Rice ELITE Tech Camp

Rice ELITE Tech Summer Camp 2024 enrollment is now live!! Are you ready to build skills to lead the future of engineering and technology?

Developed to train the nation’s talented and most promising future engineering students, Rice ELITE Tech Camp offers high school students an inside look at cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, human spaceflight engineering, the Internet of Things, 3D modeling and 3D printing, robotics, machine learning and more!

This summer, Rice ELITE Tech Camp will hold sessions at Rice University in Houston, Texas; Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia; and UCLA in Los Angeles, California. Camp sessions are being offered in three modes – residential (overnight camp), commuter (day camp), and virtual (online).

Learn more: elitecamp.rice.edu

While our curriculum is developed by engineering PhDs and professionals in academia and industry, our Live Instructors who guide campers through the material and activities are Rice University and other engineering undergrads and graduate students!

Today's is Jacob Lee and Johann Polly.

Jacob Lee '24
Mechanical Engineering

What brought you to Rice University?
Definitely the warm and welcoming community. I attended a summer camp here during my junior year of high school, and both the staff and fellow campmates were really amazing people! I also found out that because of how inviting the community is, it's just as easy to pivot that into stuff like research opportunities or networking.

What advice would you give to high school you?
Don't focus too much on what others are doing. Find what sticks out to you, and keep honing your skills in that area!
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Johann Polly '22
Computer Science, Cognitive Science

What inspired you to pursue Engineering?
Growing up, I realized how much Computer Science does to change the world around me. Provided I loved problem solving and teamwork, deciding on a career path in CS was an easy choice. Further, I was fascinated by human behavior and so doubled in Cognitive Science while exploring opportunities at Rice.

What is your favorite thing about attending / being at Rice University?
No doubt about it; playing basketball at the Rice Recreation Center. Playing highlighted several qualities of the Rice experience - there is a community bond even between strangers, students are focused on self improvement, and a healthy competitive environment fosters quality learning.

Beyond preparing future leaders in technology with technical skills and experience with advanced technologies, Rice ELITE Tech camps also provide leadership training to our campers through various engineering leadership labs. Campers practice working on technical teams to accomplish their goals.. and have some fun along the way.