the major societal shifts shaping your future: Now that technology has made information instantly accessible, what you know is not as important as what you do with it! As a result, young people need to think critically, collaborate effectively, and communicate persuasively. As you explore these skills, you will have at your sides an all-star faculty of mentors: tech entrepreneurs and Pulitzer prizewinning writers, astronauts and archeologists, Nobel-winning scientists and public servants, many of whom are also professors from leading universities.

In seminars, workshops and informal gatherings, these Mentors will share their own triumphs, setbacks, and lessons learned, with the goal of inspiring and better preparing the next generation of thinkers and leaders. And we have seen how these messages are taken to heart. A student who attended our Los Angeles camp shared her experience with us:

“I was introduced to many versions of success at Adventures.  What I took from hearing everyone speak to us was a respect for variation (genetic and otherwise).  Now true success means something different to me.  While it could mean being well paid and well liked, I find that my interpretation of success is different than others.  So why follow indifferently down their paths, when I can blaze down my own?”
Julia Fong, ’14 Tan Scholar
Marymount High School Class of ’16

Every student accepted to participate has been personally nominated by an educator who knows them and believes he or she has the potential to succeed – regardless of grades or test scores. The result is an incredible mix of talented teens from across the nation who, like you, plan to attend a top ranked college.

Educators from across the nation nominate students they believe who, with guidance and nurture, could maximize their potential and make important contributions to society. Leadership potential is important so we ask nominators to give special consideration to students who make the time and effort to lead – whether in academics, athletics, community organizations, or after-school clubs.

97% of our eligible high school students are attending or have completed college and two have even received the highest award given to a college senior: the Hertz Fellowship. Adventures Alum Michael Li ’03 also received the Marshall Scholarship.