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How Case Western Reserve can prep your high school student for college ✏️

March 1, 2023 • 
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The “Engineering: From 2D Sketch to 3D Model” program helps students learn skills that can serve as a basis for a future in video game design, architecture, robotics, and civil or mechanical engineering.

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Calling all parents of high school-age students: For ~200 years, Case Western Reserve University has prepared ambitious students for their futures. In that spirit, they offer online pre-college courses, designed for high school students ages 13+. Each course features video lessons by CWRU instructors and access to mentors. Available subjects include:

  • Astrophysics and Evolutionary Biology
  • Computer Science
  • Engineering
  • Neuroscience and Medicine
  • Social Entrepreneurship

Pro tip: The program is available year-round, and the online format lets you study anywhere, anytime, at your own pace.

Explore course options and apply.*

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