As Javice takes summer courses in Finance and Accounting at Wharton, she will also be running PoverUp.

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The academy began as a pilot scheme last summer, with 100 children taking part in summer courses after 520 applications - more than double those so far this year - were received.

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It is hoped those who participate will gain good enough A-level grades to get into the university as undergraduates but, crucially, they are also given extra credits if they complete the summer school courses.

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Karen Hawkes said the company enrolls 10 to 15 people per course and had open spots for this summer's courses.

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There are no weekend crash courses or summer programs that can magically turn a 22-year old into a functioning, economically independent adult.

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Edinburgh, which joined the consortium last summer, is offering six courses across the humanities, engineering and science.

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The dining room is the main attraction, but they also have full service restaurants at the golf courses, and in summer, a wide variety of festive events and barbecues, including genuine Texas-style brisket.

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Through its 198 chapters across the country, the First Tee provides low-cost access to courses and driving ranges, free clubs, summer camps and a highly structured system of golf, etiquette and life-skill lessons designed for kids as young as 5 and as old as 18.

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Elsewhere, The Foxhunter, a Grade II-listed, stone-clad hotel set on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park, offers tailored foraging courses depending on the season, and Monmouthshire farm Humble By Nature offers summer classes where you can learn how to tap and drink from beech trees and make puddings, preserves and syrups from the leaves and buds picked from rowan and bramble bushes.

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Plan to get your application ready the summer before senior year, so you can focus on doing well in those tough senior-level courses.

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