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Welcome to the Summer Program and Teen Travel Blog !
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SYLVIA PLATH, THE BELL JAR

It is our wish to provide you, our valued readers, with engaging and interesting information about the spectacular world around us, and, hopefully, the words you find here will also inspire you to get out, to learn, to live, and above all else, to travel!

Bring on College Preparation Session 2

The second session of College Preparation started yesterday, and we got to meet everybody during orientation on Sunday (except for those who were getting in late). We all went out to dinner to get ...

by Student, Alexis R. , Tennessee

College Prep, Session 2: Here we go!

The students have finally arrived and are safely settled in to their dorms here in Boston! Monday morning will be their first SAT practice exam, and it promises to be a long, but good first day ...

The Fourth of July and Saying Goodbye

Hello! As you all know, Thursday (July 4th) was America’s birthday! That night, we went to the Cambridge side of the Charles River to see the Boston Pops play, and there were so many people! ...

The Too-Huge World, the Next Crazy Venture, and Sad Good-byes to College Prep Session One!

Two weeks, twenty class sessions, four essays, four practice exams, and five college visits later, Session One of College Prep has wrapped. The time flew by, and it will be a shame to say good ...

More College Tours and Fenway Park to See the Red Sox!

Hi! The last three days have gone by so fast! On Monday we didn’t do anything special, but as usual we had our classes. We visited Emerson College yesterday, and even though we are living ...

Harvard, the MIT Museum, and Salem to Round Out Week One of College Prep!

We’re halfway through first session; I can’t believe how fast it went by! It’s crazy! On Saturday morning, we had our College Admissions class and then left for Harvard. I was ...

Halfway Through College Prep Session One in Boston: A Photo Essay

Romane, Kimon, and Gabriela working hard in class! It’s hard to believe that tomorrow will be July, and Session 1 of Abbey Road’s College Prep program will be more than halfway done! The ...

Learning and Living at Stanford University

Hi, my name is John. I’ll be a freshman in high school next fall and will be attending Abbey Road’s Leadership Academy this summer at Stanford University. The main reason I want to attend this ...

My Expectations for a Summer Full of Fun at Abbey Road

To travel with Abbey Road Programs is a great opportunity for anybody, and I am truly blessed to be able to experience it this summer. Stanford has a great campus, and hopefully while on my trip ...

Learning About College Admissions and the SAT

My name is Nicholas, I am 15-years-old, and I will be entering my sophomore year of high school in August. I was born in Frankfurt, Germany and have never lived in the United States despite the ...

by Student, Alexis R. , Tennessee

Excited to Experience College Life

On June 23rd, I’m flying from Paris to Boston to attend Abbey Road’s College Prep summer program at Emerson College. I’m so excited! Attending a summer camp to prepare my college ...

by Student, Alexis R. , Tennessee