Summer Business Leadership Academy

 *Opportunity for Juniors*

Hosted at Mercy College in New York, the Business Leadership Academy is a highly selective one week course that allows high school students to be exposed to real world executives and learn what it takes to become a leader. Last year, over 2,000 candidates were interviewed and 200 were selected. There is no charge for tuition and students live in the dorm for free

At Mercy College's Westchester campus on the Hudson river and their  midtown Manhattan campus, students experience the following:

Executive Lectures:

• "Know Yourself" - Matching Personalities to Careers 
• "Life as a CEO" - Business Strategy 
• "Create a Million Dollar Business" -Entrepreneurship 
• "Master Investors" - Wall Street Careers 
• "From CIA to CFO" - Accounting Careers 
• "Luxury Branding" - Marketing / Advertising Careers

Interactive Student Activites:

• Stock Trading Simulation Game 
• Student Business Plan Competition 
• Networking Events with Young Professionals 
• Team Building Exercises 
• Interviewing and Negotiating Skills 
• Social Media, Blogs, and Viral Marketing

At the Academy students also visit many Fortune 500 companies, including Goldman Sachs, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Young & Rubicam, J. Walter Thompson, Bloomberg, and MTV, among others.

Available Dates:

• June 22- June 27 
• June 29- July 3 
• July 6- July 11 
• July 13- July 18

Applying:

Generally, they look for juniors in high school with a GPA above 90 with a passion to major in business. Beyond that we look for candidates that show enthusiasm, charisma, and public speaking skills.

BTHS can nominate 3 juniors for this program. If you would like to be considered for this opportunity, click here to fill out Summer Business Leadership Academy Interest Form. The deadline to submit this form is January 10, 2014.