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Arts & Performing ArtsPre-CollegeApplication
Tisch Summer High School Residential Program
NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Dates:
Jul 11–Aug 7, 2027
Length:
4 weeks
Cost:
$8,368
Location:
New York, NY (NYU, Greenwich Village/Brooklyn housing)
Grades:
Completed 10th-11th grade
Format:
Residential
Deadline:
Dec 1, 2026
Credit:
4 NYU credits (letter-graded)
Students live in NYU housing and spend the four weeks in one arts course on a schedule drawn from the Tisch undergraduate curriculum, finishing with a presentation, open class, or showing of their work. Four-week residential course in Photography and Imaging at NYU Tisch, earning 4 NYU credits.
Idyllwild, CA (Idyllwild Arts campus, San Jacinto Mountains)
Grades:
Entering grades 5–8 in fall 2027 (completed grades 4–7)
Format:
Commuter / Residential
One-week arts program at Idyllwild Arts for junior artists. Students choose one course, as a day or residential student. A hands-on week learning how cameras see: shutter speed, aperture, ISO, lenses and depth of field, from vintage viewing systems to digital sensors.