MST@MSU: Mathematics, Science & Technology

MST@MSU is a one-week commuter or residential program for 7th-8th grade students. MST@ MSU 7-8 will have the same opportunities to take advanced STEM curriculum in the form of three classes for one week. 

The Mathematics, Science, and Technology (MST@MSU) program at Michigan State University is a one-week commuter or residential summer program for academically talented middle school students who are currently in grade 7 or 8 during the 2023-2024 school year.The focus is on mathematics, science, and technology, as well as applications in these areas. The goal is to match the intellectual abilities of talented adolescents with rigorous and challenging course work which provides enrichment, but does not duplicate or accelerate course work that is part of the regular K-12 school curriculum.

Each day (Monday-Friday), there will be three classes, each two hours in length.

Classes (July 8-12)

• ​Composing Electronic Music
• Nuclear Astrophysics
  
• The Nuts and Bolts of Mathmatical Proof

Classes (July 15-18)

• ​Pre-AP Statistics
• Physio Navigator - Anatomy and Physiological Measurements of the Human Body
  
• Be Savvy: From Consumption to Creation (Videography)
  

Student Advantages

• To experience active learning, as students investigate problems that can be solved through a better understanding of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology
• To focus on an intensive area of study, allowing for interdisciplinary research using tools of mathematics, science, and technology
• To link the tools of many career fields, as focus is given to real world problems

Summer and Academic Year Deadline May 10, 2024

• 1st round decisions
• If you are applying for a need based scholarship, you must apply by this deadline
• Summer decisions are rolling beginning mid-March
• Academic Year applicants will be notified within 30 days of app deadline.
• Academic Year program locations are determined based on enrollment by this date.(For example: If a program is offering an online and in-person option and one has significantly more completed applications by this deadline, the other location may be cancelled due to low enrollment.)
  
  

Academic Year Extended Deadline July 12, 2024

• Your program could fill before this deadline
• Schools close for the summer so your application may not get completed or will have to wait if your teacher is not checking their email regularly.
• Many schools request GATE acceptance before the end of the school year so they can plan for the following year. You will have to work with your school to fit your GATE program into your schedule when school resumes after summer break.
• Remaining financial aid funds may be reduced or depleted.
• Your decision may be delayed.